British TV sector revenues hit £3.81 billion ($5.1 billion) last year, largely driven by U.S. streamers.
\n\nThe results were published by Pact, the U.K. producers trade group, who noted the figure represented a £149 million (4.1%) increase on 2024 revenues. They say it is driven primarily by streaming investment into the U.K.
\n\nInternational TV revenue accounted for 41.1% of total revenue in 2025, a figure of £1.57 billion, an increase of £214 million (15.8%) year-on-year. It is the first time the figure has grown since the post-Covid rebound 2022.
\n\nPact noted that SVOD platforms such as Netflix, makers of “The Gentlemen” and “Black Doves,” and Amazon’s Prime Video, who boast “Clarkson’s Farm” and “L.O.L. Last One Laughing U.K.,” have continued to grow their commissioning budgets, resulting in all-time high investment into the country.
\n\nConversely, however, revenues from domestic TV have fallen below £2 billion for the first time in five years (a 4.7% drop year on year) driven by a drop in U.K. commissions. Pact put this down to a small decline in spend from public service broadcasters such as the BBC and ITV and a “larger decline” in multichannel spend.
\n\nWhile international commissions accounted for 35% of all primary…
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