UKIE

Games trade body Ukie and the TV Coalition, representing organisations across the UK TV sector, announced today that they will be hosting a creative sector tax relief event on Friday 4th April at 9am which will be held at BAFTA.s

25 Mar 2014

Ukie highlights other budget announcements relevant to the UK games businesses

19 Mar 2014

12th February 2014 - United Kingdom

12 Feb 2014

30th January 2014 - London, United Kingdom – Ukie has welcomed the OFT’s published principles for in-app purchasing.

30 Jan 2014

British games and interactive entertainment trade body Ukie extremely disappointed with decision to investigate proposed UK production tax credit scheme but still confident of getting scheme implemented.

16 Apr 2013

Games trade body Ukie today highlighted the issues facing the UK games sector as part of the CMS Committee's inquiry into Support for the creative economy.

26 Feb 2013

Kim Blake has been appointed Next-Gen Talent Development Co-ordinator to drive forward recommendations from the ground breaking Next Gen report into the video games and visual effects industries.

07 Feb 2013

Trade body remains broadly happy with proposals but urges focus to remain on several key areas

06 Feb 2013

Secretary of State tells senior industry figures that government will continue to support the UK games and interactive entertainment industry

31 Jan 2013

Overwhelming response results in largest-ever single games industry event fundraiser for amazing games charity SpecialEffect

18 Dec 2012

Announcement of games industry skills fund also seen as a timely and favourable step to foster continued industry growth

05 Dec 2012

All UK games businesses urged to take part in the survey (and have the chance to win free space on UK stand at GDC San Francisco) Games trade body is partnering with Strategy Guide UK and GI International

17 Oct 2012

Government publish second phase of crucial tax breaks consultation

01 Oct 2012

10 September 2012 - London, United Kingdom – Games and interactive entertainment trade body, Ukie, calls for new system to benefit all parts of the industry

10 Sep 2012

19 July 2012 - London, United Kingdom – Ukie is delighted to announce that is has re-launched askaboutgames.com – as a place for parents and families to find out more about video games.

19 Jul 2012

Government expects 30 July to be the date for implementation of PEGI as the single age rating system for video games in the UK

10 Jul 2012

Eurogamer Expo opens, MCM Expo closes – LGF 2012’s start, end and some bits in between unveiled

21 Jun 2012

Ukie kicks off inclusive tax break consultation programme

18 Jun 2012

Games and interactive entertainment trade body Ukie will present, in association with the Develop Conference, a screening of Indie Game: The Movie at Develop in Brighton.

28 May 2012

UKIE sponsors UK’s first ever schools Festival of video games

04 May 2012

Dates for month-long celebration of gaming culture unveiled

03 May 2012

Next Gen Skills outlines route map for teaching of ICT and Computer Science in schools

12 Apr 2012

Games and interactive entertainment trade body UKIE today welcomes the news that the UK assets of GAME Group PLC have been purchased by Baker Acquisitions who have been advised by OpCapita.

02 Apr 2012

Venture has been organised by a unique partnership of professional bodies including UKIE (interactive entertainment), PACT (TV production), BIMA (interactive and digital media), and the IPA (advertising)

08 Mar 2012

6th March, 2012 - London, United Kingdom – Interactive entertainment trade body, UKIE, issues an update on its digital chart project and unveils its first chart for UK PC download in public Beta.

07 Mar 2012

UKIE’s Crowd Funding Report outlines how the UK’s current regulatory environment can be improved to allow investors, content producers and crowd funding platforms to take maximum advantage of crowd funding investment models

17 Feb 2012

Trade association's mission and image to change

19 Mar 2010