Entries in 'ed vaizey' (14)
MP Ed Vaizey "pleads" with civil servants for a console in his office
The Government’s Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries wants a games console in his office.
INTERVIEW: Ed Vaizey, MP
Tax breaks for games made in the UK are back on the agenda. So MCV spoke to Ed Vaizey, minister for the department of culture, media and sport, to find out ...
Vaizey: 'Games can play key role in economic recovery'
Culture minister Ed Vaizey held meetings with games firms today over Research and Development tax credits.
London Games Festival draws in 76,000
The London Games Festival saw a whopping 76,000 people attend its various games events.
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Vaizey explains tax break snub
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey gave a well-rehearsed speech to a large group of games industry professionals at the Develop Conference in Brighton this morning, encouraging the sector to move on ...
Vaizey endorses TIGA/ELSPA partnership
More politicians are throwing their support behind ELSPA and TIGA’s joint-decision to unite in a new push for game tax breaks.
Vaizey to talk tax breaks at Develop Conference?
Ed Vaizey is to make what may be his first appearance at a games industry event since he became Minister for Culture at the formation of the current coalition Government.
Vaizey becomes culture minister
Ed Vaizey, the Conservative MP who has in recent months pledged to support the game industry, has been appointed as Culture Minister.
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ELSPA Question Time event on tonight
Today is the day three main political parties head to BAFTA’s London HQ to discuss the game industry’s most pressing issues.
Ministers hope to fast-track PEGI
The UK Government has addressed fears that the Digital Economy Bill will not be passed before the General Election.
The Bill, which looks at age ratings, broadband and illegal ...
LGC 09: Gordon Brown is failing games industry, say Tories
The Conservative Party this afternoon launched its biggest attack yet on the Government for its treatment of the UK games industry.
MP: Labour has 'forgotten games industry’
The British Government has ‘forgotten’ the UK video games industry – allowing Canada and France to pinch our finest creative talent.
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Shadow Culture Minister calls for single trade body
Shadow Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has recommended that industry trade bodies TIGA and ELSPA merge – to form ‘The Video Games Association’.
Tories reach out to games industry
The Conservative Party’s Shadow Arts and Culture Minister has told MCV that he would be keen to set up a games industry equivalent of the UK Film Council should the ...
