CinemaCon, this week’s big exhibition convention in US tourist mecca Las Vegas, is being viewed by attendees as “a sign of the beginning of the recovery process” for the global industry, says John Fithian, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO).
The event, which runs August 23-26, will also be an opportunity to talk about issues including “how we get back to release models that have theatrical windows or exclusive periods for theatrical release,” Fithian says. And the ongoing windows discussion, the trade organisation head hints, might eventually take in the possibility of a US industry-wide standard on the contentious issue.
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