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4D market is growing on the back of a deepening of exhibitor penetrationDecember 01, 2017 Subscribers Only
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AMC Entertainment to acquire Nordic Cinema GroupJanuary 24, 2017US circuit AMC Entertainment has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stockholm-based Nordic Cinema Group (NCG). AMC is to acquire NCG from European private equity firm Bridgepoint and Swedish media group Bonnier Holding in an all-cash transaction valued at SEK 8,250 million ($929 million). The deal is expected to be complete in the first half of 2017 and is conditional upon antitrust clearance by the European Commission.
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The first IMAX VR outside the US will open in the UK in 2016October 14, 2016IMAX, leader in premium large format for film exhibition, will open one of the first IMAX VR centres in Manchester in partnership with UCI/ODEON. This is part of a strategy announced in May that will see IMAX enter the virtual reality space and install 6 IMAX VR pilot centres, the first of which will open in Los Angeles soon.Subscribers Only
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4D and immersive motion seating enters rapid growth phaseSeptember 14, 2016The total number of screens under the wider 4D and immersive motion seating banner increased by 55% in full year 2015 to reach 679, according to IHS data, representing a new record for net annual screens with 243 deployed worldwide.Subscribers Only
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Premium large format cinema market accelerates in 2015April 20, 2016The digital premium large format (PLF) cinema market reached a total of 2,097 screens worldwide at end 2015 according to data from IHS, an increase of 27.0% from 1,650 one year prior. As a result, PLF screens are now installed in 1.5% of the total digital screen base, a small proportion statistically albeit representing some of the most popular and highest grossing screens worldwideSubscribers Only
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Video Intelligence forecasts extended to 2020April 11, 2016IHS has extended the DVD and Blu-ray Disc retail and rental forecasts published in the Video Intelligence service for all territories and regions through to 2020.Subscribers Only
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Rise in Japanese rental sales fails to offset price decline in 2015February 17, 2016Japanese rental video returns continued downward in 2015 after a rise in unit sales failed to offset a price decline, according to IHS analysis of year-end 2015 data from the Japan Video Software Association (JVA). A 2.8% increase in rental video sales to nearly 29.6 million failed to compensate for a fall in rental disc prices, which drove down rental video returns 13.1% to ¥54.3 billion ($449 million) compared with the previous year.Subscribers Only
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Retail video value declines in Japan despite BD growth in 2015February 16, 2016Combined Japanese retail video shipments of Blu-ray Disc (BD) and DVD formats declined 13.3% to just under 42.2 million units in 2015 compared with the previous year, although revenues fared better, falling 2.7% to nearly ¥163 billion ($1.3 billion). Meanwhile, the value of the retail BD business climbed 3.2% in 2015 despite a 3.6% decline in unit sales, according to IHS analysis of 2015 results from the Japan Video Software Association (JVA).Subscribers Only
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Fall in video hardware sales in Japan in 2015February 09, 2016Japanese video hardware shipments fell 12% to just over 3.4 million in 2015, according to IHS analysis of year-end 2015 results released by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).Subscribers Only
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Did Netflix kill the physical video business?January 15, 2016This report examines the impact of Netflix's SVOD services on the physical video business in the USA and UK, and in particular on the sale and rental of movies and TV content. It assesses the likely impact of Netflix's 2015 launches on the physical video markets of Australia and Japan.Subscribers Only
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Genre split data by format now available for all countriesDecember 09, 2015IHS has added detailed split data for both DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) formats to every country covered by its Video Intelligence services.Subscribers Only
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Genre split data: Japan updated; all countries revised and extendedDecember 09, 2015Domestically produced adult-oriented animation continues to dominate retail Blu-ray Disc (BD) sales in Japan but there is more to the data than meets the eye.Subscribers Only
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Global cinema exhibition in 2014World box office inches up to reach new record in 2014September 10, 2015Global box office (BO) revenue hit a new all-time high of $36.3 billion in 2014. The key driving forces were the continued growth of China and other emerging box office markets alongside ticket price inflation, according to IHS's in-depth annual review of over 70 international cinema exhibition markets.Subscribers Only
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Barco opens up the market for laser projector solutionsJuly 02, 2015Barco has widened its provision of laser based projector technology for cinemas to account for the requirements of most screen types and budgets.Subscribers Only
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Premium large format (PLF) cinema: investment in the next generation of cinema exhibitionJune 19, 2015Premium large format (PLF) is one of the fastest growing and most active areas of cinema exhibition with significant potential to grow in size over the next ten years. The business for PLF cinema is also becoming increasingly competitive amid a growing array of brands and technologies. The total digital premium large format (PLF) cinema market reached a total of 1,623 screens worldwide at end 2014, an increase of 15.8% from 1,401 in H1 2014Subscribers Only
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Falling prices depress Japanese rental returns in Q1 2015June 03, 2015Distributor revenues from Japanese physical video rental continued to decline in Q1 2015. A rise in Blu-ray Disc (BD) rental sales in January to March 2015 failed to compensate for the continuing decline in the rental DVD sector according to IHS analysis of first-quarter 2015 data from the Japan Video Software Association (JVA). JVA member companies shipped nearly 6.7 million units to the rental market in the first three months of 2015, down 3.4% compared with the previous year. Revenues, however, declined 14.6% to ¥13.1 billion ($124 million) over the same period.Subscribers Only
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Japanese retail video shows healthier signs in Q1 2015June 03, 2015Japan’s retail video business showed healthier signs in the first quarter of 2015 after declining in 2014, according to IHS analysis of January to March 2015 results from the Japan Video Software Association (JVA). Revenues from the combined Blu-ray Disc (BD) and DVD retail sectors increased 2.0% in Q1 2015 compared with the corresponding period a year earlier to just over ¥41.9 billion ($396 million) helped by increases in the average trade price for both BDs and DVDs. The result is a modest gain on the decline experienced for full-year 2014, when value fell 8.8%.Subscribers Only
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Japanese video hardware decline continues in Q1 2015June 03, 2015Japanese video hardware shipments are declining again according to IHS analysis of first quarter 2015 results from the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). JEITA member video hardware shipments fell 22% in the period from January to March 2015, compared with the corresponding period a year earlier.Subscribers Only
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Netflix jostles with local players in the crowded Australian VoD spaceMarch 04, 2015Netflix has announced that its service will be launched in Australia and New Zealand on 24 March 2015. Consumers can look forward to original content, local as well as foreign series and films available on smart televisions, set-top boxes, games consoles, tablets and smartphones.
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Universal to Distribute Paramount Physical Home Video in International MarketsFebruary 18, 2015Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment have entered into a new five year distribution agreement, with Universal set to distribute Paramount home entertainment titles in key international markets, starting with the UK on July 1, 2015. The agreement covers DVD and Blu-ray Discs (BD) only and both studios will continue distribute their own physical home video titles in the United States and Canada. No official announcements have been made to date regarding which countries are set to follow the UK, but they are anticipated to include international territories where Paramount currently has an office.Subscribers Only
