The Programming and broadcasting activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 216 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 226 in the previous year and 225 in 2013. The industry's net loss amounted to BGN 17,089,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 912,457,000 in 2015, up by 66.66% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Programming and broadcasting activities industry reached BGN 926,006,000 in 2015, up by 52.48% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.13% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 0.70% for 2014 and 0.62% in 2013. A total of 2,913 people were employed in the Programming and broadcasting activities industry in 2015, compared to 2,980 in 2014 and 3,690 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Blagoevgrad and Plovdiv.