Exclusive: IMAX and Vue International are partnering on a second IMAX theatre following the commercial success of Copenhagen venue.
The new IMAX site at the CinemaxX multiplex at Bruun’s Galleri Shopping Centre in Aarhus will launch in December with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
This deal builds on the companies working together on Denmark’s first commercial IMAX cinema, which opened in April 2015 in Copenhagen.
That Copenhagen IMAX site has generated around 18% of the gross box office for all blockbusters released in Denmark and also ranks as the fifth highest-grossing IMAX theatre in Europe and the 12th worldwide.
Vue will now have two IMAX sites in its network, two in Denmark and two in England.
“The IMAX brand, cutting-edge technology and exciting lineup of films delivers a superior cinema experience that drives box office results, as evidenced by the extraordinary success of our IMAX theatre in Copenhagen –which we hope to replicate in Aarhus,” said...
The new IMAX site at the CinemaxX multiplex at Bruun’s Galleri Shopping Centre in Aarhus will launch in December with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
This deal builds on the companies working together on Denmark’s first commercial IMAX cinema, which opened in April 2015 in Copenhagen.
That Copenhagen IMAX site has generated around 18% of the gross box office for all blockbusters released in Denmark and also ranks as the fifth highest-grossing IMAX theatre in Europe and the 12th worldwide.
Vue will now have two IMAX sites in its network, two in Denmark and two in England.
“The IMAX brand, cutting-edge technology and exciting lineup of films delivers a superior cinema experience that drives box office results, as evidenced by the extraordinary success of our IMAX theatre in Copenhagen –which we hope to replicate in Aarhus,” said...
- 10/25/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Vue has purchased the second-largest cinema chain in the Netherlands in a $97 million deal.
UK theatre chain Vue Cinemas, the fourth-largest cinema chain in the world in terms of box office revenue, has acquired Dutch company Jt Bioscopen, the second-largest chain in the Netherlands, in a deal worth $97 million.
Jt has 21 cinemas and 111 screens across 20 locations in the Netherlands, including two premium Dolby Cinema sites at Eindhoven and Hilversum. This boosts Vue’s total number of cinemas to 209, with 1,859 screens, in 10 countries across Europe.
The move means Vue has overtaken Cineworld in terms of total number of sites across Europe to become the second largest cinema chain behind Odeon.
The deal is Vue’s fourth purchase in the past three years, with the company’s acquisition of Italy’s largest cinema chain Space Entertainment in November 2014 following deals for the UK’s Apollo and Germany and Denmark’s CinemaxX in 2012, as well as Poland’s Multikino in 2013.
“This...
UK theatre chain Vue Cinemas, the fourth-largest cinema chain in the world in terms of box office revenue, has acquired Dutch company Jt Bioscopen, the second-largest chain in the Netherlands, in a deal worth $97 million.
Jt has 21 cinemas and 111 screens across 20 locations in the Netherlands, including two premium Dolby Cinema sites at Eindhoven and Hilversum. This boosts Vue’s total number of cinemas to 209, with 1,859 screens, in 10 countries across Europe.
The move means Vue has overtaken Cineworld in terms of total number of sites across Europe to become the second largest cinema chain behind Odeon.
The deal is Vue’s fourth purchase in the past three years, with the company’s acquisition of Italy’s largest cinema chain Space Entertainment in November 2014 following deals for the UK’s Apollo and Germany and Denmark’s CinemaxX in 2012, as well as Poland’s Multikino in 2013.
“This...
- 8/24/2015
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: European Commissioner receives criticism from major UK, German and French players as well as European producers associations.
European Commissioner Günther Oettinger has come under fire for his copyright proposals from key industry players from France, the UK and Germany.
In the letter sent to Oettinger and leaked to Screen, Metropolitan Filmexport CEO Victor Hadida, Constantin Film Chairman Martin Moszkowicz and Vue Entertainment International CEO Tim Richards began by underlining “the need for evidence-based policy making when it comes to developing the Commission’s strategy for cinema and copyright.”
They pointed out that the “vast majority” of the EU-supported films screening in the Berlinale’s Competition last month were financed through territorial pre-sales agreements with local distributors.
