Dadi Challenges Wanda With $0.5bn China Cinema Acquisition
Dadi has acquired the China cinema operation of Orange Sky Golden Harvest for close to $0.5bn, intensifying rivalry with its larger competitor Wanda.
Merry Christmas and an Exciting 2017 Ahead
Celluloid Junkie wishes its readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be back even bigger, better and with more coverage of everything that matters to the cinema industry in 2017.
CJ Cinema Property Update – Tuesday 13 December 2016
USA: Coral Gables (FL) new Landmark, Flushing (NYC) gets cinema. CANADA: Landmark plans in East Regina. S. KOREA: MegaBox in Dongdaegu, all-laser CGV in Kwangyang. ISRAEL: Cinema City Netanya. FRANCE: Sable's cinema in Thum, Mont-de-Marsan's Le Grand Club, GERMANY: Luxor Filmpalast Heidelberg, Pocki…
CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 25 April 2016
CGV mulls divests, VPF transparency call, Helios expansion, Prince in cinema, Saudi Arabia cinema, Marathi films mandated, "Deadpool" alcohol raid, Japan's 1st dine-in cinema and more
Paris Terrorist Attacks Impact French Cinemas
Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris led to the closure of Gaumont, Pathé, UGC and MK2 cinemas in the French capital on the Saturday, as well as affecting several film events scheduled for the coming week. The terrorist attacks are likely to lead to questions about the safety in cinemas both in…
Millenials and the Future of Cinema
The following editorial has been adapted from a post written by Irina Kobzeva-Pavlovic, Director of Marketing and Business Development at TK Architects International which was published on the company’s blog. One of the common themes at the CinemaCon in Las Vegas this year seemed to be address…
CineEurope 2015 – Day 1
The first day of CineEurope saw a focus on mobile and social media challenges as well as the opening keynotes.
CinemaCon: The Three ‘S’ of the Immersive Cinema Experince: Sight, Sound and Seats
This CinemaCon panel got to grips with whatmakes for an immersive cinema experince, with the leading exhibitors from the Gulf and S.E. Asia.
CinemaCon: The True Value Proposition of a Cinema-Goer: It’s Time to Cultivate a Lifetime of Support
The first panel of CinemaCon 2015 looked at (declining) youth attendance and what could be done attract them back, with real-world examples from Kinepolis and Nordisk
CinemaCon: A True Partnership – Working Together To Drive the Cinematic Experience To New Heights
CinemaCon panel A New Partnership looks at how exhibitors and distributors could and should work together to boost cinema attendance in the digital age.