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CinemaCon 2026 Product Preview - Concessions, Food and Beverage

CinemaCon Product Preview 2026: Concessions, Food & Beverage

Concessions remain one of the most important drivers of revenue for cinema operators — [referring to my comment on the previous piece, maybe em-dash is just house style?]and one of the areas seeing the most visible evolution. At CinemaCon 2026, exhibitors are showcasing a mix of new products, format…

Agile Ticketing - iOS and VisualVenue Digital Signage

CinemaCon Product Preview 2026: Ticketing & Point of Sale Systems

At the center of every cinema operation is the transaction. From ticket sales and concessions to loyalty programs and subscriptions, point of sale systems have evolved far beyond their original role. Today’s platforms are increasingly cloud-based, integrated, filled with artificial intelligence and…

CJ Tech: Phosphor vs RGB Laser Projection

CJ Tech: RGB Laser vs Phosphor Laser – Understanding the Difference

Back when xenon lamps ruled the booth, life had a certain rhythm to it. You’d climb the ladder, unscrew the lamp housing, feel the residual heat radiating through your gloves, and carefully extract a bulb that had given its last flicker somewhere during the third act. The replacement cost stung, the…

Inside one of the premium auditoriums at Georgia Theatre Company's Trilith Cinemas in Fayetville, Georgia is Samsung’s direct-view LED cinema technology — a flagship 14-meter (approximately 46-foot) Onyx screen

Can Cinema LED Scale? Samsung Bets Trilith Cinemas Can Help Prove It

There is something almost too tidy about the geography of Samsung’s latest cinema showcase. Directly across the street from Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia — one of the largest production facilities in the United States outside Hollywood — sits Trilith Cinemas, a new nine-screen luxury comp…

Berlinale 2026 - Festival director Tricia Tuttle, Silver Bear winner Sandra Hüller and Golden Bear winner Ingo Fliess

Berlinale 2026: Political Strife, Homegrown Success Stories and An Uncertain Future

With near Arctic conditions leaving Berlin covered in a blanket of snow and ice, the 76th Berlin Film Festival took place between 12th and 22nd February. But the chill winds really came from another direction, as a controversy-tinged festival saw organisers plunged into geopolitical debates. As fest…

Qube Cinema Products - Arts Alliance Media Acquisition

A Quiet Player Makes a Big Move: Qube Cinema Acquires Arts Alliance Media

When London-based Arts Alliance Media entered administration in November 2025, it sent a quiet but genuine shockwave through the global cinema industry. Quiet, because AAM is not exactly a household name among general audiences, or even among many cinema professionals who depend on its products ever…

Homegrown hits at the Nigerian box office include Brotherhood, A Tribe Called Judah and The Wedding Party.

The Rise of Local Cinema: How Nigerian Cinemas are Rebuilt on Indigenous Films

For over a decade, conversations about cinema revolved around Hollywood imports: tentpoles, superheroes, franchise spectacles, and the billion-naira weekends they reliably drove. The last five years have indeed redrawn the theatrical map. Local content, once considered supplementar…

Everyman Cinema and Emirates' World Class Cinema campaign 2

Pearl & Dean Partner Emirates with Everyman for a First-Class Experience

Some partnerships feel like a match made in advertising heaven. Certainly, that was the feeling when Catherine Ferguson, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Pearl & Dean, took a call last June with a chance to pair up Emirates and Everyman Cinema. Contacted by Emirates’ media agency Universal McCa…

2026 Sundance Film Festival

As Sundance Says Goodbye to Park City, Its Films Look Forward

There’s a particular rhythm to January in Park City that only Sundance people really understand. The crunch of snow under boots that aren’t meant for ice. The quiet panic of realizing you’ve misjudged travel time between venues by at least fifteen minutes. The oddly comforting sight of volunteers in…

CJ Tech - Xenon vs Laser Projection

CJ Tech: Choosing the Right Projection System: Xenon vs Laser Projection

Walk into any cinema projection booth and you’ll quickly realise one thing: the machine at the centre of it all isn’t just a box of optics and fans. It’s the nerve centre of the auditorium, dictating everything from visual clarity to your monthly maintenance bill. And in a world of tightening budget…