Scotland has always enjoyed a justifiable reputation for excellence in digital media and other creative industries. Our position as a centre of excellence in the digital media and creative industries has been cemented in recent years by a series of innovations and developments that have helped establish Scotland as a serious player in the worldwide market.
The success of digital media and creative industries in Scotland
The burgeoning digital media and creative industry sector in Scotland has received international recognition. Scotland continues to punch above its weight in this field, and the Scottish Government is committed to developing a dynamic business environment to enable Scottish companies to fulfill their considerable potential.
Scotland’s creative industry sector includes games, film, television, animation, music, design, publishing, architecture, advertising, arts and cultural businesses. Digital media and creative industries employ over 60,000 people in Scotland and contribute over $5.1 billion annually.
Scotland’s excellence in digital media
Scotland has a reputation as a centre of home-grown talent in the digital media industry, particularly in relation to games, film, TV and animation and digital design.
- Scotland’s growing reputation has been enhanced by the hosting of events such as the MTV Music Awards, the Edinburgh International Film and TV Festival and the forthcoming MOBO Awards.
- With a growing community of highly successful games studios, Scotland is ranked third in Europe’s top 50 locations.
- Scotland’s games studios have helped produce best-selling titles including State of Emergency, Crackdown, Harry Potter, Denki blocks and the Grand Theft Auto Series.
- The University of Abertay was the first university in the world to offer a degree course in Computer Games Technology and is to become the UK's first ever university centre of excellence for computer games education.
- After London, the highest level of film, TV and animation production in the UK takes place in Scotland.
- Three major broadcasters are based in Scotland – BBC Scotland, Scottish Media Group and Channel 4.
Reasons to invest in digital media and creative industries in Scotland
- A supportive business environment;
- strong reputation for creativity and innovation; and
- a world-class academic sector are just some of the reasons why the creative industries in Scotland are thriving.
Others include:
- A complete infrastructure, including excellent telecommunications and state-of-the-art, customised facilities such as the Digital Media Quarter and Seabraes Yard.
- Access to a skilled and talented labour pool.
- The fact that Scotland is a cost-competitive location offering substantial savings for potential investors.
- Availability of funding for potential investors and the commercialisation of research.
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