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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=United%20Kingdom&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/united_kingdom.png" alt="United Kingdom"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">United Kingdom</span> <span class="c-stats__count">30</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=France&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/france.png" alt="France"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">France</span> <span class="c-stats__count">15</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=China&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/china.png" alt="China"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">China</span> <span class="c-stats__count">13</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Germany&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/germany.png" alt="Germany"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Germany</span> <span class="c-stats__count">12</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=India&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/india.png" alt="India"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">India</span> <span class="c-stats__count">11</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Italy&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/italy.png" alt="Italy"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Italy</span> <span class="c-stats__count">8</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Spain&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/spain.png" alt="Spain"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Spain</span> <span class="c-stats__count">6</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Hong%20Kong&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon c-stats__icon--flag"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/flags/hong_kong.png" alt="Hong Kong"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Hong Kong</span> <span class="c-stats__count">3</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-stats__card" data-stats-slide="job-function"> <div class="l-stats__caption"> <h4 class="c-stats__caption">Job Function</h4> </div> <ul class="l-stats__list"> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Producers&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/producers.png" alt="Producers"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Producers</span> <span class="c-stats__count">199</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Execs&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/execs.png" alt="Execs"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Execs</span> <span class="c-stats__count">174</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Artists&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/artists.png" alt="Artists"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Artists</span> <span class="c-stats__count">103</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Moguls&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/moguls.png" alt="Moguls"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Moguls</span> <span class="c-stats__count">38</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Backers&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/backers.png" alt="Backers"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Backers</span> <span class="c-stats__count">36</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bline_of_work%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Dealmakers&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/dealmakers.png" alt="Dealmakers"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Dealmakers</span> <span class="c-stats__count">21</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-stats__card" data-stats-slide="media-category"> <div class="l-stats__caption"> <h4 class="c-stats__caption">Media Category</h4> </div> <ul class="l-stats__list"> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=TV&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/tv.png" alt="TV"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">TV</span> <span class="c-stats__count">231</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Film&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/film.png" alt="Film"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Film</span> <span class="c-stats__count">221</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Technology&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box c-stats__box--expanded"> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/technology.png" alt="Technology"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Technology</span> <span class="c-stats__count">44</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Live%20Ent.&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/live-entertainment.png" alt="Live Ent."/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Live Ent.</span> <span class="c-stats__count">41</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047/https://variety.com/v500-search/#q&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bmedia_category%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=Music&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bvy500_year%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=2018" class="c-stats__box "> <span class="c-stats__icon"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161047im_/https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-variety-2017/plugins/variety-500/assets/images/jobs/music.png" alt="Music"/></span> <span class="c-stats__name">Music</span> <span class="c-stats__count">40</span> </a> </li> <li class="l-stats__list-item"> <a 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