150+ Best UK Media and Entertainment Startups & Companies | Best Media and Entertainment Companies Award 2021

Media and Entertainment is big business in the UK. We have selected the top 150 Media and Entertainment companies across the size spectrum to showcase. These startups and companies are all taking different approaches to innovating the Media and Entertainment industry, that diversity of innovation is what makes the UK so great. 

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

Innovation

Growth

Management

Societal impact

The best Media and Entertainment startups and firms in the UK

We have profiled the top 150 Media and Entertainment startups, companies and firms in the UK. This list is in no particular order, all of the companies showcased here are exceptional companies, well worth following. 

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OnlyFans

OnlyFans is a subscription-based social media and content-sharing platform.

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Minute Media

Minute Media is a media and technology brand focused on two main pillars—platform and content.

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Moonbug

Moonbug is a global digital-first entertainment company for kids.

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Culture Trip

Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core

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Jungle Creations

Jungle Creations is a modern media company that specialises in building online communities.

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BBC

BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.

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V-Nova

Next-generation video and image compression that works today

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Papercup

Papercup translates videos using AI by generating voices that sound like the original speaker

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Electric Gamebox

Electric Gamebox delivers immersive team adventures in the world's smartest room

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Mixcloud

Mixcloud is an online long-form audio platform providing content such as radio shows, podcasts and DJ mixes.

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Cinesite

Cinesite is one of the largest and most creative visual effects companies in the world.

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Poplar Studio

Poplar is a creative platform that enables brands and retailers to produce 3D and AR experiences on-demand, powered by a talent cloud.

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HYPERVSN

HYPERVSN is a hardware-enabled technology platform that enables users to create and display 3D holographic content without any headgear.

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Zapnito

Zapnito is the SaaS online community platform for intelligence-driven organizations.

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Planet N Group of Companies

Planet N Group is an emerging markets focused high-tech and social impact investment firm dedicated to development through digitization

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Live Tech Games

Live Tech Games provides a live mobile entertainment experience.

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Coda Platform

Coda Platform is a publishing platform to enable free-to-play and casual mobile games to go to market.

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Sohonet

Sohonet operates the largest private network for Media & Entertainment in the world, linking over 400 leading studios and creatives.

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Ascential Plc

Ascential is a global information company that enables smart decision-making for business.

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OTHERWORLD

The brick-and-mortar metaverse. An island paradise in the cloud reached through a growing network of multi-sensory immersion pods.

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Deep Zen

AI company focusing on audiobook production and voiceovers with an audiobook marketplace (audiowhale.com)

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Dexerto

Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.

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Freeview

Freeview is the biggest TV platform in the UK.

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Copa90

Copa90 The voice of football fans around the world.

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Kukua

The edutainment company for children of the 21st century

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Thrillz

Personalised celebrity video messages and live experiences

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DAZN

DAZN is the world's first truly dedicated live sports streaming service.

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NumberEight

On-device AI software to predict user context using mobile sensors

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The Rattle

A venture studio and incubator for provocative artists, hackers, inventors, and startups

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Recast

Recast operates as a sports Over-The-Top (OTT) platform.

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Secret Cinema

Secret Cinema provides an media platform that combining film screenings with interactive performances in purpose-built sets.

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Encore Technologies

Encore is an online network of musicians that enables them to access many performance opportunities in the music community around them.

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Night Zookeeper

Make Writing Magical

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Vashi

Vashi is a diamond jewellery brand that offers a genuinely unique, disruptive, and omni-channel retail experience.

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Instrumental

Our TalentAI platform uses machine learning to discover emerging talent, predominantly for the music and entertainment industry.

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Wonderhood Studios

Wonderhood Studios is a creative company built to create ideas that shift culture for brands and broadcasters.

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unrd

unrd is creating a new genre of entertainment by combining Hollywood quality plots with mobile storytelling techniques.

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NextUp

The home of stand-up, showcasing all the wonders of live comedy worldwide.

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Aggregion

Intellectual property licensing and rights governance platform

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Volta

Volta is an artist-driven XR platform that empowers them to create their own performance experience.

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Monterosa Productions

Monterosa is the global leader in audience interaction technology and commerce

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Discover Film

A technology and entertainment platform for short movies. Films can be watched online and via mobile and Smart TV Apps.

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Anything World

Anything World is a platform to create worlds powered by voice and populated with anything you can think of - with AI behaviours applied!

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Sportrecs

Sports Streaming Service

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Sliide

Mobile technology company that work with MNO, MVNO and OEM partners globally to increase engagement, drive revenue, and decrease churn.

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Bazaar Daily UK

Bazaar Daily (UK) is the British counterpart to Bazaar Daily News, a massive online news agency founded by Sultan H. Khane II.

