Korea’s Lotte Cinema Faces Slush Fund Allegations
Lotte Cinema faces accusations that its concessions business was used as a cover for slush funds as investigators probe the murky affairs of the parent company Lotte Group.
Celluloid Junkie’s Top 25 Women in Cinema Business – 2016
Celluloid Junkie salutes the Top 25 Women working in the global cinema industry in our first ever annual ranking.
Why So Few Women CEOs in Exhibition?
In conjuncture with our Top 25 Women in Cinema, Celluloid Junkie asks why there are so few females in the top jobs of exhibition.
CGV Grows in Vietnam to Catch Up With Wanda
CGV's parent company CJ Group has announced plans for $500m investment in Vietnam as part of the exhibitors global race with Wanda.
CJ Analysis: AMC To Buy Carmike For $1.1 Billion (As Russia’s Largest Cinemas Merge)
AMC has agreed to buy Carmike for $1.1bn, which will create the first global 10,000 screen circuit through parent company Wanda, same day as Russia's largest cinema chains merge ownership.
The Force of Dolby Cinema
CJ Flynn goes behind the scenes at the AMC Dolby Cinema in Burbank to bring us his unparalleled analysis of the next generation movie-going experience.
The Interesting Failure of Cinema-on-Demand
With Pathe and Cinérive terminating their trial with Gokino.ch the concept of cinema-on-demand is struggling to take off in the age of social media commerce.
Norway Launches Cinema Scheme for Quality Films – SF Boycotts
Norway's largest cinema chain Nordisk has launched a cinema discount scheme for quality film, but rival SF Norge is boycotting it in favour of its own promotion.
Fathom Events and US Cinemas Find the Faith(ful)
One if the fastest growing genres of event cinema (a.k.a. alternative content) is the uniquely US-focused rise of faith-based events in cinemas. Fathom Events has been a driving force behind this, with three faith-based events this past autumn. Fathom attributes its record-setting first financial qu…
Korea’s CJ CGV to Become “World’s Largest Cinema Chain”
South Korea’s CJ CGV has gone public about its ambition to become the world’s largest cinema chain through “aggressive expansion” in the United States, couple with growth in emerging markets like India and Latin America. The aim is to have 10,000 screens globally by 2020, wit…
