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An overview of news, trends and research in the Media industry in the UK:

Consultancy Grand Scheme Media to work with DLT to devise TV formats Consulting firm Grand Scheme Media has forged a new agreement with television production and distribution company DLT.
20 December 2018
Johnston Press commissions AlixPartners for possible administration With the printed press facing deflating revenues and declining readership in the UK, troubled newspaper publisher Johnston Press is preparing to hand control to its lenders as the search for a rescue
15 November 2018
Leonard Curtis to oversee administration of viral media firm Unilad Partners from Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery have been appointed joint administrators of viral news and pop culture website Unilad.
10 October 2018
News UK appoints Red Badger for Sun Savers app British-headquartered digital consultancy Red Badger has been appointed to redesign and enhance the Sun Savers app by News UK.
05 October 2018
Reuters' less is more app approach can prove successful, says consultant According to an expert at strategy and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners, the new targeted approach of a news app by Reuters could prove fruitful, provided the organisation maintains the
11 September 2018
Royal Mail struggles to reduce customer complaints post-privatisation According to a new study, Royal Mail is enjoying mixed results after its three years of full privatisation.
23 August 2018
How a multi-channel digital approach lifted ITV's Love Island success After the culmination of another year of successful programming for ITV’s commercial juggernaut Love Island, the retail industry would do well to learn from the show’s lucrative mix of interactive ma
03 August 2018
Timing sees Facebook avoid multi-million GDPR fine from UK Facebook is set to be fined £500,000 by the UK for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
16 July 2018
Filming on location in London generates almost £170 million, says consultancy London sees around £168 million in benefits from location filming every year, according to a new study.
13 July 2018
Virtual and Augmented Reality market to boom to $170 billion by 2022 As the virtual and Augmented Reality markets continue to soar, with the new technology drawing increasing interest across the entertainment world, the combined value of the sector is set to smash thr
12 July 2018
Accenture wrestles with WPP and Martin Sorrell for MediaMonks Netherlands based digital production studio MediaMonks is set to be acquired, having been courted by multiple suitors.
06 July 2018
Broadcast haul of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia leaps to $3 billion The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has seen a week of highs and lows since its initial kick-off.
22 June 2018
UK entertainment and media sector to grow by £8 billion by 2022 The UK’s entertainment and media sector is looking set to maintain its healthy growth levels through 2022, with a new report predicting it will grow to a size of £76 billion by then.
19 June 2018
Fincons named digital architect for Associated Press platform overhaul IT business consultancy Fincons Group has won a contract to design and implement the AP’s new distribution platform.
25 April 2018
Consultancy.uk ranked a top 100 news publication on digital transformation Consultancy.uk has been named one of the globe’s top 100 most influential news platforms for digital transformation, being named alongside the likes of CIO.
16 April 2018
BCG advises budget cut to Fusion Media Group of up to 35% As communications giant Univision explores extensive cost cuts, facing mounting debt, and having shelved its plans for an initial public offering, the company has hired consulting firm BCG to find sa
27 March 2018
Social media fake news sees digital journalists less trusted than traditionalists As digital journalism seeks to recover from a severe reputational knock delivered by the ‘fake news’ era, online outlets still struggle to be perceived as little more than avenues of entertainment.
23 March 2018
Deloitte and EY acquire design agencies Brandfirst and Citizen Deloitte and EY have each confirmed the acquisition of a design agency, as competition in the advertising space continues to heat up.
07 February 2018
PwC review of BBC pay claims 'no evidence' of gender bias PwC’s long anticipated review of the BBC’s on-air pay policy has claimed there is “no evidence” of gender bias in pay decisions at the broadcaster.
05 February 2018
Kantar Consulting buys London firm Mash Top advertising group WPP began the year with the formal launch of its unified consulting wing, Kantar Consulting.
23 January 2018
Merger of four firms sees Kantar Consulting take fight to consulting industry The advertising industry has been repeatedly warned that large consulting firms are gunning for its market share in recent months, with heavyweights such as Deloitte and Accenture buying up smaller a
12 January 2018
Accenture Interactive acquires 'Game of Thrones' visual effects team Mackevision Global consulting firm Accenture has revealed that is has entered into an agreement to acquire Mackevision.
11 January 2018
Pearson web-overhaul by Accenture shows consulting threat to ad firms Accenture have worked with global learning company Pearson to create and launch a new digital customer experience it has named OneDotCom.
10 October 2017
UK TV industry stand to lose £1 billion a year to 'super-aggregators' Consumers confused by the multiplicity of video-viewing platforms available present a major opportunity to market disruptors looking to become “super-aggregators”, according to new research.
03 October 2017
PwC and Eversheds to audit salary policies of the BBC Following the annual release of the salaries of the BBC’s top earners, PwC and law firm Eversheds have been contracted to audit the BBC’s pay policies.
18 September 2017
Cross-border entrants to further disrupt TV and broadcast industries Media and entertainment delivery is changing, throwing traditional television and broadcast companies into a period of uncertainty.
01 September 2017
British women to spend over £1 billion on video games Women in the UK are predicted to spend more than £1 billion on video games over the following 12 months.
28 July 2017
Social media news consumers more critical of fake news than traditionalists People who receive news through social media are most critical consumers of information, according to a new study.
24 July 2017
'Plug and play' consultancy for game developers launches Former marketing director Stephen Hey has established a new consulting firm specialising in video gaming.
12 July 2017
UK media and entertainment industry grows on back of low pound Changes to the global Media and Entertainment sectors continues to create new dynamics sometimes demanding new ways of working.
03 July 2017
Layoffs expected as McKinsey helps publishers Time cut costs According to reports from the US, American magazine group Time has hired strategic advisory McKinsey & Company as the conglomerate bids to cut over $100 million in costs this year.
30 June 2017
UK media & entertainment sector to be worth £72 billion by 2021 UK data from the annual Entertainment & Media Outlook report forecasts the UK's Virtual Reality (VR) industry to grow to a value of £801m by 2021, at a rate of 76% year on year, making it the fastest
23 June 2017

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