Press Releases

BASE Awards 2021: Category Hero Spotlight

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]2020 is the year we won’t forget, with a myriad of professional challenges that saw our category respond with equal parts resilience, determination and agility. And, as much as we pride ourselves on our insights, no-one at BASE predicted at the turn of 2020 that our annual industry celebration of the achievements of the previous year would be required to be virtual for […]

DEGN Launches Inaugural Nordic Weekly Film Chart Show ‘The Hitlist’

The Digital Entertainment Group Nordic Committee (DEGN) has today announced the launch of The Hitlist, the first weekly home entertainment chart in the Nordic territories, the result of a partnership between the region’s major film platforms and the Digital Entertainment Group International. Inspired by the success of the UK’s Official Film Chart, which launched in […]

Mega Movie Week debuts in Germany in Unparalleled Cross-Industry Campaign

This week The Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) helped to launch Germany’s first ever MEGA MOVIE WEEK in partnership with The Federal Association for Audiovisual Media (Der Bundesverband für Audiovisuelle Medien e.V. / BVV) and The Society for the Promotion of Audiovisual Media (Die Gesellschaft zur Förderung audiovisueller Medien mbH / FAM). From 10th-16th May, […]

BASE Awards Set For September 2021

Entries Now Open To Celebrate A Momentous Year The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has today announced that entries to the BASE Awards 2021 are now open, with a fresh list of awards categories set to reflect and celebrate the full spectrum of the home entertainment category in a remarkable year. The 41st BASE Awards will take […]

New Beginnings, New Entertainment Cross-Industry Trailer Helps Audiences Find New Stories

Today FindAnyFilm.com has released its brand-new Spring 2021 trailer, showcasing the best film and TV shows available for consumers to download, keep and own over the coming months. Created in conjunction with more than 10 major and indie studios including Disney, Universal, BBC Studios, Mattel and Warner Bros., the new campaign trailer, entitled “New Beginnings […]

New Villains, Same Heroes: Navigating Change and Challenge in Strange Times

Liz Bales, Chief Executive of the British Association for Screen Entertainment, the Digital Entertainment Group International, and The Industry Trust, reflects on the role of entertainment trade associations in a period of forced industry change.  Two exciting things happened in my work-life last week: I virtually attended the UK Cinema Association Conference led by Phil […]

BASE/DEGI Launches Its Largest Cross-Category Digital Transactional Campaign To Date

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) has launched its biggest ever cross-category marketing campaign with Unforgettable Entertainment, driving engagement from new, lapsed and existing digital transactional customers. Building on the success of the BASE/DEGI New Release-focused Mega Movie Week campaigns of the previous years, as well as the […]

The Movie Partnership Joins the British Association for Screen Entertainment

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has today announced the addition of The Movie Partnership (TMP) to its membership with immediate effect. Founded in 2009, TMP works with independent distributors, sales agents, producers, and financiers, releasing over 3,500 films and 2,000 hours of television content throughout 80 countries. Managing the workflow of product distribution […]

British Association for Screen Entertainment Announces New Chair, Sets Out Vision For 2021

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has announced that Rob Marsh, Vice President Commercial (Home Entertainment) at Sony Pictures Entertainment, has been appointed as the organisation’s new Chair with immediate effect. Marsh, who joined BASE Council in 2019, will serve as Chair alongside existing Co-Vice Chairs, BBC Studios’ Home Entertainment Director Lesley Johnson, and […]

Consumer Demand For Digital & Premium Formats Bolsters Transactional As Video Category Grows By 26% In 2020

Joker is 2020’s biggest title with more than 1.4m copies sold across disc, EST and TVOD as family and action films dominate the top 10. Four titles exceed a million and the top 15 titles sell in excess of 500,000[1] Film EST booms to record highs during lockdown, contributing to yearly growth of 16 per […]