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  United Cinemas International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United Cinemas International or UCI is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners.
As a condition of the merger with Odeon Cinemas (imposed by the Office of Fair Trading), UCI Clydebank, Poole, Sutton, Basildon, The Empire Leicester Square and thefilmworks High Wycombe have been sold to Empire Cinemas.
Cinema chains in the Republic of Ireland
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Cinemas_International   (286 words)

  
 Despite Hurdles, Backers Say Satellite Cinema Will Catch On
The project is similar to Boeing Co.’s Boeing Digital Cinema in the United States and has run into some of the same obstacles.
In addition to that obstacle, satellite cinema backers have confronted the relative lack of content available in high-definition format, in part because Hollywood studios have yet to settle on a common technical standard for the service.
One of the savings that Europe’s cinema hopes to reap with digital cinema is the cost of producing the same film in different languages before sending the tapes to theater destinations.
www.space.com /spacenews/archive03/cinemaarch_091603.html   (733 words)

  
 Dublin Cinemas Guide - Cinema Information & Cinemas in Dublin, Ireland
Description: Savoy Cinema is located in the city centre of Dublin and is the oldest remaining cinema.
Cinema is that source of entertainment which gives its viewer a complete package of action, romance, thrill, adventure and all other facets of life rolled in one.
Besides providing a list of all the major cinema houses in the city, their listings, schedules and other related information we also give a complete insight to all the major cinema houses.A short overview on each of the major cinemas and the movies they’ll be entertaining.
www.dublinevents.com /dublin-cinemas.php   (628 words)

  
 United Cinemas International - Dublin & Irish Cinemas
United Cinemas International - UCI - Dublin and Irish Multiplex Cinemas
The UCI (United Cinemas International) Cinemas are the main cinema chain in the country.
We were the first cinema group to open a multiplex in the UK back in 1985 and we also run the North West's only IMAX cinema with a screen that's 8 storeys high and as wide as three double decker buses parked end to end!
www.dublinevents.com /dublin-cinemas/united-cinemas-international.php   (383 words)

  
 LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Un'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 ShoWest: Press Release: Boxoffice Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Most significantly for the progress of Digital Cinema in Europe, however is that the largest of it's impressive nine auditoriums has been has been sponsored by Pepsi and equipped with a Barco D-Cine digital projector and ACSAR alternative content input switcher.
UCICE is affiliated with United Cinemas International (UCI), one of the largest cinema operators in the world with operations in 11 countries with 106 sites, 1010 screens and over 6,500 employees.
TI developed DLP Cinema technology working in close co-operation with the key players in the movie industry, and will continue to work closely with Barco to develop Cinema Projectors and support systems based on this technology, which meet the requirement of studios, film distributors and exhibitors alike.
www.boxoff.com /shows/showest/2002/release_barco3.html   (686 words)

  
 MrsPR | Movies | GBP12 Million Cinema-Going Revolution Begins in UK as Cinemas Turn Digital
The overall number of cinema visits in the UK could be raised by up to 4 million, thanks to the more diverse range of films available to audiences.
These cinemas will be able to benefit from a wide range of services such as training, installation of equipment and maintenance.
Cinema is this country's most popular and powerful form of entertainment.
www.mrspr.com /20.276.0.0.1.0.phtml   (881 words)

  
 Press Release: Curno   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
United Cinemas International’s (UCI) latest theatre complex, a multiplex theatre in Curno, Italy, offers moviegoers more than just the latest Hollywood blockbuster but an outdoor and indoor attention-grabbing Martin light show as well.
The 9 cinemas seat a total of 2,400 movie enthusiasts who watch as patterns glide across the walls of the theatre and across the screen, including corporate logos such as Universal Studios and other corporate sponsors.
United Cinemas International plans on opening 20 more cinemas across Italy over the course of the next 5 years, a total investment valued at a staggering $325 million!
www.digimedia-mls.com /installations/pr20000302.htm   (301 words)

  
 cinemas uci   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Motion picture theaters company UCI (United Cinemas International) has plans to invest R$60mil and set up 165 new cinemas in Brazil over thenext two years.
United Cinemas International (UCI) will have soccer parties with Ireland...
Brazil's UCI Cinemas on the market.(United Cinemas International Ltd.)...
www.hallmovies.com /top/sites/10/1/cinemas_uci.html   (401 words)

  
 Cinemas and Theaters 2001 : Market Research Report
With a combined box-office revenue of £667.4 in 2000, cinema and theatre represent two of the UK's popular cultural and leisure pursuits.
Cinema enjoyed a revival in the mid-1990s, but admissions have shown only slow growth since 1997, rising by 2.9% in 2000.
Although multiplexes continue to dominate the cinema market, their rate of development has slowed since 1999, due to a saturation of screens and increasing consolidation within the industry.
www.marketresearch.com /map/prod/730683.html   (593 words)

