Press Releases

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 […]

British Association for Screen Entertainment Announces 40th Annual Base Awards Winners

This year the British Association for Screen Entertainment brought the 40th anniversary BASE Awards home, with entrants and colleagues from across the industry finding their own ways to celebrate while they watched a series of specially made awards videos that announced who was commended, highly commended or a winning entry for this year’s 24 BASE […]

Must See Movies Returns To Celebrate The Best Films Of The 1980s.

A Must See Movies 80s celebration is confirmed from Saturday 10th October, in collaboration with the upcoming National Album Day. Elevating the music campaign, this year BASE has joined forces with ERA to launch a new curated range of titles in tandem with a larger body of activity featuring unique album releases, online listening parties […]

UK’s Official Charts Company Launches World-First Rental Data Service

The UK’s Official Charts Company today announces the launch of a brand new digital rental chart and data service for the British video sector. The new service will provide the video category with the first monthly VOD chart service in the world to be based on data from digital retailers, delivering a view of consumer […]