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(From Left) Juan Garcia (Odeon Multicines), Howard Kiedaisch (DCDC), Christof Papousek (Cineplexx) and Marion Rosset (ADDE) during the Technologies Shaping Tomorrow’s Cinema Experiences panel at the ICTA 2026 Cinema Technology Experience on June 21, 2026 in Barcelona Spain

Cinema Technology Is Advancing Faster Than the Business Model Supporting It

At the 2026 ICTA Barcelona Cinema Technology Experience, executives from Odeon Multicines, Cineplexx and DCDC examined how exhibitors can identify the technologies audiences will value – —and whether cinema’s current economics can sustain the industry’s accelerating upgrade cycle. Asked where cinema…

(From Left) Gregory Theile (Kinopolis Group), Tomasz Jagiello (Helios Cinemas), Karl Geraghty (Stella Cinemas) and Araceli Vaello (CinemaNext) during the panel discussion with 2025-2026 ICTA EMEA Award Winners at the ICTA 2026 Cinema Technology Experience on June 21, 2026 in Barcelona Spain

The Best Cinemas Aren’t Competing With Netflix. They’re Competing With a Night Out

Three award-winning cinema operators at the 2026 ICTA Barcelona Cinema Technology Experience explain why memorable design, hospitality and flawless execution increasingly matter as much as what appears on the screen. When cinema executives talk about competition, the conversation usually turns to st…

(From Left) David Ong (AAM-Qube), Andreas Stier (OneCinema), Seneit Debese (Greta Apps), Sophie Doherty (TAPOS) and Timo Holtkamp (Gofilex) during the Connected Cinemas panel discussion at the ICTA 2026 Cinema Technology Experience on June 21, 2026 in Barcelona Spain

Cinema Technology Has Never Been More Sophisticated, So Why Is It Still So Disconnected?

Cinema technology vendors at the 2026 ICTA Barcelona Cinema Technology Experience examine why the systems handling ticketing, content delivery and theatre operations still struggle to share data, what those disconnections cost exhibitors and whether open standards or consolidation will finally bring…

IND/EX 2026 brought independent cinemas and film festivals together in Chicago to focus on community, sustainability, advocacy and resilience

IND/EX 2026: Big Theatre Chains Have Customers. Independent Cinemas Have Communities.

As consolidation, shifting release windows and funding pressure reshape the film business, IND/EX 2026 showed independent exhibitors and festivals organizing around community value, operational resilience and a stronger collective voice. While much of the global exhibition business gathered in Barce…

Guests arrive at the UK Cinema Association's 2026 Conference (Photo: Julie Edwards Visuals)

UKCA 2026 Conference: Box Office Optimism, Engaging Gen Z, and Leveraging the Power of Community

At the UK Cinema Association’s annual conference – which took place in May 2026 at the Vue London Westfield, Shepherd’s Bush – the mood was cautiously optimistic over the two days of talks, perhaps boosted by the buoyant reaction out of CinemaCon in Las Vegas a month earlier. The current box office…

(From left) Anthony D'alessandro of Deadline, , Eduardo Acuna of Regal, filmmaker Michael Tiddes, Blair Rich of Legendary Entertainment, Andrew Cripps of Disney and Adam Fogelson of Lionsgate during the "Future of Storytelling for the Big Screen" panel at the Regal Sherman Oaks Galleria on June 15, 2026.

The Box Office Is Back. At a Renovated Regal Theatre, the Industry Asks What Comes Next

At the “Future of Storytelling for the Big Screen” panel, executives from Regal, Disney, Lionsgate and Legendary weighed in on younger audiences, theatrical windows, premium screens and the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Regal’s newly renovated Sherman Oaks Galleria theatre…

CinemaCon 2026 - Studio Presentations

CinemaCon 2026: The Studios Make Their Case for Theatrical

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was built for spectacle, which makes it the right room for the wrong argument. For four days in mid-April, the major studios (and several independent distributors) stood on its stage and walked theatre owners through 2026 and 2027 slates that were, on pap…

CinemaCon 2026 - David Ellison of Paramount Skydance, Michael O'Leary of Cinema United and Charles Rivkin of the Motion Picture Association

CinemaCon 2026: A Merger Splits the House

CinemaCon has always been a place where the industry gathers to reassure itself. That was true again this year inside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, where the annual State of the Industry presentations delivered a familiar message: theatrical is resilient, culturally vital, and firmly back on trac…

CinemaCon 2026 Product Preview

CinemaCon 2026 Product Preview: What’s Shaping the Cinema Business

Each year, CinemaCon offers a snapshot of where the cinema business is headed next. But beyond the studio presentations, the trade show floor tells a broader story – one defined by the technologies, products, and services reshaping how cinemas operate, engage audiences, and generate revenue. But nav…

CinemaCon 2026 Product Preview - Attractions, Arcade & Alternative Revenue

CinemaCon 2026 Product Preview: Attractions, Arcade & Alternative Revenue

Even before the Covid pandemic shuttered cinemas for nearly two years, exhibitors had begun to expand beyond traditional auditorium models; attractions and location-based entertainment are playing an increasingly important role in driving attendance and revenue. At CinemaCon 2026, amusement companie…