Minecraft theme park to open in the UK November 19, 2024 Merlin Entertainments, the giant that operates the likes of Alton Towers, has revealed plans to open a Minecraft theme park in the UK. The group is to invest more than £85m in the first two attractions, which will be launching in the US and the UK between 2026 and 2027 after partnering with Mojang Studios, [...]
Lego keeps building success in the UK despite ‘declining toy market’ September 19, 2024 Lego has continued to build on its recent success as its UK sales and profit rose for the sixth year in a row in 2023. The Berkshire-headquartered division of the Danish giant has reported a turnover of £449.2m for its latest financial year, up from the £440m it posted for 2022. According to newly-field documents [...]
Trafford Centre: Profit slashed despite revenue nearing £100m at Manchester shopping icon July 24, 2024 The company behind Manchester's Trafford Centre has seen its profit more than halve despite its revenue soaring to almost £100m, according to newly-filed documents.
Lego profits tumble as pandemic playday comes to an end August 30, 2023 The Lego Group has suffered a steep fall in profits, figures from its half year results show, as demand for the plastic bricks maker showed signs of dwindling amid a tough economic climate. Operating profit at the children’s toy brand reached DKK 6.4bn (£740m) during the first half of the year, down considerably from DKK [...]
STV buys Greenbird Media for £21.4m and gains hit series in growth push July 6, 2023 STV has acquired Greenbird Media, an unscripted television production network, for £24.1m today in a “transformative” drive for greater growth across the UK and globally. The Scottish broadcaster, which has brought popular dramas like Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Catchphrase and Blue Lights to UK television screens, is bolstering its STV Studios production division with the [...]
Zinc Media June 15, 2023 Zinc Media Zinc Media Group is the UK’s leading integrated content creation company dedicated to the development and production of premium content for global broadcasters and commercial film and audio for brands and corporate clients. The group own and operate seven production companies, that produce award-winning television and film for the UK’s biggest broadcasters, international [...]
Lego builds on sales surge as profits hit £750m September 28, 2022 The Lego group revealed a 17 per cent surge in revenues in the first six months of the year as it beat expectations with net profit of DKK 6.2bn (£750m).
Fortnite maker Epic hits £24.2bn valuation as Sony continues gaming push April 11, 2022 Fortnite maker Epic Games raised a further $2bn (£1.5bn) this afternoon, valuing it at a whopping $31.5bn (£24.2bn). The round included investment from existing investor Sony Group as well as KIRKBI, the family-owned holding and investment company behind The LEGO Group, with each party investing $1bn respectively. Sony’s ongoing push with Epic Games may be [...]
Inside the content creators’ industry, not everything is as glossy as it seems February 7, 2022 Say “influencer economy” to most people and there remains a temptation to shrug it off as a handful of Youtube stars making a few grand here and there for make-up videos. In truth, the influencer economy has become mainstream – almost 50m people around the world consider themselves “content creators”. That spans from impossibly youthful [...]
How did theme-park giant Merlin weather the pandemic? January 20, 2022 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Diligence, resilience and diversity are the holy trinity when faced with a global crisis. Robert Galbraith CA, Head of Finance at Merlin Entertainments Japan, tells Nick Scott how the theme-park giant weathered the storm to get hearts racing again Read December/January’s CA magazine now “And he read Principles [...]