“Without the ability to adjust the release pattern and the price for films to local market demand – commercial practices that are very common in a range of digital industries – smaller and more fragile works would be marginalised,” they observed...
European Commissioner Günther Oettinger has come under fire for his copyright proposals from key industry players from France, the UK and Germany.
In the letter sent to Oettinger and leaked to Screen, Metropolitan Filmexport CEO Victor Hadida, Constantin Film Chairman Martin Moszkowicz and Vue Entertainment International CEO Tim Richards began by underlining “the need for evidence-based policy making when it comes to developing the Commission’s strategy for cinema and copyright.”
They pointed out that the “vast majority” of the EU-supported films screening in the Berlinale’s Competition last month were financed through territorial pre-sales agreements with local distributors.
“Without the ability to adjust the release pattern and the price for films to local market demand – commercial practices that are very common in a range of digital industries – smaller and more fragile works would be marginalised,” they observed...
- 3/9/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Christoph Ahmadi to leave exhibitor as Carsten Horn is named managing director.
Christoph Ahmadi, managing director of Vue-owned CinemaxX Holdings, is to step down and leave the group “to pursue his own interests in a new venture”.
It follows the departure of CinemaxX’s other MD, Christian Gisy, who left the group after nearly eight years on August 31.
Ahmadi, who was also chief sales and marketing officer of CinemaxX, had assumed overall responsibility for the company following Gisy’s departure.
The latest move comes as Carsten Horn takes the managing director role at the exhibitor, which operates 33 cinemas with 285 screens in Germany and Denmark.
Horn was previously MD of Tchibo’s 700 coffee and retail stores across Germany and the 210 stores owned and operated by flower retailer Blume 2000. Before that, he was a regional sales director at home improvement retail chain Max Bahr.
Ahmadi joined the board of CinemaxX in November 2012 and contributed in the transition from a...
Christoph Ahmadi, managing director of Vue-owned CinemaxX Holdings, is to step down and leave the group “to pursue his own interests in a new venture”.
It follows the departure of CinemaxX’s other MD, Christian Gisy, who left the group after nearly eight years on August 31.
Ahmadi, who was also chief sales and marketing officer of CinemaxX, had assumed overall responsibility for the company following Gisy’s departure.
The latest move comes as Carsten Horn takes the managing director role at the exhibitor, which operates 33 cinemas with 285 screens in Germany and Denmark.
Horn was previously MD of Tchibo’s 700 coffee and retail stores across Germany and the 210 stores owned and operated by flower retailer Blume 2000. Before that, he was a regional sales director at home improvement retail chain Max Bahr.
Ahmadi joined the board of CinemaxX in November 2012 and contributed in the transition from a...
- 1/29/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Film Summit: Industry debate continues about how to grow cinema audiences after a tough year at the box office.
Vue CEO Tim Richards told industry yesterday that ticket pricing is “absolutely not” the cause of, or answer to, falling cinema admissions in the UK.
Richards was one of a number of leading UK film industry executives to discuss the issue during the Screen Film Summit held at the BFI in London.
“Any dialogue that helps drive attendance is a good thing but pricing is not it: absolutely not it,” said the executive, who oversees a fleet of 83 cinemas in the UK and 187 across Europe and Asia.
“We’re in an industry in which people will pay virtually anything to see a film they really want to see. If there is a film they do not want to see they will not go even if it is free,” he continued.
“Every study we...
Vue CEO Tim Richards told industry yesterday that ticket pricing is “absolutely not” the cause of, or answer to, falling cinema admissions in the UK.
Richards was one of a number of leading UK film industry executives to discuss the issue during the Screen Film Summit held at the BFI in London.
“Any dialogue that helps drive attendance is a good thing but pricing is not it: absolutely not it,” said the executive, who oversees a fleet of 83 cinemas in the UK and 187 across Europe and Asia.
“We’re in an industry in which people will pay virtually anything to see a film they really want to see. If there is a film they do not want to see they will not go even if it is free,” he continued.
“Every study we...
- 12/2/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Vue Entertainment International has appointed Alison Cornwell as its chief financial officer.
