UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-08476 The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Bruce N. Alpert Gabelli Funds, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554 Date of fiscal year end: December 31 Date of reporting period: September 30, 2008 Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith. (THE GABELLI LOGO) GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. Third Quarter Report September 30, 2008 TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS, During the third quarter of 2008, The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust's (the "Fund") return was down 17.37% on a net asset value ("NAV") basis, while the Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") World Free Index declined 15.25% and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Fund Average was down 19.64%. The Fund's market price on September 30, 2008 was $7.27, which equated to a 16.44% discount to its NAV of $8.70 at the end of the quarter. The Fund's market price, adjusted for distributions, was down 19.47% during the third quarter of 2008. Enclosed is the investment portfolio as of September 30, 2008. COMPARATIVE RESULTS AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 (a) Since Inception Quarter 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year (11/15/94) ------- ------ ------ ------ ------- ---------- GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST NAV TOTAL RETURN (b) ........................ (17.37)% (41.34)% (5.64)% 3.21% 4.93% 7.70% INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN (c) ................. (19.47) (43.31) (5.57) 3.11 5.19 6.95 Nasdaq Composite Index ......................... (8.77) (22.57) (0.94) 3.20 2.13 7.51 MSCI World Free Index .......................... (15.25) (26.05) 0.75 7.32 3.79 6.48(d) Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Fund Average .... (19.64) (28.82) 0.40 7.19 5.18 8.10 (a) RETURNS REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURNS AND THE PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE. WHEN SHARES ARE SOLD, THEY MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAN THE PERFORMANCE DATA PRESENTED. VISIT WWW.GABELLI.COM FOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AS OF THE MOST RECENT MONTH END. PERFORMANCE RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND BEFORE INVESTING. THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE AND MSCI WORLD FREE INDICES ARE UNMANAGED INDICATORS OF STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE. THE LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGE REFLECTS THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE OF OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS CLASSIFIED IN THIS PARTICULAR CATEGORY. DIVIDENDS ARE CONSIDERED REINVESTED EXCEPT FOR THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE AND MSCI WORLD FREE INDICES. YOU CANNOT INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX. (b) TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN THE NAV PER SHARE, REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS AT NAV ON THE EX-DIVIDEND DATE, AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR RIGHTS OFFERINGS AND ARE NET OF EXPENSES. SINCE INCEPTION RETURN IS BASED ON AN INITIAL NAV OF $7.50. (c) TOTAL RETURNS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS REFLECT CHANGES IN CLOSING MARKET VALUES ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS, AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR RIGHTS OFFERINGS. SINCE INCEPTION RETURN IS BASED ON AN INITIAL OFFERING PRICE OF $7.50. (d) FROM NOVEMBER 30, 1994, THE DATE CLOSEST TO THE FUND'S INCEPTION FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAILABLE. We have separated the portfolio managers' commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers' commentary is unrestricted. The financial statements and investment portfolio are mailed separately from the commentary. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com. THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) MARKET SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS -- 93.1% DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES -- 56.1% BROADCASTING -- 6.6% 1,560 Asahi Broadcasting Corp. ............................ $ 162,080 6,000 CanWest Global Communications Corp.+ (a) ............ 12,654 12,000 CanWest Global Communications Corp., Cl. A+ ......... 25,257 18,000 CanWest Global Communications Corp., Sub-Voting+ .... 38,731 70,000 CBS Corp., Cl. A .................................... 1,024,100 6,400 Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co. Ltd. .................. 37,309 6,527 Citadel Broadcasting Corp.+ ......................... 5,091 20,000 Cogeco Inc. ......................................... 586,328 3,666 Corus Entertainment Inc., Cl. B, New York ........... 63,788 13,000 Corus Entertainment Inc., Cl. B, Toronto ............ 222,194 9,000 Cox Radio Inc., Cl. A+ .............................. 95,040 60,000 Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. A+ ............... 