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.
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.
The United Theater Integrators Association has named companies from Denmark and Ukraine as its newest members.
Strike Media has appointed Melissa Cogavin to the new position of consultant. Her role will be to grow the footprint and profile of Strike Media and advise on event cinema campaigns. Cogavin will also work closely on the expansion and growth of the social film app MyFilmClub for Wez Merchant, owner of both Strike Media and Under The Influence Of, MyFilmClub’s parent company.
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.
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.
George Eyles has been named chief executive officer of theatrical distribution software company Maccs. He will be responsible for the company’s operations in more than 50 countries. Maccs is a Vista Group company.
Written during the McCarthy era and published in 1953, Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, is set in a society where books are outlawed and firemen are charged with burning them. The novel has had many adaptations, most famously in François Truffaut’s 1966 film, which starred Oskar Werner and Julie Christie. In 2018, Ramin Bahrani co-wrote and directed the film adaptation for HBO, starring Michael B. Jordan, who also served as executive producer. The stylized film was shot by cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau, ASC (Game of Thrones, Thor: The Dark World, Terminator Genisys).
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.
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.
