formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The boundaries between cinema and video-on-demand (VoD) in Europe are blurring further, with the parent company of Austria’s Cineplexx exhibitor announcing its Cineplexx2Go VoD service. via Austrian Exhibitor Cineplexx Launched VoD Service – Celluloid Junkie.
RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD) announced today that it has extended its license of 3D systems to Australia’s premier entertainment and hospitality and leisure company, Amalgamated Holdings Limited. The deal will see brands including Event, BCC Cinemas and Greater Union … Continued
EDMONTON – The Roxy Theatre opened its doors for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1938, hailed as “Alberta’s most modern and beautiful neighbourhood playhouse.” via ‘The Roxy, Your Own Theatre’: The birth of Alberta’s most modern and beautiful … Continued
Did they think it was a drive-in? Bungling bandits crashed a stolen car into an Australian cinema in a bid to burgle its ATM. via Burglars smash stolen car into cinema, try to steal ATM – NY Daily News.
A Chinese billionaire has acquired Australia’s second biggest cinema chain, Hoyts Group, in a deal understood to be worth almost $1 billion. via Hoyts sold to investment firm ID Leisure Ventures.
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