Televisual Editorial & Audience
On this page you can find out about Televisual magazine editorial content and Televisual readers.
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TELEVISUAL: HEADLINE SUMMARY
Televisual is the UK’s leading industry magazine serving senior decision-makers across the television (first), film and commercials production community.
Televisual’s editorial focus is on recorded media from commissioning trends and content themes through to production, post and VFX covering British-made films, streamer and PSB drama, entertainment, reality and factual.
- Audience: Founders, owners, CEOs, managing directors, heads of department and leading creative, operational and technical staff across production companies, broadcasters and the supply chain including senior freelance production roles, post and VFX, film and TV studios and other service companies
- Editorial: Authoritative benchmark surveys (like the Production 100 and Facilities 50), in-depth reports, features and regular columns covering commissioning, production themes, creativity, operational talent, workflow and delivery with a focus on what’s new and what’s next
- Frequency: Quarterly (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
- Average Pagination: 104 pages (2025)
- Distribution: 4,300+ total (print and digital), including 4,000+ mailed copies per quarter
Televisual distributes more printed copies, with greater pagination, than any other UK trade title in this sector.
TELEVISUAL: EDITORIAL PHILOSOPHY
Televisual is founded on the belief that long-form editorial works best in print. The magazine delivers deep engagement, reflection and inspiration, supported by a digital offer of fully searchable downloadable PDFs (including advertising).
Televisual maintains strict editorial independence from commercial activity. This investment in high-value, authoritative journalism has earned it a reputation as the definitive voice of the UK production community and a trusted reference for industry leaders.
Ask most industry executives what magazines they read and value and Televisual will surely come up.
TELEVISUAL: AUDIENCE PROFILE
Almost all copies are distributed directly by post to senior figures in the UK production community, with a tightly defined readership focused on those leading content creation. This physical distribution is further supplemented by digital-only subscribers on the televisual.plus website with a fully searchable archive going back to 2018.
Audience breakdown:
- Independent television, film & commercials production companies: 33%
(CEOs, Owners, MDs, HoPs, Creative Directors, EPs, PEs) - Broadcasters & SVoDs: 13%
(Commissioning and in-house production leadership) - Senior freelance production staff: 18%
(Showrunners, Producers, Directors, PMs, PPSs, VFX Supervisors) - Senior freelance operators: 7%
(DoPs, Editors) - Supply chain (post, VFX, studios, rental): 25%
(CEOs, MDs, CTOs, COOs, GMs, heads of department, lead talent) - Other (consultants, PR, agencies): 4%
Almost all readers hold senior or lead roles. Televisual’s penetration of post production and the wider supply chain is particularly unique and strong, with the magazine present in almost all major UK production environments.
Televisual magazine is sent on paid subscription and as complimentary based on an individual’s specific role and by direct VIP invitation.
COMMENT – The unique, binding aspect of Televisual’s distribution is that over 95% of recipients have a leading role in content creation. Within production and broadcast, Televisual’s distribution is defined by those who have a lead role in production and development. This defined distribution is also reflected in Televisual’s unique reach to freelance production staff with senior roles. Televisual’s reputation and distribution within the supply chain – and particularly post production – is beyond compare. You will find Televisual in almost all major UK production environments from Indies to broadcasters and from studios to post in the hands of senior production executives, on reception tables as a statement and on the desks in high-end finishing suites.
TELEVISUAL: EDITORIAL CONTENT
Core Strengths
Televisual specialises in reflective, authoritative, long-form content that explains what has changed, why it matters, and who is shaping it. While daily news is covered online, the magazine focuses on analysis, context and insight.
Every issue blends a mix of content encompassing commissioning, changing production themes by genre, creativity, primary suppliers and lead talent. All with an emphasis on recorded media.
Benchmark Industry Surveys
Televisual’s surveys are among the most respected and long-running in the UK industry and form a cornerstone of the editorial offer:
- Production 100 (Winter): UK’s top independent producers
- Facilities 50 (Autumn): UK post and VFX houses
- Commercials 30 (Spring): Leading advertising producers
Each has been published annually for over 35 years and the surveys widely used as primary reference sources.
