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the United Kingdom’s
media & entertainment industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping media & entertainment in the United Kingdom. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore the United Kingdom’s media & entertainment leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore the United Kingdom’s media & entertainment leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyRecently founded independent companies
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Media & Entertainment industry KPIs in the United Kingdom
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
237 of 12,320 tracked companies have open roles.
777 of 12,320 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 934 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 33.6% of disclosed capital, while 93.7% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow the United Kingdom media & entertainment has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How the United Kingdom media & entertainment has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $415.77M | 519 | 70 |
| 2017 | $862.99M | 559 | 96 |
| 2018 | $875.57M | 550 | 84 |
| 2019 | $664.04M | 627 | 83 |
| 2020 | $614.57M | 785 | 95 |
| 2021 | $511.18M | 608 | 107 |
| 2022 | $553.08M | 418 | 98 |
| 2023 | $713.15M | 385 | 68 |
| 2024 | $269.75M | 293 | 49 |
| 2025 | $1.41B | 74 | 25 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- DAZN14.4%
- Playtech13.8%
- Jackpotjoy5.4%
- Other companies66.4%
Funding by stage
1,208 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in media & entertainment company rounds since 2016.
- 01Europa 206 rounds
- 02Techstars 10 rounds
- 03Ukri 10 rounds
- 04Sky 8 rounds
- 05Octopus Ventures 7 rounds
- 06Channel 4 7 rounds
- 07Founders Factory 6 rounds
- 087percent Ventures 6 rounds
- 09LocalGlobe 6 rounds
- 010Y Combinator 6 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by Alea Capital Partners and Slow Ventures and others.
Backed by Gujarat Venture Finance.
Backed by Rally Ventures and Sure Valley Ventures.
Backed by Anglia Capital Group and Fundmypitch.
Backed by Polus Capital Management.
Backed by .
Backed by Racine² and Speedinvest and others.
Backed by Creative UK.
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Surjsports.
Backed by Dentsu.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and Blisce and others.
Backed by ISM Capital and Chrystal Capital.
Backed by Coatue and Lightspeed Venture Partners and others.
Backed by Coatue and Lightspeed Venture Partners and others.
Backed by PPF Group.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 49 reporting entities from 1952 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United Kingdom market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
28 of 49 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 49 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skiddle Promotion Centre ↗05688116 | £18.2m | £3.0m | +16.2% | — | — |
| Nic Knight Management ↗09305434 | £0.1m | £-0.0m | -0.2% | — | — |
| Styloola ↗06200339 | £0.0m | £0.0m | +33.4% | — | — |
| African Piano Lessons ↗12924100 | £0.0m | £0.0m | +3.0% | — | — |
| BMT Film ↗12505196 | £0.0m | £-0.0m | -211.7% | — | — |
| Love Da Beat Radio ↗10855832 | £0.0m | £-0.0m | -108.6% | — | — |
| Blackstar Amplification ↗05187927 | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar |
| Media Zoo ↗04655948 | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar | Financial figure available in Radar |
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How does media & entertainment compare?
Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.
| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
|---|
Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the the United Kingdom companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Busiest websites
412 of the 12,321 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (3.3%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 435,471 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onlyfansonlyfans.com | 390,463,293 | 89 | 81.6% |
| BBCbbc.com | 372,846,193 | 100 | 74.3% |
| Goalgoal.com | 105,235,671 | 96 | 93.3% |
| Sky Sportsskysports.com | 48,561,212 | 98 | 69.8% |
| Skysky.com | 48,453,637 | 88 | 65.2% |
| Dazn Appdazn.com | 42,050,639 | 91 | 56.5% |
| The Independentindependent.co.uk | 38,943,540 | 89 | 78.5% |
| Last.fmlast.fm | 37,392,856 | 81 | 57.2% |
| Daily Maildailymail.co.uk | 36,646,842 | 78 | 83.7% |
| bet365bet365.com | 34,587,038 | 78 | 69.3% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
Most-installed apps
798 of these companies (6.5%) publish at least one Android app — 1,913 apps in all, carrying 2.4B installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shazam: Find Music & ConcertsShazam | 831.6M | 4.8 | Music & Audio |
| Photo Lab Picture Editor & ArtPho.to | 429.7M | 4.5 | Photography |
| Avakin Life - 3D Virtual WorldAvakin | 144M | 3.9 | Role Playing |
| PJ Masks™: Moonlight HeroesPJ Masks | 121.4M | 3.8 | Casual |
| ToonMe photo cartoon makerToonMe | 121.4M | 4.5 | Photography |
| DAZN - Watch Live SportsDazn App | 89.1M | 4.5 | Sports |
| BBC: World News & StoriesBBC | 35.6M | 3.3 | News & Magazines |
| PhotoFuniaPhotoFunia | 33.3M | 4.7 | Photography |
| FBReader: Favorite Book ReaderFBReader | 29.8M | 2.8 | Books & Reference |
| Rap Fame - Rap Music StudioRap Tech Studios | 28.3M | 4.7 | Music & Audio |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Tech | 172 | 923.7M | Shazam: Find Music & Concerts 831.6M | |
| Online Photos | 81 | 637.3M | Photo Lab Picture Editor & Art 429.7M | |
| Social Platforms | 154 | 195.7M | Avakin Life - 3D Virtual World 144M | |
| Mobile Gaming | 13 | 187.9M | 88 Fortunes™ Casino Slot Games 9.7M | |
| Ott Video | 91 | 184.3M | DAZN - Watch Live Sports 89.1M | |
| Metaverse | 6 | 144M | vTime XR - The AR & VR Social 29.2K | |
| 3D Animation | 4 | 144M | Zu3D Remote Camera 3.2K | |
| Film & Tv Studios | 19 | 131.9M | PJ Masks™: Moonlight Heroes 121.4M |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
Release cadence by quarter
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 1,768 of 1,913 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe the United Kingdom media & entertainment market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The the United Kingdom media & entertainment market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Consumer digital
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
83 companies hiring · $5.08B disclosed funding
Explore in RadarHow companies make money
Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Visum Technologies has acquired IT services firm Crowdtech
DAZN 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.
Midnite, a London-based sportsbook and casino operator that raised €30 million in January 2026 to scale operations, accelerate product development and support international expansion
These collapsed before DMGT struck a roughly £500 million agreement with RedBird IMI.
Blue 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.
Redbird 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.
Joint administrators Gordon McIntyre and Donald McKinnin of Wbg Services have now completed a sale of the business to Stirling Animation Studio Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Magic Light Pictures, via a pre-pack administration process.
Serafin sees the value in having them as assets.
ATC Music Group acquired the remaining majority stake in Cirkay to strengthen its digital fan engagement and music marketing capabilities.
Laminar, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of an open-source observability platform for AI agents, raised $3m in seed funding.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 1,361 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
4 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
Follow-on Offering · NYSE2 reports
Leadership moves
203 tracked people moves
Appointment chief strategy officer
Appointment Chief Strategy Officer
Resignation
Resignation
Resignation
Departure Previously Interim Executive Director
Appointment Chief Product Officer
Appointment Previously group chief financial officer and executive director of PA Media Group
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
AI capabilities
Marketplace
Audience Intelligence Platform
Product
AI chatbot
Shopping logistics
Direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform
Account-based advertising service
Contract wins
39 recorded customer wins
Customer: Publishing industry
Customer: Mileto TecnologiaOTT Streaming
Customer: Guardian News and MediaMedia
Customer: petronasOil and Gas
Customer: DUNLOP Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Customer: Evergreen Garden CareCRM
Workforce actions
17 companies with reported reductions
2,000 rolescost reduction
Scale not stated rolescost-cutting
550 rolescost control
Scale not stated rolescost reduction
3.0% rolesrestructuring for greater efficiency
Scale not stated rolesfinancial difficulties
Regulatory events
23 recorded events
approved registrationThe Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration
organizational license grantedSuperintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFP (SBS)
under regulatory scrutiny
Litigation
10 tracked suits
defamationCivil · Ongoing
defamation lawsuitCivil · Ongoing
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 262 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investor group represented by TTB Partners→Playtech ↗ | Rumored | 2026-06-17 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Dazn App→viewlift | Announced | 2026-05-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Visum Technologies→crowdtech | Announced | 2026-05-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| hr path→LUMI ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-17 | Not stated in snapshot |
| axel springer→The Telegraph ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-14 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT)→The Telegraph ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-14 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
137 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 721-posting snapshot covers 30 employers.
