Media M&A: number of transactions in the UK 2019-2022
In the last quarter of 2022, 116 merger and acquisition deals were recorded in the UK's media and marketing services sector. Compared to the same period in 2021 the industry M&A activity remained stagnant. Out of the 116 transactions made at the end of 2022, 66 percent were in the marketing services, 28 percent were attributed to TV, film, and entertainment, while publishing accounted for six percent of the total count.