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Ticketsoft

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 10 February 2015

Vista Group has agreed to acquire Texas-based ticketing firm Ticketsoft on undisclosed terms. Last year the company acquired a stake in MACCS International and had a successful IPO, with share price currently up 67%. Terms of the agreement are confidential and subject to commercially sensitive condi…

RealD Founders Michael Lewis and Josh Greer

Why RealD is For Sale and Who Would Want to Buy It

Following a disappointing Q3 RealD has revealed that it has appointed investment banker Moelis & Co. to “explore a full range of strategic alternatives available to the Company”, which as Bloomberg notes is “language that typically means a company is seeking a buyer.” So…

Steve Perrin

UK Film Council’s Digital Screen Network – Looking Back 10 Years On

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the UK Film Council awarding the contract for the setting up and running of the Digital Screen Network (DSN) to Arts Alliance Media (AAM), following a competitive tender process. The DSN was arguably the first large-scale digital cinema roll-out that aspired…

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UK Cinema Spending Habits and Intentions Revealed

British polling company YouGov has published a report that details the spending patterns and intentions of UK cinema goers. The findings reveal regional variations and an overall positive outlook, though cost is a factor in some people choosing not to frequent the cinema. YouGov’s Film and Cinema Ev…

Fifty Shades

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 9 February 2015

“No props, please” is the message from the three largest US cinema chains when it comes to patrons enjoying “Fifty Shades of Grey” – but not too much, obviously. [T]hree leading US cinema chains – AMC, Regal Entertainment and Cinemark – have requested that t…

Wanda Cinemas Announces 2014 Figures & AAM Tech Deal

Wanda Cinemas has published its first post-IPO figures for they whole of 2014 and they show overall growth in the number of screens and box office, though the exhibitor’s market share has slipped somewhat. Win Business Network reports that: Wanda Cinema’s 2014 box office revenue was 4.21…

UNIC European BO 2014

UNIC 2014 European Cinema Statistics – It’s a Funny Thing

The legendary Speaker of the US House of Representative Tip O’Neil famously said that “all politics is local.” The same can be said for European cinema statistics. With US in the doldrums and China booming in 2014, the just released UNIC Update on Cinema Exhibition in 2014 highligh…

Symphony

China Cinema Digest – Thursday 5 February 2015

“Who stole my box office takings?!” Ten Chinese cinemas have been named-and-shamed for operating dual ticketing systems that enabled box office fraud. This is down from 16 in the last quarter of 2014. China The film Distribution and Exhibition Association (the “Association”)…

Kodak Finalizes Deal With Studios To Save Film

[youtube width=”560″ height=”315″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyBw–M4OMY[/youtube] In news that is sure to make the likes of Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino rather happy, Kodak announced earlier today that they have finalized a deal to continue supplying fil…

Fun cinemas

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 4 February 2015

India – Having confirmed its new acquisition, Cinepolis won’t just re-brand the Fun cinema circuit but revamp its entire portfolio, we are told. And it also plans a significant – but realistic – organic expansion. Cinepolis India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian movie exhibition arm of M…