Press Releases

Entries Open For BASE Awards 2019, June 6th Date Confirmed

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has announced that entries for the 2019 BASE Awards are now open, with the social highlight of the video category’s calendar once again returning to Tobacco Dock on Thursday […]

The Greatest Show: Hugh Jackman’s Musical Extravaganza Breaks Records as Video Category Grows by 10% in 2018

Video category grows by 10 per cent, bringing total market value to £2.34 billion1

The Greatest Showman breaks records with over 2.68 million sales2

Digital film sales up 36 per cent2 year on year

Physical […]

Partnership Between BASE, Official Charts Company & Yahoo Movies Heralds Arrival Of Inaugural Official Film Chart Show

The Official Film Chart, the first weekly chart in the world to count movie downloads, launched today.

The chart – the result of a partnership between the Official Charts Company, the British Association for Screen Entertainment and incorporating […]

Virgin Media Store Becomes The Latest Platform To Join FindAnyFilm.com

With a continued focus on delivering legal routes for consumers to access entertainment content, FindAnyFilm.com has today announced Virgin Media Store as the latest digital platform to join the site.

FindAnyFilm.com is one of the […]

BASE Seeks To Drive Engagement With Digital Transaction Through Partnership With Daily Telegraph

The campaign has been designed to increase consumer awareness and understanding of digital transaction both within the Telegraph’s core audience and across a broader demographic through the Telegraph’s partnership with Apple News and a concerted […]

Digital Entertainment Group Europe Refreshes Board, Broadens Remit With Addition Of Nordic Committee

The Digital Entertainment Group Europe (DEGE) today confirmed a new line-up for its Board of Directors as well as announcing that it has formalised the implementation of the DEG Nordic Committee, which has been created to […]

Bullish Screen Entertainment Category Buoyed By Growth In Digital & Premium Physical Formats

More than 38 million copies sold across formats [1]
The Greatest Showman breaks the million mark, shatters EST records
Digital ownership up 27 per cent year-on-year
Year-to-date top 10 sees growth across physical […]

BASE Announces Penguin Ventures’ Thomas Merrington As Latest Speaker At 2018 Category Showcase & Innovation Forum

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) are pleased to welcome Thomas Merrington, Creative Director at Penguin Ventures (part of Penguin Random House), to the line-up at this year’s […]

Starcount’s Edwina Dunn Joins Line-Up At BASE Category Showcase & Innovation Forum

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and The Entertainment Retailers Association today announced that Edwina Dunn, from predictive analytics specialists Starcount, has joined the roster of speakers confirmed for the Category Showcase & Innovation Forum, taking […]

Kantar Consulting & BASE Innovation Awards Panel Confirmed for 2018 Category Showcase & Innovation Forum

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and The Entertainment Retailers Association today announced the first set of speakers confirmed for the forthcoming Category Showcase & Innovation Forum, set to take place at Picturehouse Central from 8 […]