| Rank |
Segment or Subsegment |
2003
Margins (%) |
| 1 |
Telephone Directory Publishing |
49.7 |
| 2 |
Radio Broadcasting |
35.4 |
| 3 |
Television Station Broadcasters |
27.1 |
| 4 |
Human Resources Information |
26.3 |
| 5 |
Search Engines/Portals |
23.1 |
| 6 |
Other Business Information Companies |
22.3 |
| 7 |
Newspaper Publishing |
21.4 |
| 8 |
Financial Information |
18.5 |
| 9 |
Television Network Companies |
16.7 |
| 10 |
Professional and Educational Media |
16.2 |
| 11 |
Video Games |
15.1 |
| 12 |
Business-to-Business Media |
13.2 |
| 13 |
Healthcare Information |
12.9 |
| 14 |
Specialty Media |
12.5 |
| 15 |
Adult Education/Corporate Training |
12.5 |
| 16 |
Consumer Book Publishing |
12.3 |
| 17 |
Cable & Satellite Networks |
11.5 |
| 18 |
Cable & Satellite Providers |
10.9 |
| 19 |
Filmed Entertainment |
10.6 |
| 20 |
Marketing Services Holding Companies |
10.2 |
| 21 |
Consumer Magazine Publishing |
9.9 |
| 22 |
Out-of-Home Media |
8.8 |
| 23 |
Internet Service Providers |
5.8 |
| 24 |
Other Marketing Services |
5.6 |
| 25 |
Marketing Information |
5.3 |
| 26 |
Independent Marketing Services Companies |
4.1 |
| 27 |
Technology Information |
4.1 |
| 28 |
Recorded Music |
–5.2 |
| 29 |
Content Providers |
–12.1 |
| 30 |
Satellite Radio Companies |
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Sources: 2004 Veronis Suhler Stevenson Communications Industry Report, PQ Media
Veronis Suhler Stevenson is no longer updating the data in this page. |