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BBC Three

The UK’s youth-focused online TV channel.

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KidsKnowBest

A full-service creative agency; driven by insights; powered by youth. Delivering effective and results-led solutions.

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Flight Club

Flight Club is the home of Social Darts, Spectacular bar, Electric atmosphere, Mind-blowing experience.

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Future Thinking

Future Thinking provides its clients with insight across NPD and brand development, media and marketing communications.

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UnderPinned

A SaaS that is changing the future of freelancing

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Mirada

Mirada offers a multi-screen approach to digital TV platforms with a complete suite of end-to-end modular products.

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Flat Iron

A UK-based steak restaurant group .

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DingIt.tv

DingIt is a leading destination for premium eSports and Gaming content

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Skylark

The CMS and VMS for content-first businesses

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Bigballs Media

Bigballs Media is the world's largest independent digital football media business.

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Fusebox Games

Live the stories you love with Fusebox Games.

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FilmDoo

FilmDoo is a global media company utilising disrupting technology to distribute entertainment, cultural and language learning content.

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ITV

ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.

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The Cauldron

The Cauldron operates as a technology-led entertainment studio.

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Global

Global is a media and entertainment company that operates commercial radio stations.

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Caper

Caper is a startup providing interactive entertainment to families.

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Nuella TV

Mobile-first video streaming platform for 1.2B Africans

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Coolabi

Coolabi Group is specialized in the creation, development and brand management of children’s and family intellectual property rights.

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Channel Mum

Channel Mum is dedicated to shopping hauls and includes bloggers that give shopping and style tips.

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Sing King

Sing King is the world’s biggest online karaoke community.

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Nightset

Nightset is a nightlife marketplace that connects people, venues, and brands on one platform globally.

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Tin Roof Media Ltd.

Tin Roof Media is a factual entertainment formats.

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Emme Films

Emme is a Multinational Media Production Company headquarter based in the UK cover Europe, Middle East and Asia regions.

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The Tab

The Tab is a university news network run by people who like being first.

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Transterra Media

video archive, stock and original stories for brands, agencies and publishers from journalists and filmmakers in 180 countries

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Latimer Group

Latimer works with the best in youth talent to produce cutting edge film and digital media.

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Wave

Wave offers software designed to transform single-board computers into smart home hubs which can make internet and energy freer.

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BeInCrypto

BeInCrypto is a cryptocurrency news platform that provides the highest level of journalistic, cryptocurrency, and bitcoin content.

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Team Dignitas

Team Dignitas offers e-sports organizations.

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Colony

Colony is global video streaming platform connecting content owners to engaged audiences.

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VEED

Veed is a video editor designed to make producing short-form video content simple.

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Framestore

Framestore is a creative studio that offers production, pre-production, and post-production services for its users.

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Vumicentral

A single app for all your entertainment needs.

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Air & Grace

Air & Grace is a Great shoes make us feel amazing.

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Xperience Plus

X+ is the first extended-reality framework allowing companies and content creators to create 5 senses experiences

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Infinity Creative Media

Infinity Creative Media creates quality media content designed for global commercial exploitation across multi-platform outlets.

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Isobar

Isobar is a global, full-service, digital marketing agency with innovation at its heart.

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BrightMove Media

BrightMove Media is provides real-time and geo-targeted digital outdoor advertising solutions.

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Roadbook

ROADBOOK is an innovative digital media platform designed for a new era of travel.

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Blurrt

Blurrt is a social analytics & content software platform allows users to collect, listen, showcase, anaylse and engage with social audience.

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Bright Little Labs

Sesame Street For A Digital Age

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Skywalker

Skywalker Ltd is a network operator.

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Rebel Book Club

Rebel Book Club is an international non-fiction book club.

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The Narrative Digital Studios

Digital production company and entertainment studio based in London. Every project we create is build on our data driven processes.

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ImmVRse

A Decentralised Hybrid VR Content Distribution Platform and Marketplace for VR Content Creators built on Ethereum Blockchain

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Acuris

Acuris provider of business intelligence and research for fixed income, transactions, infrastructure, compliance and equities.

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NEARBER

App which tracks your position via Google Maps API and shows you everything that's happening nearby.

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Development Media International

Development Media International is delivers mass media campaigns to promote health in developing countries.

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Reach plc

Reach plc is a newspaper publishing company.

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Informa UK Ltd.

Informa UK Ltd. offers print publishing, electronic publishing and consultancy services.

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Head Set

Head Set is an immersive learning ecosystem that empowers people with high-risk jobs to work safely.

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Wellbeing Network

The Wellbeing Network is dedicated to making it easy for you to maintain a happy, healthy lifestyle.

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Kauris Ltd

Kauris Ltd. develops LAMOOVA promoting clubbing trough App, Animation Film and Series, Comics and Website, AR / VR.

