Outline of entertainment

The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to entertainment and the entertainment industry:
Entertainment is any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time, and may also provide fun, enjoyment, and laughter. People may create their own entertainment, such as when they spontaneously invent a game; participate actively in an activity they find entertaining, such as when they play sport as a hobby; or consume an entertainment product passively, such as when they attend a performance.
The entertainment industry is part of the tertiary [sector of the economy] encompassing a variety of businesses and sub-industries which create, distribute, and profit from a form of entertainment. The term show biz in particular connotes the commercially popular performing arts, especially theatre, dance, and music, as well as other forms of live entertainment. The global media and entertainment market sector includes film, television, radio, mass media, video games, and more.

Types of entertainment

Electronic entertainment

Other types of Media

History of entertainment

Entertainment by historical period

History by entertainment type

History of exhibition entertainment

History of live entertainment

History of mass media entertainment

Entertainment law

General concepts

Notable entertainers