She takes the post immediately. Alan McNair, the former CFO, will continue to work alongside CEO Tim Richards as deputy CEO.
She had been CFO of Alliance Films, Sparrowhawk Media and spent several years at Disney’s international TV business. She is also on the BFI’s board of governors.
Commenting on the appointment, Richards and McNair said: “We are both absolutely delighted to have attracted such a highly respected CFO to Vue. This senior appointment will not only enhance our talented executive team, but it will also allow us to personally increase our efforts to deliver on our strategic plan of acquiring the highest quality assets in the UK and continental Europe combined with organic growth through new openings and the implementation of other key initiatives.”
Cornwell added, “I’m thrilled to be joining one of the fastest growing and most dynamic entertainment companies...
She takes the post immediately. Alan McNair, the former CFO, will continue to work alongside CEO Tim Richards as deputy CEO.
She had been CFO of Alliance Films, Sparrowhawk Media and spent several years at Disney’s international TV business. She is also on the BFI’s board of governors.
Commenting on the appointment, Richards and McNair said: “We are both absolutely delighted to have attracted such a highly respected CFO to Vue. This senior appointment will not only enhance our talented executive team, but it will also allow us to personally increase our efforts to deliver on our strategic plan of acquiring the highest quality assets in the UK and continental Europe combined with organic growth through new openings and the implementation of other key initiatives.”
Cornwell added, “I’m thrilled to be joining one of the fastest growing and most dynamic entertainment companies...
- 10/20/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Vue Entertainment International reaches agreement to acquire The Space Entertainment, Italy’s largest cinema chain
Multiplex cinema firm Vue Entertainment International has agreed to acquire The Space Entertainment, the leading cinema chain in Italy, with 36 state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas across the country.
The deal is the fourth acquisition in the past three years by Vue and is supported by follow-on investment from Vue’s financial shareholders, Omers Private Equity and AIMCo.
During this period, Vue has more than doubled the number of cinemas and screens under its ownership from 70 to 187 cinemas and from 678 to 1,727 screens.
Vue acquired Apollo in the UK in May 2012, CinemaxX in Germany in August 2012, Multikino in Poland in October 2013 and expects to complete the Space deal in November.
Vue now has leading positions in three of the top four cinema markets in Europe, the UK, Germany and Italy, as well as Poland, Denmark, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan.
Space is the...
Multiplex cinema firm Vue Entertainment International has agreed to acquire The Space Entertainment, the leading cinema chain in Italy, with 36 state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas across the country.
The deal is the fourth acquisition in the past three years by Vue and is supported by follow-on investment from Vue’s financial shareholders, Omers Private Equity and AIMCo.
During this period, Vue has more than doubled the number of cinemas and screens under its ownership from 70 to 187 cinemas and from 678 to 1,727 screens.
Vue acquired Apollo in the UK in May 2012, CinemaxX in Germany in August 2012, Multikino in Poland in October 2013 and expects to complete the Space deal in November.
Vue now has leading positions in three of the top four cinema markets in Europe, the UK, Germany and Italy, as well as Poland, Denmark, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan.
Space is the...
- 10/16/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Australian producers increasingly are looking to international co-productions as one solution to the difficulty of raising finance at home.
Producers say the .soft. money available for co-pros with Canada and Europe will help to compensate for the very low minimum guarantees offered by Australian distributors.
Another advantage, they say, is the improved chances of securing marquee cast for films shot in part or completely in Canada and Europe.
. With the collapse of distribution windows, online communication, and the competitiveness of getting soft money out of Australia, producers are becoming more savvy in financing their films with global partners especially as we are telling more global, universally themed stories,. says producer Raquelle David, who is developing the futuristic thriller Lucid as a co-pro.
Producer Matthew Dabner aims to shoot Seasons Pass, a comedy scripted by Heath Davis about an Australian ski instructor who goes to the Canadian snowfields where he is...
Producers say the .soft. money available for co-pros with Canada and Europe will help to compensate for the very low minimum guarantees offered by Australian distributors.
Another advantage, they say, is the improved chances of securing marquee cast for films shot in part or completely in Canada and Europe.
