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Cinepolis sets foot in the Middle East and Pathe in Africa in 2019May 03, 2019Mexican exhibition group Cinepolis, the largest in South America by number of screens, opened its first cinema in the Middle East in Q1 2019, in Bahrain. Separately, French exhibition group Pathe has opened its first cinema outside Europe, in Tunisia.
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Kinepolis invests further in 4DX technologyNovember 14, 2018Kinepolis has signed an agreement with CJ 4Dplex to install six additional 4DX theatres on top of its first order of five 4DX theatres less than 12 months prior.
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Vue to become largest exhibitor in GermanyOctober 24, 2018Leading International exhibitor Vue International has signed a deal to buy Cinestar, the largest multiplex chain in Germany, for as much as $256million (Euro 221.8 million) from Australian group Event Hospitality & Entertainment.
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Fox increases offer for full control of SkyJuly 11, 201821st Century Fox has raised its offer for the 61% of Sky it does not own to £14 a share, valuing the company at £24.5 billion ($32.5 billion). The offer is 30% more than the price it originally offered in December 2016, and is 12% more than the competing offer for the pay TV business lodged by Comcast in June. The new development in the long-running saga of the Fox takeover of Sky comes as the UK Government is about to make a decision on whether to approve the deal. Walt Disney Co is planning to acquire most of 21st Century Fox, including its Sky shareholding, but is also facing competition from Comcast. In June, Disney raised its offer for Fox to $71 billion, days after Comcast increased its offer for Fox to $65 billion.Subscribers Only
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Kinepolis selects laser for start of replacement wave with Cinionic/BarcoJune 20, 2018Kinepolis has earmarked the start of its replacement schedule of first-generation digital projectors to laser technology in a deal with Cinionic/Barco for 300 laser systems over the next three years. The deal includes both new and existing screens in its European territories such as Belgium, France, Netherlands and Spain as well as its more recent acquisition of Landmark Cinemas of Canada.
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Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global assets in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and RomaniaMay 09, 2018Vodafone is to acquire Liberty Global’s assets in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania, for a total value of €18.4 billion ($22.7 billion).Subscribers Only
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Comcast makes its offer for Sky officialApril 25, 2018Comcast has made a formal offer for Sky, valuing the UK-based satellite operator at £22 billion ($30.7 billion). Today's official offer of £12.50 represents a premium of more than 16% over 21st Century Fox’s offer for the 61% of Sky it does not own. Sky's independent board of directors has this morning withdrawn its recommendation of the Fox bid, making a battle for ownership of Sky between Comcast, Fox and possibly Walt Disney Co, seemingly inevitable.
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Broadband Access in the Middle East: Network Deployment and Take-up Trends in the Gulf StatesApril 13, 2018The Gulf region has seen a sharp rise in broadband access investments, IHS Markit analyses broadband access trends in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Subscribers Only
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Comcast intends to outbid 21st Century Fox for ownership of SkyFebruary 27, 2018US cable giant Comcast has unveiled a possible takeover offer for Sky, aiming to outbid 21st Century Fox. Comcast today made an all-cash offer of £12.50 per share in cash for the UK-based satellite operator, which represents a 16% increase on 21st Century Fox’s offer, implying a valuation of £22.1 billion ($28.5 billion). Fox, which already owns a 39% stake in Sky, offered £18.5 billion ($23.8 billion) to acquire the shares in the operator that it does not own.
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Cineworld and other large exhibitors draw new scenarios in the cinema landscapeDecember 01, 2017UK-based Cineworld is in talks to acquire Regal Entertainment Group in an all-cash acquisition. Separately, AMC, Vue, CJ CGV and Kinepolis have also suggested M&A moves recently.
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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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DIGI Hungary to acquire rival telco InvitelJuly 27, 2017DIGI, one of the key players in the Hungarian pay TV and telecoms market, has reached an agreement to buy Invitel’s retail and small business customers for €140.7m. Invitel is the leading alternative telco in the market, offering pay TV, internet and fixed line telephony. The company is part of Invitel Group, which was sold to the CEE China fund by Magyar Telekom earlier this year.Subscribers Only
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Roaming costs across the EU and EFTA set to tumble as EU ‘roam like at home’ regulations launchJune 14, 2017The EU launched ‘Roam Like at Home’ on 15th June, introducing elements of the ‘Digital Single Market’ to the statute book. This bans international roaming charges within the 28 countries of the EU plus the three markets of the EEA, impacting on some 672 million mobile subscriptions.Subscribers Only
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Ireland Country Profile - Operator MultiplaySeptember 15, 2016In this country profile: data, charts, insight on Ireland's fixed voice, fixed broadband, mobile and multiplay markets, plus comment on the major recent strategic and regulatory events.Subscribers Only
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Liberty Global goes all-in on Netflix partnership with footprint-wide carriage dealSeptember 14, 2016International pay TV provider Liberty Global announced a partnership with Netflix to bring the SVoD company’s app to Liberty Global’s advanced pay TV platforms in more than 30 markets across Europe and Latin America.Subscribers Only
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Batelco Group Q1 2016 revenue down 3% to $241 millionMay 06, 2016Batelco group has announced a 3% year-on-year (y/y) decrease in revenue for the first quarter of 2016Subscribers 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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Operator M&A round-up: 28 February 2016-05 March 2016March 08, 2016In the week of Sunday 28 February to Saturday 05 March 2016, we tracked the following 10 agreed and completed M&A deals by operators across the globe.Subscribers Only
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Zain investment reaches $797 million in 2015February 12, 2016Kuwaiti-based Zain has published its FY2015 financial results, reporting a 6% year-on-year (y/y) decrease in total revenues to 1.14 billion Kuwaiti dinars ($3.78 billion) with capex reaching $797 million.Subscribers Only
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Vodafone Ireland and ESB switch on 'LightSpeed' FTTP networkDecember 01, 2015Vodafone Ireland has launched its new fibre broadband service known as ‘LightSpeed’, following its joint network rollout with energy provider ESB.Subscribers Only
