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ROB.BAKER@INTENTMEDIA.CO.UK GAMES CONSOLE REPAIR
Insider’s | Guide
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MCV speaks to Arvato’s business development manager for games Liam Chivers… Tell us about your company. With more than 8,000 staff based in 18 countries, we are a leading provider of integrated solutions that includes every step of the value chain. AMA DISPLAYS . . . . . . . . . . +44 (0) 1924 507217 . . . . . . . . . www.ama-displays.co.uk STORE FITTINGS
What services do you offer? More games customers demand integrated solutions from postproduction, replication and final assembly to supply chain management and electronic distribution. We cover this. We offer all customary disc copy protection methods and an effective online piracy solution called mbargo. Tell us something we didn’t know about your company. We were set up 50 years ago as Sonopress, a vinyl pressing plant for Bertelsmann Music Group. Since then we’ve manufactured
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formats such as video, CD, laserdisc, floppy disc through to Blu-ray. On our 50th anniversary, we re-branded as Arvato Digital Services. What’s the best part of working at Arvato? We’ve developed relationships with publishers and as the sales face of Arvato it is great helping bring titles to market. We are best known for working with Microsoft and as a keen gamer, it’s nice to get the odd freebie. Any exciting new developments happening? Yes, many. From our relatively new plants in emerging markets such as Australia and Russia, to Blu-ray production and our mbargo solution, we are constantly adding new products and services to our portfolio.