855,000 60,000 Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. C+ ............... 849,600 166 Emmis Communications Corp., Cl. A+ .................. 161 25,040 Fisher Communications Inc. .......................... 986,576 28 Fuji Television Network Inc. ........................ 35,594 100,000 Gray Television Inc. ................................ 172,000 10,000 Gray Television Inc., Cl. A ......................... 34,500 10,000 Grupo Radio Centro SAB de CV, ADR ................... 105,500 30,000 Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. ....................... 669,900 4,550 Lagardere SCA ....................................... 203,021 34,000 LIN TV Corp., Cl. A+ ................................ 175,440 4,000 M6 Metropole Television ............................. 86,945 8,566 Media Prima Berhad .................................. 3,260 6,200 Nippon Television Network Corp. ..................... 580,039 4,650 NRJ Group ........................................... 46,282 1,000 NTN Buzztime Inc.+ .................................. 220 500 Radio One Inc., Cl. A+ .............................. 705 1,000 Radio One Inc., Cl. D+ .............................. 750 1,500 RTL Group SA, Brussels .............................. 91,859 3,500 RTL Group SA, New York .............................. 216,850 1,906 Saga Communications Inc., Cl. A+ .................... 10,864 65,000 Salem Communications Corp., Cl. A+ .................. 81,250 80,000 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Cl. A ................ 403,200 25,000 Societe Television Francaise 1 ...................... 436,769 2,000 Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., Cl. A+ ............ 760 50,000 Television Broadcasts Ltd. .......................... 210,564 140,000 Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. ...................... 2,362,841 258 TV Asahi Corp. ...................................... 358,054 240,000 TV Azteca SA de CV, CPO ............................. 150,761 MARKET SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------ 26,000 UTV Media plc ....................................... $ 58,126 65,000 Young Broadcasting Inc., Cl. A+ ..................... 3,412 ------------ 11,463,375 ------------ BUSINESS SERVICES -- 0.9% 15,000 BB Holdings Ltd.+ ................................... 65,250 11,244 Cockleshell Ltd.+ ................................... 10,695 1,000 Convergys Corp.+ .................................... 14,780 100,000 Ideation Acquisition Corp.+ ......................... 750,000 6,000 Impellam Group plc+ ................................. 5,067 8,000 Interactive Data Corp. .............................. 201,760 3,000 Moody's Corp. ....................................... 102,000 2,040 Shellproof Ltd.+ .................................... 1,977 1,500 Shellshock Ltd.+ .................................... 1,653 500 The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. .......................... 47,180 38,800 The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.+ ............ 300,700 ------------ 1,501,062 ------------ CABLE -- 11.3% 16,578 Austar United Communications Ltd.+ .................. 14,804 202,000 Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A .................... 5,082,320 600,000 Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A+ ................. 438,000 40,400 Cogeco Cable Inc. ................................... 1,512,746 10,000 Comcast Corp., Cl. A ................................ 196,300 10,500 Comcast Corp., Cl. A, Special ....................... 207,060 15,000 Mediacom Communications Corp., Cl. A+ ............... 88,800 214,690 Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B, New York ......... 7,136,296 19,310 Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B, Toronto .......... 626,339 60,000 Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Cl. A ............ 2,178,600 22,000 Shaw Communications Inc., Cl. B, New York ........... 447,260 78,000 Shaw Communications Inc., Cl. B, Toronto ............ 1,578,689 ------------ 19,507,214 ------------ CONSUMER SERVICES -- 1.6% 1,000 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc., Cl. A+ ...................... 6,020 4,000 Bowlin Travel Centers Inc.+ ......................... 6,600 20,000 H&R Block Inc. ...................................... 455,000 45,000 IAC/InterActiveCorp.+ ............................... 778,500 110,000 Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Cl. A+ ........... 1,420,100 4,000 TiVo Inc.+ .......................................... 29,280 ------------ 2,695,500 ------------ See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 2 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) MARKET SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (CONTINUED) DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL -- 1.5% 28,500 Bouygues SA ......................................... $ 1,273,880 18,432 Contax Participacoes SA, ADR ........................ 19,302 50,000 General Electric Co. ................................ 