Daily Cinea Digest – Monday 8 December 2014
Today's cinema news: Cinemaxx-CineStar promo JV approved, K Sera Sera announces mini-plex expansion, German School Cinema, Russian IKEA bed cinema
Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 4 December 2014
With Hoyt having called off an IPO of its exhibition business earlier this year, there is now speculation that it could be sold to a private equity investor instead. Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners is negotiating to sell the Hoyts chain – with 483 screens in Australia and New Zealand…
China Cinema Digest – Thursday 4 December 2014
Wanda Cinemas has been given the OK for an IPO in China in its second attempt. So much for all of our conspiracy theories that it would list elsewhere. Wanda Cinema Line Co. Ltd., a movie theater company controlled by Chinese real estate mogul Wang Jianlin, has received approval for a share-offering…
Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 3 December 2014
THR has an exclusive on Dolby unveiling its own digital premium large format (PLF) concept, incorporating both Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) technologies, in partnership with Christie. Initially, Dolby’s new projection system will use two Christie 6P 4K laser projectors…
Answering A Few Hypothetical Questions About the “Interstellar” Unlimited Ticket
Two weeks ago AMC Theatres and Paramount Pictures announced they’d be teaming up to provide members of the cinema chain’s loyalty program, AMC Stubs, an opportunity to see “Interstellar” as many times as they’d like. The Interstellar Unlimited Ticket, as the offering ha…
Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 1 December 2014
France – The merger of Ymagis and dcinex is going well, with streamlining already well underway. It seems like with the colocations and regroupings it will fairly rapidly be able to offer an integrated operation. In Germany, where both YMAGIS and dcinex have both separately developed businesse…
Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 28 November 2014
Yesterday was the one-day Cinema of the Future conference organised by the CEA in London. One of the key talks was a panel with amongst others UK advertising major DCM’s CEO Simon Rees, who argued for need for a new relationship between exhibitors and their audiences. Speaking at the inaugural…
China Cinema Digest – Thursday 27 November 2014
Universal has set up an office in Beijing, joining the other Hollywood majors to want a permanent foothold in the Chinese market, not least as it has also just opened the Universal Studios project just outside of Beijing. Universal Pictures set up China office in Beijing this week. So far, there is…
Regal Cinemas Causes A Disturbance In The Force
A few days ago you may have felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of PR managers suddenly cried out in terror, and a theatre chain was suddenly silenced. Translation: Regal Cinemas learned the hard (and often harmless) lesson so many online retailers have already experienced on count…
Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 26 November 2014
While Secret Cinema has been getting lots of publicity, it is only now that there is recognition for Experience Cinema, which hosted 280 sold-out Rooftop Film Club events in London this summer, as well as 70 drive-in screenings and now also the Underground Film Club under the railway arches of Water…