330 active UK companies are classified under television programme distribution activities (SIC code 59133), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section J — Information and communication — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 12.4% dissolution rate — 330 of 402 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 87.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 92% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 11.5 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 47% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 87.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The television programme distribution activities sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">12.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 11.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 47% in LONDON.
There are 330 active companies classified under SIC code 59133 (Television programme distribution activities) in the UK, out of 402 total registered.
SIC code 59133 stands for "Television programme distribution activities". It belongs to Section J — Information and communication of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (154), ISLEWORTH (9).
The average active television programme distribution activities company in the UK is 11.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1960.
Our database contains 3,382 data signals across 9 categories for active television programme distribution activities companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,437 signals from 6 government sources.
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