1,275,000 7,700 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. .............................. 58,309 7,908 Malaysian Resources Corp. Berhad .................... 1,711 ------------ 2,628,202 ------------ ENERGY AND UTILITIES -- 0.2% 20,000 El Paso Electric Co.+ ............................... 420,000 ------------ ENTERTAINMENT -- 6.1% 1,000 Blockbuster Inc., Cl. A+ ............................ 2,050 3,150 British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, ADR ............. 93,555 12,000 Canal+ Groupe ....................................... 104,740 4,005 Chestnut Hill Ventures+ (a) ......................... 112,741 460,000 Grupo Televisa SA, ADR .............................. 10,060,200 12,000 Regal Entertainment Group, Cl. A .................... 189,360 10,000 Triple Crown Media Inc.+ ............................ 170 ------------ 10,562,816 ------------ EQUIPMENT -- 1.7% 11,000 American Tower Corp., Cl. A+ ........................ 395,670 2,000 Amphenol Corp., Cl. A ............................... 80,280 85,000 Corning Inc. ........................................ 1,329,400 1,500 L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. .................... 147,480 50,000 Motorola Inc. ....................................... 357,000 30,000 Nextwave Wireless Inc.+ ............................. 18,000 2,000 Nortel Networks Corp., New York+ .................... 4,480 2,093 Nortel Networks Corp., Toronto+ ..................... 4,602 12,000 QUALCOMM Inc. ....................................... 515,640 40,000 Sycamore Networks Inc.+ ............................. 129,200 2,000 The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. ...................... 8,537 ------------ 2,990,289 ------------ FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 0.0% 3,000 Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Cl. A+ .............. 66,510 3,000 Tree.com Inc.+ ...................................... 14,460 ------------ 80,970 ------------ FOOD AND BEVERAGE -- 0.2% 5,282 Compass Group plc ................................... 32,303 2,498 Pernod-Ricard SA .................................... 217,260 ------------ 249,563 ------------ RETAIL -- 2.0% 75,000 Best Buy Co. Inc. ................................... 2,812,500 18,000 HSN Inc.+ ........................................... 198,180 MARKET SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------ 10,000 Macy's Inc. ......................................... $ 179,800 18,000 Ticketmaster+ ....................................... 193,140 ------------ 3,383,620 ------------ SATELLITE -- 2.4% 3,000 Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. ..... 4,173 35,000 DISH Network Corp., Cl. A+ .......................... 735,000 7,000 EchoStar Corp., Cl. A+ .............................. 168,700 1,000 Lockheed Martin Corp. ............................... 109,670 6,000 PT Indosat Tbk, ADR ................................. 195,960 30 SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. ...................... 11,212 110,000 The DIRECTV Group Inc.+ ............................. 2,878,700 ------------ 4,103,415 ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS: LONG DISTANCE -- 2.6% 15,000 AT&T Inc. ........................................... 418,800 2,000 Embarq Corp. ........................................ 81,100 50,000 Frontier Communications Corp. ....................... 575,000 35,000 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., ADR ......... 1,971,900 65,000 Sprint Nextel Corp. ................................. 396,500 1,000 Startec Global Communications Corp.+ (a) ............ 2 600,000 Telecom Italia SpA .................................. 888,601 10,000 Windstream Corp. .................................... 109,400 ------------ 4,441,303 ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS: NATIONAL -- 6.9% 9,000 BT Group plc, ADR ................................... 261,090 5,000 China Telecom Corp. Ltd., ADR ....................... 204,500 5,000 China Unicom Ltd., ADR .............................. 75,600 37,000 Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA, ADR ..... 251,970 158,000 Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR ............................ 2,406,340 49,000 Elisa Oyj ........................................... 947,813 1,389 FairPoint Communications Inc. ....................... 12,043 3,000 France Telecom SA, ADR .............................. 84,030 3,305 Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA ......... 58,718 500 Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc, ADR .......... 11,640 50 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. .................. 220,488 4,320 PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, ADR .................... 128,650 6,000 Rostelecom, ADR ..................................... 261,240 44,000 Swisscom AG, ADR .................................... 1,300,869 2,844 Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd., ADR .............. 26,136 54,000 Telefonica SA, ADR .................................. 