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Cineworld To Close 39 Additional Regal Theatre Locations

In a filing earlier this week relating to their ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Cineworld asked the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas for permission to abandon 39 of its leases for Regal theatre locations in the United States. This is the fifth time Cinewor…

The Naked Truth About What's Happening at AMC

The Naked Truth About What’s Going on With AMC Theatres

There was no rest for the public relations department at AMC Theatres this holiday season. With most motion picture executives around the globe having already left the office for at least the two weeks surrounding Christmas and New Years, the senior management of the largest exhibitor in the world w…

Russian Cinemas Set to Screen Pirated Copies of “Avatar: The Way of Water”

Plans are underway across Russian cinemas to show high-quality pirated copies of the much anticipated “Avatar: The Way of Water,” a blatantly illegal move that would be a point of new departure for the exhibition sector in the country. It is currently unknown how or when the film will re…

The Really Local Group has been transforming UK high streets for the last six years.

CJ Interviews: Really Local Group

An impressive newcomer on the block, the Really Local Group (RLG) has set about transforming local high streets in the United Kingdom over the last six years. With a current total of four open venues – and a full pipeline of projects ahead of them – their objective isn’t to “just” create…

Russian Federation Moves to Legalize Pirated Screenings

Russian State Media is reporting that legislative changes are being proposed by the Federation’s Council Committee on Economic Policy that will allow the distribution of foreign films in Russia without the consent of the copyright holders, but with payment of remuneration to them. These proposa…

The Road To Recovery: Uganda’s Century Cinemax

From Entebbe’s palm-poked sandy beaches to the traffic-clogged streets of capital city Kampala, movie theatres in Uganda, operated by Century Cinemax, are flooding with customers again. At Acacia Mall in the capital, moviegoers queue outside the cinema for tickets, contributing to the comeback of an…

Cineworld on the Road To Recovery

Cineworld On Its Road To Recovery – Part 3

This is the third of a three part series examining some of the finer points and details of Cineworld’s ongoing bankruptcy in an attempt to provide some analysis for what it all means for the company and the industry-at-large. On 7 September the world’s second largest movie theatre operat…

Cineworld's Bankruptcy Journey

Cineworld’s Bankruptcy Journey – Part 2

This is the second of a three part series examining some of the finer points and details of Cineworld’s ongoing bankruptcy in an attempt to provide some analysis for what it all means for the company and the industry-at-large. On 7 September the world’s second largest movie theatre…

CGV Launches Combined Cinema + Streaming Subscription Scheme

Korean cinema major CGV is set to launch a combined cinema and streaming subscription service. The CGV PLUS (CGV+) service will enable audiences to consume movies and TV shows both in multiplexes and in their homes. The scheme is a partnership with Korean SVoD service TVING, which streams Korean and…

Cineworld In A Time of Bankruptcy

Cineworld In A Time of Bankruptcy – Part 1

By the beginning of September, Cineworld Group’s potential bankruptcy was so widely reported and broadly anticipated that when the company officially filed for Chapter 11 protection on 7 September, most major media outlets buried their coverage in the business section. Few, if any, of the…