. With the collapse of distribution windows, online communication, and the competitiveness of getting soft money out of Australia, producers are becoming more savvy in financing their films with global partners especially as we are telling more global, universally themed stories,. says producer Raquelle David, who is developing the futuristic thriller Lucid as a co-pro.
Producer Matthew Dabner aims to shoot Seasons Pass, a comedy scripted by Heath Davis about an Australian ski instructor who goes to the Canadian snowfields where he is...
- 7/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Rob Leane Jul 13, 2016
Ever wondered who’s counting the cash from your local cinema? Rob did some digging…
Everyone has their favourite cinema, be it a fiercely independent picture palace or a surprisingly-not-awful massive monster of a multiplex. But how much do you know about who owns Britain’s cinema chains?
It’s an intriguing topic, with a few surprises hiding underneath a few layers of research (read: internet trawling). Little local cinemas with inspirationally indie reputations are often backed by big multi-nationals, while humungous chains sometimes aren’t as awfully-owned as you might think. The emphasis is on ‘sometimes’ in that sentence. Regardless, finding a genuinely free-standing cinema, without some big financier behind it, certainly seems to be becoming a thing of the past.
This article has now been updated to reflect the change in ownership at Odeon.
The Big Brands
Odeon
The origins: The term ‘Nickelodeon’ was used...
Ever wondered who’s counting the cash from your local cinema? Rob did some digging…
Everyone has their favourite cinema, be it a fiercely independent picture palace or a surprisingly-not-awful massive monster of a multiplex. But how much do you know about who owns Britain’s cinema chains?
It’s an intriguing topic, with a few surprises hiding underneath a few layers of research (read: internet trawling). Little local cinemas with inspirationally indie reputations are often backed by big multi-nationals, while humungous chains sometimes aren’t as awfully-owned as you might think. The emphasis is on ‘sometimes’ in that sentence. Regardless, finding a genuinely free-standing cinema, without some big financier behind it, certainly seems to be becoming a thing of the past.
This article has now been updated to reflect the change in ownership at Odeon.
The Big Brands
Odeon
The origins: The term ‘Nickelodeon’ was used...
- 7/21/2014
- Den of Geek
Ever wondered who’s counting the cash from your local cinema? Rob did some digging…
Feature
Everyone has their favourite cinema, be it a fiercely independent picture palace or a surprisingly-not-awful massive monster of a multiplex. But how much do you know about who owns Britain’s cinema chains?
It’s an intriguing topic, with a few surprises hiding underneath a few layers of research (read: internet trawling). Little local cinemas with inspirationally indie reputations are often backed by big multi-nationals, while humungous chains sometimes aren’t as awfully-owned as you might think. The emphasis is on ‘sometimes’ in that sentence. Regardless, finding a genuinely free-standing cinema, without some big financier behind it, certainly seems to be becoming a thing of the past.
The Big Brands
Odeon
The origins: The term ‘Nickelodeon’ was used in America to describe wallet-friendly cinemas way back in 1905. The Odeon brand as we know it...
Feature
Everyone has their favourite cinema, be it a fiercely independent picture palace or a surprisingly-not-awful massive monster of a multiplex. But how much do you know about who owns Britain’s cinema chains?
It’s an intriguing topic, with a few surprises hiding underneath a few layers of research (read: internet trawling). Little local cinemas with inspirationally indie reputations are often backed by big multi-nationals, while humungous chains sometimes aren’t as awfully-owned as you might think. The emphasis is on ‘sometimes’ in that sentence. Regardless, finding a genuinely free-standing cinema, without some big financier behind it, certainly seems to be becoming a thing of the past.
The Big Brands
Odeon
The origins: The term ‘Nickelodeon’ was used in America to describe wallet-friendly cinemas way back in 1905. The Odeon brand as we know it...
- 7/21/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
New report looks at the health of the current European film industry.
EU Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou will kick off today’s EU audiovisual policy conference by presenting a new communication, ‘European film in the digital era’, which looks at the health of the current European film industry and identifies challenges that lie ahead.
One key point in the communication is the disparity between the health of European film productions and their success with distribution.
The report states: “While Europe is good at producing a high number of diverse feature films, most European films do not reach all their potential audience in Europe and even less so in the global market.
