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.