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 Cinema Digest – Monday 14 March 2016
Screening Room cinema in the home, Cineworld results, UAE grows, India price cap stand off, PVR and Inox go with Paytm, Cineworld manager convicted, Carmine's Wynnsong joins Project Shield, best popcorn reviewed, 4DX in NYC, Cineworld in Hounslow, Lotte in Hong Kong, Eroll Flynn grows, and Walk of L…
CJ Cinema Digest – Wednesday 9 March 2016
PVR hits 500 screens, Odeon goes Limitless, French record February, missing Uruguayan audiences, Imagine Lightvibed Dragons, bomb hoaxes and cops in cinemas, Kirkuk cinema hope and Gold Class.
CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 4 March 2016
NYT goes repertory cinema, Ourscreen gets Vue, Israeli screen growth, "Deadpool" age-controversy in Germany, Europe's first VR cinema, 4DX warning in Japan, "Pattaya" and "Wolves" de-programmed in in France, "28 Days Later" for Secret Cinema, defibrillators, 'sleeping bag cinema' in Japan, hope for…
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.
CJ Cinema Digest – Tuesday 1 March 2016
Picturehouse pays off VPF; Q4 results from Imax, Regal & NCM; Norway tickets north of NOK 100; Prima goes Europe; Helios joins Ymagis' network; Ymagis brings lasers to Morocco; Hollywood Megaplex goes big in Linz; Cinépolis in Texas; third multiplex in Tallin; French foodies cinemas and more.
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.
CJ Cinema Digest – Tuesday 23 February 2016
Could Poland's Helios make an attractive acquisition target, Carnival's secret strategy for India revealed, Imax expands in France with Pathe and in UK (with everyone?), Movio-Vue partner for analytics
European Cinema Attendances Rises in 2015 (but 1,900 Analogue Screens Remain)
European cinema attendance rose significantly in 2015, judging from statistics announced by both UNIC and MediaSalles. But regional variations remain, as do 1,900 analogue screens.
Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 19 February 2016
Fandango buys Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes, Spain roof collapse, Indonesian competition, Film & Kino cuts, Paris scent cinema, CineEurope 25, TED Cinema, Canadian centenarian porn cinema