Macmillan Media

What Macmillan Media does

Macmillan Media is a privately held UK and Ireland video production and broadcast media training company headquartered in Belfast, with a secondary office in Glasgow. Founded around 1998, the company operates from full TV and radio studio facilities in both locations and delivers an integrated portfolio of services: creative documentary and corporate video production (including 4K filming, CAA-licensed drone photography, 2D/3D animation, 5.1 audio mixing, and live streaming); bespoke media training for government, corporate, and emergency services clients; live event production with on-screen video play and speaker coaching; and Q Radio News bulletins broadcast seven days a week in partnership with Northern Media Group. The company has added an EDI Ready training curriculum distributed through Eventbrite as a transactional channel distinct from its traditional bespoke engagements.

The company is led by two partners — Michael Macmillan (Senior Partner and CEO) and Jane Veitch (Partner and Operations Manager) — supported by a freelance team of established UK and Ireland broadcast journalists. The team's prior tenures at BBC, ITN, Sky News, RTE, UTV, and ITV/Daybreak/GMTV form the primary commercial differentiator, positioning Macmillan Media as a credibility-led boutique rather than a volume production house. The technology stack is built around conventional broadcast production tooling rather than proprietary platforms or AI-driven automation.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services engagements: project-based production fees, bespoke training course packages, live event service fees, and ongoing radio news content supply. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct-to-client via enterprise sales, referrals, and the company's standing reputation, with no public pricing, self-serve platform, or disclosed customer logos. The company has no external institutional investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Macmillan Media

Legal name

Macmillan Media

Website

https://macmillanmedia.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production and Media Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Politics & Current Affairs Documentaries (MPADADAJ)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Media training services
• Broadcast media training
• Corporate video production
• Radio news production

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Production of creative documentaries, broadcast features, animated explainer videos, corporate marketing and promotion, health and safety training videos, and induction training videos. Revenue generated through project-based production fees.
2. Media Training Services: Bespoke media training courses including television performance workshops, radio interview roleplay scenarios, key message communication, and one-to-one mentoring. Revenue generated through training fees and course packages.
3. Live Event Services: Live events with video play on large screens, directing running orders, speech writing, speaker tutoring, and live video streaming services
4. Radio News Content: Supply of Q Radio news bulletins produced in partnership with Northern Media Group, broadcast seven days a week

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Macmillan Media is a Belfast-based broadcast and corporate video production company producing creative documentaries, 2D/3D animations, corporate marketing videos, training videos, and live event coverage. The company also delivers bespoke media training (TV performance, radio roleplay, crisis communication), supplies daily Q Radio News bulletins in partnership with Northern Media Group, and offers EDI professional development courses. All services are delivered through full TV and radio studio facilities in Belfast and Glasgow by a team of former BBC, ITN, Sky News, RTE, and UTV journalists.

Product overview

Macmillan Media is a UK and Ireland media services company offering an integrated portfolio of video production, broadcast media training, news broadcasting, and professional development courses. The core offerings include Video Production & Live Events (covering Creative Documentaries, 2D & 3D Animation, Broadcast Features, Corporate Marketing, Health and Safety Training, and Live Streaming), Media Training (with courses in television performance, radio roleplay, key message communication, and crisis management), Q Radio News (daily news bulletins), and EDI Training (professional diversity and inclusion courses with 8 modules). Additional specialized services include 4K video production, CAA-licensed drone photography, animation, and TV/Radio studio facilities in Belfast and Glasgow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Q Radio News: Radio news service provided by Macmillan Media in partnership with Northern Media Group, broadcasting news bulletins seven days a week during daytime.

Products and services

• Media Training Bespoke broadcast media training courses for government, corporate, and emergency services clients covering television performance workshops, radio interview roleplay, key message communication, and one-to-one mentoring delivered 'as live' by senior broadcast journalists.
• Video Production & Live Events End-to-end broadcast and corporate video production including creative documentaries, 2D and 3D animation, broadcast features, corporate marketing, health and safety training videos, induction training videos, live event production, and live video streaming to social media.
• Q Radio News Daily radio news bulletins broadcast seven days a week during daytime hours, produced by Macmillan Media in partnership with Northern Media Group.
• EDI Training EDI Ready courses helping creative industry professionals manage and participate in an inclusive workforce, delivered through 8 modules covering neurodiversity, unconscious bias, mentoring, bullying and harassment, mental health, ethnicity, and sexual orientation/gender identity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won Royal Television Society award for coverage of Palestinian Intifada rebellion

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northern Media GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacmillan Media, in partnership with the Northern Media Group, supplies Q Radio news. The news bulletins are broadcast seven days a week during daytime. This is a core partnership for the company's radio news operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Whisper Media: UK independent production company specialising in live event coverage, sports, and broadcast features. Comparable to Macmillan's live event and broadcast feature capabilities, with growing scale in the same buyer segments.

Direct peers

• Red Bee Media: UK broadcast services company offering media management, playout, and content production. Comparable to Macmillan Media's full-service broadcast production and live event capabilities, with similar UK-centric, professionally-produced content focus.
• North One Television: UK factual and entertainment production company. Directly comparable in broadcast documentary and feature production, serving similar UK broadcasters, brands, and government-adjacent clients as Macmillan Media.
• The Farm Group: UK post-production and content services company serving broadcasters, streamers, and brands. Directly comparable to Macmillan Media's full-service video production, editing, and live event offering for corporate and broadcast clients.
• Sunset+Vine: UK independent sports and entertainment production company. Comparable in broadcast feature production and live event services, with overlap in the same UK corporate and broadcast buyer segments as Macmillan Media.
• Talker Tailor Trouble Maker: UK media and presentation training company founded by ex-broadcast journalists. The closest direct peer for Macmillan's media training offering — same target customers (corporates, government spokespeople, executives), same broadcast-pedigree differentiation, same 'as-live' coaching methodology.
• ITN Productions: UK-based broadcast and corporate video production arm of ITN. Directly comparable to Macmillan Media's broadcast feature, corporate video, and live event services, with overlapping target customers in UK corporate, government, and emergency services sectors.

Broad incumbents

• BBC Studios: Global production and distribution arm of the BBC. Overlaps with Macmillan Media on broadcast feature production, documentary work, and corporate content, but at vastly greater scale and with first-party broadcast IP rather than as a services provider.
• Sky Studios: Production arm of Sky, producing original scripted, factual, and entertainment content. Comparable in broadcast and corporate video production capability but operates from a vertically integrated pay-TV platform rather than as an independent services company like Macmillan Media.

Regional players

• NVTV (Northern Visions): Northern Ireland community television broadcaster and production company. Operates in Macmillan's home geography with overlapping broadcast production capability, and the two share broadcast talent relationships (Jim McClean presents on NVTV).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/macmillanmedia
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/macmillan-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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