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Pay it forward this Christmas at Ebinrugh's Cameo cinema. (photo: Edinburgh News)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 20 December 2016

Pay-it-forward cinema; Reading offer increased to $436m; Bollywood back in Pakistani cinemas; French cinema attendance up; EuropaCorp multiplex sale completed; Majestic cinema sold; CGV goes VR; cheap Indian booking app; one-take live event cinema; "Late Shift" interactive cinema; Vue recliners revi…

The Way Up 2016 Keynote Address – Johanna Koljonen

CJ Cinema News Digest – Monday 5 December 2016

Insights from This Way Up, Cinema evolution, CGV to buyMalaysia's GSC, Fandango buys Cinepapaya, Indian mandates patriotism in cinemas, India multiplex consolidation, Event Cinema racism, S. Korea attendance drop, Ymagis+Open Sky, Smart Pricer partners Compeso, Mark Schubin on "Billy Lynn", pro and…

Chung Chang-wook from South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (photo: Newsisi)

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".

People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and Economic Committee of the LDS Welfare protest in front of Shinchon CGV. (photo: eundonggi)

Korean Cinemas Face Pricing Backlash

Korean cinema majors CGV, Lotte and MegaBox have been accused of monopolistic practices in terms of ticket and concession prices.

Jim Patterson at the Paragon Cineplex

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 22 August 2016

Jim Patterson RIP, CGV increases Blitz stake, Carnival buys Bombay Talkies, Spain BO up, German BO down, UK's cheapest cinema tickets, Beth Figge joins QSC, SF Norway's Supersalen PLF, German CineApp, popcorn by weight in India,smuggling watermelons into cinema, popcorn fire in Sydney, sex assault i…

CGV cinema in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (photo: Patrick von Sychowski / Celluloid Junkie)

How Korea Dominates Vietnam’s Cinema Market

Korea's CJ CGV and Lotte Cinemas between them control 65% of the cinema market in Vietnam, a lesson for other exhibitors of smart growth abroad.

Korea’s Lotte Cinema Faces Slush Fund Allegations

Lotte Cinema faces accusations that its concessions business was used as a cover for slush funds as investigators probe the murky affairs of the parent company Lotte Group.

Wanda, Regal, CGV, Cinepolis

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 25 April 2016

CGV mulls divests, VPF transparency call, Helios expansion, Prince in cinema, Saudi Arabia cinema, Marathi films mandated, "Deadpool" alcohol raid, Japan's 1st dine-in cinema and more

Korea’s CGV Buys Turkey’s Mars for $800m

S. Korea's CGV has bough Turkish cinema chain Mars in deal valued at $800m as mega consolidation takes hold amongst the world's top cinema chain.

Korea’s CJ CGV to Become “World’s Largest Cinema Chain”

South Korea’s CJ CGV has gone public about its ambition to become the world’s largest cinema chain through “aggressive expansion” in the United States, couple with growth in emerging markets like India and Latin America. The aim is to have 10,000 screens globally by 2020, wit…