NAGRA announces myCinema a Digital Transformation of the Cinema Experience
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) and the leading provider of digitcompanyal content distribution and content protection, unveiled myCinemaTM, a ground-breaking service designed to transform the cinema experience. NAGRA will introduce myCinema at CinemaCon 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 23-26,…
Deluxe Launches New Platform to Unify Global Content Creation and Distribution
Anna Kendrick to Receive “Cinema Spotlight Award”
Anna Kendrick will receive the “Cinema Spotlight Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), will be held April 23-26, 2018 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Kendrick will be…
“Avengers: Infinity War” Selling Twice As Many Tickets As “Black Panther” in Fandango Presales, and Outpacing Last Seven MCU Movies Combined
With a little more than two weeks to go until its theatrical release on April 27, Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” is selling more than double the amount of tickets on Fandango as “Black Panther” at the same point in the sales cycle. (Fandango sold more than 30% of the U.S. opening weekend box offi…
Consortium of Industry Veterans to Introduce South East Asian Content Into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
2018. In view of the MENA market expansion, industry veterans SUNDER KIMATRAI (formerly EVP Asia Pacific at Twentieth Century Fox International), ANISH WADHWA (CEO of Home Screen Entertainment), SHRAVAN SHROFF (Entrepreneur and former MD of Fame India Ltd, one of India’s Largest Multiplex companies)…
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Rampage to be Released in 4DX and ScreenX Immersive Formats
CJ 4DPLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading 4D cinema company, announced today that the new monster-sized action adventure “Rampage” is coming to theaters in the 4DX and ScreenX formats. The film, headlined by action superstar Dwayne Johnson, will be released worldwide beginning April…
Benicio Del Toro to Receive “CinemaCon Male Star of the Year Award”
Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro will receive the “CinemaCon Male Star of the Year Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), will be held April 23-26, 2018 at Caesar…
Vista Cinema Enters Italy; Completes Rollout of The Space Cinema, Owned by Vue International
Vista Entertainment Solutions (Vista Cinema), the leading provider of cinema management software for the global cinema exhibition market, has completed the rollout for its first customer in Italy, The Space Cinema, which operates 36 cinemas with 362 screens. The Space Cinema is part of Vue Internati…
Warner Bros. Pictures to Release Rampage Starring Dwayne Johnson on the TheaterEars App for Spanish Language Moviegoers
Warner Bros. Pictures and TheaterEars announced today that the upcoming release of New Line Cinema’s action adventure Rampage will be made available on the TheaterEars app. TheaterEars uses the Spanish-dialogue version to playout with the film for those audiences who wish to experience the film in S…
Cineworld Group Selects Volfoni for 3D Cinema Systems Rollout
MoviePass and Flix Brewhouse Announce Official Partnership
MoviePass, the nation’s premier movie theater subscription service and a majority-owned subsidiary of Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (Nasdaq:HMNY), today announced a partnership with Flix Brewhouse, the nation’s only cinema circuit that pairs full service in-theater dining with an award-winning…
Kinepolis Proposes to Appoint Marleen Vaesen and Sonja Rottiers as Independent Directors
At the Ordinary General Meeting of 9 May 2018, the Board of Directors of Kinepolis Group NV will propose to appoint Mrs Marleen Vaesen, official representative of BVBA Mavac, and Mrs Sonja Rottiers, official representative of BVBA SdL Advice, as independent directors. Until early this year, Marleen…
Helios and Matheson Analytics and MoviePass Acquire Moviefone in Strategic Move
Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (Nasdaq: HMNY) (“HMNY”) and MoviePass Inc. (“MoviePass”), the nation’s premier movie theater subscription service and a majority-owned subsidiary of HMNY, today announced that HMNY has acquired Moviefone, an entertainment service owned by Oath Inc. (formerly, AOL I…
Taron Egerton to Receive “CinemaCon Action Star of the Year”
Taron Egerton will receive the “CinemaCon Action Star of the Year Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) will be held April 23-26, 2018 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.…
Eclair Announces Availability of EclairPlay Content Platform in the US, Western Europe & Australia
Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries, announced that EclairPlay, its new content platform connecting cinema exhibitors, content owners and distributors around the world, is now available in the following countries: USA, Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain…
“Cinema Park” And ‘”Formula Kino” – Russia’ s Largest Cinema Chain – Launches Dynamic Pricing
“Cinema Park” and “Formula Kino” – Russia’s largest cinema chain with more than 25 million visitors per year – decided to launch dynamic pricing at the 3 sites: CINEMA PARK Metropolis, CINEMA PARK Global City and CINEMA PARK MEGA Belaya Dacha. The goal is to reward moviegoers…
Global Chain AMC First to Enter Cinema Sector in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Information announced on Wednesday that it granted the first cinema operating license so that U.S. industry leader AMC, the largest theatrical exhibitor in the world, can operate cinemas in Saudi Arabia. AMC plans to open the Kingdom’s first cinema theater, in…
HARMAN Professional Solutions Opens New Experience Center, EMEA Headquarters in London
HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, including networked AV, today announced the grand opening of the HARMAN Experience Center – London. The new facility expands the growing global network of HARMAN Professional Solutions Experience Centers…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s Development & Investment Entertainment Company Signs Agreement with AMC
The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, the Development and Investment Entertainment Company, has signed an agreement with AMC to operate AMC Cinemas in the Kingdom. The Development and Investment Entertainment Company jointly with AMC expec…