BSkyB tops the sector for the third consecutive year. But the 2009 overall winner has slipped somewhat – fourth last year, it’s now 16th overall. Financially strong, its problems are largely not of its own making but a consequence of the failed News Corp bid to acquire the pay-TV cash cow. Runner-up Pearson remains on target to hit earnings forecasts, despite boss Marjorie Scardino’s warning that conditions are ‘neither simple nor helpful’. The BBC makes a strong first-time BMAC showing, scooping third in sector. It’s been a turbulent year for the corporation, with the Delivering Quality First (DQF) proposals and the move to Salford testing both management and staff. Publisher Reed Elsevier has had a bullish year, buying US data specialist Accuity for £343m.
BMAC 2011 by sector: Media
| QMan | Rank | FS | Rank | QG&S | Rank | AAT | Rank | |
| BBC | 4.4 | 10 | 6.9 | 3 | 8.0 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 |
| BSkyB | 7.5 | 2 | 7.8 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 1 |
| Daily Mail & General Trust | 5.7 | 7 | 5.1 | 9 | 6.9 | 4 | 4.9 | 9 |
| Euromoney Institutional Inv. | 6.4 | 4 | 5.4 | 8 | 6.9 | 4 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Informa | 6.0 | 6 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.8 | 6 |
| ITV | 5.5 | 8 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.7 | 9 | 6.0 | 4 |
| Mecom Group | 4.9 | 9 | 4.3 | 10 | 4.9 | 10 | 4.3 | 10 |
| Pearson | 7.6 | 1 | 7.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 3 | 6.9 | 2 |
| Reed Elsevier | 6.3 | 5 | 6.5 | 4 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.3 | 3 |
| United Business Media* | 6.7 | 3 | 5.6 | 7 | 6.1 | 8 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
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| VLTI | Rank | CI | Rank | QMar | Rank | C&ER | Rank | UCA | Rank | TOTAL | Rank | |
| BBC | 6.0 | 4 | 6.6 | 3 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 4.7 | 10 | 55.4 | 3 |
| BSkyB | 7.5 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 67.2 | 1 |
| Daily Mail & General Trust | 5.7 | 8 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.3 | 7 | 4.7 | 8 | 5.1 | 8 | 49.0 | 8 |
| Euromoney Institutional Inv. | 6.0 | 4 | 5.9 | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 4.9 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 52.7 | 5 |
| Informa | 5.8 | 7 | 4.8 | 8 | 5.5 | 6 | 4.3 | 9 | 5.5 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 |
| ITV | 4.8 | 9 | 4.8 | 8 | 5.2 | 8 | 4.8 | 7 | 5.7 | 5 | 48.5 | 9 |
| Mecom Group | 3.9 | 10 | 4.3 | 10 | 4.3 | 10 | 4.3 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 40.0 | 10 |
| Pearson | 6.6 | 3 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.6 | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.7 | 2 | 61.7 | 2 |
| Reed Elsevier | 6.8 | 2 | 5.2 | 7 | 5.0 | 9 | 5.2 | 4 | 5.3 | 7 | 53.2 | 4 |
| United Business Media* | 5.9 | 6 | 5.9 | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.9 | 4 | 52.1 | 6 |
| 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 529.8 |
Key |
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| QMan FS QG&S AAT VLTI CI Q Mar C&ER UCA |
Quality of Management Financial Soundness Quality of Goods & Services Ability to Attract, Develop and Retain Top Talent Value as a Long Term Investment Capacity to Innovate Quality of Marketing Community and Environmental Responsibility Use of Corporate Assets |
