Media & Entertainment Landscape of London
4,216 Media & Entertainment companies in London, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them and what the news is about. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Media & Entertainment in London
Shows the top‑ranked Media & Entertainment firms in London, highlighting hiring activity, funding status, and the 101 companies currently recruiting out of 4,216 tracked.
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Informa Connect9last posted May 2026
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Genius Sports8last posted May 2026
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Lumanity7last posted Apr 2026
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Babcock International7last posted Feb 2026
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Golden Wolf6last posted May 2026
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Financial Times6last posted Jul 2026
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DAZN5last posted Aug 2026
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Dorothy St Pictures5last posted Jun 2026
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Playtech$1.3BPost IPO · Mar 2019
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Jackpotjoy$519MConventional Debt · Nov 2017
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Viagogo$395MConventional Debt · Aug 2020
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Dice$238.3MSeries D · Feb 2023
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Inspired Gaming$195.1MPE · May 2010
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The Ink Factory$189.4MSeries B · Jun 2019
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Stability AI$181MSeed · Jun 2024
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ITV$4.8BFY2025 filing
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Fan Expo HQ$241.6MFY2022 filing
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SciPlay$189.9MFY2023 filing
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LiveScore Group$156.4Msnapshot Mar 2023
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Green Man Gaming$53.4Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Football Radar$13.6Msnapshot Dec 2022
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Grabyo$7.4Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Blackbird$2.1Msnapshot Dec 2024
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Global1,393tracked employees
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ITV Studios454tracked employees
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Footballco400tracked employees
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BBC10.4%111 tracked events
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BBC Studios5.3%56 tracked events
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Fremantle4.0%43 tracked events
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The Independent18,458articles in the window
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Sky Sports12,366articles in the window
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Fintech9,819articles in the window
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Dazn App3,424articles in the window
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GiveMeSport2,021articles in the window
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See all 4,216 Media & Entertainment companies in London
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How the Media & Entertainment ecosystem in London grew, 2016–2025
Shows annual company formation counts, with a peak of 315 new firms in 2020 and 38 in 2025.
The Media & Entertainment market map of London: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the types of products built and revenue models used, noting the largest sub‑categories such as consumer digital (2,620 firms) and the most common models like advertising (2,301 firms).
The biggest kinds of Media & Entertainment company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital2,620 companies · $4.6B raised · 42 hiring
- Enterprise Tech907 companies · $4B raised · 29 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce537 companies · $2.4B raised · 15 hiring
- Enterprise Software350 companies · $2.5B raised · 13 hiring
- Marketplaces236 companies · $2.2B raised · 7 hiring
- Internet First News Publishers230 companies · $5.9M raised · 3 hiring
- SaaS191 companies · $2B raised · 11 hiring
- Loneliness Economy189 companies · $212.5M raised · 5 hiring
- Real Money Gaming138 companies · $897M raised · 2 hiring
- Blockchain in Media and Entertainment98 companies · $1.5B raised · 1 hiring
- Internet First Sports Media92 companies · $165.8M raised · 1 hiring
- Media & Entertainment SaaS87 companies · $287.1M raised · 5 hiring
Monetization
How Media & Entertainment companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Media & Entertainment in London
Lists 868 corporate events over the past two years, including key people moves (266), earnings releases (205), and mergers and acquisitions (147).
- M&AVisum Technologies has acquired IT services firm Crowdtech2026-05-01
- M&ADAZN has agreed to acquire ViewLift, in a move designed to accelerate its expansion in the US market and strengthen its proposition for sports rights holders.2026-05-01
- FundingMidnite, a London-based sportsbook and casino operator that raised €30 million in January 2026 to scale operations, accelerate product development and support international expansion2026-04-22
- M&AThese collapsed before DMGT struck a roughly £500 million agreement with RedBird IMI.2026-04-14
- M&ABlue Cloud Softech Solutions today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the acquisition of 100% of Global Impx Inc. (GIX), a U.S.-based energy and digital infrastructure platform, through an all-share transaction.2026-04-08
- M&ARedbird IMI, which acquired UK-based All3Media for £1.15 billion ($1.51 billion) in 2024, has merged the production powerhouse with Banijay Entertainment, which has its headquarters in Paris.2026-04-06
- M&ASerafin sees the value in having them as assets.2026-03-19
- M&AATC Music Group acquired the remaining majority stake in Cirkay to strengthen its digital fan engagement and music marketing capabilities.2026-03-18
- FundingLaminar, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of an open-source observability platform for AI agents, raised $3m in seed funding.2026-03-18
- M&AITV said it is continuing discussions with Sky over a potential £1.6 billion acquisition of Sky’s broadcasting division, even as the British media group reported a decline in annual profits.2026-03-05
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Media & Entertainment company in London was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| Investor group represented by TTB Partners | undisclosed | Rumored | 2026-06-17 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-01 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-01 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-14 | ||
| Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-14 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-14 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as leadership changes, product launches, and customer contract wins.
