mike lynch has been cleared of fraud charges over the 11 billion dollar sale back in 2011. he had been in used up invading the value of his firm ahead of the sale. a jury has found him not guilty on all counts. when autonomy was sold 13 years ago for $11.1 billion, it was one of the top 100 public companies in the uk. the sale marked the largest ever takeover of a british technology business. hewlett packard later business. hewlett packa rd later wrote business. hewlett packard later wrote down the company s value by more than $8 billion leading to camel charges that mike lynch had the front of the company by invading the front of the company by invading the value of autonomy. the business was extradited to the us to stand trial which could have put him in
be a bestseller. there s been a big rise in sales in the uk home entertainment market. together, the video, music and gaming sectors brought injust over 11 billion pounds last year, nearly a 40 per cent increase compared with pre covid spending in 2019. the new figures show almost 5 billion pounds of that was the gaming industry alone. joining me now is kim bayley, chief executive of the group behind these figures, the digital entertainment and retail association, era. welcome. tell us more about what this data shows us. it welcome. tell us more about what this data shows us. this data shows us. it has been a bum er this data shows us. it has been a bumper year this data shows us. it has been a bumper year for this data shows us. it has been a bumper year for entertainment. | this data shows us. it has been a - bumper year for entertainment. sales are now 11.1 bumper yearfor entertainment. sales are now 11.1 billion in the uk, the biggest number ever. that has been driven by more
so it s a waiting game for late gifts and money back. colleta smith, bbc news in rochdale. what do top gun, harry styles and fifa 23 all have in common? a record breaking yearfor the uk home entertainment industry. in total the video, music and gaming sectors were worth £11.1 billion to the economy last year. that s up 39% from pre covid spending in 2019. industry officials say our lockdown habits of streaming from home have stuck. the biggest industry was gaming, which accounted for £4] billion worth of uk sales higher than the film, tv and music sales. our gaming correspondent steffan powell has more. it seems that what people craved the most in 2022 was a little bit of escapism. fantastical worlds, winning world cups, all from the comfort of home.
this is the biggest box office we have had. $11.1 billion this year. this is really a movie my kids are 5 and 9 and my husband and i we were enjoying it right there along with them. that s what makes a movie work so well, a movie that different generations can enjoy. that is why this is on track to be one of the biggest if not the biggest movie of all time. it is pretty extraordinary what it is doing. right through the holiday it is eating up the box office. this is just kind of the aggressive on a huge year in box office for film makers. 11 billion plus dollars. howard, your biggest moment of 2015? i have to give it to caitlyn. it was a wonderful transformational moment. i am really proud of her courage. being here with you, erica. god love you.