Announcements

Guardian journalist and Girls On Film podcast host Anna Smith shares her Mega Movie Weekend Christmas recommendations

Mega Movie Weekend returns today for 72 hours, with a fantastic festive selection and some of this year’s biggest box office hits The final Mega Movie Weekend of 2023 launches today (Friday, 15th to Sunday, 17th December) with incredible deals on films to download and keep that are perfect for the festive season! Guardian journalist […]

The Nordic Film Hitlist’s Biggest Titles of 2023 are Revealed!

Today, we celebrate the most popular movies in the Nordics across 2023 by revealing the top 10 titles that dominated the weekly Film Hitlist across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. The Film Hitlist is compiled from data gathered across all major regional digital retailers, including Apple TV, Blockbuster, Rakuten TV, SF Anytime and Viaplay Store. […]

Mega Movie Weekend returns today!

72 hours of fantastic films and amazing offers for cosy nights in with the biggest stars in action and some of the most powerful female leads. No matter what you’re looking for from your movie night, there is something for everyone to Download & Keep at fantastic prices for the third Mega Movie Weekend this […]

Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Pictures, Netflix, and MUBI win big at annual UK Home Entertainment Awards

UK industry awards rewards more organisations than ever The British Association for Screen Entertainment hosted 600 industry friends and colleagues at the 43rd annual BASE Awards at Camden’s Roundhouse last night. A total of 37 awards were presented across the night, celebrating the commercial and creative achievements of a sector that was worth £4.43bn in the UK last […]

Geoblocking: Industry efforts continue to maintain commercial freedom

Charlotte Lund-Thomsen explores the industry efforts to maintain commercial freedom to use geoblocking tools Territorial exclusivity plays a key role in the film and television industry’s ability to raise the necessary funding to produce ambitious content and ensure the best possible marketing and distribution of such content to domestic markets as well as abroad. This […]

Get deadly deals this Halloween with Mega Movie Weekend!

Mega Movie Weekend returns for 72 hours with a fantastic selection for frosty nights in, including Elvis, Cocaine Bear, and Scream VI Friday 20th October: The second Mega Movie Weekend launches today, just in time for spooky season, giving you access to some of the best movies to download and keep at great prices for […]

Mega Movie Week Returns to Drive Digital Growth Across Nordic Territories from October 13th

The Digital Entertainment Group: Nordic Committee (DEGN) has today announced the return of Mega Movie Week, a cross-category campaign with a core objective to increase consumer awareness and engagement with digital movie purchases. Building on the success of the first two Mega Movie Week campaigns in 2020, this third outing sees the promotion extended to run […]

BASE Awards 2023: Shortlist Announced

The number of entries from the broadest range of companies at all-time high The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has today revealed the shortlist for the 43rd BASE Awards. The winners will be announced at the ceremony on Thursday 2nd November at the Camden Roundhouse. Over 50 companies are shortlisted across 31 categories, including retail, distribution, creative agencies, and inclusive of the wider […]

JustWatch joins the British Association for Screen Entertainment and DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International

The global media company will become a hybrid member of both BASE and DEGI Today, JustWatch have become the newest hybrid member of the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) & DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International, with immediate effect. They join over 30 BASE and DEGI community members in an exciting time of collaboration, […]

Mega Movie Weekend campaign launches in the UK

A brand new cross-category monthly film promotion will run to the end of 2023 with the potential to carry on into 2024 British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has launched Mega Movie Weekend, a brand-new first-of-its-kind UK initiative, in association with the major UK distributors and retailers. A broad selection of fresh and exciting titles […]