3,860,460 See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 3 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) SHARES/ MARKET UNITS VALUE ---------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (CONTINUED) TELECOMMUNICATIONS: NATIONAL (CONTINUED) 38,000 Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR ........... $ 978,500 18,172 TeliaSonera AB ...................................... 102,621 38,000 Telmex Internacional SAB de CV, ADR ................. 494,000 2,400 Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR ............................. 39,566 20,000 tw telecom inc.+ .................................... 207,800 100 Virgin Media Inc. ................................... 790 ------------ 11,934,864 ------------ TELECOMMUNICATIONS: REGIONAL -- 6.0% 10,000 BCE Inc. ............................................ 347,100 4,266 Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund ..... 100,171 2,537 Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund+ (a)(b) ..................................... 63,400 4,000 Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA, ADR................. 195,440 14,000 CenturyTel Inc. ..................................... 513,100 80,000 Cincinnati Bell Inc.+ ............................... 247,200 180,000 Qwest Communications International Inc. ............. 581,400 18,432 Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, ADR .............. 321,823 10,000 Telecom Argentina SA, ADR+ .......................... 122,500 65,000 Telephone & Data Systems Inc. ....................... 2,323,750 50,000 Telephone & Data Systems Inc., Special .............. 1,795,000 40,000 TELUS Corp. ......................................... 1,460,935 73,660 Verizon Communications Inc. ......................... 2,363,749 ------------ 10,435,568 ------------ WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS -- 6.1% 90,000 America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR ................. 4,172,400 8,000 Clearwire Corp., Cl. A+ ............................. 95,040 2,513 Grupo Iusacell SA de CV+ ............................ 18,052 102 Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd.+ .... 116 240,000 Jasmine International Public Co. Ltd.+ (a) .......... 2,835 1,200 NTT DoCoMo Inc. ..................................... 1,894,410 30,000 Price Communications Corp., Escrow+ (a).............. 0 37,000 SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR ............................ 696,340 330 Tele Norte Celular Participacoes SA, ADR ............ 5,718 503 Telemig Celular Participacoes SA, ADR ............... 18,616 3,178 Tim Participacoes SA, ADR ........................... 66,293 30,000 United States Cellular Corp.+ ....................... 1,407,600 MARKET SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------ 89,000 Vimpel-Communications, ADR .......................... $ 1,806,700 9,401 Vivo Participacoes SA, ADR .......................... 38,920 8,750 Vodafone Group plc, ADR ............................. 193,375 200 Xanadoo Co.+ ........................................ 60,000 ------------ 10,476,415 ------------ TOTAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES ........................................ 96,874,176 ------------ COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES -- 37.0% BUSINESS SERVICES: ADVERTISING -- 0.8% 60,000 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Cl. A+ ......... 820,800 20,000 Harte-Hanks Inc. .................................... 207,400 4,200 Havas SA ............................................ 13,008 8,000 JC Decaux SA ........................................ 172,652 2,000 Publicis Groupe ..................................... 62,196 4,000 R. H. Donnelley Corp.+ .............................. 7,960 36,000 Trans-Lux Corp.+ .................................... 97,920 ------------ 1,381,936 ------------ COMPUTER HARDWARE -- 1.2% 18,500 Apple Inc.+ ......................................... 2,102,710 ------------ COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES -- 5.3% 96,000 Activision Blizzard Inc.+ ........................... 1,481,280 21,500 Alibaba.com Ltd.+ ................................... 19,438 5,000 America Online Latin America Inc., Cl. A+ (a) ....... 10 3,000 Atlus Co. Ltd. ...................................... 13,652 3,230 EarthLink Inc.+ ..................................... 27,455 47,000 eBay Inc.+ .......................................... 1,051,860 33,000 Electronic Arts Inc.+ ............................... 1,220,670 1,000 EMC Corp.+ .......................................... 11,960 8,000 Google Inc., Cl. A+ ................................. 3,204,160 10,000 Jupitermedia Corp.+ ................................. 11,600 12,000 Limelight Networks Inc.+ ............................ 30,000 120,000 Yahoo! Inc.+ ........................................ 2,076,000 ------------ 9,148,085 ------------ CONSUMER PRODUCTS -- 0.2% 20,000 Mattel Inc. ......................................... 360,800 ------------ ELECTRONICS -- 1.9% 4,000 IMAX Corp.