Incredibles 2 Available in Spanish via TheaterEars App
Disney•Pixar’s Incredibles 2 will be available on the TheaterEars app, enabling moviegoers who prefer Spanish to enjoy it at movie theatres across the US and Puerto Rico.
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Les Cinemas Pathé Gaumont Signs TMS Deal with Vista
Vista Entertainment has signed an agreement with French exhibitor Les Cinemas Pathé Gaumont to incorporate a range of Vista’s theatre management software products into its operation.
Cinamon Cinemas Selects Volfoni as 3D Technology Provider
Baltic exhibitor Cinamon Cinemas has selected Volfoni as its 3D technology provider for the rollout of multiple new screens. Cinamon Cinemas currently operates 23 screens in five different locations. Volfoni’s 3D cinema technology will be deployed as part of a major renovation of their multiplex in Tartu, Estonia.
LIPA Reports Solid Growth in Laser Projection
The Laser Illuminated Projector Association reports that as of the end of 2017, the global installed base of high-end RGB laser projectors had reached nearly 700, an increase of nearly 100 percent since 2016, according to industry analysts at IHS Markit. In addition, the analyst firm also reported that, according to industry sales figures estimates, the number of laser phosphor projectors installed in cinemas has now surpassed 10,000; again an approximately 100 percent growth rate over the previous year.
Unique Digital Rebrands Itself as UniqueX
On the first day of CineEurope, theatre management software provider Unique Digital announced that it is rebranding itself as UniqueX. The first product to launch under the new name is the Rosetta POS point of sale system, now available in UK, Finland, Denmark and Spain.
Powster Enables Tickets Sales via Dedicated Movie Websites
Cinemagoers can now buy tickets directly on dedicated studio movie websites such as the site for the upcoming film Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Created by Powster, these ticketing portals are activated across all social media.
Emerging Cinema Markets Conference Set for November in Istanbul
DCS Events in association with the Big Picture will be hosting an Emerging Cinema Markets Conference November 20-22 at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul. The emerging cinema markets in Turkey, Central Asia, the Middle East, Balkans and North Africa are at an early stage in their growth and development, but in combination they offer a significant opportunity for investors, studios, distributors, exhibitors and the specialist supply chains to the industry.
Incredible 2 Ticket Pre-Sales Strong on Fandango
Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2, voted the most anticipated family movie of 2018 in a Fandango moviegoer survey, is now strutting its pre-sales super powers on Fandango. Opening in theaters on June 15, Incredibles 2 is on pace to become Fandango’s biggest animated pre-seller of all time and one of the summer’s biggest hits.
Abry Partners to Acquire Screenvision
Screenvision Media has signed a definitive agreement for Abry Partners, a media-focused private equity firm, to acquire a controlling stake in the company. As part of the agreement, the company’s existing owners, Shamrock Capital and AMC Entertainment, will maintain minority stakes. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
UCI, Smart Pricer Complete Dynamic Pricing Roll Out
Following January's announcement to roll out dynamic pricing to all of its German theatres, United Cinemas International Multiplex and Smart Pricer have successfully completed the roll-out three months ahead of schedule.
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