London ( May 16, 2018 )
Cineworld Announces New Partnership with the Casual Dining Group
Cineworld, the UK’s leading cinema chain and Casual Dining Group, the leading UK-based mid-market restaurant company that operates the Bella Italia, Café Rouge, Las Iguanas, Belgo and La Tasca restaurant businesses, have today announced a new three-year restaurant partnership deal. The new scheme wi…
Auckland, NZ & Berlin, Germany ( May 15, 2018 )
Vista Entertainment Solutions and Movio go live with Yorck Kinogruppe, Germany’s largest arthouse cinema circuit
Vista Group International companies, Vista Entertainment Solutions, the leading provider of cinema management software for global cinema exhibition, and Movio, the worldwide leader in marketing data analytics, are delighted to announce that they are now live with Yorck Kinogruppe, Germany’s premier…
Dubai & Riyadh ( May 15, 2018 )
IMAX Eyes Expansion in Saudi Arabia; Signs Multi-Theatre Deal with Vox Cinemas
Following the news that Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Information will be opening up the Kingdom to movie theatres in 2018 for the first time in 35 years, IMAX Corporation and VOX Cinemas, the Middle East’s largest and most rapidly growing cinema exhibitor, today announced a sales agr…
Santa Monica, CA ( May 15, 2018 )
Atom Tickets Adds Landmark Theatres to its Movie Ticketing Platform
Today Atom Tickets, the social movie ticketing platform, announced that it has secured a deal with Landmark Theatres, the nation’s largest theater circuit dedicated to exhibiting and marketing independent film. The deal enables Atom Tickets across Landmark Theatre’s 53 theatres and 255 screens. This…
Montreal, Quebec ( May 15, 2018 )
D-Box Pursues Its Expansion With Kinopolis by Adding 18 New Screens in Germany
D-BOX Technologies Inc. (“D-BOX”), a world leader in immersive entertainment experiences and Kinopolis, Germany’s largest independent cinema operators, are pleased to announce the addition of D-BOX motion seats to 18 new screens throughout Germany. Currently, Kinopolis offers D-BOX motion technology…
Paris ( May 14, 2018 )
Ymagis Group Reports First-Quarter 2018 Revenue
Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the cinema industry, today reported its consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2018, ending 31 March 2018. Apart from VPF, a strong quarter for technological services-related activities Revenue for Ymagis Group fell by 5.4% to…
London & Amsterdam ( May 14, 2018 )
Gofilex and MPS Sign Strategic and Financial Investment Agreements to Unify and Expand Their Pan-European Servicing and Electronic Delivery Networks.
Gofilex and Motion Picture Solutions (MPS) — two established names in theatrical film servicing and digital content distribution — today announce the companies have signed several commercial and financial agreements that pave the way for the strategic alliance of MPS’s 700-site LANsat estate with Go…
Cannes ( May 12, 2018 )
General Culture Authority of Saudi Arabia and IMAX Enter MOU to Identify and Develop IMAX Films
IMAX Corporation and Saudi Arabia’s General Culture Authority (GCA) today agreed in principle to jointly seek opportunities to identify and develop local IMAX format films. The non-binding agreement is part of GCA’s strategic efforts to develop a dynamic and sustainable film industry in Saudi Arabia…
Auckland, New Zealand & Tokyo, Japan ( May 11, 2018 )
Vista Group Signs Aeon Entertainment, Japan’s Largest Cinema Chain
Vista Group International, the world’s leading provider of software solutions for the global film industry, has signed Aeon Entertainment Co Ltd (‘Aeon’), its first customer in Japan. Japan is one of the “top 5” film exhibition markets in the world by Box Office revenue. Vista Group companies Vista…
Aliso Viejo, California ( May 9, 2018 )
Tono Labs Launches New Venture
Tono Labs launches with mission statement: “Advancing Art and Science through research and development of innovative new technologies, products, systems and solutions for media applications, across a diverse range of industries”, says Tono Labs Founder and Director, Mark Brown, a media industry vete…
( May 8, 2018 )
Vista Entertainment Solutions Appoints Till Cussmann to Pivotal New Executive Role
