Arts Alliance Media (AAM), the world’s leading operational software solution provider to the cinema industry, announced its acquisition by Shandong Luxin-Rio Visual Technology Co., Ltd. (Luxin-Rio) of Qingdao, China. The acquisition complements Luxin-Rio’s existing portfolio of companies and investments in…
AMC Theatres Selects Arts Alliance Media for TMS Refresh
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) announced that AMC Theatres, the largest movie exhibition company in the world, has selected Arts Alliance Media’s Screenwriter Theatre Management System (TMS) to manage approximately 2,600 digital cinema screens in the USA. Screenwriter will provide the…
CGV and Dolby to Significantly Expand Dolby Cinema Presence in China
CGV Cinema Line, the largest multiplex cinema chain in Korea and Dolby Laboratories, Inc announced plans to open 30 Dolby Cinema locations in China by the end of 2021. CGV, a global cinema player looking to expand its footprint in…
New Q-SYS for Cinema Interface from QSC
QSC, LLC announced the new DCIO (Digital Cinema Input/Output) for their popular Q-SYS network and control platform for cinema. The DCIO provides a simple and cost-effective way to route inputs from the projector IMB and alternate content sources to a…
Malco Theatres Enters IMAX Business with Two-Theatre Agreement in the US
IMAX Corporation and Malco Theatres Inc, a leading regional exhibitor in the Southern U.S., announced a sales agreement for two IMAX theatres. The first IMAX theatre will be added to the Malco Paradiso Cinema Grill in Memphis, Tenn., and the…
Dadi Cinema Enters IMAX Business with Five-Theatre Agreement in China
IMAX China Holding Inc and Dadi Cinema Group, China’s second-largest exhibitor, announced a sales agreement for five IMAX theatres to be added to new multiplexes in First-, Second- and Third-Tier cities in the People’s Republic of China. In January, Dadi…
Saudi Arabia May Lift Ban on Cinemas
Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas “soon” as the ultra-conservative kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean itself off its dependence…