# ACCESS Newswire

> ACCESS Newswire is a Raleigh-based, publicly traded communications technology company that combines press release distribution, media databases and pitching, monitoring, analytics, investor relations websites, and earnings webcasts. Its defining move was the $43.5 million purchase of Newswire in 2022, followed by a 2025 rebrand and the $12.5 million sale of its legacy compliance business - a deliberate turn from filing paperwork toward owning the communications workflow.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Raleigh, United States
- **Founders:** Brian R. Balbirnie (Founder, President & CEO)
- **Products:** Press Release Distribution, ACCESS PR, ACCESS IR, ACCESS Verified, ACCESS Insights & Analytics
- **Notable:** Worked with 12,802 customers in 2025, up from 12,349 in 2024., Reached 974 subscriptions and approximately $12.2 million in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2025., Expanded 2025 gross margin to 77% while adjusted EBITDA rose to $3.214 million.

## Products & services

- **Press Release Distribution** — Flat-fee local, national, financial, and global distribution with unlimited words and multimedia, reporting, and delivery to media and financial platforms.
- **ACCESS PR** — Subscription platform bundling a media database, journalist pitching, media and social monitoring, press release distribution, and reporting.
- **ACCESS IR** — Investor relations websites, earnings calls, webcasts, virtual meetings, and regulatory news distribution under one login and service team.
- **ACCESS Verified** — AI-assisted first-pass verification of press release content, integrated into the distribution workflow at no extra charge while retaining human editorial review.
- **ACCESS Insights & Analytics** — Press release reporting with editorial scoring, engagement data, sentiment analysis, and an LLM Citation Score for AI-answer visibility.
- **Professional Education Program** — Complimentary platform access for college professors so students can practice distribution, pitching, and coverage tracking.

## Achievements

- Worked with 12,802 customers in 2025, up from 12,349 in 2024.
- Reached 974 subscriptions and approximately $12.2 million in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2025.
- Expanded 2025 gross margin to 77% while adjusted EBITDA rose to $3.214 million.
- Reduced debt by using the $12 million closing proceeds from the compliance-business sale to repay Pinnacle Bank.
- Built a distribution and software customer footprint spanning more than 135 countries.
- Sponsored the 2026 PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition and supplied its platform free to participating educators.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Launched ACCESS Insights & Analytics, including AI-powered editorial scoring, engagement reporting, sentiment analysis, and LLM citation visibility.
- **2026-05** — The PRSSA Bateman competition named its winners after 46 entries from 35 colleges developed campaigns for ACCESS Newswire's education program.
- **2026-03** — Made social monitoring generally available inside the ACCESS platform.
- **2026-03** — Launched ACCESS Verified, an AI-assisted release verification layer offered to customers at no additional charge.
- **2026-03** — Reported 2025 revenue of $22.619 million, 77% gross margin, and 974 subscriptions with about $12.2 million ARR.
- **2025-02** — Sold most of the legacy compliance business to Equiniti Trust Company for up to $12.5 million and used $12 million of closing cash to reduce debt.
- **2025-01** — Changed the corporate name from Issuer Direct Corporation to ACCESS Newswire Inc. and began trading under NYSE American ticker ACCS.

## Links

- Website: https://www.accessnewswire.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessnewswire/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AccesswireNews
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@access_newswire
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accessnewswire1

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Last updated: 2026-09-24