Article on Japanese anime industry in Businessweek magazine

The magazine Businessweek have written a very in-depth article entitled “The Anime Biz” about the current state of the Japanese anime industry. The article (which is written from the perspective of a businessman) suggests that the industry isn’t being run as well as it could be. The article states that certain changes throughout the industry could maximise its potential to make money, as well as making anime more marketable abroad.

While the article does not cover much information on the western market it does mention that American companies who licence anime (such as ADV, Geneon etc.) can pay up to $100,000 per episode for the best anime shows.
Source: AnimeOnDvd