Everyman Cinema Signs with the Vista Group
Leading UK independent cinema group, Everyman Media Group, has signed an agreement to use Vista Group’s cloud platform Vista Digital.
Leading UK independent cinema group, Everyman Media Group, has signed an agreement to use Vista Group’s cloud platform Vista Digital.
Cielo and systems integrator Bell Theatre Services say they have enhanced exhibitor Everyman’s operations and improved its customer experiences after one-year deployment Cielo Cinema Enterprise and Command.
For the first time ever, the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final show will be broadcast live into more than 500 cinemas across the United Kingdom, allowing fans to come together and be ‘united by music’ sharing in the incredible experience of celebrating the biggest, brightest, boldest music party of the year on the big screen.
Curzon Cinemas in the United Kingdom is now using Unique X’s Book the Cinema, an online service that gives customers the freedom to book private screenings at their local cinema with a movie of their choice and the ability to pre-order concessions for their private event.
Showcase Cinemas is launching a competition for budding content creators to recreate classic film scenes with the chance to have them screened at cinemas across the United Kingdom. The Be Scene on the Big Screen competition invites film fanatics to recreate their favorite movie scenes, with the chance to have their content showcased on the big screen ahead of all film screenings.
Cinema industry veteran Crispin Lilly has been named the new managing director of Showcase Cinemas UK. He will join the company at the end of April with a pledge to build on the industry-leading in-cinema experience Showcase is renowned for and to build on the already successful strategy to drive admissions into its screens post-pandemic.
Electronics giant Samsung has partnered with the Picturehouse U25 Membership, in tandem with the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, in a deal brokered by Digital Cinema Media and Starcom.
The British companies Disguise and Xplor have formed a partnership to tackle the skills gap in virtual production. Together, the two organizations are launching the first UK virtual production accelerator, a learning program that gives trainees hands-on experience with the latest real-time technologies and advanced LED volumes.
The UK Cinema Association's 2023 conference Greening the Big Screen Experience to be held at Picturehouse Central, London, March 21-22 will bring together more than 300 colleagues from across the UK and beyond to consider why environmental issues matter and to explore what actions might now be needed in response to the challenges they present.
CinemaNext UK recently completed two projects for Curzon Cinemas at their new Canterbury Riverside and Bentall’s Centre Kingston locations. Its second venue to open in the city, Curzon Canterbury Riverside boasts five spacious screens, with names inspired by The Canterbury Tales, including The Chaucer, a dedicated Dolby Atmos screen.