Fathom to Present Star Trek: The Motion Picture in May
Fathom Events and Paramount Pictures will present a three-night special event of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in select theatres across the country May 22, 23, and 25.
Distribution & Exhibition
Moviescreens to Launch Airframe at CinemaCon
Moviescreens Technologies is launching what the company says is a new generation of screens to deliver world leading visual experiences for a wide variety of events and cinema experiences, indoor and out.
Entries Open for 2022 HPA Engineering Excellence Award
The call for entries is now open for the Hollywood Professional Association’s Engineering Excellence Award. The award recognizes the companies and individuals who have created breakthrough technologies in media, content production, finishing, distribution, and archiving.
AMC Acquires Seven Bow Tie Cinemas
AMC Theatres has finalized a deal with Bow Tie Cinemas to purchase and operate seven locations in Connecticut, upstate New York and Annapolis, Maryland.
Box Office Rebounds in April
Who said April is the cruelest month? In its second week of release, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 received a major boost as it opened in the Domestic market with a massive $72.1 million, proving the suggestion audiences weren’t coming back to cinemas incorrect, they just needed the product. Sonic 2 opened 24 percent higher than the 2020 original, according to the British analytics firm Gower Street.
SMPTE to Host Future of Cinema Session at NAB 2022
SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, will once again host a session on the future of cinema at the National Association of Broadcasters convention on Saturday April 23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Severtson to Showcase Price Estimator at CinemaCon
Severtson Screens will showcase its cinema screen Price Estimator during CinemaCon 2022, which is being held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada April 25-28.
European Content 33 Percent of all EU VOD Catalogues
European film and television represent 32 percent of all content found on TVOD and 35 percent of SVOD in the EU. For all VOD catalogues (TVOD and SVOD), European content took a share of 33 percent, according to a report from the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
CGR Cinemas for Sale
CGR Cinemas, France’s second biggest multiplex chain behind Pathé, has been put on the market by its owners, Luc and Charles Raymond. The family-owned business has an estimated value of about $1.1 billion, according to Jocelyn Bouyssy, CGR’s long-time managing director who has been assigned to find a buyer for the group.
Annapurna Studios, Qube Cinema Partnering on Virtual Production
Annapurna Studios and Qube Cinema today announced their plans to deliver India's first full-service LED virtual production stage for pan-Indian and international content creators. This transformative collaboration between two of India's most respected names in the media business aims to provide the tools for creators to craft the best versions of their stories for feature films, streaming episodics, and advertising commercials.
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