Entries in 'entertainment' (116)

Amazon boosts its entertainment market share as GAME drops 3%

Amazon boosts its entertainment market share as GAME drops 3%

Supermarkets and Amazon have boosted their entertainment market share at the expense of GAME and HMV.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2013 at 1:49PM in News
Charlotte Harrington named as new Tesco entertainment boss

Charlotte Harrington named as new Tesco entertainment boss

The UK’s leading supermarket Tesco has named Charlotte Harrington as its new home entertainment and books boss.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2013 at 10:56AM in News
Future's consumer reach hits record high

Future's consumer reach hits record high

The latest ABC numbers from Future Entertainment show that the publishing company now reaches a higher global audience than ever before.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 14th 2013 at 12:33PM in News
Google's entertainment manager heads to Weve

Google's entertainment manager heads to Weve

Warren Mills will leave Google for a role at mobile commerce firm Weve at the end of the month.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 12th 2013 at 11:46AM in News

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Lee Nutter becomes Future's group publisher for entertainment

Lee Nutter becomes Future's group publisher for entertainment

Future has promoted Lee Nutter to the position of group publisher for the entertainment group.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 29th 2013 at 9:47AM in News
HMV demise could kill 4% of games market; High Street entertainment share would plummet

HMV demise could kill 4% of games market; High Street entertainment share would plummet

The cost to the UK video games market should HMV fail to find a buyer could be as little as four per cent.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 16th 2013 at 10:27AM in News
Overall UK games market down 17.4% in 2012

Overall UK games market down 17.4% in 2012

The ERA has said that the UK video games market declined 17.4 per cent to £1.598bn in 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 2nd 2013 at 10:19AM in News
New Xbox Live entertainment apps launch

New Xbox Live entertainment apps launch

Xbox Live has added several new offerings to its budding entertainment app section.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Dec 21st 2012 at 7:17AM in News

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INTERVIEW: SCE CEO Andrew House

INTERVIEW: SCE CEO Andrew House

Andrew House felt he was heading into the lion’s den ahead of his first major press conference since becoming CEO of PlayStation.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jun 19th 2012 at 1:42PM in News
Blizzard Entertainment skips E3 2012

Blizzard Entertainment skips E3 2012

World of Warcraft developer-publisher Blizzard will not have a floor presence at this year’s E3, a company rep has told MCV.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 11th 2012 at 6:32PM in News
Inside Xbox UK scrapped

Inside Xbox UK scrapped

Microsoft has cancelled Inside Xbox in the UK and Europe after it axed the service in the US last week.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 9th 2012 at 3:50PM in News
Future reshuffles senior Entertainment team

Future reshuffles senior Entertainment team

UK media group Future Publishing has made a number of changes to the senior management team for its Entertainment brands.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 9th 2012 at 12:33PM in News

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Xbox Live apps free for four days

Xbox Live apps free for four days

Microsoft is letting Xbox 360 owners access entertainment apps such as Netflix for free from April 20th until April 23rd.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 18th 2012 at 10:14AM in News
Entertainment overtakes gaming in Xbox 360 usage

Entertainment overtakes gaming in Xbox 360 usage

US Xbox 360 owners are now spending more time using Xbox 360’s multimedia functions than they are gaming.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 28th 2012 at 9:18AM in News
Brand Map: 31 per cent of Diablo players are female

Brand Map: 31 per cent of Diablo players are female

Almost a third of all Diablo players are female, a new report shows.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 26th 2012 at 11:00AM in News

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Bioshock film loses director

Bioshock film loses director

Negotiations for the movie adaptation of BioShock have seen very little forward movement since its reveal back in 2008. Now the film appears to have taken another step back with ...

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Mar 26th 2012 at 3:43AM in News
Vevo music app launches on Xbox Live

Vevo music app launches on Xbox Live

Xbox 360 owners can now access music video application Vevo in the UK, US, Canada and Ireland.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 7th 2012 at 10:22AM in News
Time called on four SOE MMOs

Time called on four SOE MMOs

Sony Online Entertainment is to cease four of its onlne titles at the end of the month, it has been revealed.

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on Mar 1st 2012 at 11:24AM in News
INTERVIEW: Do video games have a future at HMV?

INTERVIEW: Do video games have a future at HMV?

Yes, says CEO Simon Fox, but there will be sacrifices. Christopher Dring visits HMV’s offices to find out how its attitude towards gaming has changed.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 15th 2012 at 5:59PM in News
HMV slams 'idiotic' offshore tax dodging

HMV slams 'idiotic' offshore tax dodging

It is ‘absolutely nuts’ online retailers can avoid tax so easily, says HMV.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 14th 2012 at 9:32AM in News
Amazon is the UK's No.1 entertainment retailer

Amazon is the UK's No.1 entertainment retailer

New numbers from Kantar Worldpanel suggest that Amazon overtook HMV in the three months ending December 25th to become the UK’s biggest entertainment retailer for the first time.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 7th 2012 at 2:31PM in News
UPDATED: PSN becomes SEN

UPDATED: PSN becomes SEN

The PlayStation Network brand will be abandoned on February 8th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 6th 2012 at 9:11AM in News
MMO stalwart EverQuest making F2P switch

MMO stalwart EverQuest making F2P switch

Nearly 13 years after it first hit the market, Sony Online Entertainment has decided to convert EverQuest into a free-to-play title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2012 at 3:37PM in News
360 dash app usage rises 50%

360 dash app usage rises 50%

The amount of consumers using entertainment apps on Xbox Live globally increased by 50 per cent from November to December.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 18th 2012 at 10:37AM in News