+ ......................................... 23,680 32,000 Intel Corp. ......................................... 599,360 11,000 LSI Corp.+ .......................................... 58,960 3,570 Royal Philips Electronics NV ........................ 97,282 10,000 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR (b) ............... 2,232,901 10,000 Sony Corp., ADR ..................................... 308,700 6,000 Zoran Corp.+ ........................................ 48,960 ------------ 3,369,843 ------------ See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 4 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) SHARES/ MARKET UNITS VALUE ---------- ------------ COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED) COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES (CONTINUED) ENTERTAINMENT -- 14.8% 240,000 Aruze Corp. ......................................... $ 5,111,184 6,000 Ascent Media Corp., Cl. A+ .......................... 146,460 1,161 Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento SAB de CV, Cl. B+ ....................................... 1,890 22,000 Crown Media Holdings Inc., Cl. A+ ................... 110,660 27,000 DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., Cl. A+ ............... 849,150 70,000 GMM Grammy Public Co. Ltd. .......................... 26,875 77,843 Liberty Global Inc., Cl. A+ ......................... 2,358,643 75,000 Liberty Global Inc., Cl. C+ ......................... 2,106,750 35,500 Liberty Media Corp. - Capital, Cl. A+ ............... 474,990 142,000 Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment, Cl. A+ ......... 3,545,740 1,000 Live Nation Inc.+ ................................... 16,270 22,891 Macrovision Solutions Corp.+ ........................ 352,064 1,690 New Motion Inc.+ .................................... 5,915 100,000 Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd. ...................... 143,982 210,000 SMG plc+ ............................................ 35,543 15,000 The Walt Disney Co. ................................. 460,350 230,000 Time Warner Inc. .................................... 3,015,300 75,000 Viacom Inc., Cl. A+ ................................. 1,864,500 155,000 Vivendi ............................................. 4,804,950 3,000 Warner Music Group Corp. ............................ 22,800 3,000 World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Cl. A ........... 46,380 ------------ 25,500,396 ------------ HOTELS AND GAMING -- 7.6% 120,000 Boyd Gaming Corp. ................................... 1,123,200 13,000 Churchill Downs Inc. ................................ 636,740 144,500 Gaylord Entertainment Co.+ .......................... 4,243,965 4,500 Greek Organization of Football Prognostics SA ....... 136,965 3,000 Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. .......................... 39,870 70,000 International Game Technology ....................... 1,202,600 18,000 Interval Leisure Group Inc.+ ........................ 187,200 482,352 Ladbrokes plc ....................................... 1,599,322 30,000 Las Vegas Sands Corp.+ .............................. 1,083,300 167,000 Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., ADR+ ................ 666,330 58,000 MGM Mirage+ ......................................... 1,653,000 35,000 Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.+ ........................ 264,600 6,000 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. ............ 168,840 2,000 Wyndham Worldwide Corp. ............................. 31,420 2,000 Wynn Resorts Ltd. ................................... 163,280 ------------ 13,200,632 ------------ MARKET SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------ PUBLISHING -- 5.2% 12,000 AH Belo Corp., Cl. A ................................ $ 61,920 20,000 Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA ....................... 100,235 90,000 Belo Corp., Cl. A ................................... 536,400 4,000 Gannett Co. Inc. .................................... 67,640 1,000 Idearc Inc. ......................................... 1,250 105,000 Il Sole 24 Ore ...................................... 444,934 144,400 Independent News & Media plc ........................ 235,812 800 John Wiley & Sons Inc., Cl. B ....................... 32,104 45,000 Lee Enterprises Inc. ................................ 157,500 8,000 Media General Inc., Cl. A ........................... 99,440 22,000 Meredith Corp. ...................................... 616,880 100,000 Nation Multimedia Group Public Co. Ltd.+ (a) ........ 17,720 50,000 New Straits Times Press Berhad ...................... 19,753 265,000 News Corp., Cl. A ................................... 3,177,350 40,000 News Corp., Cl. B ................................... 486,000 150,000 Oriental Press Group Ltd. ........................... 17,386 10,000 Playboy Enterprises Inc., Cl. A+ .................... 42,000 974,000 Post Publishing Public Co. Ltd. (a) ................. 134,766 4,000 PRIMEDIA Inc. ....................................... 