The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2022, which marked the BBFC’s 110th year of content classification. Findings from the Report showed a promising uplift in overall content submitted for classification across cinema, online and home entertainment. The BBFC classified 1,057 cinema films, 5,527 video submissions and […]
Candy Crush Saga has announced a partnership with one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, Barbie. On July 13th, ahead of the movie hitting cinemas on July 21st, Candy Crush Saga will launch in-game Barbie experiences that feature exclusive content accessible only to Candy Crush Saga players. Barbie fans and Candy Crush Saga players will have in-app […]
Moonbug Entertainment, a subsidiary of Candle Media and a kids entertainment company, and Cinemark, one of the world’s largest and movie theatre companies, are partnering to bring Blippi to the big screen this summer. Blippi, the popular live-action preschool brand, will bring its signature curiosity, playful and educational fun to select US theatres in a […]
Take That documentary, 30 Years in the Making, which delves into the three-decade long relationship between the band and their fans, launches exclusively on ITVX on June 14th. The 72 minute documentary has been created as a companion piece to the new Take That inspired movie Greatest Days which is released in cinemas on June […]
María Rua Aguete, Omdia’s Senior Research Director at Media and Entertainment and Technology Fellow, told delegates at the Cine & Tele Pro event in Spain that cinema would stay strong when compared with FAST TV, despite the FAST channel explosion. The event heard Rua Aguete update Omdia’s data from a similar event in Miami in […]
Giant cinema screen specialist IMAX posted a record Q1 for global box office, driven by a mix of local language titles, especially in China, as well as Hollywood releases. Overall revenue at IMAX came to $86.9 million (€78.9m), up 45 per cent from the same period a year ago of $60 million. And IMAX swung […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced Crackle Connex, the advertising sales platform, has signed deals with two Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) networks in the US. The company is adding screens through agreements with Coinstar’s adPlanet Retail Media Group – the grocery and retail DOOH network in the US, and Velocity – a technology solutions […]
Apple Original Films has announced that the historical action epic Napoleon from acclaimed director Ridley Scott will first be released exclusively in theaters worldwide, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, on November 22nd, before streaming globally on Apple TV+. Directed by Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, Napoleon stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French […]
Hidden Door Productions and Bulldog Film Distribution have confirmed that their upcoming romantic music-drama, Love Without Walls, will be released in UK & Irish cinemas from June 9th, alongside special Q&A screenings with Director Jane Gull and lead actors Niall McNamee and Shana Swash. This news is fresh from the film’s World Premiere at Manchester Film […]
Cineworld, the struggling cinema chain, has announced it will raise new funding and has aborted plans to sell its businesses in the US, UK and Ireland after failing to find a buyer. Cineworld saw its share price fall by nearly 30 per cent after announcing its cancelled sale plans. At the same time, the company […]