Ushio Appoints Koji Naito Christie Digital Systems Chairman and CEO
Ushio, parent company to Christie, today jointly announced that Koji Naito has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of Christie Digital Systems, globally.
Ushio, parent company to Christie, today jointly announced that Koji Naito has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of Christie Digital Systems, globally.
The immersive Cinionic World 2023 experience will debut at this year’s CinemaCon, which is set for April 24-27 at the Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Its goal is to inspire the exhibition community to reimagine the approach to cinema technology with thought-provoking panels, special guest appearances, daily laser demos, and the return of The Insider’s Show podcast recording in front of a live audience.
Marcus Theatres, the fourth largest exhibitor in the U.S., has extended its longstanding relationship with Screenvision. The company operates 65 theatres and 864 screens within Screenvision's network, including 13 theatres with 168 screens in Milwaukee, 8 theatres with 121 screens in St. Louis and 6 theatres with 100 screens in Chicago.
Tonis Kiis, the senior vice president of international distribution at Warner Bros., has been named CineEurope’s 2023 International Distributor of the Year award recipient. The award will be presented June 22 as part of the CineEurope Awards Ceremony hosted by the Coca-Cola Company at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
Strong Technical Services upgraded to the Prytania Theatre, a historic landmark in New Orleans, with the installation of 4K laser digital projection and Dolby Atmos immersive audio powered by Meyer Sound cinema series loudspeakers.
Telstra and media asset management specialists Silver Trak Digital have launched their new 5G Cinema Direct content delivery service, which the companies say is Australia’s fastest, most robust, and most secure delivery of digital content over 5G for cinemas, content distributors and movie studios.
Out of home advertising revenue increased 20.7 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, accounting for $8.6 billion, according to a new report from the Out of Home Advertising Association of America. A key driver for the year, the digital out of home segment, which includes cinema advertising, jumped 24.2 percent compared to 2021, according to the OAAA data.
The not-for-profit independent trade organization Cinema Technology Community has released a new white paper providing insights into the economic and sustainability benefits of cinema screens.
Zendaya will receive this year’s CinemaCon Star of the Year Award. Mitch Neuhauser, the convention’s managing director, made the announcement. CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, will be held April 24-27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
The British distributor CinemaLive is bringing the Eurovision grand final to UK movie theatres in a live national broadcast on Saturday, May 13.