A 2008 report by the London Development Agency stated that 54% of Radio and Television jobs and 42% of film and video jobs were in London.
London: A Cultural Audit, London Development Agency, 2008

In 2007 it was estimated that the UK film industry was dominated by small UK owned firms, with 15% of turnover accounted for by the eight largest firms.
The Creative Economy Programme: A Summary of Projects Commissioned in 2006/07, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), August 2007

A 2007 survey estimated that within the film, video and photography sector, the four larges firms accounted for 10-12% of turnover, whilst businesses with less than 9 employees accounted for almost 50%.
Frontier Economics, 2007, cited in Staying Ahead: the economic performance of the UK's creative industries, The Work Foundation for DCMS, 2007

In 2006 it was stated the UK's film market was structured around individual production projects, lacking a strong base of distribution companies as in the US.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world class creative businesses, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), April 2006

In 2006 it was stated that much economic activity within the UK television industry was accounted for by the sale of rights to show-formats rather than finished programming, a reflection of the increasing reputation of the UK's TV industry for producing "reality television" and factual programming. It was stated that this undermined the ability of the UK industry to generate long-term growth, as such shows were less likely to benefit from long-term forms of sales such as DVD purchase and televised repeats, than original fictional programmes.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world class creative businesses, NESTA, April 2006

In 2006 more than 80% of the UK's independent television production companies had a turnover of less than £10 million, and four companies had a turnover in excess of £100 million.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world class creative businesses, NESTA, April 2006

Between 1995 and 2005, growth in the film industry was driven by "start-up companies"; film industry firms increased economic growth collectively by £4.7 billion in the first year of their establishment, but by only £0.06 billion in each remaining year of their survival.
The Creative Economy Programme: A Summary of Projects Commissioned in 2006/07, DCMS, August 2007

In 2005 the film industry had a creative employment figure of 63,800, with 8,600 registered businesses working in the field.
Staying Ahead: the economic performance of the UK's creative industries, The Work Foundation for DCMS, 2007

In 2005, one of the seven most dominant film distribution companies in the UK was UK owned. Four were American, one was French and one Japanese.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world class creative businesses, NESTA, April 2006

There were 37 wholly UK based film firms in 2005, compared to a peak of 84 in the late 1990s.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world-class creative businesses, NESTA, 2006

In 2005, the UK was the lead funding contributor to only 27 of the 103 co-productions to which it contributed funding.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world class creative businesses, NESTA, April 2006

In 2004-05, the most successful 100 theatrically released UK films received 93% of industry revenue, a reflection of the dominance of a small number of large distribution companies. The top 20 films released in the UK in 2005 took 55% of box office revenue.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world class creative businesses, NESTA, April 2006

In 2004, American financed films accounted for 40% of releases in the UK box office, but 73% of sales. It was stated that this was due to the structuring of the UK film industry around individual film projects rather than long-standing distribution and production firms. In 2004, the five largest film distributers accounted for 80% of UK box office share.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world-class creative businesses, NESTA, 2006

A 2004 survey found that 90% of film and TV producers in the Northeast of England felt uncomfortable expressing their aims in commercial terms.
Creating growth: How the UK can develop world-class creative businesses, NESTA, 2006, quoted in Publicly-funded culture and the creative industries, John Holden/Demos for ACE, June 2007

In 2003, 67% of film production and distribution workforce was based in London.
London Cultural Capital; Realising the potential of a world-class city, Greater London Authority, 2004

In 2003, London and the South East employed 20,880 of film and video production workers, 67.5% of the UK total.
London Cultural Capital; Realising the potential of a world-class city, Greater London Authority, 2004

In 2002, nearly half of the audio visual industry worked in London.
London Cultural Capital; Realising the potential of a world-class city, Greater London Authority, 2004

In 2002, Film London registered 12,000 film locations in London.
London Cultural Capital; Realising the potential of a world-class city, Greater London Authority, 2004

In 2002, nearly half of the audio visual industry worked in London.
London Cultural Capital; Realising the potential of a world-class city, Greater London Authority, 2004

In 2001, more than 70% of the 1,300 companies in the Producers' Alliance of Cinema and Television (PACT) were located in London.
London Cultural Capital; Realising the potential of a world-class city, Greater London Authority, 2004