B&B Theatres, one of the oldest family-owned and operated cinema chains in the United States, has announced a significant leadership transition that marks a new chapter in the company’s storied history. Effective immediately, president and CEO Bob Bagby will pass the mantle of day-to-day leadership to his three children, Bobbie Ford, Brittanie Baker, and Brock Bagby, who will serve as co-presidents.
Golden Ticket Cinemas has selected GDC Technology Limited’s advanced integrated media block technology to replace 90 legacy media servers. The four-year replacement agreement involves the deployment of the SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block with CineCache 2TB (built-in cache memory) and the S1 Kit Plus with SR-1000.
CGV, South Korea’s largest cinema chain and the fifth largest multiplex theatre company in the world, continues to place its trust in Christie’s RGB pure laser projectors featuring Christie Real|Laser illumination technology to deliver unmatched visuals to moviegoers.
The Aqua Lite Cinema opened last week in Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Moving Image Technologies today announced it has adopted a new share repurchase program to replace the company’s previous $1.0 million share repurchase program that expired on March 23.
Multi-hyphenate actor, musician and philanthropist, Dennis Quaid, will receive this year’s Cinema Icon Award, Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon has announced. CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, will be held April 8-11 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Quaid will be presented with this special honor at the Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 11, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and hosted by official presenting sponsor The Coca-Cola Company.
The newly relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced a landmark collaboration with the renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe which will open the film festival program in new venues across the city including non-traditional cinema spaces at Summerhall and the heart of the Fringe footprint.
As has been widely reported, the cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse is searching for someone to buy it. The story was first reported by Deadline. Alamo Drafthouse operates 41 locations across 13 states in the US. So far, Alamo executives have not commented on the news.
Christie has introduced the CineLife+ RBe projectors with Phazer illumination technology. The company says the new projectors combine advanced features and electronics in an economical platform, with 2K resolution and brightness ranging from 6,000 to 11,000 lumens.
Lighting Technologies International has announced the launch of a what it believes is a groundbreaking recycling program for xenon lamps, aimed at promoting sustainability and reducing environmental impact. This initiative offers a proprietary xenon lamp recycling system that ensures safe and secure disposal of highly pressurized xenon cinema lamps.
