Matt Hill
Matt is a journalist, audience strategist, editorial director and workflow consultant with over 20 years' of experience in the industry.
A former director of audience development and content strategy at Hearst UK, Matt was previously Editor-in-Chief of Digital Spy. There, he contributed features and reviews on TV, movies, consumer technology, video games and Lego sets, won BSME Digital Editor of the Year, and led the team to numerous awards including Campaign Consumer Media Brand of the Year and PPA Digital Content Team of the Year twice.
As Digital Development Director of the Hearst UK portfolio, he oversaw the central digital editorial teams including SEO, video, e-commerce and design, contributing to digital acceleration across all Hearst UK brands from Cosmopolitan to Good Housekeeping.
Before joining Hearst in 2015, Matt edited Future’s consumer technology lifestyle brand T3 and the UK arm of Gawker’s tech culture website Gizmodo, and was deputy editor at ShortList, the then biggest men’s magazine in the UK, interviewing the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Lord Sugar and Sirs Ridley Scott and David Attenborough in the process. LinkedIn
Nintendo LEGO NES review: Lockdown's premium time-waster is back in stock and 15% off for Black Friday
Block-rockin' beast.
Apple Arcade is the best thing to happen to gaming in years – and it's getting better
New TV shows may take the headlines, but the dawn of true iGaming is the main event.
iPhone 11 Pro Max review - Has Apple raised the bar for smartphones?
A big phone for a big upgrade.
Apple Arcade fends off Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud with first 'Netflix of gaming'
100+ games, one price.
9 Apple TV+ shows you should watch out for this autumn
Spielberg, Abrams and more share their exclusives.
The first Angry Birds in AR, Isle of Pigs, is a joyous kind of iPhone Jenga
But multiplayer would REALLY make it.
Hidden Facebook games: How to find and play all of Facebook Messenger's secret games from basketball to Words With Friends
Warning: Reading this will result in hours of casual gaming.
The 10 biggest questions about Digital Spy's big redesign answered
The most seismic change to DS in three years explained.
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8 Gerard Butler movies that are actually good
There's more to Gerry than Geostorm.
6 maligned TV finales that were actually great
Don't worry, these shows are worth bingeing after all.
Apple HomePod review: This stylish iSpeaker puts sound before smarts
A Siri epiphany.
Why Star Wars: The Last Jedi being 'Marvel funny' is a really good thing
The Empire strikes gag.
9 MORE movies from the '80s that would be TOTALLY unacceptable now
Sorry The '80s, but you were pretty offensive.
Xbox One X review: Microsoft's 4K games machine is an elegantly expensive Christmas power play
Go hard or go home.
iPhone 8 Plus review: Apple's most powerful smartphone yet is the Xbox One X of mobiles
Same but better.
Nintendo Classic Mini SNES review: House of Mario shows the world how to do a retro console – again
Great design, great games, great controllers, great price.
7 reasons The Great British Bake Off is already better on Channel 4
Even with those pesky adverts.
Why Mayweather v McGregor's organised chaos is the past, present and future of sports entertainment
Deadliest Warrior trumps Rumble in the Jungle.
26 PlayStation VR games that will make you need PS4 virtual reality in your life
Your virtual-reality wish list starts here.
The scariest screen clowns ever created, ranked
13 times South Park totally nailed video games, from Pokémon penises to Minecraft porn
Joysticking it to The Man for 20 years.
No, The Queen's favourite song ISN'T Dancing Queen – but we know what it actually is
HRH revealed her top hits last year.
7 movie characters that terrified us as children – but now just embarrass us
Look into my eyes, not around the eyes...
Why PlayStation paused on E3 2017 and gave the games world a breather
Were you expecting someone else?
Why Sir Roger Moore is the best James Bond for those who don't even like James Bond
The eyebrow has it.
Farpoint review: PlayStation VR's jumpy alien blaster is more House of the Dead than Halo
In space, no one can see you lean.
Alien movies ranked: From the Nostromo to Covenant via a whole load of Xenomorphs
38 years of kicking Alien butt, rated worst to best.
Why Alien: Covenant is one long apology for Prometheus – but ends up validating it
How to re-Engineer a franchise.
QUIZ: Muse song or Isaac Asimov short story? Test your knowlege of sci-fi classics and space-rock rackets
A supermassive black hole of trivia.