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The talent market
137 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 721-posting snapshot covers 30 employers.
Most advertised job titles
110 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
53 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 721 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 82 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| rapp ↗ | 68,004 |
| cineworld ↗ | 28,000 |
| Betfred ↗ | 11,000 |
| Fan Expo HQ ↗ | 10,044 |
| ITV ↗ | 6,825 |
| the economist group ↗ | 4,983 |
| reach plc ↗ | 4,305 |
| Genting Casinos ↗ | 3,828 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
2,543 founders and chief executives across 2,109 companies.
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Founders and leaders
2,543 founders and chief executives across 2,109 companies.
Shay Segev
DAZN ↗Ex-Entain, Coral, Playtech, Videobet. Tel Aviv University BASc 2001, Kellogg School of Management MBA 2005
Mor weizer
Playtech ↗Ex Oracle.
Paul Segre
Synamedia ↗Ex-Genesys, Alcatel-Lucent, DSC, AT&T & Bell Labs. Stanford University BS, MS 1983
Phillip Hutcheon
Dice ↗Ex-Deadly People, Modular Records
Simon Cornwell
The Ink Factory ↗Hiro Capital, ex-Amadeus Capital Partners, ex-Two Way, Yale School of Management, 1986
Prem Akkaraju
Stability AI ↗Stability Ai, ex-Weta Digital, ex-Sfx Entertainment, Columbia Business School, 2004
Rebekah Brooks
News UK ↗Ex - Talkradio, Virgin Radio
Nick Wright
Midnite ↗Players' Lounge, Motif, Invisible Technologies, Thriva Health, CHUNKER, Openland, Tint.ai, Edmit, Mustard.
Chris Barton
Shazam ↗Guard, ex-Shazam, ex-Dropbox, uc berkeley
Ben Drury
Yoto ↗Pimoroni, ex-Intercede, Marmalade, 7digital, BT. King's College London B.Sc 1997
Guido Meardi
V-Nova ↗Ex-fastfilmz, McKinsey · MIT Sloan School of Management MBA 2003
Ioana Hreninciuc
Runware ↗Ex-Homa Games, GameAnalytics. Hult International Business School MBA 2016, UCL MSc 2022
Education networks
259 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
40 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
896,656 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
896,656 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Media & Entertainment coverage across United Kingdom · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 119,074 |
| 2021Q3 | 137,178 |
| 2021Q4 | 116,054 |
| 2022Q1 | 131,725 |
| 2022Q2 | 134,176 |
| 2022Q3 | 139,175 |
| 2022Q4 | 144,919 |
| 2023Q1 | 150,224 |
| 2023Q2 | 150,711 |
| 2023Q3 | 157,339 |
| 2023Q4 | 145,559 |
| 2024Q1 | 166,043 |
| 2024Q2 | 170,661 |
| 2024Q3 | 176,677 |
| 2024Q4 | 187,985 |
| 2025Q1 | 225,336 |
| 2025Q2 | 179,978 |
| 2025Q3 | 430,094 |
| 2025Q4 | 141,079 |
| 2026Q1 | 159,175 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
1,676 recorded company events across 213 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Media & Entertainment coverage across United Kingdom · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Media & Entertainment coverage across United Kingdom
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| tariff negotiations | 4,014 | 2,446 | 64% |
| countries | 3,895 | 1,732 | 125% |
| free trade deals | 2,139 | 1,069 | 100% |
| conceptual rock albums | 1,987 | 182 | 992% |
| theatrical rock personas | 1,908 | 38 | 4921% |
| rock concerts | 1,874 | 1,173 | 60% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 1,842 | 792 | 133% |
| avant-garde composition | 1,811 | 529 | 242% |
| bilateral trade | 1,730 | 706 | 145% |
| alternative rock concerts | 1,704 | 1,079 | 58% |
| europa league | 738 | 1,859 | -60% |
| economic slowdown | 694 | 1,103 | -37% |
| champions league | 643 | 1,046 | -39% |
| olympic team selections | 274 | 822 | -67% |
| free casino games | 60 | 781 | -92% |
Event and signal lenses
Media & Entertainment coverage across United Kingdom
Regulatory Risk
1,039,457 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, countries
24.6% critical · 21.3% positiveFunding Momentum
146,282 classified articlesclub valuation, inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies
31.1% critical · 42.3% positiveGrowth
186,444 classified articlesleague expansion news, pro league fixtures, gdp growth forex
30.0% critical · 47.0% positiveMedia & Entertainment coverage across United Kingdom. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACEWhere demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — the United Kingdom
Compare demand signals in the United Kingdom’s newsflow with the media & entertainment categories mapped to each signal.
