María Rua Aguete, Omdia’s Senior Research Director at Media and Entertainment and Technology Fellow, told delegates at the Cine & Tele Pro event in Spain that cinema would stay strong when compared with FAST TV, despite the FAST channel explosion. The event heard Rua Aguete update Omdia’s data from a similar event in Miami in […]
Giant cinema screen specialist IMAX posted a record Q1 for global box office, driven by a mix of local language titles, especially in China, as well as Hollywood releases. Overall revenue at IMAX came to $86.9 million (€78.9m), up 45 per cent from the same period a year ago of $60 million. And IMAX swung […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced Crackle Connex, the advertising sales platform, has signed deals with two Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) networks in the US. The company is adding screens through agreements with Coinstar’s adPlanet Retail Media Group – the grocery and retail DOOH network in the US, and Velocity – a technology solutions […]
Apple Original Films has announced that the historical action epic Napoleon from acclaimed director Ridley Scott will first be released exclusively in theaters worldwide, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, on November 22nd, before streaming globally on Apple TV+. Directed by Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, Napoleon stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French […]
Hidden Door Productions and Bulldog Film Distribution have confirmed that their upcoming romantic music-drama, Love Without Walls, will be released in UK & Irish cinemas from June 9th, alongside special Q&A screenings with Director Jane Gull and lead actors Niall McNamee and Shana Swash. This news is fresh from the film’s World Premiere at Manchester Film […]
Cineworld, the struggling cinema chain, has announced it will raise new funding and has aborted plans to sell its businesses in the US, UK and Ireland after failing to find a buyer. Cineworld saw its share price fall by nearly 30 per cent after announcing its cancelled sale plans. At the same time, the company […]
The cumulative box office revenue in Europe improved 11.8 per cent year over year as cinemas collected $525.6 million (€485.2m) in the first two months of the year, according to figures from OpusData compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The number of film releases in February fell 8.3 per cent to 198 titles compared to […]
Report: Russia tops Europe’s box office in Jan Russia emerged as the biggest box office earner in January among tracked markets in Europe, collecting $99 million out of the region’s total film earnings of $195.7 million, OpusData figures compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence show. Europe’s box office dropped 1.9 per cent year over year […]
Celebrated pop group Culture Club, fronted by Boy George, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the triple-platinum Colour by Numbers album with a unique one-off show, streamed live to their worldwide fan base. Thanks to Caton Live Stage, the February 25th concert in California was experienced live in cinemas and venues from Brazil to Hong Kong, […]
Draken Film is the streaming Art house film service run by Gothenburg Film Festival. In parallel with the Gothenburg Film Festival 2023, they have launched the new hybrid concept for streaming and cinemas. As the film industry prepares for its most difficult autumn yet, Göteborg Film Festival’s VoD service Draken Film launched an initiative to […]