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Physical entertainment market continues to decline in UK

17/08/2019

The physical entertainment market continues to decline in UK declining 19% in the 12 weeks to 30th June 2019 according to the retail analyst, Kantar, in a blog posting. This was put down to ‘falling shopper numbers and a lack of big-name release in the music, film and gaming sections. With Amazon Prime Day sales still to be accounted for and new consoles due later this year, the market continues to depend on gift-hunting shoppers […]

The Greatest Showman - Best selling album in first six months of 2019

UK consumers spend more than £100m a week on digital services

14/08/2019

UK consumers spend more than £100m a week on digital music, video and games in the first half of 2019, according to latest data from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), a total of more than £2.7bn on streaming services, downloads and gaming credits. Add in expenditure on physical formats such as CD and DVD and retail revenues of the combined music, video and games sectors grew 4.5% to £3.3bn in the first six months of […]

UK cassette sales are at their highest in 15 years

07/08/2019

UK cassette sales are at their highest in 15 years according to a blog posting by the Official Charts Company which has also published The Official Top 20 best-selling cassettes in the UK since 2010 and The Official Top 20 best-selling cassettes in the UK of 2019 so far. Cassette sales continue to grow in 2019 with sales at their highest since 2004. In common with the vinyl revival, music buyers are steadily returning to […]

National Album Day returns in October

08/07/2019

National Album Day returns in October on Saturday 12th encouraging music lovers ‘#Don’t Skip’ to discover the joys of listening to albums in their entirety. Following a successful inaugural year, National Album Day is set to return for its second annual edition on Saturday, 12th October. Organised jointly by record labels body the BPI and ERA – the Entertainment Retailers Association, and with the active participation of AIM (Association of Independent Music), National Album Day […]

UK to get hundreds of new local digital radio stations

07/07/2019

UK to get hundreds of new local digital radio stations in proposals published by Ofcom who are seeking expressions of interest by October 2019. The proposals which could see the stations start broadcasting next year were submitted to Parliament on the 20th June. With over 40% of the UK’s radio listening now taking place on the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform, the proposals mark a major step towards expanding local DAB coverage. Using technology pioneered […]

UK Official Charts available on major streamers

22/05/2019

UK Official Charts available on major streamers including Spotify, Deezer, Napster and Apple Music. In a recent blog posting The Official Charts Company has published links to the following UK charts, playlists and biggest artist hits. UK Official Charts streaming links Official Singles Chart Get it on Apple Music, Deezer and Napster. Official Trending Chart Updated every Tuesday, the Official Trending Chart is a compilation of the freshest tunes that are starting to make a big impact in the UK […]

Get a free Google Home Mini in UK with Spotify Family plan

16/04/2019

Get a free Google Home Mini in UK with Spotify Family plan giving 6 Spotify Premium accounts for £14.99/month. The offer which runs until the 14th May 2019 is restricted to one device per primary account holder while supplies last. New and existing primary account holders are eligible to receive a free Google Home Mini – normally priced at £49 – from the Google Store and although the offer runs to the 14th May, devices […]