85% Micro
13% Small
2% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - MARCH 2025
UK Entertainment Industry
UK Entertainment Industry Information
The film and television industry includes film, TV and theatre production, film editing, cutting, dubbing, movie distribution and projection, buying and selling of movie rights, sound recording, promoting and distributing of music.
Active Businesses
59,023
Annual Sales
£63bn +
Employees
196,055
Economic Contribution
£13bn
Tags
Location of Entertainment Companies
Entertainment Companies by Size
Largest Entertainment Companies
Turnover
Sky Uk Limited
£10.2bn
Sky Cp Limited
£1.4bn
Itv Broadcasting Limited
£1.2bn
Entertainment Companies by Age
33% Young
30% Established
26% Startup
11% Mature
0% New
Oldest Entertainment Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Entertainment Companies
35% Declining
22% Rapid
19% Healthy
16% High
8% Low
Fastest Growing Entertainment Companies
3yr CAGR
Entertainment Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Entertainment Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Entertainment Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Entertainment Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities Industry Insights
There are 59,023 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £63 billion .
The Industry employs around 196,054 people and contributes £13 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Entertainment companies is London with 25,843 and the fewest are located in North East England with 640.
The largest Entertainment company is Sky Uk Limited with a turnover of £10.2bn. 85% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
11% of the Entertainment Industry is made up of 11% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (33%) the oldest company is Parlophone Records Limited founded in 1900.
Entertainment industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is Sister Pictures (Power Rights) Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 414%. Other fast growing companies include Trueborn Heir Productions Limited (231%), Apple Studios Uk Limited (224%) and Elementary Productions Limited (187%).
The UK Entertainment Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 6.93x, Turnover multiple of 1.36x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.75x.
