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12 Feb 2013
ERA Golf DayBack in the day, BARD held an annual golf day to support its charitable causes.
31 Jan 2013
UK Music Sales Leap 11.6% In First Four Weeks of 2013 Sales of music have been higher in each of the first four weeks of 2013 than in the corresponding weeks of 2012, according to an analysis of Official Charts Company data released today by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).
15 Jan 2013
ERA Statement on HMVDirector General Kim Bayley said:
“No one can say this is a surprise, but it is still a shock. HMV has been part of the fabric of the music and entertainment business for decades. But there are signs that this may not be the end of the story.
2 Jan 2013
Digital entertainment exceeds £1bn in sales for the first timeLondon – 2 January 2013. Digital sales of music, video and games exceeded £1bn for the first time in 2012, according to official year-end figures released today by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).
With a final year-end tally of £1.033bn, digital sales of music, video and games grew by 11.4% over 2011 to account for a quarter of the combined entertainment market. Disc sales of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray and videogames still account for just over three quarters of the entertainment market, despite falling by 17.6% compared with 2011.
23 Oct 2012
7 Digital7digital announced it has raised $10 million from “strategic technology investors” at an event in London on 18 October. The investment will enable 7digital to add more streaming, radio and scan-and-match services and to expand services in North America and Europe.
23 Oct 2012
DeezerDeezer plans to take a 5% market share of the global music industry by 2016.