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National CineMedia (NCM) Names Rick Butler Chief Digital Officer Former Fandango Executive to Lead NCM’s Digital Products and Data Initiatives —Oct 24, 2018

National CineMedia (NCM), America’s Movie Network, has named Rick Butler to the role of Chief Digital Officer. In his new role, Butler will lead the company’s digital products and data initiatives to deliver both innovative consumer experiences and new ways for brands to connect with movie audiences. Read Full

Eclair Appoints Anno Storbeck Head of Production for its New Dubbing Studios in Central Berlin —Oct 16, 2018

Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries (Ymagis Group – ISIN: FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40), today announced the appointment of Anno Storbeck as Head of Production for Eclair Studios, the new state-of-the-art dubbing and ADR studios in Central Berlin. He will be responsible for the artistic and commercial production management of all dubbing and ADR productions for film distributors, producers, rights holders and content service crossover sales. Based in Berlin, Storbeck reports directly to Eclair Country Manager Michael Krauth. Read Full

Japanese Producer Masakazu Kubo to Receive “MPA Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator Award” at CineAsia —Oct 9, 2018

Mr. Masakuza Kubo, Director and Board Member Shogakukan Inc., and Senior Vice President Shogakukan-Shueishan Productions Co. Ltd., will receive the “Motion Picture Association Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator (ACE) Award” at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong. Read Full • Past CineAsia News • CineAsia Info • CineAsia Site

Spotlight Cinema Networks Names Gregory Cozine, Vice President, Eastern Sales —Oct 4, 2018

Greg Cozine has been appointed Vice President, Eastern Sales, Spotlight Cinema Networks, it was announced today by Michael Sakin, company president. He will be responsible for selling on-screen and off-screen programs to national marketers across Spotlight’s Luxury and Art House cinema network. Read Full

Bill Kong to Receive “Icon Award” at CineAsia —Sep 27, 2018

Bill Kong, President of Edko Films Ltd and Film Producer, will receive the “Icon Award” at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong. Read Full • Past CineAsia News • CineAsia Info • CineAsia Site

Major Cineplex to Receive “Cinionic Technology Innovator of the Year Award” at CineAsia —Sep 19, 2018

Major Cineplex will receive the “Cinionic Technology Innovator of the Year Award.” This year’s edition of CineAsia is being held in Hong Kong from 10-13 December. Read Full • Past CineAsia News • CineAsia Info • CineAsia Site

John Trafford-Owen Joins RealD as Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia —Sep 10, 2018

John Trafford-Owen has joined RealD Inc. as Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR). Trafford-Owen will be responsible for overseeing sales and marketing of all EMEAR territories and will report directly to Travis Reid, Chief Operating Officer of RealD. His official start date is September 17^th, 2018 and he will be based out of RealD Europe’s headquarters in the UK. Read Full

Fu Ruoqing to Receive “Distributor of the Year Award” at CineAsia —Sep 7, 2018

Fu Ruoqing, Deputy Director of China Film Producers’ Association and Deputy Director of the Beijing Film Academy, will receive the “Distributor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong. Read Full • Past CineAsia News • CineAsia Info • CineAsia Site

Joe Chang of Ambassador Theatres to Receive “Exhibitor of the Year” Award at Cineasia —Aug 13, 2018

Joe Chang, President, Ambassador Theatres, to receive the “Exhibitor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 13th December 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong. Read Full • Past CineAsia News • CineAsia Info • CineAsia Site

EDCF Elects New Board and Extends President’s Mandate —Jul 10, 2018

The European Digital Cinema Forum recently held its bi-annual elections for Board membership for the coming two year period. There are several new Board members, and the overall Board covers a very wide range of the cinema business and across European countries. Read Full • Past EDCF News • EDCF Info • EDCF Site

Roger Harris appointed CEO of Unique X —Jul 5, 2018

Unique X today announces the appointment of Roger Harris as Chief Executive Officer. The role is to direct and oversee the rapid international expansion of Unique X’s portfolio of digital cinema software solutions and services. Read Full • Past Unique X News • Unique X Info • Unique X Site

