Question 1

What is the average payment time in the Media and Publishing sector?

Accepted Answer

Companies in the Media and Publishing sector take an average of 36 days to pay invoices, with 65% of invoices paid within 30 days.

Question 2

How many Media and Publishing companies does PaymentCheck track?

Accepted Answer

PaymentCheck tracks payment practices for 351 companies in the Media and Publishing sector, based on UK government payment-practice reports.

Question 3

What percentage of Media and Publishing invoices are paid late?

Accepted Answer

On average, 29% of invoices in the Media and Publishing sector are not paid within the agreed terms.

Company	Region	Avg. Time to Pay
20TH CENTURY STUDIOS UK LIMITED	London	16 days
ABC CINEMAS LIMITED	London	34 days
ABERDEEN JOURNALS LIMITED	Scotland	36 days
ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP LIMITED	London	49 days
ACCO UK LIMITED	South East	30 days
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD UK LTD	London	27 days
AEG PRESENTS LTD	London	19 days
ALL3MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	London	32 days
ALLEN & HEATH LIMITED

Media and Publishing

🏆 Top-paying Media and Publishing companies (2025)