“For the most part, films stay on national markets but, even there, some never reach the cinema screen or and fail to secure any other distribution channels.”
Other hot topics in the report are the need for integration of new players such as VOD services in the...
EU Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou will kick off today’s EU audiovisual policy conference by presenting a new communication, ‘European film in the digital era’, which looks at the health of the current European film industry and identifies challenges that lie ahead.
One key point in the communication is the disparity between the health of European film productions and their success with distribution.
The report states: “While Europe is good at producing a high number of diverse feature films, most European films do not reach all their potential audience in Europe and even less so in the global market.
“For the most part, films stay on national markets but, even there, some never reach the cinema screen or and fail to secure any other distribution channels.”
Other hot topics in the report are the need for integration of new players such as VOD services in the...
- 5/16/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Purchase by Ontario retirement fund and Alberta Investment Management 'has potential' to create new jobs across Europe
Vue Cinemas has become the latest British business to fall into Canadian hands in a £935m deal that adds the multiplex chain to a list of investments that includes the High Speed 1 rail route and the National Lottery.
Vue, which operates 1,321 screens across Europe, has been bought by Omers Private Equity, part of the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System, and Alberta Investment Management. The new owners have pledged to continue an expansion plan that has established Vue as a presence in Germany, Ireland, France, Poland and the UK, where it owns two of the top three highest grossing cinemas in Britain at the Westfield shopping centres in west and east London.
The deal will net previous owners Doughty Hanson, which bought the chain in 2010 for £450m, a profit of £485m.
Vue's chief executive and founder,...
Vue Cinemas has become the latest British business to fall into Canadian hands in a £935m deal that adds the multiplex chain to a list of investments that includes the High Speed 1 rail route and the National Lottery.
Vue, which operates 1,321 screens across Europe, has been bought by Omers Private Equity, part of the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System, and Alberta Investment Management. The new owners have pledged to continue an expansion plan that has established Vue as a presence in Germany, Ireland, France, Poland and the UK, where it owns two of the top three highest grossing cinemas in Britain at the Westfield shopping centres in west and east London.
The deal will net previous owners Doughty Hanson, which bought the chain in 2010 for £450m, a profit of £485m.
Vue's chief executive and founder,...
- 6/11/2013
- by Simon Neville
- The Guardian - Film News
Vue Entertainment is to be sold by private equity group Doughty Hanson for £935m ($1.5bn), a move that Vue CEO Tim Richards has described to ScreenDaily as “very postitive”.
The UK and Ireland exhibitor is to be acquired by Canadian investment companies Omers Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
The deal is expected to close late July. CEO Tim Richards will continue to manage the business.
Doughty Hanson acquired Vue Cinemas in 2010 for £450m ($700m).
Over the last three years, Vue has increased the number of cinemas under its ownership from 70 to 146 and nearly doubled its screens from 678 to 1,321.
Vue acquired Apollo Cinemas in the UK in May 2012, CinemaxX, Germany’s second largest operator in July 2012, and signed a deal to acquire Multikino, the second largest operator in Poland, last month.
Speaking to ScreenDaily, Vue’s CEO Tim Richards described the sale as “a very positive thing for us.”
“This is a little...
The UK and Ireland exhibitor is to be acquired by Canadian investment companies Omers Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
The deal is expected to close late July. CEO Tim Richards will continue to manage the business.
Doughty Hanson acquired Vue Cinemas in 2010 for £450m ($700m).
Over the last three years, Vue has increased the number of cinemas under its ownership from 70 to 146 and nearly doubled its screens from 678 to 1,321.
Vue acquired Apollo Cinemas in the UK in May 2012, CinemaxX, Germany’s second largest operator in July 2012, and signed a deal to acquire Multikino, the second largest operator in Poland, last month.
Speaking to ScreenDaily, Vue’s CEO Tim Richards described the sale as “a very positive thing for us.”
“This is a little...
