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Atom Tickets reaches two thirds of US screensJune 05, 2019Specialist movie ticketing company Atom Tickets has added major US exhibitor Cinemark to its list of exhibitors, taking its screen count to over 26,000 screens of the US screen estate of 40,000 screens plus.
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New cinema technology replaces the digital cinema conversionApril 20, 2018This is the 18th edition of our annual digital cinema summary, our research on this topic having started back in 1999. However, digital cinema as a concept is really no longer a relevant term, with the cinema exhibition sector now digitised in its entirety. There remain some issues with providing a digital distribution backbone into those cinemas but effectively the cinema sector is now a digital medium.Subscribers Only
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Immersive Computing - Consumer Augmented & Virtual Reality Report - 2018January 25, 2018Keep pace with emerging consumer spending for augmented reality and virtual reality technology. This report provides analysis of entertainment media, entertainment centers, and consumer electronics – including virtual reality headsets, augmented reality headsets, smart glasses, augmented reality smart devices and much more.Subscribers Only
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UK and Ireland move ahead with SMPTE-DCP transition testingAugust 07, 2017The UK and Ireland are about to undergo a sector wide test of the new DCP format, to make sure that digital cinema systems can ingest and playback encrypted SMPTE DCPs, as a precursor to the industry moving towards this format.
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European cinema markets consolidate steadilyFebruary 02, 2017Cinema consolidation is a hot topic within the cinema exhibition sector, driven by a spate of acquisitions at the top of the market.Subscribers Only
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Paramount is latest US media group to receive Chinese investmentJanuary 23, 2017Paramount Pictures has agreed a deal by which Shanghai Media Group and Huahua Media will fund up to a quarter of the studio’s slate for the next three years.
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World’s two largest box office markets experience differing fortunesJanuary 09, 2017The North American cinema market set a new record for box office in 2016, grossing $11.36bn for US and Canada combined, according to box office tracking specialist comScore. In contrast, China saw an end to its period of very high (some would say unsustainably high) growth, with annual growth of just 3.7% to reach 45.7bn yuan ($6.58bn).
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China’s Dalian Wanda signs movie co-financing and marketing deal with Sony PicturesSeptember 23, 2016Dalian Wanda group, rapidly becoming a global force in the movie business, has taken a further step in its ambition to become the world’s largest entertainment company
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Odeon UCI acquired by AMCJuly 13, 2016The Odeon UCI cinema circuit has been acquired by US circuit AMC, itself majority-owned by China’s Dalian Wanda Group. AMC is to acquire Odeon UCI for £921m ($1.2bn) from Terra Firma private equity group, including taking on £407m ($536m) of debt.Subscribers Only
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Ymagis follows up rebrand with a major leap forward in mainstream HDRJuly 11, 2016French digital cinema services group Ymagis, which split into two distinct business areas earlier this year under the labels Éclair and CinemaNext, has launched a revolutionary new mastering and exhibition process known as EclairColor into the market.Subscribers Only
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Vue Entertainment shows faith in Xenon lampsJune 10, 2016Vue Entertainment has agreed a three year supply deal and strategic partnership with Xenon lamp manufacturer Ushio for their complete stable of projectors.Subscribers Only
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BeIn Media expands non-sports business with Miramax acquisitionMarch 03, 2016The Qatari-based BeIn Media Group (BMG) has acquired US studio Miramax. The previous shareholder of Miramax was the holding company Filmyard Holdings, a joint venture controlled by the US investment fund Colony Capital and the Qatar Investment Authority, one of the Gulf Emirate’s sovereign funds. Filmyard Holdings acquired Miramax in December 2010 for $663 million from Walt Disney.Subscribers Only
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Event Cinema: a sector in full swingJune 30, 2015The near digitisation of the world’s cinemas, with around 94% digitised as at end of March 2015, has enabled the Event Cinema (EC) sector to thrive in a number of countries around the world. There is a healthy supply of new programming, adding to the more traditional cultural events (Opera and Ballets), which are driving new people into the cinemas for non-film programming. In addition, innovative marketing is bringing new ideas into the market.Subscribers Only
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Esports gets a boost with Vue Cinemas/Gfinity arena dealFebruary 26, 2015This is an important building block for the establishment of eSports in the UK as arena-based events convey the passion and competition of the sport which drives engagement and will lead to more sponsorship.
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Amazon takes new fronts in content warsJanuary 21, 2015Retailer and online video service Amazon will finance up to 12 US theatrical movies in 2015, releasing them on its Prime Instant Video subscription service one to two months after the cinema. The move into film production and distribution follows the commission of the first episodic series directed by Woody Allen, which will also be exclusive to Prime Instant Video. Content produced and distributed through Amazon Original Movies will move quickly from cinemas to subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) - four to eight weeks instead of the usual six to ten months.Subscribers Only
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The success of ‘The Interview’ on online video platforms helps Sony to recoup its investment but proves little in the wider windowing debateJanuary 20, 2015Two weeks since taking The Interview to online platforms in the US, Sony reported over $31 million in consumer revenues from its digital distribution (over 4.3m downloads) and $5m in cinema distribution.
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National Cinemedia acquires rival screen advertiser ScreenvisionMay 15, 2014NCM acquires rival Screenvision to create an effective monopoly in US screen advertising market
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The resurgence of independent distribution in N AmericaApril 07, 2014This report highlights the rise of independent distributors in North American theatrical market, moving into spaces once occupied by the studios and their subsidiaries. It presents data underlining this resurgence and analyses the box office breakdown of each of the six distributors profiled.Subscribers Only
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Laser makes its first appearance in cinemas: different strategies applyApril 02, 2014Laser-illuminated projection has begun its move into cinemas, albeit in a small way, but with enough industry backing to make it a credible solution for the future of cinema exhibition. It solves light levels for 3D viewing and also flips the economics of projection on its head: a high cost of acquisition but lower cost of ownership. There are dual strategies at play by the projector companies, either high power laser illumination for larger screens or a single laser (with phosphor) for smaller screens, and a resulting lower entry price. A group of pioneers are ready to test the waters and this update explains who, how and why.
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Sony and low cost projectorsDecember 11, 2013Sony is launching a new low-cost 4K projector in early 2014 aimed at independent cinemas with smaller screens. The SRX-R510P is building on the already existing R515P, which came out for smaller screens...
