AI Algorithm Predicts Box-office Success (Sort Of)
A research paper by Dr Kang Zhao and Michael T. Lash looks at factors that can help predict the box-office success of films, with interesting results.
CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 27 May 2016
X-Men Snapchat tickets, PVR halts expansion, Odeon to expand, BFI to expand, Cineworld grows in H1, Indonesian cinema set for growth, Rio strike, Deptford appeal, FNE's CotM is Romuva, Arcadia's Meyer Leopard sound, Almeida Richard III event cinema, Branagh's Bard broadcast, QBIC opening, ShowCase r…
Do Opera Screenings Cannibalise Opera Audiences?
English Touring Opera claims live cinema screenings do not grow the audience for opera, but research paints a mixed picture and the ECA defends existing practices.
CJ Cinema Digest – Wednesday 25 May 2016
FACT 50% cut, Vista+Ster-Kinekor, Vista & Movio awards, clearance lawsuit twist, porn hijack, Kinepolis India 400 screen plans, CinemaNext in France, dog cinema, TGV Family Friendly cinema, CMX+Lettuce, 50 Shades sentence, Santokos laser and 7 learning from outdoor screenings.
CJ Interviews Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen, CEO, Novo Cinemas, U.A.E.
CJ Interviews Debbie Stanford- Kristiansen, CEO, of Novo Cinemas about 7-Star luxury, memorable customer experiences and how Novo stays ahead of the game.
Millennials Love Cinema Says NCM (Data Backs It Up)
US cinema advertiser NCM presents its studio on Millennials and movies, showing a growing engagement in what is a social media and data-driven business.
CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 23 May 2016
Cinemaxx Junior, Odeon rumours, Cannes digital, Cineworld Tesco £2 deal, Danish cinema boom, DCM Awards, Rhodes' Vox ThEATre, Showcase expansion and Sleepover Cinema.
Cinema of the Month: Cinéma Olympia – Cannes, France
Cinéma Olympia in Cannes is where film buyers from all over the world congregate each year to do deals. CJ looks at the anonymous but hugely important cinema.
Imax Ventures Into Virtual Reality in Cinemas
Imax is partnering Google and Starbreeze to launch a cinema-based virtual reality venture.
CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 20 May 2016
Cinemark not guilty, Paris cine gun scare, outdoor cinema in Leeds, Paris & Indy500, 'indecent act' arrest, sugar tax cinema death, Vainglory eSport in Ion, Alamo in booze-free zone, Belga multiplex and an Imaxshift cycling studio (yes, really).