- 6/10/2013
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
Dakota Fanning has signed up to star in 'Mississippi Wild'. The 'Runaways' actress will play the girlfriend of a teen (Ryan Donowho) who is forced to go on the run when he steals diamonds belonging to a local gangster in the indie thriller, according to Variety. Mickey Rourke is being tipped for the role of the criminal while Forest Whittacker has reportedly been approached to take on the role of another gangster who is in turn chasing after Mickey's character. Jesse Bager will direct the movie from a script he has written while Shannon Makhanian and Ryan Johnson produce with Todd Slater set to executive produce. Production is set to start in Atlanta on March 21. Dakota, 16, will next be seen on cinema screens as Jane in vampire series 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' parts one and two and it was recently revealed she will play Britain's Princess Margaret in a new film.
- 2/16/2011
- by Zoé Berger
- Bloginity
Screen Australia has launched its YouTube channel, as well as the Map My Summer initiative, inviting Australians to share footage of their summer experience for use in a short film that will be developed under the mentorship of George Miller, set to debut at the Sydney Film Festival.
“Acting as a sort of curator and having a lot of people visit this channel because the Map My Summer promotion and through word of mouth, we can become a ‘door’ for the combined output of Australian screen content,” head of marketing Kathleen Drumm told Encore.
“[The YouTube channel] is heading in a new exciting direction, and we hope it will be of great benefit to the industry. And from our point of view, we have a lot of really talented people with particular expertise within the organisation, so it’s been an agency-wide initiative: legal, It, communications, sales and library, etc. All kinds of people have worked on it.
“Acting as a sort of curator and having a lot of people visit this channel because the Map My Summer promotion and through word of mouth, we can become a ‘door’ for the combined output of Australian screen content,” head of marketing Kathleen Drumm told Encore.
“[The YouTube channel] is heading in a new exciting direction, and we hope it will be of great benefit to the industry. And from our point of view, we have a lot of really talented people with particular expertise within the organisation, so it’s been an agency-wide initiative: legal, It, communications, sales and library, etc. All kinds of people have worked on it.
- 1/31/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Vue cinemas have just announced via the press release below that they have been sold to private equity firm, Doughty Hanson & Co. for the rather large sum of $726m. This can only be good news for the consumer as it shows that even in this time of global economic recession, investment in cinema and in film-making is still seen as a solid investment.
Vue Entertainment has 68 cinemas and 678 screen across the UK to come in as the the third largest cinema chain with Cineworld and Odeon taking second and their place respectively. According to Deadline, the same company may eye up a takeover of both cinema chains to create the largest cinema chain in the UK.
I’ve placed the full press release below for your viewing pleasure. I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts in the comments section below:
Doughty Hanson To Acquire Vue Entertainment
8 November 2010: Doughty Hanson & Co,...
Vue Entertainment has 68 cinemas and 678 screen across the UK to come in as the the third largest cinema chain with Cineworld and Odeon taking second and their place respectively. According to Deadline, the same company may eye up a takeover of both cinema chains to create the largest cinema chain in the UK.
I’ve placed the full press release below for your viewing pleasure. I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts in the comments section below:
Doughty Hanson To Acquire Vue Entertainment
8 November 2010: Doughty Hanson & Co,...
- 11/8/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
London -- U.K. exhibition chain Vue Entertainment has pacted with Sony Europe to install 4K digital cinema projection systems across its circuit.
With 68 sites and 657 screens, Vue Entertainment aims to become the largest cinema circuit entirely equipped with Sony 4K digital technology in Europe.
The deal, still to be finalized, will kickstart Vue's transition to digital projection.
Vue Entertainment CEO Tim Richards said the pending deal reps a long term investment for the company.
With 68 sites and 657 screens, Vue Entertainment aims to become the largest cinema circuit entirely equipped with Sony 4K digital technology in Europe.
The deal, still to be finalized, will kickstart Vue's transition to digital projection.
Vue Entertainment CEO Tim Richards said the pending deal reps a long term investment for the company.
- 9/1/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s been four years since Encore published its Top 20 Directors and Producers list, and we felt it was time to compile a new, more comprehensive list that included professionals working across all areas – film, television and Tvc production – as well as the leaders and decision-makers that determine the direction of the industry.
