PA Media Group

PA Media Group

https://pamediagroup.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/-pa-media/

PA Media Group, a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, was founded in 1868 and employs approximately 1060 individuals, reporting $148.7M in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in media production, maintaining a diverse portfolio of specialist media companies spanning news & information, data, technology, marketing and communications. Its flagship brand, PA Media, serves as the national news agency for the UK and Ireland. It provides customers across the media, sport, corporate, betting and public sectors with content, products and services designed to inform and entertain their audiences.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1868

Headcount

1,062

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Primary Segment

Media Production

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On July 20, 2026, a trade union condemned PA Media Group's proposal to close its Howden East Yorkshire branch, expressing concern that the move would relocate its northern hub to Leeds and impact generations of journalists trained and supported by the office. This follows the Press Association's proposal on July 17, 2026, to shut its northern hub in East Yorkshire, which opened in 2002, with up to 140 staff set for relocation. Earlier, on July 15, 2026, PA Media Group informed more than 140 employees of their impending relocation from Howden to hybrid roles 47 miles away in Leeds, specifically to West Village on Wellington Street. The Howden office has served as the UK's national news agency's northern hub for over two decades, and a consultation plan for the move is now in place.

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Jul

30th

2026

09:34

Marketing and Promotional Activities

What Makes Sponsored Content Effective?

The Content Glut Content has never been easier to produce or harder to get noticed. Most businesses are publishing regularly and still struggling to break through. The differentiator is no longer what you create. It is where it appears and who sees it.

Thepamediagroup

Jul

20th

2026

23:30

B2B Tag, Facility Closure

PA to consider closing its Howden, East Yorkshire branch

A trade union has condemned proposals to shut a news agency branch, saying it has helped train and support generations of journalists. PA Media Group is considering closing its long-standing office in Howden, East Yorkshire, as part of plans to relocate its northern hub to Leeds.

Jul

17th

2026

06:30

Corporate Restructuring, B2B Tag, Facility Closure, Business Restructuring

Press Association to close Howden hub with staff relocated

The Press Association is proposing to close its northern hub in East Yorkshire with up to 140 staff set to be relocated. The national news agency’s office at Howden in the East Riding opened in 2002 and hundreds of journalists have since built lives in the area.

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Jul

15th

2026

05:40

Corporate Restructuring, B2B Tag, Business Restructuring

PA Media Group set to move from historic town as '140 employees told to travel'

More than 140 PA Media Group employees are set to be uprooted from an historic Yorkshire town after being told they will be relocated in hybrid roles – 47 miles away in Leeds. The three-storey Howden office has been the UK's national news agency's northern hub for over two decades, but now a consultation plan is in place for a move to West Village on Wellington Street in Leeds.

Jun

26th

2026

14:39

Why Google’s SEO/AI Optimization Guide Is Really About Escaping Commodity Content

For the last two years, marketers have been asking the same question: “How do we optimize for AI search?” Google just answered that question with unusual clarity. It is editorial. In its new guide on optimizing for generative AI features, Google repeatedly emphasizes something that should make every content marketer slightly uncomfortable: Non-commodity content.

Thepamediagroup

Jun

24th

2026

17:32

The Six Life Moments That Decide Where Consumers Bank

Download the Report Financial marketing tends to behave as if consumers are constantly thinking about their bank. They’re not. For most people, their primary financial institution is invisible — a background service they interact with briefly and think about almost never.

Thepamediagroup

Jun

24th

2026

17:32

The Local Advantage That Most Community Banks Are Leaving on the Table

Download the Report Here’s a number that should make every community bank marketer sit up straight: 76% of American consumers view local banks favorably. For local credit unions, that number is 77% — the highest favorability rating of any institution type in the country.

Thepamediagroup

Jun

24th

2026

17:31

35% of Your Best New Customers Found You Through a Family Member. Are You Capitalizing on That?

Download the Report If you asked your last 50 new account holders how they first heard about your institution, what would they say? If you’re like most community banks and credit unions, the most common answer would be: “Someone in my family told me about you.” Our 2026 American Financial Consumer study found that 35% of consumers first heard about their primary financial institution from a family member.

Thepamediagroup

Jun

24th

2026

17:31

Generation Z Is Already Banking. Are You on Their Radar?

Download the Report Gen Z is no longer a future audience. The oldest members of this cohort are 27. They have jobs, they have debit cards, they have growing credit needs, and they are very much in the market for financial relationships.

Thepamediagroup

Jun

24th

2026

17:31

Why Fees Are Quietly Killing Your Customer Retention

Download the Report Your institution probably has a customer service team that’s genuinely good at its job. You likely have competitive rates on at least some of your products. You’re probably rooted in the community in ways a national bank or fintech can’t match.

Thepamediagroup

Jun

24th

2026

17:31

You Have 77% Favorability. Your Prospects Have Never Heard of You.

Download the Report Local credit unions are the most favorably viewed financial institution type in the United States, according to our 2026 American Financial Consumer study. Seventy-seven percent of American consumers view local credit unions favorably — ahead of local banks, regional banks, national banks, and every fintech alternative in the survey.

Thepamediagroup

Jun

24th

2026

17:30

The Content Channel Your Banking Competitors Are Ignoring (That Gen Z and Millennials Are On Every Day)

Download the Report Financial institutions spend a lot of money on channels their best prospects don’t use, and almost nothing on channels where those prospects spend hours every day. Here’s what our research found: YouTube is the top research channel for Gen Z consumers (58%) and the second-highest for Millennials (45%).

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