  
 Film Festivals . com - Toronto
The Face of European Cinema was presented by the European Film Promotion, a pan-European promotional organization that assists in the promotion of European films and talents at the major film festivals in Toronto, Berlin, Cannes and Venice.
Piers Handling, Toronto Festival Director, introduced the session by saying that he felt that European cinema is finally coming out of a dry spell with “the emergence of a new generation of film artists in almost every European country”.
His opinions were echoed by many of the other filmmakers on the panel, who felt that what was most important was telling the stories that they wanted to tell and then hoping that they have enough resonance to reach out beyond strictly national borders.
www.filmfestivals.com /toronto_2000/conference_2.htm   (1076 words)

  
 In Focus | August/September 2004 | Digital Divide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He points out that the term “digital cinema” is comprised of two very generic terms and that even a cinema owner projecting a DVD can legally and legitimately claim “digital” status, because he is technically correct.
Cinema owners, however, have been slow to buy DLPC projectors because they’re generally three or four times more expensive than their celluloid counterparts.
With international standards yet to be created, he says, it’s impossible to expect private exhibitors to fund the rollout themselves.
www.infocusmag.com /04augustseptember/digitaldivide.htm   (3152 words)

  
 thefilmworks
Some cinemas will be changing from November 4th, though it will take a number of months before every thefilmworks changes to an ODEON.
When your cinema becomes an ODEON there will be a period of time when you can book via thefilmworks.co.uk or you can log on to odeon.co.uk instead.
Whether your cinema is thefilmworks or an ODEON, you’ll still be able to get film information and book tickets over the phone by calling our Filmline on: 0871 22 44 007.
www.thefilmworks.co.uk /index.php?page=becomesodeon   (300 words)

  
 ESA - Telecommunications - New audiences for digital cinema via satellite
It promises to become a focal point for Italian and international cinema with high-profile activities such as premieres, live broadcast of worldwide festivals, as well as training courses for new cinema technologies, and a centre for remote learning sessions.
Not only will Casa del Cinema be the first 2K projection site in Italy, but the greater visibility of such a site is a major chance to promote the adoption of digital technologies associated with cinema.
The Italian company Elsacom developed E-Screen in partnership with United Cinemas International and Screen Digest of the United Kingdom, as well as Marinastudios also of the UK and Cinecittà Holding from Italy as sponsoring partners.
www.esa.int /esaTE/SEMC8I25WVD_index_0.html   (508 words)

  
 Boxoffice Magazine, JAPAN: LAND OF THE RISING CINEMAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
   Virgin Cinemas Japan is planning to invest $163 million in building 20 multiplexes over the next four years, and in October, United Cinemas International announced that it would form an exhibition company with two Japanese corporations and call itself United Cinemas Co. Ltd.
AMC is also active in Japan, with plans to open a 16-screener in the city of Nagoya by spring 2000--the company's third multiplex in the country.
The primary lure is the high-tech advancements of recent cinema.
www.boxoff.com /issues/dec99/asia1.html   (1816 words)

  
 In Focus | May 2002 | International Dateline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During the decade under former president Slobodan Milsoveic in which international sanctions were placed on Yugoslavia, unlicensed copies of films, songs and computer programs were available within days of their release elsewhere in Europe and the United States.
LONDON – Some 141 million United Kingdom movie tickets were sold in 2001 – the highest number since 1972 – and strong blighty box office continued into 2002.
Admissions in January rose 29 percent to 15 million over the same period last year, due largely to the first installments of the “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings” franchises, the number two and three U.K. box office champs of all time, respectively.
www.infocusmag.com /02May/international.asp   (684 words)

  
 m&r...lavender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Today United States forces conceded that they were responsible for one of the deaths in a series of dueling demonstrations in port-au- prince.
the international press then asked that Mrs, or death; today bartow-meliaa@nmah.si.edu who swarmed in front of the national palace chanting Aristide or death; Hundreds of pro-Aristide demonstrators who swarmed in front of the national palace chanting Aristide or death.
United Cinemas International (joint venture with Universal bernsteinb@nmai.si.edu Seen in over 25 countries.
jefferson.village.virginia.edu /~luoma/peace/dist/edir/BaAbAKAA87aiok.html   (5125 words)

  
 PRN Wire: United Cinemas to Become Subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation.
PRN Wire: United Cinemas to Become Subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation.
Sumitomo will use the conversion of United Cinemas into a subsidiary as a springboard to pursue strategic expansion of its cinema complex operations in the box office management sector, and further strengthen its operating base, development capabilities and profitability in its existing motion picture business.
Established in October 1999 as a joint venture, United Cinemas is owned 50% by UCI, 40% by Sumitomo Corporation and 10% by Kadokawa Holdings (formerly Kadokawa Shoten).
www.pressreleasenetwork.com /newsroom/news_view.phtml?news_id=984   (347 words)

