US summer box office may be flat this year compared with 2018, but that’s a drastic improvement on the first quarter, and the international picture is even rosier. Source: Summer box office: UK, US bounce back after dire first quarter | Features | Screen … [Read more...]
UK cinemas see record audiences and adspend | WARC
Digital Cinema Media (DCM), the company responsible for selling 82% of cinema ads in the UK, has reported a 12% increase in year-on-year adspend in the first half of 2019 and that it expected “huge audiences” in the second half. Source: UK cinemas see record audiences and adspend | WARC … [Read more...]
Widening the entertainment horizons: ScreenX arrives in the UK
Launched in the UK in August 2018, CT experienced the first installation of ScreenX, at London’s Cineworld O2. Peter Knight widens his eyes to see how the format performs. Anyone at Cineeurope in June 2018 can’t help but have been impressed by Cineworld’s announcement that it had agreed with CJ-CGV, owner of the ScreenX product, to … [Read more...]
Streaming could kill UK independent film industry, experts say | Film | The Guardian
Producer highlights how making movies for Netflix is easier than finding funding for cinema releases Source: Streaming could kill UK independent film industry, experts say | Film | The Guardian … [Read more...]
UK box office bouncing back after tricky start to 2019 | News | Screen
After a slow start to this year’s box office in the UK, the sector is beginning to look up, with grosses boosted by a notably strong April and May. Source: UK box office bouncing back after tricky start to 2019 | News | Screen … [Read more...]
Netflix to open UK production hub at Shepperton Studios | News | Screen
Netflix is opening its long-awaited new UK production hub at Shepperton Studios, taking over the facility’s entire 14 sound stages. Source: Netflix to open UK production hub at Shepperton Studios | News | Screen … [Read more...]
