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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…

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…

Lotte Cinema 'hand pay' biometric reader. (image: Lotte Cinemas)

Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 13 March 2018

Dear Junkies, Disney/Marvel’s “Black Panther” is a billion dollar global phenomenon, having just taken USD $66.5 million China. The only part of the world where audiences aren’t flocking to cinemas by the millions to see this take on all-black cast superheroes and Afrofuturis…

Saudi Arabia Cinema screening

Cinema News Digest – Friday 9 March 2018

Saudia Arabia issues cinema licences; Lotte to spin off cinemas; US $1bn BO February; Samsung Cinema LED insights; Cinemark Movie Club 120K member; Vue’s Tim Richards interviewed; Indian cinema growth; VPF revolt in south India; Côté Cinema becomes BoxOfficeFrance; MoviePass CPO hired; Comedie…

Christie D3D Cinema

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 11 March 2015

An interesting partnership between Christie and D3D Cinema to cater to the somewhat forgotten dome cinema market. The architectural requirements means that this won’t be a major league Imax/PLF format rival, but could fill an untapped niche. Christie and D3D previously collaborated on the Mood…

Iosono lab

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 24 September 2014

Barco is doubling down on its immersive audio efforts by hiring away IOSONO’s audio team and setting up what is now called Barco Audio Technologies [BAT?]. This could potentially mean moving away from a dependance on the Auro brand and Auro Technologies partnership, though the latter is quoted…

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…

DTS Digital Cinema Back From The Not-Quite-Dead With Qube Deal

DTS Digital Cinema has been going through a bumpy ride in the past year, but appears to be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. One year ago DTS Inc. spun off its two non-licence division. DTS Digital Images reverted to being Lowry Digital under the new ownership of Reliance/Adlabs. DTS Digit…