Case Study: Timeline Television achieves fast, scalable finance reporting to manage rapid growth with Access Group

Why Timeline Television switched from Sage to Access financial software

Timeline Television was outgrowing Sage Line 50: the system was slow, lacked export and reporting options, and couldn’t handle the company’s rapid expansion or the tight six‑week deadline for a replacement. To address these issues, Timeline Television moved to Access Group’s finance and payroll suite, including Access Financials and Access SelectPay, plus modules such as Asset Manager, Access Office Integration and TaskCentre.

Access Group implemented the new solution on time with no downtime, and the system scaled immediately when Timeline won the BT Sport contract—processing six times the company’s annual spend in three months. The new Access Group software made reporting near‑instant (for example, a turnover report in two seconds), improved data export and Mac compatibility, and automated processes, delivering faster transaction searches, clearer management reports and tangible time savings.

Timeline Television

Christine Davis

Financial Controller