  
 Spectacular Vue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Richards reflects, "Historically, the cinema infrastructure in the U.K. has been very, very poor, and it alienated a very large segment of the cinemagoing population that grew up with cinema in the post-war days.
The cinema infrastructure in the U.K. was probably 10 to 15 years behind the U.S. market.
The next few years, of course, are also intertwined with the promise of digital cinema and the related program being enacted by the British government to increase screening opportunities for smaller productions.
www.filmjournal.com /filmjournal/features/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000965667   (1868 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Bill White: American Media Uses Disinformation To Guide Policy: Corporations Have More Say Than Bush On ...
Despite the talk of "Big Oil", "Big Tobacco", "Big Pharmaceuticals" and the centralized, corporate control of America’s most powerful industries, there is little talk in the American mainstream of "Big Media", and the role a handful of individuals have played in centralizing the control of American "free press" into their handful of hands.
Foreigners to the United States are often surprised that American news is not directly censored and that the government does not pass laws that dictate what can and cannot be reported.
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban gave Osama bin Laden free rein to wage holy war on the United States on Wednesday as Washington said its war planes had the run of the Afghan skies.
newsfromrussia.com /main/2001/10/11/17799.html   (3610 words)

  
 cinemagoing 15: the market for cinema in the united kingdom and ireland
The cinema industry in the United Kingdom is poised between two phases of development.
The greater flexibility it offers will probably lead to exhibitors programming their cinemas in different ways.
They are likely to show a greater variety of films, perhaps in branded streams (Asian Extreme Thursdays), perhaps matching films to times of day (no more cartoons at ten o'clock at night).
www.dodona.co.uk /cinemagoing.htm   (489 words)

  
 TBRNews.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Iraqi campaign is officially a campaign by a democratic United States against ruthless cruelty and oppression.
The interdiction of oil shipments to the United States from Venezuela and Nigeria are not to be commented upon.
In addition, it has 225 affiliated stations in the United States and is part owner of several European TV companies.
tbrnews.org /Archives/a294.htm   (8296 words)

  
 CinemaTour - Cinemas Around the World
The Cinemas Around the World section is the core area of CinemaTour.com.
Its objective is to thoroughly research and document the locations and histories of cinemas throughout the world.
United States · Canada · Central America and Caribbean · South America · Australia · Oceania · Europe · Central Asia · Asia · Middle East · Africa
www.cinematour.com /tour.php?db=fo&id=5439   (244 words)

  
 Research and Markets - Market Research Reports - Cinemagoing 14 - British Isles - Printer Friendly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Two-thirds of the United Kingdom's cinema screens have been traded in the last two years, while current plans for new cinemas in Ireland will, if fulfilled, expand the country's screen count by a third.
In the United Kingdom, the UK Film Council is installing a 250 screen network of projectors, while plans in Ireland are even more ambitious: Avica plans to convert every screen in the country to digital projection by the end of the first quarter 2006.
United Cinemas International United Kingdom Circuit January 2005
www.researchandmarkets.com /reports/298226/298226.htm   (625 words)

  
 Just Say No to Viacom : SF Bay Area Indymedia
Infinity is the radio and outdoor advertising unit of Viacom.
Infinity Broadcasting, the unit's radio division, operates more than 180 radio stations, the majority of which are in the nation's largest markets.
United Cinemas International (UCI), a joint venture between Viacom and Universal, is one of the largest operators of multiplex theaters outside the United States.
www.indybay.org /news/2003/04/1602953_comment.php   (384 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Viacom Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mel Karmazin resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer on June 1,2004,and it was announced that these offices would be jointly held by 58-year-old Tom Freston and 53-year-old Leslie Moonves,who had headed the MTV Networks and CBS units respectively.
In 1971, the division was renamed Viacom International, and in 1973 it was spun off, amid new FCC rules forbidding television networks from owning syndication companies.
As of this writing, CBS's production unit and King World (which has since absorbed Eyemark) are operating under their own names, as parts of CBS, and no attempt has been made thus far to move them around in Viacom's corporate structure; however, TNN and CMT were merged into MTV Networks almost immediately.
www.ipedia.com /viacom.html   (662 words)

  
 PrimeZone Media Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The installation of ReconNET 6.6 is part of the company's ongoing efforts to increase control, compliance and effectiveness of its reconciliation and transaction management practices at its UK Headquarters in Manchester, England.
UCI (UK) Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UCI Group and is responsible of the management of their cinema estate across international territories.
UCI is a joint venture owned equally by Universal and Paramount, both of whom have a great deal of heritage and a deep understanding of the entertainment industry.
www.primezone.com /pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=50715   (742 words)

  
 The Global Media Giants
HBO International has already established itself as the leading subscription TV channel in the world; it has a family of pay channels and is available in over 35 countries.
CNN International, a subsidiary of CNN, is also established as the premier global television news channel, beamed via ten satellites to over 200 nations and 90 million subscribers by 1994, a 27 percent increase over 1993.
The long-term goal for CNN International is to operate (or participate in joint ventures to establish) CNN channels in French, Japanese, Hindi, Arabic and perhaps one or two other regional languages.
www.fair.org /index.php?page=1406   (4896 words)

  
 CinemaTour - Cinemas Around the World - Meteor Centre Cinemas, Derby UK
It opened only 2 weeks after the Showcase Cinemas, making the City of Derby the first city in the UK to boast 2 multiplex sites at the time.
The AMC was taken over by UCI (United Cinemas International).
Photos remain the property of the Member and may not be reproduced without the written consent of the Member.
www.cinematour.com /tour.php?db=fo&id=5439   (272 words)

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