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HIT Entertainment

HIT Entertainment is one of the world's leading pre-school entertainment companies.

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Time Out Group plc

Time Out is a leading global media and entertainment business

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The Memo

Online publication covering technology, innovation and the changing face of business.

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Eleven Sports

Eleven Sports is a new global sports provider dedicated to delivering world class international sports.

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Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East and Africa is to be at the forefront of family entertainment.

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Ali Rasoul LTD

An independent creative marketing agency committed to uncompromising visions working in the entertainment and corporate industries.

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Sportech

Sportech plc is one of the gaming companies, providing a variety of gaming opportunities.

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Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers Ltd is one of the largest and best known international publishing groups in the world.

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Spotlight Sports Group

Spotlight Sports Group is a sporting agency that adds value to global sports betting experiences, with a trusted source.

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Showzee

Showzee allows people to create & share mini stories around their interests & experiences

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CryptoMeNow

CryptoMeNow is on a mission to make blockchain and cryptocurrency easy to understand.

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BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

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Voisey

Voisey is an app that connects singers, songwriters, artists, and producers through collaborative songwriting. Record, publish, and share.

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Gondoli

Gondoli is a web-based travel platform exclusively providing editorially reviewed content.

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AFK Creators

Influencer Management and Marketing Agency, Gaming and Esports

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12th Battalion Productions

12th Battalion Productions is producing a fully holographic feature length production.

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Thug Life Limited

Media & Entertainment

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ITV Studios

ITV Studios is a production company with sales and distribution, consumer products, and production on a global scale.

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Airspeeder

The worlds first premium eVTOL racing league.

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Express.co.uk

Express.co.uk is an online news portal of the Daily Express and Sunday Express.

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Codex

Codex is an Emmy Award winning manufacturing and design company that creates custom products for the media and entertainment industry.

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WhadaTime

WhadaTime is an interactive short video platform born from a mission to connect talented performers around the globe. It’s a destination for people worldwide to showcase, consume and engage with talent, ideas, creativity, and culture from anyone, anywhere.

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Mvelani

Mvelani is an on-demand African music platform that helps music lover discover and listen to old and new music on all of their devices

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Wireless Theatre

A award winning leading UK audio drama production company.

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Silvergate Media

Silvergate Media is an award-winning independent media company that creates world-class programming for children.

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CineGo

CineGo is a cinema subscription app that provides easy access to multiple cinemas at any time and any location in the UK.

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Videojug

Videojug develops entertainment and training videos, retail product films, and coverage of live events to connect brands and consumers.

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MIDiA Research

MIDiA Research is a media and technology analysis company that offers consulting and syndicated research services.

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Flickreel

Flickreel is an online movie magazine covering the latest film news, reviews, previews and trailers, alongside written and video features.

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dxglobal

dxglobal is a media agency that specializes in manufacture data,technology and informed creativity.

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The Busking Project

Busk is a mobile app that allows street artists exposure and a way to earn money.

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Films of London

Films of London is a low-geared, high-intensity film development company, specializing primarily in theatrical feature films.

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Diagonal View

Diagonal View creates entertaining video content that reaches mass audiences.

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James Grant Group

James Grant Group provides services for entertainment, music, sports, social talent, and literary clients.

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Curiosity Kills

Completion funding for UK's first fully equity crowd-funded feature.

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Babel Media

Babel is the leading global provider of outsourced specialist services to the games and interactive entertainment industries.

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Vue Entertainment

Vue Entertainment is a cinema developer and operator of multiplex cinemas in the UK.

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DatacenterDynamics

DatacenterDynamics is a full service B2B information provider tailored to professionals that design, build, and operate data centers.

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Branded

Branded offers brand creation, brand strategy, branded reality, brand management, communications, and media agency services.

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Dods (Group) plc

Dods is a global political information, publishing, training, events and communications business

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VRtualise

VRtualise is a virtual reality media agency that creates 360 degree videos compatible for VR headsets.

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Ruby Labs

RubyLabs build high-value products that users will be willing to purchase and use continually.

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The Creative Engagement Group

The Creative Engagement Group is creates and delivers live experiences, communications, interactive and immersive content.

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Crux AI

Crux AI summarises visual content like images and videos

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The Times

The Times is a daily newspaper published in London, United Kingdom.

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Gleam Futures

Gleam Futures operates as a management company.

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Molinare

High-end broadcast and feature post production

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Avalon Entertainment

Avalon Entertainment is a multi award winning talent management, live promotion and television production group with offices in the UK.

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Aka

Aka deliver creative marketing and advertising strategies to build arts, culture, entertainment and leisure brands.

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Press Association

The Press Association is a multi-platform news agency with operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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LiveTube

The world's first Curated Live Video Platform.

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