China’s Dalian Wanda buys Australian cinema chain Hoyts
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/02/us-hoytsgroup-m-a-wanda-cinema-idUSKBN0OI15H20150602
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/02/us-hoytsgroup-m-a-wanda-cinema-idUSKBN0OI15H20150602
When Eddie Tamir flings open the doors of his eight-screen-plus-rooftop Lido cinema in Hawthorn on June 25, it will be close to five years since he bought the site and a full six months after its scheduled opening last Boxing … Continued
CRN goes behind major cinema deal for Sydney’s PTS Communications. via How a ShoreTel reseller overhauled comms at Hoyts – Services – Features – CRN Australia.
A small cinema in Brisbane is offering open captioning on feature films in a bid to reduce social isolation in the deaf community. via Brisbane cinema leads the way in open caption films to make life easier for Queensland’s deaf … Continued
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/astor-dispute-step-closer-to-being-resolved-after-fiery-meeting-20150322-1m4pfl.html
The boundaries between cinema and video-on-demand (VoD) in Europe are blurring further, with the parent company of Austria’s Cineplexx exhibitor announcing its Cineplexx2Go VoD service. via Austrian Exhibitor Cineplexx Launched VoD Service – Celluloid Junkie.