South Korea’s Cinema Recovery Highlights Staffing Shortages
France Discovers Benefits of Advertising Movies on TV
Half of Russia’s Cinemas Under Threat of Closure
Cinemas in Ukraine Are Reopening Cautiously
New Study Suggests Exhibitors Can Profit From Latent Demand
On the even of every major cinema industry trade show it is quite common for our inboxes to overflow with meeting requests, sales pitches, product updates, market research and other event related info. These missives come in from companies far and wide, of all shapes and sizes from manufacturers to…
For Vista and Retriever It’s Business as Usual After Acquisition
“We come in peace,” joked Leon Newnham the CEO of Vista Cinema a little over a week before that phrase would take on a more ominous meaning when Russia invaded Ukraine. Rather than world politics, Newnham was referring to the announcement that Vista, the world’s leading cinema poin…
Indian Multiplex Giants Merge at Scale to Beat Streamers
Indian multiplex rivals PVR and Inox Leisure have announced plans to merge and create the biggest film exhibitor in the country. Subject to approval, the merged company will be called PVR Inox Ltd and operate 1,546 screens across 341 properties and 109 cities. This is a combination of PVR, which has…
Cinema United in Solidarity With Ukraine
Film is a widely used propaganda tool especially in times of war but simply keeping cinemas open can be an act of defiance. In Ukraine, local exhibitors are intent on business as usual even while shopping malls which house many of the country’s multiplexes are being destroyed. Planeta Kino, a networ…
Cinemas in China Face New Wave of Closures
Cinemas across several parts of China have closed as part of regional lockdowns in response to outbreaks of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. This comes after cinemas in China enjoyed a long period of remaining open following the first lockdown two years ago. China’s Zero Covid policy means tha…
“Don’t Choose Extinction” Global Cinema Release Aims to Inspire Movie Theater Audiences to Take Action on Climate Change
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Results
IMAX Conjures Up Biggest May Global Opening Ever with $33 Million Debut of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