9,720 2,360 Sanoma WSOY Oyj ..................................... 44,155 1,000 Scholastic Corp. .................................... 25,680 252,671 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. ....................... 699,886 300 Spir Communication .................................. 9,883 3,000 Sun-Times Media Group Inc., Cl. A+ .................. 510 15,000 Telegraaf Media Groep NV ............................ 407,135 20,000 The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A ......................... 141,400 38,000 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. ...................... 1,201,180 11,091 United Business Media Ltd. .......................... 96,618 4,000 Wolters Kluwer NV ................................... 80,160 ------------ 8,965,417 ------------ TOTAL COPYRIGHT/CREATIVITY COMPANIES ........................................ 64,029,819 ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCKS ................................. 160,903,995 ------------ PREFERRED STOCKS -- 0.0% BUSINESS SERVICES -- 0.0% 2,159 Interep National Radio Sales Inc., 4.000% Cv. Pfd., Ser. A (a)(b)(c)+ ................................ 0 ------------ WARRANTS -- 0.0% BROADCASTING -- 0.0% 2,250 Granite Broadcasting Corp., Ser. A, expire 06/04/12+ ........................................ 248 254 Granite Broadcasting Corp., Ser. B, expire 06/04/12+ ........................................ 63 ------------ TOTAL WARRANTS ...................................... 311 ------------ See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 5 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL MARKET AMOUNT VALUE ---------- ----------- CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS -- 0.0% BUSINESS SERVICES -- 0.0% $ 50,000 BBN Corp., Sub. Deb. Cv., 6.000%, 04/01/12+ (a) ..... $ 0 ------------ U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS -- 6.9% U.S. TREASURY BILLS -- 5.0% 8,687,000 U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.103% to 1.957%++, 10/02/08 to 01/29/09 ......................................... 8,676,167 ------------ U.S. TREASURY NOTES -- 1.9% 790,000 4.500%, 04/30/09 ................................. 803,023 2,390,000 4.750%, 12/31/08 ................................. 2,412,968 ------------ TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES ........................... 3,215,991 ------------ TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS ................... 11,892,158 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100.0% (Cost $156,620,384) ........................................... $172,796,464 ============ Aggregate book cost ........................................ $159,770,715 ============ Gross unrealized appreciation .............................. $ 44,823,830 Gross unrealized depreciation .............................. (31,798,081) ------------ Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) ................. $ 13,025,749 ============ ---------- (a) Security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Directors. The procedures may include reviewing available financial information about the company and reviewing valuation of comparable securities and other factors on a regular basis. At September 30, 2008, the market value of fair valued securities amounted to $344,128 or 0.20% of total investments. (b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2008, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $2,296,301 or 1.33% of total investments. (c) Illiquid security. + Non-income producing security. ++ Represents annualized yield at date of purchase. ADR American Depositary Receipt CPO Ordinary Participation Certificate GDR Global Depositary Receipt % OF MARKET MARKET GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION VALUE VALUE -------------------------- ------ ------------ North America ........................................... 65.7% $113,586,440 Europe .................................................. 13.6 23,401,698 Latin America ........................................... 10.3 17,780,820 Japan ................................................... 6.4 11,104,101 Asia/Pacific ............................................ 4.0 6,923,405 ------ ------------ Total Investments ....................................... 100.0% $172,796,464 ====== ============ See accompanying notes to schedule of investments. 6 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) 1. SECURITY VALUATION. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market's official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Directors (the "Board") so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC, the Adviser. Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities' fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price of the exchange or board of trade on which the applicable contract is traded. