SPI’s report on the Cultural and Audience Contributions of the UK’s Film, High-End Television, Video Games, and Animation Programming sectors has been published by the BFI.

A new report from SPI which sets out recommendations to grow the UK video games industry by £1bn by 2020 is being launched at a high-level event in Parliament on Tuesday, 3rd November.

SPI Chairman Jonathan Olsberg is featured as Professional of the Month on the Barcelona Film Commission website.

SPI Chairman Jonathan Olsberg delivered a keynote presentation at AFCI's Cineposium in September, a major three-day event focused exclusively on-screen tourism.

SPI Chairman Jonathan Olsberg has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at Cineposium, hosted by the Association of Film Commissioners International.

Work by SPI to develop a methodology enabling a robust quantitative valuation of screen tourism will be the subject of a presentation by SPI Chairman Jonathan Olsberg at the forthcoming Mixed Reality Scandinavia.

Olsberg•SPI has been contracted to lead the final evaluation of the Yorkshire Content Fund, a public-private investment fund for film, television and digital content.

Olsberg•SPI has been hired by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia and Iskandar Malaysia Studios to undertake a study of the Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI), which offers productions a 30% cash rebate.

SPI has undertaken a review of the impact of UK’s Terms of Trade, a series of agreements relating to commissioning and rights ownership when public broadcasters and independent producers work together.

The BFI, in association with Arts Council England and Ukie, has contracted Olsberg•SPI to lead an assessment of public investment and support for the video games sector.

The Institut de Cultura de Barcelona has retained Olsberg•SPI to undertake a study that will assess the impact of screen tourism in the city.

Quantifying Film and Television Tourism in England, a new study produced by Olsberg•SPI for Creative England in association with VisitEngland, has been launched with a report briefing held for MPs in Westminster on 10th March 2015.

SPI's new report on the Economic Contribution of the UK's Film, High-End Television, Video Games, and Animation Programming sectors - conducted with Nordicity - has this morning been published by the BFI.

SPI’s new comparative study of the impact of European fiscal incentives, commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO), has been published.

SPI Chairman Jonathan Olsberg has contributed a guest comment to ScreenDaily.com assessing the current squeeze on theatrical space for independent releases.

The senior team from Olsberg•SPI, including Chairman Jonathan Olsberg, Associate Director Andrew Barnes and Senior Research Analyst Leon Forde, will be attending the 2015 Berlin film festival from 5-11 February. To book a meeting to discuss how SPI can work with you in your sector please contact info@o-spi.com. 

Olsberg•SPI has presented evidence to the Warwick Commission on the Future of Cultural Value at its fourth Commissioner Day, held on October 29.

Olsberg•SPI has this week presented its forthcoming study of the European fiscal incentives landscape at conferences in Brussels and Rome.

Olsberg•SPI has been retained to produce a key study on the economic, cultural, and audience contributions of the UK's film, high-end TV, animation, and video games industries.

Directors UK has hired Olsberg•SPI to undertake detailed research into the issue of career sustainability for UK directors together with an analysis of conditions in the UK independent film sector.