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UK Media and Publishing Industry

We’ve mapped the UK’s Media and Publishing industry using our Real-Time Industrial Classifications (RTICs). Find out more about this emerging sector through our innovative financial, company, funding, and growth data.

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What is Media and Publishing?

Media and Publishing is a broad term used to describe the publication of content online, in print or through a variety of other mediums. This includes agencies, organisations and groups involved in the production and distribution of information through broadcast, print, video, music and other forms of media.

The Media and Publishing industry in the UK is a broad and growing sector, ranging from broadcasting and video production companies right the way through to printing companies and publishing houses.

Media and Publishing sector summary

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Here are the key facts about the Media and Publishing sector. The sector has a turnover of £31.0bn currently, has received £2.0bn of investment and the sector is growing at 1.1% per year.

9,383
COMPANIES CONSIDERED
£31.0bn
TOTAL TURNOVER
118,516
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
£2.0bn
TOTAL INVESTMENT FUNDING
£8.0m
TOTAL INNOVATE UK GRANT FUNDING
1.1%
AVERAGE COMPANY GROWTH PER YEAR

Media and Publishing verticals

Our industry data goes deep. See the top verticals and specialisms making waves in the UK Media and Publishing industry today.

Our Media and Publishing RTIC is made up of 5 individual verticals. The top verticals in this sector include Printing Services, and Sound and Music production. You can find out more about the verticals by downloading our RTIC report, or by signing up for a free trial of The Data City platform.

  • Sector Code Description Records
  • RTIC0068 Media and Publishing 9383 companies

    Companies involved with the distribution of information in any form or medium.

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    • Media and Publishing: Broadcasting Services

      Companies offering the technology and services that make broadcasting content possible.

      1175 companies
    • Media and Publishing: Printing Services

      Companies offering printing services

      3806 companies
    • Media and Publishing: Publishing Services

      Companies offering publishing services for printed media.

      1422 companies
    • Media and Publishing: Sound and Music production

      Companies engaged in sound recording and publishing.

      1660 companies
    • Media and Publishing: Video and Motion Graphics production

      Companies involved in the development of video content

      1630 companies

Media and Publishing industry growth

Based on a growth rate of 1.1%, we expect that this sector could be worth £33.4bn by 2026. Below you can see our forecast of the growth of the sector.

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