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Stellar Cineplex China

China Cinema Digest – Thursday 13 August 2015

Hong Kong-listed exhibitor Stellar Media International (SMI) recently issued securities (i.e. debt notes) backed by future ticket sales to fund its expansion. This is the first time funds have been raised this way in China. It is also a terrible way of building a war-chest to overtake Wanda. Yes, th…

CineEurope Data Goldmine panel

CineEurope: Data – a New Goldmine?

This post is a transcription composed in real-time during one of the many seminars at CineEurope 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. As such we often paraphrase the presentations being given. The rise of smartphones and internet bookings has pushed cinemas into the digital age, perhaps even more so than the s…

Kurt Hall NCM

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 7 August 2014

USA – Kurt Hall is retiring and stepping down as President and CEO of National CineMedia (NCM Inc.), parent company of the largest cinema advertising operator in the US. He was instrumental in building up NCM and reinvigorating the cinema advertising (or “pre-show”) market in North…

Gun shooting cartoon

Cinemas Can’t Prevent Shootings (But Are Forced To Act)

The shooting in the Grand 16 Theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana unleashed the sort of temporary soul-searching that always accompany acts of gun violence in the United States, whether in a cinema, church, high school, college, military base or other public space. This week saw another gun incident, thi…

Premium seating Peanuts-style (NB: not the session panelists)

CineEurope: Cinemas’ Position in the Experience Economy; The Move to Premium, Driven by Innovation

This post is a transcription composed in real-time during one of the many seminars at CineEurope 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. As such we often paraphrase the presentations being given. The session description summed up this panel well: “Experiences” are what consumers are now looking for, w…

China Cinema Digest – July 2015

This is a round-up of cinema industry news from China that made the headlines in the month of July. Regular weekly updates resume in August. THX is launching in China in partnership with 20th Century Fox, which has committed to four initial titles, starting with the new “Fantastic 4”. Th…

Event Cinema panel CineEurope 2015

CineEurope: Event Cinema – Taking Stock and Looking Forward

This post is a transcription composed in real-time during one of the many seminars at CineEurope 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. As such we often paraphrase the presentations being given. The record box office movie summer has far from eclipsed event cinema (nee alternative content), with the Take That pu…

Ent Group China cinema growth 2015

China Cinema Growth Slows Dramatically

New data released by Ent Group shows that while the growth of cinemas in China continued in the first half of 2015, the pace of growth is slowing significantly. According to Ent Group the first six months of 2015 saw an addition of 600 new cinemas with 2,449 screens, putting the total in China atRea…

Baidu SMI

China Cinema Digest – June 2015

As we clear the backlog of news, here is a summary of major cinema news in China from the month of June. I know that we are now in August, but July will follow soon (hopefully), after which we resume normal weekly service. Business The CEO of Stellar Holdings has announced that he plans toRead More

PVR Dolby Atmos India

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 31 July 2015

India – After its deal with Austria’s Cineplexx, Dolby has tied up with PVR to launch Atmos in 50 of the chain’s auditoriums over the next two years at a cost of INR 40 crore (USD $6.26 million). This will make it the largest Atmos install in India. LINK PVR has also announced inte…