Swiss Theatre Installs First 3D Cinema LED Screen
Arena Cinemas’ Sihlcity in Switzerland today became the first theatre in the world to install a Samsung 3D Cinema LED Screen. Imaculix designed and installed the screen.
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Japanese Theatre First with Hologram Technology
ARHT Media, developer of hologram content through its patented Augmented Reality Holographic Telepresence technology, today announced the first deployment of its technology in a cinema location at Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro, in Tokyo, Japan.
Christie Sponsors Independent Cinema Australia Conference
Christie is a Gold Sponsor for the Independent Cinemas Australia Conference currently underway in Sydney, Australia. The conference runs March 19-22.
Ymagis Group Reports Growth for 2017, Plans VR Offering in 2018
Ymagis Group today reported its full-year earnings for the 2017 fiscal year December 31. In 2017, saying the group demonstrated its ability to offset the decline in its virtual print fee activities (revenue -11.5 percent at €61.5 million) by the growth of its service activities (+9.0 percent at €118.1 million). The group’s business thus rose slightly by +0.8 percent to €179.2 million. Driven by the full-year integration of acquisitions made in 2016 and by the implementation of the growth strategy based on its services activities, the Eclair and CinemaNext business units saw their revenue increase respectively by +15.4 percent and +3.4 percent at €54.8 million and €63.3 million.
National CineMedia Names Two New Board Members
National CineMedia today announced that Mark Segall and Renana Teperberg have been appointed to its board of directors.
Everyman to Open Cinema in Glascow
Everyman Cinemas, which has 22 sites in England including London’s Canary Wharf, Bristol and Harrogate, has signed a 30-year lease on a 10,000 square foot unit in Glasgow’s Princes Square, which was named Scotland’s Favorite Building by the Royal Institute for Architects in Scotland in 2016.
Lagunitas CEO Maria Stipp Joins MoviePass Board
MoviePass announced today that Maria Stipp, CEO of Lagunitas Brewing Company, has been elected to its board of directors.
Viacom Announces Marketing Partnership with Movio
Viacom has partnered with Movio to combine Movio’s moviegoer data with Viacom Vantage’s advanced advertising capabilities. Viacom is the only media company to connect Movio’s consumer data to set-top box viewing data, providing film studios with the ability to deliver marketing campaigns at scale.
MoviePass Names Former Spotify, Viacom Executive Chief Product Officer
MoviePass has named former product leader at Spotify, Viacom and Comcast, Mike Berkley chief product officer. Berkley’s role at MoviePass will be to lead the product strategy and vision for the MoviePass service, as the company continues its efforts to grow its subscriber base and expand technology integrations with exhibitors and other partners.
Vox Cinemas, Myrkott, Sign Distribution Deal
Vox Cinemas has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Myrkott, the Saudi production company behind the YouTube animated series Masameer that has attracted more than 700 million views across social media. The development marks the first of its kind deal with a Saudi production company and will see Myrkott content screened across the Middle East and North Africa, including the distribution of a forthcoming feature film based on the YouTube show.
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