Odeon screens banks for blockbuster float
Odeon is close to picking bankers to handle a London float as early as the summer, Sky News understands. Source: Odeon screens banks for blockbuster float
Singapore makes big-screen debut with £2.7bn Cineworld deal
Singapore’s Government Investment Corporation is backing Cineworld’s £2.7bn takeover of US rival Regal, Sky News learns. Source: Singapore makes big-screen debut with £2.7bn Cineworld deal
Koreans screen bankers ahead of £2bn blockbuster bid for Vue
South Korea’s CJ-CGV is lining up bankers to work on a potential takeover bid for the UK-based cinema group, Sky News learns. Source: Koreans screen bankers ahead of £2bn blockbuster bid for Vue
Ex-ITV boss Crozier lined up for big screen debut at Vue Cinemas
ITV’s ex-boss is in talks about becoming chairman of Vue, the cinema operator mulling a blockbuster flotation, Sky News learns. Source: Ex-ITV boss Crozier lined up for big screen debut at Vue Cinemas
In demand: Future bright for British cinema
Despite fears that the likes of Netflix and Amazon would pose a threat, cinemas are in fact doing better than ever, experts say. Source: In demand: Future bright for British cinema
Odeon In £1bn Deal Talks With Chinese Tycoon
The Odeon cinema chain is in talks to be sold to a company controlled by China’s richest man in a £1bn deal that would ignite hopes that the UK’s impending exit from the European Union has not dented its attractiveness … Continued