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Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — the United Kingdom
Compare demand signals in the United Kingdom’s newsflow with the media & entertainment categories mapped to each signal.
Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.
The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.
The opportunity, in one view
Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.
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| Signal family | Signal percentile | Supply percentile | Relative gap | Gap (points) | Signal share vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box office & theatrical ↗Demand Driver | 70.0 | 0.0 | +70.0 | +44.5% | |
| Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure | 80.0 | 50.0 | +30.0 | +37.0% | |
| Gaming & esports ↗Demand Driver | 10.0 | 50.0 | -40.0 | -1.5% | |
| Creator economy ↗Demand Driver | 30.0 | 100.0 | -70.0 | -18.0% | |
| Streaming & OTT ↗Adoption Shift | 80.0 | — | No matching category | — | +28.3% |
| Data & privacy regulation ↗Compliance Pressure | 30.0 | — | No matching category | — | +19.3% |
Showing all 6 signals. Select a family for its history and mapped categories.
Where the signals are loudest
All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. the United Kingdom is highlighted.
Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.
Layoffs & income shocks · Streaming & OTT · Creator economy
Streaming & OTT · Creator economy · Gaming & esports
Streaming & OTT · Box office & theatrical · Creator economy
Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks · Creator economy
Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks · Creator economy
Creator economy · Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks
Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks · Data & privacy regulation
Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks · Creator economy
Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks · Creator economy
Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks · Creator economy
Streaming & OTT · Layoffs & income shocks · Creator economy
Streaming & OTT · Creator economy · Layoffs & income shocks
Inside the leading signals
Open any signal for its quarterly historyDEMAND DRIVERBox office & theatrical+70.0percentile-point gap
Theatrical swings can move where content money goes next.
Mapped media & entertainment categories
- Blockchain In Media And Entertainment180
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
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| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 100 | 4.52 |
| 2024Q4 | 104 | 4.8 |
| 2025Q1 | 126 | 4.98 |
| 2025Q2 | 110 | 5.44 |
| 2025Q3 | 231 | 9.54 |
| 2025Q4 | 98 | 5.64 |
| 2026Q1 | 120 | 6.05 |
| 2026Q2 | 52 | 5.8 |
Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks+30.0percentile-point gap
Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.
Mapped media & entertainment categories
- Real Money Gaming510
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
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| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 414 | 18.7 |
| 2024Q4 | 385 | 17.77 |
| 2025Q1 | 570 | 22.55 |
| 2025Q2 | 428 | 21.18 |
| 2025Q3 | 663 | 27.39 |
| 2025Q4 | 400 | 23.01 |
| 2026Q1 | 634 | 31.96 |
| 2026Q2 | 243 | 27.12 |
Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography
DEMAND DRIVERGaming & esports-40.0percentile-point gap
Gaming engagement can pull platform, publishing and esports demand.
Mapped media & entertainment categories
- Real Money Gaming510
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
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| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 69 | 3.12 |
| 2024Q4 | 55 | 2.54 |
| 2025Q1 | 67 | 2.65 |
| 2025Q2 | 68 | 3.36 |
| 2025Q3 | 88 | 3.64 |
| 2025Q4 | 42 | 2.42 |
| 2026Q1 | 38 | 1.92 |
| 2026Q2 | 33 | 3.68 |
Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography
DEMAND DRIVERCreator economy-70.0percentile-point gap
Creator activity can pull tooling, monetisation and brand-deal demand around it.
