First phase of £250m Telford development to open in July
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Curzon Cinemas Invest in Sony Digital Cinema 4K Technology
Barcelona, June 17 2014 – The UK’s leading independent cinema chain and home cinema content provider, Curzon, is investing in state of the art Sony Digital Cinema 4K technology for their cinema venues across the UK to ensure their customers … Continued
Opera Screenings Do Not Drive Actual Opera Attendance, Study Finds – Celluloid Junkie
A UK study just released has found that screening opera in cinemas is not boosting the interest to attend performances in actual opera venues. The research would seem to provide ammunition to those who claim that event cinema screenings of … Continued
Independent cinema to stay open – News – Kent News
Folkestone cinema looks set to stay open after raising enough funds to install digital equipment. The independently-owned Silver Screen cinema had been under threat of closure after the sudden withdrawal of 35mm film by distributors rendered its traditional equipment suddenly … Continued
Arts Alliance Media’s Screenwriter TMS integrates with Barco Alchemy
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) announced that its Theatre Management System (TMS), Screenwriter, has become the first TMS to include support for Barco’s recently announced Barco Alchemy integrated cinema media processor. This feature will be available to all current and future … Continued
CineEurope 2014 stand preview – video | Christie
For over 20 years, CineEurope has been the largest, most prestigious and longest running pan-European convention and trade show for cinema exhibition and distribution. Christie has a long standing relationship with the event and are excited to be exhibiting again at … Continued
BBC News – Wellington Clifton Cinema plans delayed
Plans to buy a former cinema for the community have been delayed. The Clifton cinema, in Wellington, Shropshire, closed in 1989 and was used as a furniture store until Dunelm Mill moved out in 2012. via BBC News – Wellington … Continued
Former cinema and Mecca Bingo is being demolished in Norwich city centre – Politics – Eastern Daily Press
The number is finally up for a former bingo hall, after its owners started work to demolish a building which has been a part of Norwich city centre for more than 80 years. via Former cinema and Mecca Bingo is … Continued
Vue from the top: With CineEurope award, Alan McNair moves into the spotlight
“This is ruining my carefully cultivated anonymous profile,” says Alan McNair, albeit “only half-jokingly.” Vue Entertainment’s deputy chief executive officer and chief financial officer did manage to maintain his preferred low profile last year when Film Journal International celebrated the … Continued
Out with the old, in with the £3.4m Vue – The Star
The curtain has gone up on work to refurbish Doncaster’s Vue cinema. A £3.4 million overhaul of the Lakeside multiplex is now underway, which will transform the venue into a modern and vibrant entertainment complex featuring 11 screens as well … Continued