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. On January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("SFAS 157") that clarifies the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below: - Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities; - Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and - Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's determinations as to the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2008 is as follows: INVESTMENTS IN OTHER FINANCIAL SECURITIES INSTRUMENTS (UNREALIZED VALUATION INPUTS (MARKET VALUE) DEPRECIATION)* ---------------- -------------- ----------------------- Level 1 - Quoted Prices $160,776,065 -- Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs 11,907,656 $(213,943) Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs 112,743 -- ------------ --------- Total $172,796,464 $(213,943) ============ ========= ---------- * Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards, and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the investment. 7 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value: INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (MARKET VALUE) -------------- BALANCE AS OF 12/31/07 $114,186 Accrued discounts/(premiums) -- Realized gain/(loss) 2,573 Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) (1,443) Net purchases/(sales) (2,573) Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 -- -------- BALANCE AS OF 09/30/08 $112,743 -------- In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS 161") that is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity's results of operations and financial position. Management is currently evaluating the implications of SFAS 161 on the Fund's financial statement disclosures. 2. SWAP AGREEMENTS. The Fund may enter into interest rate swap or cap transactions. The use of swaps and caps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions. Swap agreements may involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In an interest rate swap, the Fund would agree to pay to the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the "counterparty") periodically a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty agreeing to pay to the Fund periodically a variable rate payment that is intended to approximate the Fund's variable rate payment obligation on Series C Preferred Shares. In an interest rate cap, the Fund would pay a premium to the counterparty and, to the extent that a specified variable rate index exceeds a predetermined fixed rate, would receive from that counterparty payments of the difference based on the notional amount of such cap. Interest rate swap and cap transactions introduce additional risk because the Fund would remain obligated to pay preferred stock dividends when due in accordance with the Articles Supplementary even if the counterparty defaulted. If there is a default by the counterparty to a swap contract, the Fund will be limited to contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. There is no assurance that the swap contract counterparties will be able to meet their obligations pursuant to a swap contract or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in pursuing contractual remedies. The Fund thus assumes the risk that it may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments owed to it pursuant to a swap contract. The creditworthiness of the swap contract counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize this risk. Depending on the general state of short-term interest rates and the returns on the Fund's portfolio securities at that point in time, such a default could negatively affect the Fund's ability to make dividend payments. In addition, at the time an interest rate swap or cap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund will not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement will not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction. If this occurs, it could have a negative impact on the Fund's ability to make dividend payments. 8 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) (UNAUDITED) The use of derivative instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk in excess of the amount recognized below. The Fund has entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Citibank N.A. Under the agreement, the Fund receives a variable rate of interest and pays a respective fixed rate of interest on the nominal value of the swap. Details of the swap at September 30, 2008 are as follows: NOTIONAL FLOATING RATE* TERMINATION NET UNREALIZED AMOUNT FIXED RATE (RATE RESET MONTHLY) DATE DEPRECIATION ----------- ---------- -------------------- ----------- -------------- $10,000,000 4.320% 2.48563% 04/04/13 $(213,943) ---------- * Based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). 