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Digital Entertainment Payment Practices Report 2021

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UK Digital Entertainment's Payment Practices: A Mixed Bag in 2021

The Numbers

  • Companies analysed: 111
  • Average PaymentCheck Score: 68.5/100
  • UK average across all sectors: 50.0/100
  • Top score: 100/100 (TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION (U.K.), LTD.)
  • Lowest score: 26.63/100 (IDEAL SHOPPING DIRECT LIMITED)
  • Regional high score: 100.0 (North West - one company only)
  • Regional low score: 69.7 (South East - six companies)

What Stands Out

Digital Entertainment's average PaymentCheck score of 68.5 is significantly better than the UK average of 50, suggesting relatively good payment practices overall. However, the disparity between the best and worst payers, ranging from a perfect 100 to a worrying 26.63, reveals a significant variation within the sector.

Best Payers

  1. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION (U.K.), LTD. - 100/100
  2. UK PROGRAMME DISTRIBUTION LIMITED - 98/100
  3. WARNER CHAPPELL PRODUCTION MUSIC LIMITED - 97.5/100
  4. FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS PLC - 96.59/100
  5. FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LIMITED - 95.9/100

Worst Payers

  1. IDEAL SHOPPING DIRECT LIMITED - 26.63/100
  2. BEIN IP LIMITED - 32.6/100
  3. LIONS GATE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LIMITED - 34/100
  4. INSPIRED GAMING (UK) LIMITED - 34.4/100
  5. UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED - 34.5/100

Regional Patterns

While the North West boasts a perfect average of 100, this is based on a single company, making it statistically less significant than the South East's score of 69.7, derived from six companies. The East of England, with an average of 85.8 across five companies, shows some promise. The other regions show little pattern to comment on due to the low number of companies, but are included for completeness.

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Despite an average score 18.5 points above the national benchmark, businesses should be aware that payment practices in the UK Digital Entertainment sector vary widely, with the difference between the top payer (100) and bottom payer (26.63) being a massive 73.37 points.