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.
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National CineMedia Announces 2017 Fourth Quarter Results
National CineMedia today announced consolidated results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended December 28, 2017. Total revenue for the fourth quarter decreased 1.3 percent to $140.7 million from $142.5 million for the comparable quarter last year. Adjusted OIBDA decreased 4.4 percent to $82.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2017 from $86.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2016.
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.
CinemaNext Opens Office in Dubai, Names Inizan GM
CinemaNext today announced the official opening of CinemaNext Middle East & Africa in Jebel Ali Free Zone, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Cinema industry professional Francois Inizan will serve as its general manager.
Jean-Pierre Decrette to Receive 2018 UNIC Achievement Award
Jean-Pierre Decrette, until recently director of development at Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, has been named as the 2018 recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award, given each year in recognition of outstanding dedication and service to European cinema exhibition. The award will be presented as part of the CineEurope Awards Ceremony June 14 at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
MoviePass Partners with TaskUs on Customer Service
MoviePass today announced a partnership with the customer experience specialist TaskUs. In addition to partnering with TaskUs, MoviePass has also hired former TaskUs senior manager of client services, Jake Petersen, as the company’s vice president of customer experience.
Fandango Claims a Third of Black Panther Online Ticket Sales
Fandango says it sold more than thirty percent of all online tickets purchased for Black Panther, making it the largest shares of opening weekend for any movie in the company's 18-year history.
AR Coming to NCM Movie Theatres
National CineMedia is pioneering interactive augmented reality gaming in theaters this spring with the launch of Noovie ARcade, a companion app to NCM’s Noovie pre-show and Lobby Entertainment Network. Noovie ARcade is available in the iOS and Android app stores. NCM expects it to be rolled out nationwide this spring on over 20,600 screens in 1,700 theatres across the country including AMC, Cinemark, Regal Entertainment Group, and 49 other regional and local theater chains.
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