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David Gardner joins BAFTA, PQube hires Matthew Pellett and Mojang strengthens creative communications team. BAFTA appoints first VP of games General partner and co-founder of London Venture Partners David Gardner OBE has been appointed as the first vice president for games at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. As …
Read More »Last tables filling up fast for the MCV Awards 2017
There are only a few weeks to go if you’d like to secure a seat at the games industry’s most prestigious awards show. With March almost upon us, you’re running out of time to book a spot at this year’s MCV Awards. This year, the MCV Awards will be held …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Dead Good bolsters international PR team
Milewski joins from Techland, Future’s Daniella Lucas joins OXM and Fandom adds Sam Loveridge as UK gaming editor. Dead Good Media strengthens its international PR team UK PR and creative agency Dead Good Media has expanded its international PR team with the appointment of Paul Milewski as media consultant. Previously international PR and marketing manager …
Read More »Comedian Rob Beckett to host the MCV Awards 2017
Comedian Rob Beckett will host this year’s MCV Awards. The 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain, plus regular guest on Mock the Week, Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, has also appeared in sitcom Fresh Meat, Drunk Histories and co-hosted I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The MCV …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Mansell steps up at Jagex
Jagex has a new COO and acting CEO, while Mark Oxenham joins Good Catch. Mansell steps up at Jagex Phil Mansell has been promoted to chief operating officer and acting chief executive officer at Jagex. Previously vice president of the studio, Mansell takes on the role following the departure of …
Read More »MCV Awards 2017 sponsors announced
MCV is pleased to announce its sponsors for the MCV Awards 2017. DingIt.TV will be the Headline Sponsor for this year’s awards, while Aardvark Swift, Gamescom, OPM Recruitment and Playwire Media will be backing the event as Event Sponsors. Twitch has been named as the exclusive Livestream Partner for the …
Read More »Entries now open for Women in Games Awards 2017
Entries are now open for Women in Games Awards 2017, with a deadline of March 10th 2017 for nominations. This year we will once again kick off our campaign to recognise the achievements of Women in the UK Games Industry. 2017 will see us recognising the plethora of female talent …
Read More »MCV Insider’s Guide: CV Bay
CV Bay’s managing consultant and gaming specialist Katie Edwards discusses the shift to cloud gaming and free-to-play, and how this has affected recruitment. Tell us about your company. CV Bay is a Birmingham-based recruitment company that specialises in the gaming and IT market across Europe. We formed in 2006 and …
Read More »Opinion: Getting the mix just right – the main developments in the games TV channel mix
Generation Media account executive Joe Phelan looks at which television channel mixes advertisers are relying upon and whether there are any developments in tried and tested ways of reaching younger men. We live in a time where new media opportunities become available before the current tech has had a chance …
Read More »Livingstone and Gibson’s BGI proposal backed by more than 350 signatures
Support for a new British Games Institute has expanded rapidly sinceits announcement last week. Over 350 members of the games industry, including names from developers, publishers and the media, have signed up to support the scheme. The proposal from industry legend Ian Livingstone CBE and Rick Gibson calls for a …
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