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[juliete]

Which is correct to mean the umbrella name of movies, photos, music, computer games, web contents, and so on?

1-1: Content market is growing rapidly.
1-2: Contents market is growing rapidly.

2-1: Content industry is growing rapidly.
2-2: Contents industry is growing rapidly.

3-1: Content business is growing rapidly.
3-2: Contents business is growing rapidly.

Thank you.

[juliete]

Let me supplement my first post.

I know the meaning of content/contents market, content/contents industry, and content/contents business. Therefore, please don't explain the meaning of these words.

I'd like to know which is correct, 1-1 or 1-2, 2-1 or 2-2, 3-1 or 3-2.

Thank you.

[redset]

The things you've just described are called content, so 1) all the way.

[juliete]

Thank you for your clear reply, redset!

Could I ask a little more?
When I want to use 'content' in the same meaning as 1-1, 2-1, and 3-1, which is correct in the following each set of sentences?

4-1: This is a good content.
4-2: This is good content.
4-2: These are good contents.

5-1: These kinds of contents are increasing.
5-2: These kinds of content are increasing.
5-3: These kinds of content is increasing.

6-1: They're creating a lot of content.
6-2: They're creating a lot of contents.

Best wishes.

[damon@English24/7]

Hi,

Be careful because content, as a countable noun, can mean a person who is happy or satisfied and can also be used as an adjective and verb, whereas content, as an uncountable noun, means creative material (among other things).

I think 4-2 is correct unless you are referring to a person who is happy or satisfied (a content).

"This kind of content is increasing" would be the best, most common way of wording example five.

6-1 is also correct unless you mean that they are making a lot of happy people.

damon

[juliete]

Hi damon@English24/7

I understand you very well.
Your thought seems to be the same as lotus's.

Thank you for your kind and clear help.

[juliete]

Hi damon@English24/7

I mistook.
Your thought seems to be the same as redset's, not lotus's.
I'm sorry.

Thank you.