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Cinema News Roundup – 10 June 2009 – Lies, damn lies and Cinedigm ‘first-ever’ claims

– Cinedigm is making a big deal out holding a live Q and A for a film, which, contrary to what it claims, has been done many times before. From the press release, “Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today that it will host the first-ever [original emphasis], live virt…

Cinema News Roundup – 29 May 2009 – Indian theme day

– The stand-off between Indian multiplexes and Bollywood distributors appears to be close to being resolved, according to several news sources. TOI says, “Evidently, it was the producers who first blinked. An industry insider said, “The final settlement reads 50 per cent in the fir…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Fri 24 April

– Imax’s presence in China is expanding through a new deal, according to THR.com’s Asia edition. “Imax on Thursday signed a deal with China Film Group to open a super-size screen in a new multiplex in Tianjin, China, this October. The deal brings to 41 the number of screens I…

Daily Cinema Roundup – Thur 23 April

– Cinema box office “is performing well despite the bad economy — not because of the bad economy,” according to a new survey published by Nielsen. Perhaps no surprise that it found that cinema was still considered a good value proposition, even in these tough economic times,…

Cricket Won’t Play In Indian Multiplexes As Film Strike Worsens

Indian multiplexes will not be able to offset the impact of the film strike/boycott/non-releasing with screening of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. The imminent IPL season was anyways going to put a damper on the box office for the next six weeks, but with Hindi producers refusing to re…

The Commoditization of VPFs, or, Why Having a Deal With Hollywood Studios Isn’t The Big Deal It Used To Be

Scrabble Entertainment has announced virtual print fee (VPF) deals with five Hollywood studios (“Hello Scott from SPE, in the back.”) to roll out digital cinema in India. This may be the last notable VPF deal for some time, if not for ever. Scrabble has signed up Walt Disney Studios, Wa…

India Welcomes “Slumdog” With Protests And Piracy

[/caption] Less than 24-hours after “Slumdog Millionaire” picked up 10 Oscar nominations on Thursday, filmmaker Danny Boyle’s rags-to-riches movie about a teenage boy from the slums of Mumbai opened on Friday in India stirring up a bit of resentment and controversy. In fact, rather than being…

Adlabs Expands In Mumbai

As the multiplexing of India continues, Adlabs Cinemas and Phoenix Mills are teaming up to build a 15 screen screen at the Phoenix Market City at Kurla in Mumbai. The 140,000 square foot facility will have more about 4,000 seats. Like many exhibitors these days, Adlabs plans to fortify their offerin…

Kingfisher Airlines Brings Multiplex To The Sky. . . Sort Of

India’s upstart airline Kingfisher Airlines has struck a promotional deal with one of the country’s leading multiplex chain’s, Fame Cinemas. The agreement allows members of Kingfisher’s frequent flyer program, the King Club, to redeem miles for movie tickets at all of Fame…

PVR & Major Cineplex – Bowling for Celluloid

Two of the largest exhibitors in India and Thailand have joined forces to launch a host of non-film ancillary entertainment propositions. From the Hollywood Reporter: New Delhi-based PVR Ltd. and Thailand’s Major Cineplex Group have created a joint venture to launch PVR Blu-O, which will featu…