TT Isle of Man the game

Summary

The requester asked if the Isle of Man Government provided financial support for the 'TT Isle of Man' video game and sought details on spending and returns. The Department for Enterprise confirmed there was no direct financial support, but rather a commercial licensing agreement involving revenue sharing and non-financial promotional assistance.

Key Facts

• The Isle of Man Government did not provide any financial support for the TT game.
• A commercial agreement exists between the Department for Enterprise and publisher BigBen Interactive.
• The agreement includes an exclusive licence for the game in return for a guaranteed licence fee and percentage revenue share.
• The Department's motorsport team provided non-financial support including advertising, PR, social media, and website promotion.
• The Department facilitated access for developers Kylotton to the TT Races to ensure accurate replication of teams and riders.

Data Disclosed

• 2018-06-01
• 2018-06-18
• 487842
• BigBen Interactive
• Kylotton

Original Request

At the start of the game TT Isle of Man, it says the government supported the game, was this financially? And if so how much has the department spent and what is the envisaged return?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator 1st Floor, St Georges Court Upper Church Street, Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1EX

Telephone: (01624 685375) Website: www.gov.im/ded Email: steven.tallach@gov.im

Our ref: 487842 18 June 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 1 June 2018 and which states:

"At the start of the game TT Isle of Man, it says the government supported the game, was this financially? And if so how much has the department spent and what is the envisaged return?"

Our response to your request is as follows: The Isle of Man Government has not supported the TT game in any way financially. The Department for Enterprise has a commercial agreement with the game publishers, BigBen Interactive, which includes the exclusive licence for the TT game in return for a guaranteed licence fee and percentage revenue share on game sales. The Department’s motorsport team supported the promotion of the game including official programme advertising, PR, social media and website support. It also worked with BigBen interactive on any image rights approval associated with the game including teams, riders, sponsors and manufacturers and facilitated the game’s developers Kylotton with access during the TT Races to ensure that they were able to accurately replicate the teams and riders that they wished to feature in the game.

Please quote the reference number 487842 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely