Sony Pictures and IMAX Corporation recently announced that the companies have extended their on-going partnership with a new, multi-picture deal. Following the record-breaking first weekend release of Sony Pictures’ Venom, which reached $15.4M on IMAX screens and overall, became the…
Village Cinemas Powers up with Barco Laser
Imagine a cinema that could make every occasion special, whether you’re on a romantic date night or celebrating your 8-year-old son’s birthday. Village Cinemas grants these wishes with the first-ever “concept-only” cinema. Featuring four distinct cinema experiences, Village Entertainment chose…
Cinionic Endorses Chinese and Belgian Government
This morning at the Egmont Palace in Brussels (Belgium), the signing ceremony took place to endorse the creation of the cinema joint venture between Barco, Appotronics, and CFEC, called Cinionic. The Prime Minister of China, Li Keqiang, and the Prime…
GDC SR-1000 Standalone IMB is the Cutting-Edge for Exhibitors!
SR-1000 is the company’s sixth-generation digital cinema media server designed for near-zero maintenance and minimal total cost of ownership. The key features include: • CineCache (built-in cache memory), content playback can be performed without the need of local HDD storage…
United Cinemas First to Thrill Movie Fans with Barco
As one of Cinionic’s newest exhibition customers, United Cinema Forte Miyagi Ogawara is absolutely committed to offering its guests the highest quality movie experiences. It’s why United has fully outfitted its newest cinema with all Barco projectors, including three Smart…
CGR Declares RGB Laser to Be the Future of Cinema
CGR Cinemas has chosen Christie, a leading cinema technology manufacturer, as its exclusive laser projection partner, as it moves to convert all 700 of its theatres to RGB pure laser technology. In a landmark agreement that sees CGR becoming the…
Vue to Acquire CineStar
Vue International has agreed to acquire CineStar in Germany for an upfront payment of Euro 130 million and variable consideration of up to Euro 91.8 million. This represents a maximum potential enterprise value of Euro 221.8 million. The acquisition of…