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Daily Cinema Digest – Thursday 24 July 2014

The summer isn’t over but already it seems that last rites and post-mortem are being performed on what has been a disappointing box office season, at least in the US. Thank goodness there is China and other emerging markets to cheer up Hollywood, though this is cold comfort for US-based exhibi…

Vista Murray Holdway

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 18 July 2014

New Zealand – Ticketing specialist Vista has been valued at $188 million. Not clear if US or NZ dollars, but as it is on the NZX bourse most likely the latter, meaning it is would be worth USD $163.4 million. Investors in cinema software company Vista’s sharemarket float will pay $2.35 f…

Big Cinemas

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 11 July 2014

India – After the surprise merger of its RMW film services division with Prime Focus, Reliance ADAG looks set to sell off its Big Cinemas operation. Good analysis as always from Variety’s Patrick Frater. The company is in advanced negotiations to sell its Big Cinemas circuit to an uniden…

Lotte Super Plex G Largest Cinema Screen

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 7 July 2014

What is the largest cinema screen in the world? According to Guinness World Records it is now in the tallest building in South Korea. So that’s officially official. The screen of the multiplex cinema which will open at the Lotte Cinema World Tower, boasts its unparalleled size in the industry: With…

Google Glass

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 1 July 2014

In what should be a non-story (or at least a Finally) we are forced to lead with the ‘news’ that UK cinemas have followed the lead of Alamo Drafthouse and requested its patrons not to wear Google Glass to film screenings. The Independent made a big deal out of it, with other media outlets andRead Mo…

Red London cinema

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 20 May 2014

UK – Is cinema becoming a luxury? By that we mean unaffordable to the average income family? This study makes for worrying reading. A night out at the cinema is becoming increasingly unaffordable because of rising ticket prices, experts are warning. The consumer media survey by consulting firm…

National Cinemedia

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 16 May 2014

USA (NY) – National CineMedia has announced the details of its partnership with Shazam, to create audio-embedded links in its adverts for enhanced content. There are further partnerships with Disney’s Maker Studios and Idea United. National CineMedia revealed intriguing partnerships with…

Ice Man 3d

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 6 April 2014

Is the air going out of the Chinese cinema business already? You wouldn’t think so from the strong opening numbers that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 delievered, opening on close to 40% of all Mainland screens this past weekend. The problem is what took place before, during the May Day/Labour Day h…

Astor Film Lounge

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 5 May 2014

We don’t normally start with a non-English article (though Google/Chrome will easily translate it for you). But this is a good overview of how German exhibition is dealing with a contracting demand: 20 million fewer cinemas goers went to see a film in 2013 compared to 2003 and some 200 net cin…

Graham Cinema NC

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 2 May 2014 (Bumper Issue!)

It is not often that we start with a ‘Digital Death Watch’-type of story, but the Graham is not just an amazingly resilient single-screen cinema in North Carolina. This is also example of terrific college journalism that incorporates video (below), photos, info-graphics, mapping and soci…