Press Releases

Bonfires and Fireworks deliver success for first MIP London

  The Savoy Theatre is currently awash with pink apex predators as it hosts the spectacular Mean Girls musical. Next door at The Savoy Hotel, it was all generosity in the programme of insights delivered at the inaugural MIP London, in the final days of February. One of the leading European industry markets, MIP London, […]

THE 2025 BASE AWARDS: ENTRIES NOW OPEN – Two New Awards Will Help Celebrate 45 Years of UK Home Entertainment

  Winners photo from 2024 BASE Awards, at the Camden Roundhouse Entry Form Deadline: Friday, 11th April 2025 Final Presentation Submission: Friday, 2nd May 2025 Event Date: Thursday, 13th November 2025 Venue: Camden Roundhouse, London NW1 Early-Bird Ticket Prices available until 1st April Wednesday 26th February: Today, The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) announces […]

Moments Worth Paying For Presents a Special Message from the Star of Marching Powder

From the irreverent and profane world of The Football Factory, comes the long-awaited reunion of acclaimed director Nick Love (The Business, The Sweeney, The Football Factory, The Firm) and national treasure Danny Dyer (The Football Factory, The Business, Human Traffic). Today, Moments Worth Paying For presents an exclusive message ahead of True Brit Entertainment’s MARCHING […]

British Association for Screen Entertainment Announces 2025 Board Changes

Today, the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) announces the appointment of Marie-Claire Benson, EVP and Head of the Motion Picture Group at Lionsgate UK, and Ruth Sharp, Vice President & Head of Digital Distribution UK at Warner Bros. Discovery, as new Co-Chairs of BASE, effective immediately. Marie-Claire Benson, recognised as an exceptional entertainment leader […]

Audience Engagement with Streaming, Premium Transactional, and 4K helps UK Visual Home Entertainment Sector Surpass £5bn for the first time

Consumer Spend across Visual Home Entertainment rose to £5.1bn[1] in 2024, the highest ever recorded figure for the sector, and the first time it has passed the £5bn mark, inclusive of all SVoD, DIGITAL and DISC sales, and rental (PEST, PVoD, EST, VoD, DVD, BLU-RAY, 4K UHD, RENTAL, BOXSET) Consumer Spend across Visual Home Entertainment […]

A SWEET YEAR for CHALAMET: WONKA WORKS its MAGIC and DUNE: PART TWO SHINES as the UK’S BIGGEST TITLES of 2024 are REVEALED

It was a sweet year for WONKA[1]: the Timothée Chalamet adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic was the biggest Home Entertainment film of 2024 in the UK with 821k[2] sales and rentals, or on Blu-ray or DVD Timothée Chalamet was 2024’s leading man of choice for audiences at home, as DUNE: PART TWO[3] journeyed to […]

Remembering Simon Heller: A Beloved Colleague and Industry Pioneer

It is with deep sadness that BASE shares the tragic and unexpected passing of Simon Heller at the age of 64. A cherished former colleague during BASE’s earlier days as the British Video Association (BVA), Simon leaves behind a loving wife and two daughters, along with a legacy that touched countless lives within the home […]

XPERI Inc. joins the British Association for Screen Entertainment and DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International

    Today, with immediate effect, Xperi Inc. becomes the newest hybrid member of the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. They join the one-hundred-plus organisations in the ever-growing BASE and DEGI member and partner community as we round off another successful year of growth and innovation in […]

Next-Gen Media joins the British Association for Screen Entertainment

Today, with immediate effect, Next-Gen Media becomes the newest member of the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE). They join the flourishing BASE community, with over eighty-five organisations united in supporting and developing the UK Home Entertainment industry. As a digital out-of-home (DOOH) organisation within the student market, Next-Gen Media promotes positive opportunities to enrich […]

Leading UK Entertainment Trade Body British Association for Screen Entertainment Announces Team Restructure

Thursday 14th November: Today, the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) announce a restructuring of its London based organisation, following recent team departures. Sarah Mackie joins in the newly adapted role of Senior Communications and Events Manager. Her remit includes BASE Awards lead, the Annual Wrap and Industry Outlook, […]