CTC Unveils Advisory Council Members, New Governors and Commences Membership Scheme —Jun 11, 2018

CTC; the global cinema technology network has announced the first appointments to its Advisory Council, whilst completing its Board of Governors and commencing its on-boarding process for new members. Read Full

George Eyles Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Netherlands-based Maccs —Jun 6, 2018

Maccs, the leading provider of theatrical distribution software for the global film industry and a company of Vista Group International (NZX & ASX: VGL), is delighted to announce the appointment of George Eyles to the role of Chief Executive Officer. As CEO Mr. Eyles will be responsible for Maccs’ global operations, spanning customers in more than 50 countries. Read Full

Aravind Yarlagadda Named QSC Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Product Development —May 23, 2018

QSC is pleased to announce the appointment of Aravind Yarlagadda as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Product Development. In this newly created role, Aravind will oversee all aspects of product development for QSC. Read Full • Past QSC News • QSC Info • QSC Site

Vista Entertainment Solutions Appoints Till Cussmann to Pivotal New Executive Role —May 8, 2018

Vista Entertainment Solutions (‘Vista Cinema’), the leading provider of cinema management software for global cinema exhibition and the founding company of Vista Group International (NZX & ASX: VGL), has appointed Till Cussmann Senior Vice President Sales for EMEA and General Manager, Europe. Read Full

Jay Wyatt Joins QSC as Sales Engineer —Apr 5, 2018

QSC, LLC, a leading global manufacturer of cinema solutions, is pleased to announce that Jay Wyatt has joined the QSC Cinema team as Sales Engineer. In his new role, Jay will be primarily responsible for pre-sales technical support, product training, and cinema system design consulting. Read Full • Past QSC News • QSC Info • QSC Site

Robert Carrady to Receive CinemaCon 2018 Career Achievement in Exhibition Award —Mar 6, 2018

Robert Carrady, President of Caribbean Cinemas, will receive the “Career Achievement in Exhibition Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. CinemaCon, the official convention of The National Associations of Theatre Owners (NATO), will be held April 23-26, 2018 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Carrady will be presented with this honor during the convention’s International Day festivities, taking place on Monday, April 23, 2018. Read Full • Past CinemaCon News • CinemaCon Info • CinemaCon Site

Jean-Pierre Decrette to Receive 2018 UNIC Achievement Award —Mar 6, 2018

Jean-Pierre Decrette, until recently Director of Development at Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, has been named as the 2018 recipient of the UNIC Achievement Award, given each year in recognition of outstanding dedication and service to European cinema exhibition. The Award will be presented as part of the CineEurope Awards Ceremony on Thursday 14 June at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) in Barcelona, Spain. Read Full

CTC Announces New Appointments to its Board of Governors —Feb 1, 2018

CTC; the global cinema technology network is delighted to announce the appointments of Sarah Lewthwaite (Managing Director and SVP Europe, Movio) and Sandie Caffelle (Sales and Marketing Manager, Jack Roe) to its Board of Governors. Read Full

H. Loren Nielsen Joins Xperi as Vice President, Content Relations and Strategy Industry veteran will lead studio outreach for DTS:X immersive audio technology —Jan 23, 2018

H. Loren Nielsen has joined Xperi Corporation (Nasdaq: XPER) (“Xperi”) as Vice President, Content Relations and Strategy. Nielsen will serve as the studio liaison for DTS:X object-based immersive sound technology from DTS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi. DTS:X technology ensures content owners that the filmmakers’ creative intent will be delivered in a captivating movie going experience. DTS:X technology enables filmmakers and studios to create and distribute immersive sound to audiences around the world. Read Full

Kimbal Riley to Become Vista Group CEO Murray Holdaway moves to role as Chief Product Officer —Jan 23, 2018

Vista Group International (NZX/ASX) has today announced that Kimbal Riley will take over as Group CEO from Murray Holdaway. Mr Holdaway will take up the position of Chief Product Officer (CPO) for Vista Group, and will continue in his role as an Executive Director on the Vista Group board. This has taken place as part of a succession planning process and will deliver a seamless transition within the business. Read Full