Strong MDI, Lemmens Announce Cooperative Agreement
Strong MDI Screen Systems has entered into a cooperative agreement with Lemmens in Belgium, to facilitate expedited screen shipments for cinema industry customers in Europe and the Middle East.
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Roelink Winner of the 2022 UNIC Achievement Award
Géke Roelink, managing director of Filmhuis Den Haag, has been named the 2022 recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award, given each year in recognition of outstanding dedication and service to European cinema exhibition. The award will be presented as part of the CineEurope Awards Ceremony on Thursday 23 June at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
AAM Forms Strategic Partnership with Shenzhen Timewaying
Arts Alliance Media has agreed to a strategic partnership with Shenzhen Timewaying Co. Ltd, a leading technology manufacturer specializing in 3D and LED solutions, to become an official reseller of HeyLED.
European Content 33 Percent of all EU VOD Catalogues
European film and television represent 32 percent of all content found on TVOD and 35 percent of SVOD in the EU. For all VOD catalogues (TVOD and SVOD), European content took a share of 33 percent, according to a report from the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
CGR Cinemas for Sale
CGR Cinemas, France’s second biggest multiplex chain behind Pathé, has been put on the market by its owners, Luc and Charles Raymond. The family-owned business has an estimated value of about $1.1 billion, according to Jocelyn Bouyssy, CGR’s long-time managing director who has been assigned to find a buyer for the group.
UK and Irish Cinemas Celebrating 60 Years of James Bond
Following celebrations at the Academy Awards and the BAFTA’s, the 60th Anniversary celebrations of 007 continue with UK and Irish cinema screenings of 25 Bond titles culminating in Global Bond Day on 5th October.
New Report Explores Media Transparency in Europe
Who owns the media in Europe? Who has the power over the information we receive? And who can safeguard against monopolies becoming too powerful a voice in the media landscape? While European media players are looking to form super groups with enough reach and scale to count among the global players, one may wonder who is keeping an eye on the transparency of media ownership. Who are the watchdogs? And who is watching the watchdogs? This timely new report, Transparency of Media Ownership, by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has spotlighted these issues.
Unique X Announces Resale Partnership with La Cabinerie
Unique X today announced a resale partnership with France’s newest cinema integrator La Cabinerie. Based in Lyons, La Cabinerie will offer Unique X’s RosettaBridge TMS, RosettaNet CMS and BaseKey KDM services to the French Exhibitor market.
Euro Media Relies on the SubtitleNext Platform
Euro Media Group, a leading European global provider of media services, has expanded its digital services division with the purchase of new SubtitleNext licenses to support major productions. The SubtitleNext platform is used for captioning offline content in real time and is embraced by a growing number of film industry professionals across the globe.
Vista, IMAX Named Champions of UNIC’s Women’s Cinema Leadership Program
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, has announced that IMAX Corporation and Vista Group take on the role of principal sponsors of its flagship Women’s Cinema Leadership Program, already in its fifth year. At the same time UNIC launched a call for mentors and mentees to take part in the next 2022-23 edition.
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