National CineMedia, the U.S. Representative for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, has names The Creative Ladder, a nonprofit dedicated to making creative careers more accessible and inclusive for young people, as the official charity partner for the 2023 Young Lions Competition.
Emagine Entertainment and Walsh College a hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the relocation of Emagine’s corporate headquarters to Walsh College in Troy, Michigan. The move is part of a broader collaborative partnership between Emagine and Walsh College.
Adde Technologies Cinema has installed Volfoni Edge 1.2 active 3D glasses and an ActivHub cinema kit at Cinezyphyr in Asnieres, France. The theatre has the world’s first LG LED cinema screen.
AMC Theatres has unveiled a new pricing program whereby seat location determines the cost of a movie ticket. Seats in the middle of the auditorium will cost a dollar or two more, while seats in the front row will be slightly cheaper.
Moving Image Technologies has shipped its first two MovEsports for SNDBX eight-cart gaming systems for the Esports market to WyoMovies at the exhibitor’s Capitol City and Studio City locations in Wyoming.
The Trusted Partner Network today announced the launch of its enhanced program with a new membership model, application, and cloud content security assessments, and the TPN+ platform. TPN, which is fully owned by the Motion Picture Association, is leveraging the updated MPA Content Security Best Practices v5.0 to expand its scope to include software application and cloud security in addition to site and work-from-home security assessments.
Strong/MDI has announced that it will supply Imax with seven cinema screens to support the exhibitor’s recently announced plans for new Imax with laser systems, to be installed across Japan this year.
The UK cinema advertising contractor, Pearl & Dean, has rekindled its relationship with Curzon by securing a new contract set to start in July 2023. The partnership will see Pearl & Dean work with Curzon to deliver advertising in their luxury cinema spaces and potentially across their other assets in the future.
AMC has reached an agreement to transition from a management and investment role in the Saudi Cinema Company to a pure licensing relationship. The current AMC Cinemas and future locations operated by SCC will retain the AMC Cinemas name and other IP through a licensing agreement.
The National Association of Theatre Owners will honor Rolando B. Rodriguez, chairman of NATO and senior advisor to The Marcus Corporation and Influx, with the 2023 NATO Marquee Award during this year’s CinemaCon. The announcement was made by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon.
