Press Releases <12345> 8 Jan 2021 LOCKDOWN STREAMING DRIVES ENTERTAINMENT SALES TO £9bn – AND FASTEST G... Locked down Britain turned to digital music, video and games in record numbers in 2020, increasing entertainment revenues by 16.8% to a record £9.05bn Read More 15 Oct 2020 ERA STATEMENT ON DCMS SELECT COMMITTEE ENQUIRY INTO MUSIC STREAMING Read More 14 Aug 2020 HOW BRITAIN ENTERTAINED ITSELF DURING LOCKDOWN Boom-time for subscriptions – and they’re here to stay Most physical buyers will return Consumers still need persuading to buy first-run v... Read More 16 Jul 2020 Speakers and agenda announced for BPI & ERA Insight Session – “New Ki... Latest Insight Session webinar in association with Kids Insights and Music Ally confirmed for 23rd July 2020 Read More 26 May 2020 ERA WELCOMES JUNE 15 RESTART FOR RECORD STORES Figures reveal music retail is already up to 92% of capacity Read More 20 May 2020 ERA CEO WELCOMES #BROKENRECORD AND #FIXSTREAMING DEBATES AS MUSICIANS ... BUT BAYLEY URGES CAUTION: “YOU DON’T MEND A #BROKENRECORD BY SMASHING THE RECORD PLAYER” Read More 7 May 2020 Record Store Day UK, Official Charts and National Album Day have come ... The virtual club will be taking place on Facebook every other Wednesday at 6.30pm, hosted by Jess Iszatt (BBC Music Introducing/ BBC Radio London) and... Read More 6 May 2020 Over 55s are Fastest Growing Group of Users of Music Streaming Service... More than 1.1m over-55 year olds turned to streaming services over the past year Read More 3 Apr 2020 ERA PAYS TRIBUTE TO LONG-TIME CHAIRMAN AND INDIE RECORD STORE PIONEER ... The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) is saddened to hear of the death yesterday (April 2) of former Chairman Paul Quirk. He died at home afte... Read More 18 Mar 2020 Physical retail disruptions COVID19 Given the unprecedented circumstances regarding Covid19 there are many disruptions to retail services. All of these are noted in the link below which ... Read More 12 Mar 2020 ERA WELCOMES CUT IN SHOP RATES, CALLS FOR EXTENSION TO BIGGER STORES The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s proposal to suspend business rates for smaller shops unveiled in h... Read More 6 Mar 2020 ENTERTAINMENT SALES ENJOY SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF GROWTH TO REACH... Internet now accounts for 90% of entertainment sales Digital video the biggest winner in 2019, PS4 games the biggest loser ... Read More 3 Jan 2020 UK MUSIC STREAMING MARKET EXCEEDS £1 BILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME VIDEO... ERA’s authoritative data on the entertainment market in 2019 shows streaming growth still surging, but physical formats surprisingly resilient Read More 18 Dec 2019 It's going to be a Coldplay , Toy Story 4, FIFA 20 kind of Christmas UK’S MOST AUTHORITATIVE CONSUMER POLL NAMES THE MOST-WANTED VIDEOS, ALBUMS AND VIDEOGAMES FOR CHRISTMAS Read More 11 Dec 2019 Entertainment retailers name their top Christmas gift tips Pokemon, The Who, Game of Thrones… And Socks! Read More 6 Dec 2019 The Five Ages of Entertainment Over-55s love their radios, but smartphones and laptops oust radio and TV for the under-25s Read More <12345>