Alamo Drafthouse’s New Colorado Location is the Latest to Feature Sony’s Powerful 4K Laser Projection Technology
Heralded for its approach to re-invigorating the cinema-going experience, Alamo Drafthouse’s newest location – its 39th – in Westminster, Colorado continues the cinema-eatery’s tradition of implementing Sony’s industry-leading 4K laser digital cinema projection technology. The nine-screen, all-laser…
National CineMedia, LLC Announces Proposed Private Offering of $400 Million of Senior Secured Notes due 2028
HPA Awards Announce 2019 Creative Category Nominations
NATO Executive Board Approves Resolution to Begin Exhibitor-led Testing of Digital Cinema Technologies
The Executive Board of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), at the association’s annual Membership and Board Meetings at the Beverly Hilton, 23-24 September 2019, approved a resolution (below) laying out aspects of a digital cinema technology evaluation program. “Digital cinema has ope…
National Science and Media Museum and INDY Cinema Group Announce New Partnership
The National Science and Media Museum has today announced it will be appointing INDY Cinema Group to deliver its diverse and exciting film programme when it returns to being an independent cinema operator in November 2019. INDY Cinema Group, which provides bespoke film programmes for more than 50 i…
QSC Announces Acquisition of Attero Tech
QSC announces the acquisition of Attero Tech, effective September 30, 2019. This combines the rapidly growing portfolio of the Q-SYS audio, video and control (AV&C) Ecosystem with Attero Tech’s highly innovative portfolio of networked AV endpoints and I/O peripherals, as well as boosting QSC’s d…
CJ 4DPlex and Paramount Pictures’ Announce the First ScreenX Collaboration for Gemini Man to Be Released in the 270-degree Panoramic Format
CTC to Host Special Programme at Emerging Markets Conference 2019
CTC; the global cinema technology network and DCS Events have announced a partnership enabling CTC to host a special programme at the forthcoming second Emerging Cinema Markets Conference 19th to 21st of November in Istanbul.. Following on from recent global activities with BigCineExpo (India) and u…
Yash Raj Films to Offer Bollywood Blockbuster “War” in MX4D EFX Format
The leading international distributor of Hindi films, Yash Raj Films, has teamed up with California-based MediaMation to program the next Indian Blockbuster title “War” in MX4D. “War”, promises to be the biggest action spectacle of all times for the Indian film industry. The…
Alamo Drafthouse (Donkey) Rolling the Lonely Island’s ‘Popstar’ Back Into Theaters Nationwide for Sing-along Spectacular
Goodbye, Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. Hello, Bong Joon Ho Cinema.
Dolby Celebrates Opening of the 2,000th Dolby Atmos Screen in China at Jinyi Cinemas Jiaxing Site
Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Guangzhou Jinyi Media Corporation Ltd. (Jinyi, 002905.SZ), owner of Jinyi Cinemas, one of the largest cinema circuits in China, today announced the opening of the 2,000th Dolby Atmos cinema screen in China at Jinyi Cinemas Jiaxing site. As of September 2019, J…
Reading International Announces State-of-the-Art Cinema for Millers Junction, Melbourne, Australia
Catford Mews, A New Cultural Community Space for South London, Opens Its Doors
Developer Really Local Group, who create and restore cultural infrastructure by ‘putting the heart back into the high street’, has officially opened the doors to its first of a kind venue, Catford Mews. Acting as a creative community hub for South London, the 14,000 sq ft venue will provide a multi-…
Cinema Proves Effective Weapon Against World Hunger
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) and Pearl & Dean have today announced they are joining the next phase of “Feed our Future”, a global cinema ad campaign that shines a light on the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) life-saving work on the frontlines of world hunger. Starting today, the advert…
Construction to Start on Kinepolis Haarlem
Kinepolis will start construction on a new cinema complex in shopping centre ‘Centrum Schalkwijk’ in Haarlem, the Netherlands, in mid-October. Today marks the official start of the construction of the Florida block, of which the cinema will form an integral part. The cinema complex will have 6 scree…
SEC Charges Comscore Inc. and Former CEO with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global information and media analytics firm, Comscore, Inc., and its former CEO with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to overstate revenue by approximately $50 million and making false and misleading statements about key performance metrics. The SE…
Webedia Forms “The Boxoffice Company”, Creating the Largest and Most Prominent Enterprise of Its Kind Serving the Needs of the Global Cinema Industry Through Media, Technology and Data
Webedia, the global media and technology network rooted in culturally-driven content, today announced the formation of The Boxoffice Company, creating the largest and most prominent enterprise of its kind serving the publishing, technology and data needs of the global cinema industry. The Boxoffice…
IFC Films Picks Up U.S. Rights to Czech Republic Oscar Selection “The Painted Bird”
IFC Films announced today that it is acquiring U.S. rights to “The Painted Bird” directed, written, and produced by Václav Marhoul (“Tobruk,” “Smart Philip”). Based on the acclaimed novel by Jerzy Kosinski, the movie was a singular achievement by Marhoul, almost 1…