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Information and Communication

This category includes the production and distribution of information and cultural products, the provision of facilities for delivering or distributing these products, as well as data or communication activities, information technology, data processing, and other information service activities. The main components of this category are publishing (major group 58), including software publishing, film, and sound recording activities (major group 59), radio and TV programming and broadcasting (major group 60), telecommunications activities (major group 61), information technology activities (major group 62), and other information service activities (major group 63). Publishing includes obtaining copyrights for content (information products) and making this content available to the general public through the reproduction and distribution of the content in various forms. All possible forms of publishing (in print, electronic, or audio form; placement on the internet; as multimedia products like CD-ROMs of reference books; and so on) are included in this category. Activities related to the production and distribution of TV programming encompass major groups 59, 60, and 61, reflecting various stages in this process. Individual components, such as movies, TV series, and others, are produced by activities in major group 59, while the creation of complete TV channel programs, using components produced in major group 59 or other components (such as live news programming), falls under major group 60. Major group 60 also includes the broadcasting of these programs by producers. The distribution of complete TV programs by third parties (without changing the content) is included in major group 61. Distribution in major group 61 can be done through broadcasting, satellite systems, or cable.