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Inside one of the premium auditoriums at Georgia Theatre Company's Trilith Cinemas in Fayetville, Georgia is Samsung’s direct-view LED cinema technology — a flagship 14-meter (approximately 46-foot) Onyx screen

Can Cinema LED Scale? Samsung Bets Trilith Cinemas Can Help Prove It

There is something almost too tidy about the geography of Samsung’s latest cinema showcase. Directly across the street from Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia — one of the largest production facilities in the United States outside Hollywood — sits Trilith Cinemas, a new nine-screen luxury comp…
Qube Cinema Products - Arts Alliance Media Acquisition

A Quiet Player Makes a Big Move: Qube Cinema Acquires Arts Alliance Media

When London-based Arts Alliance Media entered administration in November 2025, it sent a quiet but genuine shockwave through the global cinema industry. Quiet, because AAM is not exactly a household name among general audiences, or even among many cinema professionals who depend on its products ever…
2026 Sundance Film Festival

As Sundance Says Goodbye to Park City, Its Films Look Forward

There’s a particular rhythm to January in Park City that only Sundance people really understand. The crunch of snow under boots that aren’t meant for ice. The quiet panic of realizing you’ve misjudged travel time between venues by at least fifteen minutes. The oddly comforting sight of volunteers in…
The Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 on December 04, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Opening Night at the 2025 Red Sea Film Festival Showcases Saudi Arabia’s Growing Cinematic Ambition

Under the desert night sky and amid the floodlit architecture of historic Al Balad, the fifth Red Sea International Film Festival opened with a ceremony that reflected a country rapidly building a film culture from scratch and eager to share that transformation with the world. For Saudi Arabia, whic…
Arts Alliance Media enters administration

Arts Alliance Media Enters Administration — But Don’t Write Its Obituary Yet

Arts Alliance Media (AAM), one of the cinema industry’s most widely deployed and quietly indispensable software providers, entered administration in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2025. This move begins a restructuring process, similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, that could res…
Pope Leo XIV - Encounter with World Cinema

CJ Analysis: The Wild Weekend the Pope Joined Tom Cruise in Championing Cinemas

The cinema business has had so many “crisis moments” lately that even seasoned industry insiders are starting to develop emotional shin splints. But late October was something special — a kind of doom-loop crescendo that left exhibitors, distributors, and analysts staring into the theatrical abyss.…
Luis Vargas - Comscore

Latin American Theatrical Market Defies Predictions, Emerging as Global Recovery Leader

When Luis Vargas took the stage at CineLATAM 2025 in Miami this past September, he didn’t begin with a data slide. Instead, the Vice President for Latin America at Comscore Movies opened with a story — or rather, with a movie title: “Ainda Estou Aqui,” (“I’m Still Here.”) The Oscar winning Brazilian…

From Grounded to Global: How PaperAirplane is Helping Movie Marketing Reach New Heights

Born in the depths of the pandemic, PaperAirplane Media rewired the connection between studios and cinemas. Now, as nearly every cinema operator in North America depends on its digital asset management solution, the PaperAirplane team is preparing for takeoff overseas. When Mike Polydoros decided to…
(From Left) Elizabeth Frank of RealD, Serge Plasch from Barco, Robert Carrady of Caribbean Cinemas, Rolando Rodriguez from Lumma, Gonzalo Lopez of Multicines Ecuador, Daniel Loria of Boxoffice Pro participate in the Industry Investment panel at CineLATAM in Coral Gables, Florida on September 16, 2025

Premium Formats and Smart CapEx Dominate the Conversation at CineLATAM 2025

At CineLATAM 2025, exhibitors, manufacturers, and technology leaders from Caribbean Cinemas, RealD, Multicines, Barco, and Lumma 4D E-Motion shared how Latin America’s cinema market is investing wisely in premium formats and immersive experiences to drive attendance. If CineLATAM 2025’s overall them…
CineLATAM 2025 - Executive Roundtable - Luis Vargas (Comscore), Andrew Cripps (Walt Disney Studios), Valmir Fernandes (Cinemark International), Miguel Mier (Cinepolis), Don Savant (CJ 4DPlex)

