60 — Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities
- Previous NACE Rev. 2 codes
- 47, 60, 63
- Parent
- J — PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES
- Source
- Eurostat — NACE Rev. 2.1
- Last verified
- 2026-07-20
Includes
This division includes the activities of creating content or acquiring the right to distribute content and subsequently broadcasting or distributing that content. Types of produced or distributed content included in this division are radio, television, audio and audiovisual entertainment, news, talk, etc., including programmes that are typically narrowcast in nature (programmes that appeal to a particular segment of the population, such as news, sport, education, youth-oriented programming). The broadcasting or content distribution can be performed using different technologies, over-the-air, via satellite, via a cable network or via the internet broadcasting, streaming or downloads. This division also includes the broadcasting of live podcasts, third-party on-demand distribution of recorded podcasts and downloads, and activities of news agencies, social network sites, blogs and wiki sites, and online gaming / video game sites. Content may be made freely available to users or may be available only on a subscription or fee basis.
Excludes
This division excludes: the operation of cable or satellite television transmission networks (division 61); the production of audio and audiovisual recordings (including recorded podcasts), activities of vlog sites and the distribution of motion pictures, videos or audiovisual works and similar productions to motion picture theatres, television networks and stations, and exhibitors (division 59); wholesale/retail sale of audio and video recordings on physical media (divisions 46 and 47); retail sale outlets of newspapers (division 47); videodisc rental (division 77); activities of independent actors (including influencers appearing in vlogs) and independent bloggers (division 90); publishing of video games and other software (division 58); provision of computing infrastructure and hosting activities, and activities of web search portals (division 63); activities of gambling sites (division 92).
Rev. 2 mapping
Official correspondence: Eurostat NACE correspondence tables.
| Previous code | Previous label | Mapping | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | NACE Rev. 2 division 47 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 divisions 47, 60 | 49:48 |
| 60 | Programming and broadcasting activities | NACE Rev. 2 division 60 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 division 60 | 49:48 |
| 63 | Information service activities | NACE Rev. 2 division 63 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 divisions 60, 63 | 49:48 |