UK/Ireland News Distribution

Deliver your news via the Press Association, the national news agency of the UK and Ireland, and reach 100% of the national papers, 90%+ of regional/local papers and 100% of terrestrial TV broadcast channels.

Distributing your announcement to the UK and Ireland media could not be easier. Utilising the Press Association Opens in new window news wire your news is transmitted, in full-text, directly onto thousands of editorial screens across the UK and Ireland — including every national and major regional newspaper, and through the BBC and ITN/IRN to every TV and radio station too.

In addition your news is repackaged for websites, mobile phones, newspaper pages, teletext services and much more. Your press release can also be accessed via Mediapoint, the PA's internet-based breaking news service, subscribed by journalists, government organisations and businesses.

For maximum exposure in the UK and Ireland, Business Wire will also:

  • Post your news onto major news sites including BusinessWire.com, Google News, and AOL; and is archived on all major databases including Factiva and Lexis Nexis.
  • Make your release available to Business Wire PressPass, a proprietary database of thousands of journalists registered to receive breaking news from Business Wire.
  • Include your choice of industry trades for maximum impact and disclosure to specialist audiences.

How Is My Release Doing?

As an added bonus, each release receives valuable NewsTrak monitoring and tracking reports, giving you a snapshot of your news as it appears on key portals and news sites. In addition, our Access report provides a summary of viewer interaction with your release from BusinessWire.com and BusinessWire.com-hosted news pages. It includes search terms used to find your news on Google, Yahoo! and other search engines; links and click-throughs from referring blogs and websites; social media submissions and much, much more!*

Tell your story to the national media: call us on +44 (0)20 7626 1982 or email us at uk@businesswire.com.

* Access reports are updated continuously for two years from the date your news is distributed.

Global-Mobile-Social-Measurable Press Releases

Global-Mobile-Social-Measurable

Press releases send in English by Business Wire will now automatically include unique and important Global-Mobile-Social-Measurable components. Find out more about GloMoSoMe.

GloMoSoMe (PDF)

Distribution Lists

View our wide selection of circuits and trades at BusinessWire.com available in the UK and Ireland.

Disclosure Services

Business Wire offers Complete UK and European disclosure services for all types of announcements.

Press Association Facts

  • The PA is respected, trusted and recognised in the UK and is seen as the "newspapers' newspaper".
  • Content sent over the PA wire is delivered simultaneously to every UK editorial system, past their firewalls, in seconds.
  • The wire delivers to designated baskets — it's not mixed in with all other incoming e-mail.
  • Wire content is "opt-in" solicited copy, so there are no spamming issues.