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AMC Q1 Lifts Lid on Carmike, Odeon & NCG Integration

AMC has published its Q1 2017 figures and profits are down but revenue is up at the world’s biggest cinema chain. The 67.5% growth in turnover had a lot to do with including Carmike, Odeon and (four days of) NCG revenue, but it is the earning call transcript that provides the most fascinating…

Main Entrance at SF Bio's Filmstaden Scandinavia in Stockholm, Sweden

CJ Cinema of the Month: SF Bio’s Filmstaden Scandinavia – Stockholm, Sweden

Celluloid Junkie is proud to have partnered with Vista Entertainment Solutions (VES) for the Cinema of the Month series. Vista is the world’s leading cinema ticketing and software solutions company. We won’t just be featuring cinemas whose operators use Vista, but we will surely mention when t…

Sony CLEDIS Display

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 4 April 2017

Sony & Samsung direct view at CinemaCon, AMC-NCG deal approved; FBR bullish, Russian cinema ownership changes, Belgian cinema statistics, 50-plus cinema-goers are 1/3 of US audience, luxury seating growth, city centres attract cinemas, Clapp defends cinema, 21% VAT for Spanish cinemas stays, Ind…

AMC Odeon Nordic Carmike. (image: Celluloid Junkie)

AMC Buys Nordic Cinema Group for $929 Million – Here Is What You Need to Know

Wanda-controlled AMC has further expanded its global reach by acquiring Nordic Cinema Group (NCG) for SEK 8.25 billion (USD $929 million) in an all-cash deal, only a month after completing its acquisition of Carmike in the US and Odeon & UCI in UK and Europe. Nordic is the parent company of SF B…

Veronika Lindholm, MD Finnkino Oy (photo: Finnkino Oy)

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.

Jan Bernhardsson

CineEurope: Interview with Nordic Cinema Group’s Jan Bernhardsson

In the run-up to CineEurope 2015 CJ is interviewing and profiling several leading companies, trade bodies and people to capture the mood of the cinema industry in Europe. SF Bio was Sweden’s leading cinema chain before it began an ambitious regional expansion plan that included strategic acqui…

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Catch-up Cinema Digest – Wednesday 13 May 2015

A catch-up of cinema news from mainly Anglophone countries from the last few weeks, plus one very big piece of news from Scandinavia. Scandinavia – The majority stake in Nordic Cinema Group, the regions largest cinema operator, has been sold for SEK 4.7 billion (USD $546 million) by Swedish pr…

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Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 4 March 2015

No sooner has Odeon reminded the world that it is (still) for sale then Vue lets slip that it is interested in buying Nordic Cinema Group. British cinema operator Vue Entertainment is preparing a bid for Nordic peer Nordic Cinema Group, majority-owned by listed Swedish private equity firm Ratos, The…

Daily Cinema Digest – Thursday 3 July 2014

There can only be one story to top the Daily: Wanda Cinema Line being denied an IPO at the Shenzhen stock exchange by Chinese regulators. The reason given was insufficient documentation. It is far from alone to have suffered this ignominy as China Securities Regulatory Commission have rejected 597 o…

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…

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