Canada’s Luxury Seating Arms Race Points to Future
A luxury seating arms race between two small multiplexes in British Columbia's Victoria holds an important lesson for the future of cinema going.
Seeing the Good and the Bad in Third Quarter Movie Ticket Prices
The price of movie tickets during the third quarter fell by 2.5%in North America from the second quarter of this year and that’s either positive news, or negative news, depending on the way industry trade outlets chose to spin it. On Tuesday, the National Association of Theatre Owners announced that…
CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 17 October 2016
Anti-trust fine for CGV, EclairColor goes LA, SPI goes Mumbai, Lotte evacuation in dark, Mukta wants to double, new NEC projector, India to enforce MRP, Korean art-house, lots of German cinemas, restoring Birmingham's art-deco cinema and "Save Our Butts 2".
CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 14 October 2016
Imax Manchester VR centre, Carnival goes Unlimited, Inox growth, Ymagis Perform2020, US 2016 BO up, Cinema of the Future report, Lotte customer satisfaction award, CGV network failure, Hackney Picturehouse strike, UK's cheapest cinema, From-Live-to-Digital report, Comédie-Française goes live, Indian…
CJ Interviews Veronica Lindholm, MD Finnkino Group, Finland
Celluloid Junkie interviews Veronica Lindholm, MD of Finnkino, about management skills, switching to Coke, the Scape own-brand PLF and learning from colleagues.
CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 10 October 2016
Kinepolis-UGC deal, EuropaCorp sells cinemas, Vista-WePiao deal, Ang Lee talks HFR, FCPA is FDA's new copyright police, BigData.BigMovies long Gruvi blog, Polish BO up, Pakistan-Indian cinema war, Merlin's Greaves Exhibitor award, de Beaufort joins Golfilex, Cinepolis defends concession prices, Harr…
Cheapest Cinema Tickets in France, Germany & UK Revealed
Three studies have thrown a light on cinema ticket prices in France, Germany and UK, with France having lowest prices and spread and UK having huge discrepancies.
Movie Marketers Get the Message With Latest Apple iOS Upgrade
When Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system last month they added features and functionality in their messaging app that can be utilized by both distributors and exhibitors to market their offerings. The enhancements in iOS 10 allow users to include branded content in their…
Cinema of the Month: Cinema Nova – Melbourne, Australia
CJ's Cinema of the Month September is Melbourne's quirky and delightful Cinema Nova, an art-house multiplex full of delight (if you can navigate it).
Filmmaker Ang Lee Becomes a Humble Technology Ambassador at IBC
As was the case at this year’s NAB conference in April, Ang Lee became the main attraction at this year’s IBC in Amsterdam receiving the IBC International Honour for Excellence at Sunday’s Award Ceremony for his contributions toward pushing big screen technology, as previously seen in his mast…