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
- 6/22/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Vue founder Tim Richards swapped Hollywood a decade ago for a pokey London office. Now his brainchild, Vue, has opened its 69th cinema – a £12.5m complex in Westfield, London – with more to come
As the rain fell like the grumble of a malcontent across west London this week, Tim Richards, chief executive of the Vue cinema chain, must have cast a backward glance at his former life in Hollywood, where he was a Warner Bros executive with an open invitation to starry parties.
But in 1999 Richards, an affable Canadian, gave that life up to start his own business in Britain. The early days were spent in his garage, his dining room and then in an insalubrious rented office above a Greek restaurant in Chiswick. A little over a decade later, Vue is among the largest chains in the market, with 69 cinemas across the country.
Richards was in Shepherd's Bush to show off Vue's latest addition,...
As the rain fell like the grumble of a malcontent across west London this week, Tim Richards, chief executive of the Vue cinema chain, must have cast a backward glance at his former life in Hollywood, where he was a Warner Bros executive with an open invitation to starry parties.
But in 1999 Richards, an affable Canadian, gave that life up to start his own business in Britain. The early days were spent in his garage, his dining room and then in an insalubrious rented office above a Greek restaurant in Chiswick. A little over a decade later, Vue is among the largest chains in the market, with 69 cinemas across the country.
Richards was in Shepherd's Bush to show off Vue's latest addition,...
- 2/18/2010
- by David Teather
- The Guardian - Film News
Luxuriously, plush seats. Ample leg room. Digital screens boasting the size of 4 double-decker buses. Welcome to the digital revolution!
Last night, I headed down to the brand new swanky cinema that is Vue Westfield. We were invited along by Vue to check out their newest cinema and it really was spectacular.
Turn left out of Shepherd’s Bush underground and head on over to Westfield shopping centre’s newest addition for the Vue cinema. With state of the art wall-to-wall digital screens, jaw-dropping surround sound and VueXtreme super-sized 3D screens, the wait for what’s dubbed to be “cinema of the future” is finally over. Europe’s newest and largest all-digital cinema opens it’s doors today and with an impressive 38 movies lined up in it’s opening week, film-lovers could not be spoilt for more choice! Comfort, style and elegance await!
Joining Tim Richards, Vue Entertainment CEO, for the...
Last night, I headed down to the brand new swanky cinema that is Vue Westfield. We were invited along by Vue to check out their newest cinema and it really was spectacular.
Turn left out of Shepherd’s Bush underground and head on over to Westfield shopping centre’s newest addition for the Vue cinema. With state of the art wall-to-wall digital screens, jaw-dropping surround sound and VueXtreme super-sized 3D screens, the wait for what’s dubbed to be “cinema of the future” is finally over. Europe’s newest and largest all-digital cinema opens it’s doors today and with an impressive 38 movies lined up in it’s opening week, film-lovers could not be spoilt for more choice! Comfort, style and elegance await!
Joining Tim Richards, Vue Entertainment CEO, for the...
- 2/12/2010
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
London -- U.K. exhibition chain Vue Entertainment is kicking against the economic doom and gloom, announcing a deal with retail property group Westfield to build a pair of state-of-the-art movie theater complexes in London.
The U.K.'s third-largest chain also said Thursday that it plans to build and operate another six sites by 2011 here as part of "an aggressive development plan." The two sites will go into retail property sites in London and Stratford, a London suburb that will play host to the 2012 Olympics.
Vue Entertainment CEO Tim Richards said the site at London's Westfield shopping center aims to be "the jewel in the crown" for the chain. It will be an all-digital venue with "no film projectors in sight" and Richards claims it will be the biggest purpose-built cinema in Europe, with 3,000 seats in a complex of more than 100,000 square feet.
"The cost of building is material,...
The U.K.'s third-largest chain also said Thursday that it plans to build and operate another six sites by 2011 here as part of "an aggressive development plan." The two sites will go into retail property sites in London and Stratford, a London suburb that will play host to the 2012 Olympics.
Vue Entertainment CEO Tim Richards said the site at London's Westfield shopping center aims to be "the jewel in the crown" for the chain. It will be an all-digital venue with "no film projectors in sight" and Richards claims it will be the biggest purpose-built cinema in Europe, with 3,000 seats in a complex of more than 100,000 square feet.
"The cost of building is material,...
- 4/30/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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