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Paul Donovan, CEO of Odeon & UCI at CineEurope 2016 (photo: Patrick von Sychowski / Celluloid Junkie)

EXCLUSIVE: CJ Interviews Paul Donovan, former CEO of Odeon & UCI

Having turned around the fortunes of Odeon & UCI, the company’s CEO Paul Donovan stunned the cinema industry by announcing that he was stepping down shortly after the exhibitors’ sale to Wanda-owned AMC. After a period of well-deserved holiday, decompression and introspection, Cellul…

Adam Aron Has a Banner Year at AMC

Carmike Cinemas Acquisition Caps Banner Year for Adam Aron at AMC

One year into his job as CEO of AMC, Adam Aron has already accomplished more than anyone ever expected, including the Carmike and Odeon deal. CJ takes a look behind the scenes.

Polish films are big business for Odeon. (image: MoviesRoom.pl)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 3 January 2017

Polish films big in UK, Pathé seating backlash, Mexican cinema up, PVR goes UPI, mandatory Punjabi films, Carnival in Odisha, Pakistani entertainment tax, Korea highlights popcorn sugar, Pepsi fined in India, Kinepolis' Malayam black list, "Rogue One" sleep in and Brit builds 34-seat ABC cinema in b…

CJ Cinema Property Update – Wednesday 21 December 2016

JAPAN: Cocomaru Theatre & Cafe; UK: Tramshed BA seats, Everyman Chelmsford, Stafford 3-screen for sale, Picturehouse Ealing work starts, Odeon Norwich; USA: Elizabethtown (KY) Crowne Point Theatre; GERMANY: UCI Nordhorn, CineStar Freising; FRANCE: Pathe Paris Vill'Up, Nice's Hotel Riviera; POLAND: O…

Ajay Bijli, chairman and managing director, PVR Ltd. (photo: Livemint)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 29 November 2016

PVR share dealings questioned, Inox turns ATM, Odeon Xmas opening, Wehrenberg to keep name, 900 films in UK cinemas 2016, Merlin nabs Wellesley, Wanda not playing Golden Horse winner, Alex Sheldon goes Curzon, Nottingham's Vintage Pop-Up Cinema, Kiwi Night Owl Cinema, Cineplex re-seating, 4DX in Fra…

Odeon's Facebook Messenger Chatbot

Testing Odeon’s Facebook Messenger Chatbot

Odeon has with the help of Gruvi launched a chatbot for finding films and booking cinema tickets. The platform shows great promise, though bots inevitably have limitations.

CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 18 November 2016

AMC's Carmike and Odeon-UCI buys approved, Anschutz sells, deadly Peru cinema fire, Korea safety report, Imax to show Marvel TV, Philips' Xenon business sold, Kino.de app reviewed, Regal L.A Live: Brco all-laser, NYC Clearview to become luxury Cinemex, Cinépolis tests your cinema knowledge.

Perhaps a Vue cinema soon? (image: Google Earth)

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…

Adam Aron Discusses AMC's Ammended Offer to Acquire Carmike Cinemas

AMC Increases Carmike Acquisition Offer to $1.2 Billion Ahead of Shareholder Vote

As expected, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. upped its offer to acquire Carmike Cinemas, Inc. on Monday morning. We predicted as much less than 24 hours before and were nearly spot on with the revised offer AMC would make for Carmike. If we weren’t so humble we’d have taken a page from the playbook…

Taking Stock in AMC-Carmike Merger

CJ Analysis: Taking Stock of AMC’s Acquisition of Carmike

On July 15th Carmike Cinemas Inc. delayed a vote on whether to accept an acquisition offer from AMC Entertainment Holdings of USD $1.1 billion. The original shareholder vote was to take place on June 30th but was rescheduled for the mid-July date. The vote is now set to go forward on July 25th. If a…