Last year was a "dark year" for
Italy's entertainment sector with spending by the public falling
by 82.24%, sector association SIAE said Thursday in its annual
report on Italy's cinemas, theatres, music sector, exhibitions,
dancing, sport and other leisure activities.
These sectors lost a total of over 4.1 billion euros, SIAE said.
Events were reduced by 69.29% and ticket sales by 72.9%, said
the group on the 'annus horribilis'.
SIAE president, the legendary songwriter Mogol, said the sector
had paid an "extremely high price".
Director-general Gaetano Blandini spoke of a "war bulletin".
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