AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas won’t be showing any Best Picture nominees released by Netflix on their screens in the US. The two cinema chains have been boycotting Netflix’s release strategy, which prevents cinemas from receiving a 90-day window of exclusivity as is traditional. Source: Netflix: US cinema chains AMC and Regal won't be screening … [Read more...]
Disney’s streaming business already worth more than US$100 billion – Digital TV Europe
Despite being in its relative infancy, Disney’s streaming business has already been valued at over US$100 billion by Barclays. Source: Disney’s streaming business already worth more than US$100 billion – Digital TV Europe … [Read more...]
Cartoon Network hotel to open next year with Powerpuff Girl themed rooms and VR games
CARTOON Network are opening a hotel in the US next year with VR games, swimming pools and an outdoor cinema screen playing your favourite shows. Powerpuff Girls, Ben 10 and Adventure Time are just some of the favourite shows from the TV network that will feature throughout the new hotel. The hotel, which will open in Pennsylvania in 2020, … [Read more...]
US cinemas ban masks and costumes at Joker screenings
Major cinema chains in the US have announced that they will enforce bans of masks, costumes and toy weapons at screenings of Joker, the new film starring Joaquin Phoenix as Batman’s nemesis, as concerns about the potential for violence connected to the film’s release on 4 October circulate. Landmark Theatres says on its website that “no masks, … [Read more...]
Chinese cinema eclipses US box office as Hollywood films suffer during trade war
China is targeting Hollywood in a new escalation of its trade war with the United States, refusing to show Western films in cinemas and on television, and sacking American actors. Source: Chinese cinema eclipses US box office as Hollywood films suffer during trade war … [Read more...]
Summer box office: UK, US bounce back after dire first quarter | Features | Screen
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...]