Vista Entertainment Solutions (‘Vista Cinema’), the leading provider of cinema management software for global cinema exhibition and the founding company of Vista Group International (NZX & ASX: VGL), has appointed Till Cussmann Senior Vice President Sales for EMEA and General Manager, Europe. Wi…
Santa Monica, CA ( May 8, 2018 )
Atom Tickets Integrates With Instagram’s Actions Product
Today, Atom Tickets, a first-of-its-kind social movie ticketing app, is excited to announce an integration with Instagram’s actions product. People come to Instagram to visually discover products and services, with over 200 million Instagrammers visiting a business profile each day. Following…
Seoul, South Korea & Los Angeles, California ( May 7, 2018 )
Three 4DX Blockbusters Top the 1 Million Tickets Sold Mark in Three Months
CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading 4D company, is wrapping up a successful run at the box office. Since 4DX debuted in 2009, more than 520 Hollywood titles have screened in the premium format that features motion seats and environmental effects such as wind, water, light, fog and scent. This is the firs…
Denver, Colorado ( May 7, 2018 )
For the First Time Ever, the Royal Wedding Comes to U.S. Movie Theaters for a Commercial-Free Fan Experience on May 19 Only
The biggest wedding of the year is about to get the big screen treatment, giving royal fans in the U.S. a front row seat to this monumental event. Fathom Events and BritBox, the subscription service from BBC Studios and ITV, bring moviegoers nationwide Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s highly-anticip…
Los Angeles ( May 4, 2018 )
Movie Ticket Subscription Service Sinemia Introduces Most Affordable and Flexible Plans Ever, Starting at $4.99 Per Month
Sinemia, the leading global monthly movie ticket subscription membership service, today announced new pricing plans that represent the most affordable and flexible movie ticket subscriptions on the market. Sinemia now offers annual subscription plans for as low as $4.99 per month for one ticket and…
Hollywood, California ( May 4, 2018 )
20th Century Fox and ScreenX Targeting New Titles to Release in the 270-Degree Panoramic Format
20th Century Fox and ScreenX are in advanced discussions to continue their partnership and release new films in the panoramic 270-degree cinema technology format. Following the success of “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” 20th Century Fox and ScreenX plan to join forces again in 2018. “We l…
New York ( May 4, 2018 )
New York Indian Film Festival Selects Qube Cinema’s Qube Wire Platform for Movie Content Distribution and Delivery
Qube Cinema announced its partnership with the 18th New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), New York’s largest and longest-running diaspora film festival, which is scheduled to take place from May 7 -12. Qube Wire is the distribution partner for the festival and filmmakers will increasingly rely on…
Seoul, South Korea & Los Angeles, CA ( May 4, 2018 )
CJ 4DPlex Wraps Successful CinemaCon 2018 Having Showcased New Technologies, Unveiled Future of Cinema Concepts and Signed New Deals to Expand its Business Around the World
Returning to CinemaCon for the seventh consecutive year, CJ 4DPLEX demonstrated its vision for the continued growth of immersive cinema, and the important role that it will continue to play in moving the industry into the future. At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV, the company officially launched an…
Essen, Germany ( May 3, 2018 )
Alcons in Germany’s Largest Premiere Cinema Hall
The Lichtburg, a historic cinema in the center of Essen, houses Germany’s largest cinema hall with 1,250 seats. During the 50s and 60s the Lichtburg was one of the most important premiere cinemas of the Federal Republic. And even today, creative people and distributors are once again using the…
New York ( May 3, 2018 )
Jorge Licetti to Receive “International Distributor of The Year” Award at ShowEast
Jorge Licetti of New Century Films will receive this year’s “International Distributor of the Year” award at ShowEast as a part of the International Awards Luncheon on Monday, October 22 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. “ShowEast is thrilled to honor Jorge Licetti with this year’s “International Dist…
