Rio cinema staff to strike over pay dispute | News | Screen
Cinema director confirms that venue will not open on May 25; actress and former Rio employee Zawe Ashton comments. Source: Rio cinema staff to strike over pay dispute | News | Screen
China’s Wanda Cinema to take over Legendary Pictures for $5.7 billion | Reuters
Chinese tycoon Wang Jianlin’s Wanda Cinema Line Corp (002739.SZ), the country’s biggest cinemas operator, said on Thursday it plans to acquire movie-making affiliate Wanda Media for 37.2 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) in cash and shares. Source: China’s Wanda Cinema to … Continued
Odeon objects to controversial out-of-town Northern Gateway cinema (From Clacton and Frinton Gazette)
A TOWN centre cinema has lodged an official objection over plans to build a 12-screen out-of-town multiplex. Source: Odeon objects to controversial out-of-town Northern Gateway cinema (From Clacton and Frinton Gazette)
AMC Said to Plan Bid for Guy Hands’s Odeon Cinemas in Europe – Bloomberg
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., the U.S. theater chain controlled by Asia’s second-richest man, is assembling a bid for Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group valuing the European company at as much as 900 million pounds ($1.3 billion), according to two people … Continued
Amazon is good for cinema industry, says Cannes festival director | Reuters
The Cannes film festival is partly opening the door for streaming video giants this year, allowing Amazon to make its debut on the Croisette while leaving Netflix out of its 69th annual session. Source: Amazon is good for cinema industry, … Continued
£3 million restored cinema now fully open in High Barnet – North London Press
Hundreds turned up at a party to mark the full opening of the newly-refurbished cinema in the former Odeon building on Great North Road, High Barnet. Source: £3 million restored cinema now fully open in High Barnet – North London … Continued