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(From Left) David Ong (AAM-Qube), Andreas Stier (OneCinema), Seneit Debese (Greta Apps), Sophie Doherty (TAPOS) and Timo Holtkamp (Gofilex) during the Connected Cinemas panel discussion at the ICTA 2026 Cinema Technology Experience on June 21, 2026 in Barcelona Spain

Cinema Technology Has Never Been More Sophisticated, So Why Is It Still So Disconnected?

Cinema technology vendors at the 2026 ICTA Barcelona Cinema Technology Experience examine why the systems handling ticketing, content delivery and theatre operations still struggle to share data, what those disconnections cost exhibitors and whether open standards or consolidation will finally bring…
CinemaCon 2026 Product Preview - Business, Marketing & Operational Platforms - Featured Image

CinemaCon 2026 Product Preview: Business, Marketing & Operational Platforms

Beyond ticketing and concessions, a growing layer of systems is shaping how cinemas operate, connect with audiences, and make decisions. At CinemaCon 2026, numerous companies are showcasing platforms that sit behind the scenes of the moviegoing experience; spanning theatre management, content delive…
Qube Cinema Products - Arts Alliance Media Acquisition

A Quiet Player Makes a Big Move: Qube Cinema Acquires Arts Alliance Media

When London-based Arts Alliance Media entered administration in November 2025, it sent a quiet but genuine shockwave through the global cinema industry. Quiet, because AAM is not exactly a household name among general audiences, or even among many cinema professionals who depend on its products ever…

DCP Digital Delivery is Top Topic at Australian International Movie Convention (AIMC)

NOTE: This has been taken from a newsletter for the Small Cinema Owners Association newsletter. CJ asked me to post it here due to its wider interest appeal. The SCO newsletter has covered digital delivery topics numerous times. At the Australian International Movie Convention this year in Sydney…
PVR_ECX_Mumbai (photo: Patrick von Sychowski / Celluloid Junkie)

CJ Research: Understanding India’s VPF Conundrum

Cinema has transcended many a barrier, from the analogue era to the digital cinema evolution. India despite being one of the largest cinema markets has been a very complex one. This has been evident in the adoption of digital cinema technology and the subsequent transition to digital cinema. Today t…

A Few Good Ideas – CinemaCon 2019

CinemaCon as a tech show is amazing for new good ideas. 4K RGB for the price of 2K laser phosphor… good idea. 10 years of support included in the price of the projector… good idea. Not blaming Netflix for cinema’s fortunes… good idea. Having a day without a long lunch program…
Cinemex Implements Qube Wire

New Case Study Details Cinemex Implementation of Qube Wire To Streamline Digital Cinema Operations

One of the benefits we have here at Celluloid Junkie is that smart people and innovative companies knock on our doors all the time with products and services for some of the industry’s most confounding problems. Writing about such issues and their solutions has proven to be a great way to gain an in…
Rajesh Ramachandran of Qube Cinema Discusses Qube Wire

CJ Interview: Qube Cinema’s Rajesh Ramachandran On The Past, Present and Future of Qube Wire

One of the products and services that made a big splash at CineEurope in 2017 was Qube Wire, which was just being launched commercially by its developer, Qube Cinema. Some of the buzz around Qube Wire surely had to do with curiosity; both over what the new offering was all about, and why a companyRe…
Yelp Luxury Cinema Madrid

Cinema News Digest – Thursday 18 January 2018

Dear Junkies, Average ticket price in the US went up 3.69% to USD $8.97 in 2017. Cue usual hysterical headlines (THR: ‘Average Price of a Movie Ticket Soars to $8.97 in 2017‘ – really, “soars”?), particularly when coupled with the drop in admissions. And, yes, this is t…
Hollywood Box Office In China

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 14 November 2016

China screens overtake US, Reading suitor revealed, MM2 buys in Malaysia, Ymagis controls DSat, Indian cinema rupee woes, Empire debt-free, Warner joins German ticketing platform, Imax VR funding, Europa Cinema awards, ideal viewing position in cinema, Qube Wire launched, Arclight & Meyer sound, Cin…
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Industry Briefs

  • PaperAirplane Media - The Hanger

    PaperAirplane’s Hangar Passes Two Million Downloads as Cinema Marketing Goes Social

    Sep 30, 2026
  • American Film Market - Century Plaza Hotel - Los Angeles

    Festivals and Film Markets Find New Routes Into Cinemas

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Bleecker Street - Frank Martinzez, Head of Distribution

    Bleecker Street and Marcus Theatres Recruit for a Changing Theatrical Market

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Trafalgar Releasing & HYBE presents HYBE Cine Fest 2026, a week-long global cinema event taking place in theaters worldwide

    Event Cinema Starts Looking Less Alternative

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Mitch Neuhauser - CinemaCon

    Cinema United Announces Leadership Changes as Neuhauser Plans 2028 CinemaCon Exit

    Sep 30, 2026
  • Bill Walker - CEO, Cineplex

    Cineplex Names Bill Walker CEO as Board Explores a Sale

    Sep 23, 2026
  • Lumma - Cinemark Abasto Shopping - 4D E-Motion

    Immersive Cinema Goes Global… and Local

    Sep 23, 2026
  • The Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 on December 04, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    RSIFF Pauses as the Middle East Festival Calendar Changes

    Sep 23, 2026

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  • (From Left) Daniel Loria of Boxoffice Pro, Adam Rymer from Regal, Brock. Bagby of B&B Theatres, Valmir Fernandes from Cinemark, Nicole Woods of RealD and Rolando Rodriguez from Lumma, during CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

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