formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The session description summed up this panel well: “Experiences” are what consumers are now looking for, whether it be in travel, food or film. Cinema now sits firmly in this Experience Economy, with technology, service and marketing driving what is … Continued
The shooting in the Grand 16 Theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana unleashed the sort of temporary soul-searching that always accompany acts of gun violence in the United States, whether in a cinema, church, high school, college, military base or other public … Continued
The rise of smartphones and internet bookings has pushed cinemas into the digital age, perhaps even more so than the switch over from analogue film projection. This CineEurope panel got under the hood about what the potential for this still-nascent … Continued
The Event Cinema sector has been around for many years, with experiments taking place as soon as digital projection was a workable reality. Digital conversion has acted as the main driver for Event Cinema. In both France and the UK, … Continued
Vue has acquired Dutch exhibitor JT Bioscopen in a deal valued at EUR €85 million (USD $97.5 million). The deal is significant in that it represents the first time Vue is acquiring purely for size rather than growth. It also … Continued
At a time when Hollywood box office trends are tracked on a daily basis, with a summer declared a ‘hit’ or a ‘flop’ by the time its barely reached its half-way mark, it is refreshing to read a book that … Continued