Mapped media & entertainment categories
- Internet First News Publishers577
- Internet First Sports Media264
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
View quarterly signal counts
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 177 | 7.99 |
| 2024Q4 | 463 | 21.37 |
| 2025Q1 | 243 | 9.61 |
| 2025Q2 | 266 | 13.16 |
| 2025Q3 | 295 | 12.19 |
| 2025Q4 | 253 | 14.55 |
| 2026Q1 | 127 | 6.4 |
| 2026Q2 | 68 | 7.59 |
Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography
ADOPTION SHIFTStreaming & OTT—supply not mapped
Streaming adoption can pull content, platform and monetisation demand with it.
Mapped media & entertainment categories
This signal has no matching category in the page’s media & entertainment market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
View quarterly signal counts
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 544 | 24.57 |
| 2024Q4 | 691 | 31.89 |
| 2025Q1 | 663 | 26.22 |
| 2025Q2 | 580 | 28.7 |
| 2025Q3 | 890 | 36.77 |
| 2025Q4 | 557 | 32.04 |
| 2026Q1 | 658 | 33.17 |
| 2026Q2 | 401 | 44.76 |
Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography
COMPLIANCE PRESSUREData & privacy regulation—supply not mapped
Privacy rules can land as engineering requirements — consent, data handling and audit tooling follow.
Mapped media & entertainment categories
This signal has no matching category in the page’s media & entertainment market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Quarterly share of the United Kingdom coverage
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
View quarterly signal counts
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 104 | 4.7 |
| 2024Q4 | 46 | 2.12 |
| 2025Q1 | 154 | 6.09 |
| 2025Q2 | 79 | 3.91 |
| 2025Q3 | 124 | 5.12 |
| 2025Q4 | 82 | 4.72 |
| 2026Q1 | 99 | 4.99 |
| 2026Q2 | 55 | 6.14 |
Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONSRelated research and changing coverage
the United Kingdom media & entertainment coverage
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Related research and changing coverage
the United Kingdom media & entertainment coverage
‘Refugees are streaming into Europe’: An image-schema analysis of the Syrian Refugee crisis in the Spanish and British press
Complutense Journal of English Studies
53 citations in the snapshot
The Britishness of ‘British Video Games’
International Journal of Cultural Policy
12 citations in the snapshot
Loot boxes are more prevalent in United Kingdom video games than previously considered: Updating Zendle et al. (2020)
8 citations in the snapshot
Parental experiences of live video streaming technology in neonatal care in England: a qualitative study
BMC Pediatrics
6 citations in the snapshot
What is growing in this coverage
the United Kingdom coverage of this page's demand families
| Keyword | Recent articles | Prior articles | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|
| hbo max | 65 | 31 | 166.0% |
| film debuts | 72 | 53 | 72.4% |
| apple tv+ | 69 | 56 | 56.3% |
| newcomer actors | 70 | 63 | 41.0% |
| netflix | 146 | 145 | 27.8% |
| ai research | 41 | 45 | 15.6% |
Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

London
4,510 companies84.7% across the displayed hubs
121 companies hiring · $8.2B disclosed funding
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Manchester
206 companies3.9% across the displayed hubs
7 companies hiring · $11.1M disclosed funding
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Bristol
119 companies2.2% across the displayed hubs
5 companies hiring · $60.0M disclosed funding
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Edinburgh
116 companies2.2% across the displayed hubs
4 companies hiring · $36.7M disclosed funding
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Glasgow
110 companies2.1% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $2.6M disclosed funding
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Birmingham
101 companies1.9% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $2.9M disclosed funding
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Leeds
90 companies1.7% across the displayed hubs
4 companies hiring · $665.4K disclosed funding
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Brighton
75 companies1.4% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $636.8K disclosed funding
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What does this landscape measure?
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
Can segment counts be added together?
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
What does a missing figure mean?
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 6 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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