Additional surveys include the Top 10 Rental Cameras, alongside a new strand that explores key roles with surveys to date covering post production supervisors, post and VFX technology leaders and in Spring 2026 heads of production.
GENRE & FOCUS REPORTS
Every issue includes:
- A Genre Report analysing commissioning and funding landscapes
(Entertainment & Comedy, Factual, Drama) - One or more Focus Reports examining specific issues such as funding models or production challenges
- Interviews with leading practitioners like the Drama Producers report in the Spring issue
These reports deconstruct market realities for producers with practical, informed commentary.
Creativity & Craft
Televisual is the UK magazine with a focus on craft skills, which figure highly within the mix, including:
- Each issue starts with New Work where Editor, Jon Creamer curates standout post, VFX and animation work from across the past quarter
- Case studies that go behind the scenes of the latest standout films and shows from the perspective of showrunners and directors
- The Art of strand features directors, cinematographers, editors, designers, colourists and sound specialists across the year
- Coverage across all production disciplines: film stages and TV studios, rental houses, picture and audio post and VFX
- Detailed reporting on how each sector of the supply chain is evolving and adapting to new technology and changing broadcaster requirements
Televisual is widely regarded as the most detailed source of information on the UK production supply chain.
Technology & Workflow
Televisual has consistently led coverage of emerging technology and workflow change, often well ahead of the market. Topics have included HDR, Atmos, cloud workflows, colour management, HETV pipelines and virtual production.
Crucially, this reporting is written from the perspective of early adopters and practitioners, not vendors, providing credibility and real-world insight.
Industry Analysis
Televisual provides rigorous analysis and informs about:
- Skills shortages and training
- Inclusivity and sustainability
- Changing production roles (e.g. post production supervisors)
- Shifts in funding models and SVoD strategies
- Market correction, PSB pressures and the “Big Reset”
At its core, Televisual is about change from how its unfolding and what it means for the industry.
Editorial Authority
Every survey, report or feature in Televisual has a sharp focus on what’s new and above all what’s next. This focus on change informs almost everything Televisual publishes and to a surprising extent the same unerring focus differentiates Televisual from other industry media. The UK television and film sector exists in a world of ever-accelerating change from funding models through workflows and production methodology. Televisual is the trusted brand the UK production community congregates around for reliable, credible and comprehensive coverage of this change. There is no other magazine like Televisual that knows its audience or engages with the same with such critical commentary.
Televisual’s surveys and reports are built on extensive canvassing of senior practitioners, giving each issue an unparalleled breadth of informed voices. For example, the Autumn and Winter issues canvass hundreds of executives and creative leads ahead of publication.This allows genuine trends and themes to emerge.
The magazine is edited by Jon Creamer, with over two decades’ experience at Televisual, supported by an experienced team of industry editors and contributors all with decades of relevant editorial experience including Associate Editor, Pippa Considine and regular contributors like Michael Burns.
TELEVISUAL: VALUE FOR ADVERTISERS
Televisual offers advertisers:
- The largest printed reach and engagement within the UK production community
- A uniquely senior, balanced audience directly involved in recorded content creation working in most the UK’s larger and mid-size companies as well as uniquely those working in senior freelance production roles
- A premium editorial environment that offers a relevant context for advertisers that in turn delivers a consequent meaning and value to marketing propositions with a long shelf life
Televisual is not the cheapest medium and nor is it the most expensive, but it is widely regarded as offering by far the best value and most effective platform for advertising production technology and facilities services.
Televisual’s consistent advertiser base, including leading technology companies, resellers, studios, post houses and rental services, reflects deep industry trust and engagement.
Find out more on the TELEVISUAL ADVERTISING page.
TELEVISUAL: IN SUMMARY
With its scale, authority, and editorial depth, and as the UK television and film sector goes through profound change, Televisual remains more relevant than ever. It provides benchmark industry knowledge, champions creativity, and delivers credible analysis of technology, workflow and market change, making it the essential magazine for the UK production community.
For a full list of Televisual surveys, special reports and features and when they happen, please see the TELEVISUAL TIMETABLE
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