Media And Publishing Payment Trends: 2024 vs 2025
Media & Publishing Payment Performance: Slight Improvement Seen Between 2024 and 2025
The Comparison
- 2024: A survey of 38 companies in the media and publishing sector revealed an average payment performance score of 72.0 out of 100.
- 2025: A follow-up study, analyzing 36 companies, indicates a minor uplift, with the average payment performance score reaching 73.1 out of 100.
What This Means
The sector has seen a negligible improvement in payment conduct year-over-year. The data suggests a very small shift, but the difference of 1.1 points is unlikely to indicate significant change in financial management within Media and Publishing. Access a late payment calculator if you want to work out interest due on late payments.
Payment performance in Media and Publishing saw a fractional improvement from 72.0/100 in 2024 to 73.1/100 in 2025.
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