The GuardianJames Goode · Appointment — was group chief financial officer and executive director of PA Media GroupApr 2026
Box To Box FilmsMATTEO PERALE · Appointment → PresidentApr 2026
Zinc MediaIan Rumsey · Appointment → Chief Content OfficerApr 2026
Insurance POSTInsurance Pulse (AI chatbot)Mar 2026
Incisive MediaTarget IQ (Account-based advertising service)Feb 2026
Private Equity InternationalPrivate Take (Feature Series)Feb 2026
RunwareRunware (Dev Tool Platform)Dec 2025
News UKOctave AI (Audio Advertising Creation and Optimisation Platform)Oct 2025
Flourishwon Evergreen Garden CareJan 2026
EveryMatrixwon Danske Licens SpilNov 2025
Reach PLC~321 roles reported · cost reductionOct 2025
THE ART NEWSPAPERapproved registration — The Office for Film, Newspaper and Article AdministrationMar 2026
DMGTunder regulatory scrutinyFeb 2026
- evolution v playtechdefamation · OngoingApr 2026
- evolution v black cube, calcagni & kanefsky, playtechdefamation lawsuit · OngoingApr 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +8.6%, half slower.
Who is building Media & Entertainment in London
Profiles 1,500 founders and CEOs across 1,174 firms, showing common alma maters like Oxford (40) and previous employers such as Goldman Sachs (6).
Ex Oracle.
Stability Ai, ex-Weta Digital, ex-Sfx Entertainment, Columbia Business School, 2004
Ex - Talkradio, Virgin Radio
Players' Lounge, Motif, Invisible Technologies, Thriva Health, CHUNKER, Openland, Tint.ai, Edmit, Mustard.
Guard, ex-Shazam, ex-Dropbox, uc berkeley
Pimoroni, ex-Intercede, Marmalade, 7digital, BT. King's College London B.Sc 1997
Ex-fastfilmz, McKinsey · MIT Sloan School of Management MBA 2003
Ex-Homa Games, GameAnalytics. Hult International Business School MBA 2016, UCL MSc 2022
Owner The Sinclair Collective, CEO MelonSeed Media.
- flagged as repeat founders11
- no repeat-founder flag1,223
- women253
- men1,106
Look up the people behind Media & Entertainment companies in London
Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Media & Entertainment in London
Summarizes 846 funding rounds since 2016 from 620 investors, with a typical round size of $762 k.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Europa | 163 | — | Oct 2024 |
| Techstars | 8 | 7 | Mar 2024 |
| Ukri | 8 | — | Feb 2025 |
| Founders Factory | 6 | 6 | Jan 2020 |
| Octopus Ventures | 6 | 5 | Dec 2023 |
| Play Ventures | 5 | 4 | Jan 2026 |
| Y Combinator | 5 | 3 | Jan 2024 |
| LocalGlobe | 5 | 3 | May 2024 |
| Mercuri | 5 | 3 | Mar 2025 |
| Speedinvest | 5 | 3 | Dec 2025 |
The typical round is $762k — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Media & Entertainment funding rounds in London
Highlights the largest disclosed round—DAZN’s $1 B Series E—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Emega-round | $1B | Feb 2025 | Surjsports | |
| Series Dmega-round | $391M | Jan 2018 | Dentsu | |
| Series B | $180M | Nov 2017 | — | |
| Series D | $166.6M | Jun 2005 | — | |
| Series C | $129.6M | Jul 2021 | SoftBank Vision Fund, Blisce, Xavier Niel +4 more | |
| Series B | $105.4M | May 2011 | ISM Capital, Chrystal Capital | |
| Seed | $101M | Sep 2022 | Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, OSV | |
| Series B | $80M | Apr 2018 | PPF Group | |
| Seed | $80M | Jun 2024 | Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Eric Schmidt +5 more | |
| Series D | $65M | Feb 2023 | Structural Capital, Exor, Mirabaud AM +1 more |
86 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Seed$4.1MMay 2026
Seed$6MMar 2026
SeedundisclosedMar 2026
What the news says about Media & Entertainment in London
Counts 168,050 news articles in the last year, indicating the most covered topics such as geopolitical disputes and professional league updates.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Media & Entertainment news in United Kingdom. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,642▲+33%
- International and transnational geographic entities300,637▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions300,589▲+33%
- Professional league updates58,915▲+22%
- International political relations44,986▲+44%
- International sports competitions36,740▼-12%
- Athlete transfer rumors34,272▲+62%
- Celebrity fashion and style updates33,995→-3%
- Security and defense policies30,273▲+51%
- Reality tv competition shows27,173→-2%
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118 Media & Entertainment companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Media & Entertainment coverage in United Kingdom as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United Kingdom Media & Entertainment coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
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