The United Kingdom’s media industry is large and diverse. As one of the larger European countries, it’s a major hub for media businesses focusing on entertainment, news, publishing and much more. Additionally, the sector has expanded to include companies leveraging the latest tech for advertising purposes. These are some of the top media companies in the U.K. to know.
Top Media Companies in the UK to Know
- Taboola
- Getty Images
- BBC
- Minute Media
- Freeview
Top Media Companies in the UK
Freeview is a free streaming platform boasting thousands of hours of content. Users can access its programming through web and mobile devices, but it also develops smart TV software for additional viewing options.
Getty Images is one of the largest image repository platforms. Its website hosts over 500 million digital assets ranging from stock images to photojournalism and editorial videos. Getty Images recently began leveraging AI and now provides AI-generated content as part of its offerings. Companies and individual users can access Getty’s media library through various pricing plans.
GumGum specializes in digital advertising solutions that don’t rely on consumers’ personal data. Its contextual intelligence platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze digital environments to support relevant ad experiences and measure audience attention so campaigns can be precisely optimized.
The British Broadcasting Corporation, or the BBC, is a public-service broadcaster providing news programming, television and radio content. Its news operations provide independent content across multiple beats from all around the world. Its TV programming includes sports, weather, news and prime-time entertainment throughout the U.K. including Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
NBCUniversal produces a wide variety of content under a diverse array of brands as a subsidiary of global media giant Comcast. It employs members of its team across a variety of career fields that include finance, marketing, information technology and engineering. Its operations in the United Kingdom include an NBC News team and office based in London, as well as hiring remotely throughout England.
Minute Media is a digital content distribution platform. The company specializes in producing sports and culture content through various content brands. It also provides a platform for advertisers to create and distribute short-form content through its network.
Warner Bros. Discovery maintains an extensive portfolio of well-known names in television, streaming, film and gaming across its international footprint. The company’s operations reach into the U.K. through brands such as Rocksteady Studios, a video game developer headquartered in London that’s responsible for the Batman: Arkham series.
Comcast Advertising specializes in media, data and technology solutions that help advertisers produce TV campaigns that reach the right audiences. It also offers technology meant to drive monetization for publishers and distributors. Comcast Advertising’s operations extend to dozens of global offices, including a location in London.
Taboola provides marketing services for digital media creators. Through its discovery platform, content creators can generate marketing campaigns including text-based blogs and video content. Taboola then uses artificial intelligence to find audiences for the content, then displays it across a host of websites including Yahoo, CNBC and the BBC.
Dotdash Meredith is a print and digital publisher responsible for more than three dozen brands that include names like Investopedia, Southern Living, InStyle, PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly. The company’s offerings for advertisers include the D/Cipher targeting tool and specialty solutions like Foundry 360 for developing strategic content marketing programs.
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