60.31
Class
News agency activities
SDMX: J6031
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
1 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes: - news syndicate and news agency activities furnishing news, pictures and features to the media, publishers and broadcasters
✗ Excludes
This class excludes: - retail sale of newspapers, see 47.62 - publishing activities, see 58.1 - broadcasting and audio or video streaming activities (having distribution rights), see 60.10, 60.20 - provision of technical infrastructure related to audio or video streaming services, data processing services and related activities, see 63.10 - activities of independent photojournalists, see 74.20 - activities of independent journalists, see 90.11
Frequently Confused With
47.62
Retail sale of newspapers, and other periodical publications and stationery
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58.1 Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing
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60.10 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities
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60.20 Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities
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63.10 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXProgrammers and software development professionals
SOC 2020:2134 Common titles: Software engineer, Web developer
IT quality and testing professionals
SOC 2020:2136 Common titles: Software tester, QA analyst
IT network professionals
SOC 2020:2137 Common titles: Network engineer, Systems admin
Related Occupations
Web design professionalsInformation technology professionals n.e.c.
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section J (News agency activities).
Frequently confused with
- 47.62 — Retail Sale of Newspapers, and Other Periodical Publications and Stationery
- 58.1 — Publishing of Books, Newspapers and Other Publishing Activities, Except Software Publishing
- 60.10 — Radio Broadcasting and Audio Distribution Activities
- 60.20 — Television Programming, Broadcasting and Video Distribution Activities
- 63.10 — Computing Infrastructure, Data Processing, Hosting and Related Activities
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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