9 THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. AND YOUR PERSONAL PRIVACY WHO ARE WE? The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. (the "Fund") is a closed-end management investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is affiliated with GAMCO Investors, Inc. GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly held company that has subsidiaries that provide investment advisory or brokerage services for a variety of clients. WHAT KIND OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU IF YOU BECOME A SHAREHOLDER? When you purchase shares of the Fund on the New York Stock Exchange, you have the option of registering directly with our transfer agent in order, for example, to participate in our dividend reinvestment plan. - INFORMATION YOU GIVE US ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM. This could include your name, address, telephone number, social security number, bank account number, and other information. - INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRANSACTIONS WITH US. This would include information about the shares that you buy or sell; it may also include information about whether you sell or exercise rights that we have issued from time to time. If we hire someone else to provide services--like a transfer agent--we will also have information about the transactions that you conduct through them. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE DISCLOSE AND TO WHOM DO WE DISCLOSE IT? We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone other than our affiliates, our service providers who need to know such information, and as otherwise permitted by law. If you want to find out what the law permits, you can read the privacy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They are in volume 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 248. The Commission often posts information about its regulations on its website, WWW.SEC.GOV. WHAT DO WE DO TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to the people who need to know that information in order to provide services to you or the Fund and to ensure that we are complying with the laws governing the securities business. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to keep your personal information confidential. (GRAPHIC) DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE, NY 10580-1422 DIRECTORS Mario J. Gabelli, CFA CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. Dr. Thomas E. Bratter PRESIDENT & FOUNDER, JOHN DEWEY ACADEMY Anthony J. Colavita ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ANTHONY J. COLAVITA, P.C. James P. Conn FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION Anthony R. Pustorino CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, PACE UNIVERSITY Werner J. Roeder, MD MEDICAL DIRECTOR, LAWRENCE HOSPITAL Salvatore J. Zizza CHAIRMAN, ZIZZA & CO., LTD. OFFICERS Bruce N. Alpert PRESIDENT Peter D. Goldstein CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Laurissa M. Martire VICE PRESIDENT & OMBUDSMAN Agnes Mullady TREASURER AND SECRETARY INVESTMENT ADVISER Gabelli Funds, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, New York 10580-1422 CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Company COUNSEL Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR Computershare Trust Company, N.A. STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING 6.00% Common Preferred ---------- --------- NYSE-Symbol: GGT GGT PrB Shares Outstanding: 13,994,153 992,700 The Net Asset Value per share appears in the Publicly Traded Funds column, under the heading "Specialized Equity Funds," in Monday's The Wall Street Journal. It is also listed in Barron's Mutual Funds/Closed End Funds section under the heading "Specialized Equity Funds." The Net Asset Value per share may be obtained each day by calling (914) 921-5070 or visiting www.gabelli.com. For general information about the Gabelli Funds, call 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554), fax us at 914-921-5118, visit Gabelli Funds' Internet homepage at: WWW.GABELLI.COM, or e-mail us at: closedend@gabelli.com Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund may, from time to time, purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when the Fund's shares are trading at a discount of 10% or more from the net asset value of the shares. The Fund may also, from time to time, purchase shares of its preferred stock in the open market when the preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value. (GRAPHIC) THE GABELLI GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC. ONE CORPORATE CENTER RYE, NY 10580-1422 (914) 921-5070 WWW.GABELLI.COM THIRD QUARTER REPORT SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 GGT Q3/2008 ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). (b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce N. Alpert ------------------------------------------------------- Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer Date November 24, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Bruce N. Alpert ------------------------------------------------------- Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer Date November 24, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Agnes Mullady ------------------------------------------------------- Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer Date November 24, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.