13 ways Alien: Covenant is actually a stealth reboot of Alien
We've xenomorph it all before.
How to watch Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko fight: date, time, price, undercard and everything you need to know
Bank holiday fisticuffs-r-us.
Why Big Little Lies should NOT get a second series
Step away from the contract, HBO!
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review: Nintendo's immaculate party racer is purpose-built to sell you a Switch
Let's do the one-console, two-player boogie!
So you think you know the Alien movies? Test your Ripley knowledge with our tricky sci-fi quiz
It's Alien day. Mostly the questions shouldn't be *too* hard. Mostly…
11 potentially awesome movies still stuck in development hell
Somebody make them happen!
Nintendo NES classic 80s game art: The evolution of 8-bit graphics, from Donkey Kong to Ghostbusters
How The Replacement was the best new drama on TV – until it totally botched its ending
Never go Full MacGyver.
Blade Runner 2049 is bringing back iconic character Gaff for a single scene – but what does that mean for Deckard?
"You've done a man's job, Sir…"
What's next for Indiana Jones 5 and beyond?
Harrison Ford's back in the hat in 2019, but where will the new adventure take him?
Nintendo Switch review: A portable gaming jukebox with one great game and a whole lot of goodwill
Switched on or turned off?
Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild review round-up: "The most impressive game Nintendo has ever created"
A classic is born.
12 incredible TV shows that no one's talking about
Where's the love for these unsung gems?
Mads Mikkelsen and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima have got the best bromance and here are the photos to prove it
We're a little bit jealous.
Nintendo Switch UK price, release date and new Mario revealed at last
It's mighty soon...
Super Mario Run review: hands-on with Nintendo's first mobile Mario
One of the least-mobile mobile Marios ever, but also one of the best.
Can you take on the world with our Rocky quiz?
Have you got the eye of the tiger?
Luke's older than Obi-Wan? 12 actors now more senior than their iconic screen mentors
The world can seem obsessed with the passing of time and the endlessly surprising fact that people grow up, whether famous or not.
But it's still startling when movie youngsters, once tamed by a wise old head, overtake their big-screen life coach in the age stakes. Time to feel insta-old...
25 Grand Theft Auto celebrity guest stars that stole the game, from Ricky Gervais to Phil Collins
It's been 15 years since Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto III made famous voices in video games A Thing. Here's the A-list you may have been too busy shooting to have noticed…
9 things you need to know about Crystal Maze Special, from new series rumours to what angry Rio Ferdinand is like
"I look like Poldark's flamboyant cousin."
13 video games that nicked their covers shamelessly from movies
Copyright schmopyright.
RIP Arnold Palmer, the original video-game celebrity and Tiger Woods before Tiger Woods was good
No Palmer, no PGA Tour.
AirPods hands-on: Apple's wireless headphones are light but not quite fantastic
No strings attached?
7 movie sequels that completely RUINED the original's happy ending
Wipe that smile off your face, fans.
7 times Nintendo stole console ideas from itself, from NX controllers to DS flip-screens
What do you mean the NX is 32 years old?
Pokémon Go in the UK is a big, buggy mess – why isn't anyone angry about THAT?
Time for a Pokémoan...
Donkey Kong is 35! Here are 14 things you didn't know about Nintendo's big ape
No, he wasn't supposed to be called Monkey King.
There are only seven sci-fi movie posters, from floating heads to destroyed landmarks
We've seen them all. They're all the same.
5 video games that Jeremy Vine smuggled into BBC's Brexit night show
EU what?
TMNT quiz: So you think you know the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Time to prove you're a trivia hero in a half shell.
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies, aged 74, after hospital battle
Tributes paid to sportsman and cultural icon as family confirms his passing.
Ghostbusters 2016: All the new ghosts explained, from Mr Stay Puft to Rowan The Destructor
Consider it your own personal Tobin's Spirit Guide.
Assassin's Creed movie: 7 reasons Fassbender's Crouching Tiger, Mother of Dragons will be the best video-game movie
Time for a leap of faith...
What is the loophole that lets you avoid paying the BBC TV Licence fee?
So this is why there's a big shortfall in the Beeb's funding.
iPad Pro 9.7 review: The best iPad yet - but does that mean bye-bye iPad Air?
Power, panache... and lots of pound notes.