Content Is King, Experience Is Queen: Latin America’s Cinema Leaders Signal a Confident Comeback

At CineLATAM 2025, global and regional executives from Paramount, Disney, Cinépolis, Cinemark, and CJ 4DPlex chart a path forward for Latin America’s exhibition market, anchored in content, collaboration, and a renewed focus on the moviegoing experience. By the time Paramount Pictures unveiled its 2…

Industry Briefs

  • Bleecker Street & Outerlight Entertainment

    Outerlight Acquires Bleecker Street With Plans to Expand Event Cinema Business

    Oct 16, 2026
  • DCDC United States Coverage Map

    DCDC Upgrades Content Delivery Network Across 1,600 U.S. Cinema Locations

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Hoyts IMAX - Australia and New Zealand

    Exhibitors Serve Up More IMAX Auditoriums

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Screenvision partners with The New York Times Games

    Screenvision Wants to Reinvent the Cinema Pre-Show. Will Audiences Play Along?

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Cineplex - Canada - Third Quarter 2026 Earnings

    Cineplex Posts Record Quarter as North American Box Office Rebound Gains Momentum

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Prince Charles Cinema

    The Prince Charles Cinema Gets a New Lease on Life as Britain Celebrates Its Independents

    Oct 15, 2026
  • Alamo Drafthouse - A24 Cinema Club

    Alamo and A24 Turn Catalogue Films Into Collectible Events

    Oct 8, 2026
  • Samsung's Onyx LED screen at the Lurdy Cinema in Budapest, Hungary

    Cinema LED Keeps Finding Its Way Into More Theatres

    Oct 8, 2026

Popular Posts

  • (From left) Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, Cinema United President & CEO, Michael O'Leary

    Cinema United Didn’t Back the Paramount-Warner Merger. It Put Its Terms on the Table.

    Aug 21, 2026
  • Paramount Warner Bros. Merger - Antitrust Settlement

    The Paramount-Warner Merger Is Permanent. The Guardrails for Movie Theatres Are Not

    Sep 22, 2026
  • Nathalie Kaiser, Rentrak Manager, Statistics and Research, Cathy Huis in ’t Veld-Esser, Gofilex CTO and co-owner, Miguel Rivera, Cinépolis Group VP Global Film Programming and Content, Johnny Carr, Vue International Head of Event Cinema and Distribution, Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing, and Paul Huis in ’t veld, Gofilex CEO, during the ICTA Focus Session, "How Event Cinema, Live Experiences & Streaming Technology Are Set to Transform Cinema-Going" at CineEurope 2026 in Barcelona, Spain on June 23, 2026.

    Event Cinema Is Becoming an Always-On Business

    Aug 10, 2026
  • (From Left) Daniel Loria of Boxoffice Pro, Adam Rymer from Regal, Brock. Bagby of B&B Theatres, Valmir Fernandes from Cinemark, Nicole Woods of RealD and Rolando Rodriguez from Lumma, during CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

    Cinemas Aren’t Just Marketing Movies Anymore. They’re Marketing Auditoriums

    Sep 15, 2026
  • Cinerama Dome - Hollywood, California

    Cinerama Dome Revival Gives Sony a Hollywood Flagship for Its Exhibition Ambitions

    Jul 22, 2026
  • Cinema United - 2026 Fall Cinema Investment Report - Cinema Investment By The Numbers

    Cinema Owners Have Invested $2.7 Billion in Theatres. What Is That Money Buying?

    Oct 1, 2026
  • Allan Reagan, Founder & Executive Chair of Flix Brewhouse, receiving the Frank Liberto Award at CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

    Cinergy and Cinema United’s Todd Halstead Honored at CinéShow as Flix Brewhouse’s Allan Reagan Puts Ukraine Center Stage

    Aug 31, 2026
  • (From left) Moderator Cathrine Jakobsen led the case-study discussion during the "Youth, Trends and Taboos on Films" seminar at Haugesund 2026. Silje Salomonsen, co-director of “Back to Tottori,” and Norwegian distributor Linn Barholt participated in seminar on August 25, 2026. (Photo: Grethe Nygaard)

    Young Audiences Already Like Cinema. The Hard Part Is Giving Them a Reason to Go

    Aug 31, 2026
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