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What does the international box office and cinema landscape look like in an emerging post-pandemic world? That was the gist of an executive roundtable at CineEurope in Barcelona today. Among the key takeaways: the relationship between exhibition and distribution and a need for more collaboration in terms of reaching…

Tim Richards, CEO and founder of exhibition chain Vue, has been appointed the next Chair of the British Film Institute. Richards will take over the role from interim Chair and BFI Governor Pat Butler. The public appointment was made by the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden. Richards will take up the position from…

EXCLUSIVE: Vue International CEO and founder Tim Richards wants to avoid "the nuclear option" of temporarily closing his cinemas in the UK and other overseas markets amid recent shifts to the landscape. However, in the wake of the news that MGM's No Time To Die was pulling out of November and heading to April 2021…

A panel of leading international studio and exhibition executives at CineEurope in Barcelona today was bullish on the future of the theatrical business, downplaying a rivalry with subscription streaming services, while also voicing a distaste for discount subscription models in cinemas. Among the statistics shared by…

Tim Richards, the founder and CEO of Vue International, made headlines in February when he penned an open letter to BAFTA, threatening to pull the support of his cinema circuit after the organization awarded four prizes, including Best Picture, to Netflix's Roma. Since then, Richards tells Deadline, he has had…

Vue International, one of the world's leading exhibitors, is delaying plans to open 30 multiplexes in Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Jamal Khashoggi murder, Deadline has confirmed. Earlier this month, Deadline sources said multiple cinema chains were putting their plans on hold until they had more clarity on the…

A year on from its creation, the Global Cinema Federation, has outlined five key areas of concern and interest to cinema operators worldwide. They include Theatrical Exclusivity, Movie Theft, International Trade and Investment, Music Rights and Accessibility. In the case of the former, the group says strongly, "a…

Leading exhibitor Vue International is to open 30 cinemas in Saudi Arabia after striking a landmark deal with real estate group Abdulmohsin Al Hokair Holding. The move by Vue comes after Saudi recently lifted a decades-long ban on public moviehouses. Deadline first revealed Vue’s interest in the market in…

EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia is getting serious about going back to the movies. The kingdom is in the early stages of an initiative to build and open cinemas after more than 30 years of no public screens. The idea was mooted earlier this year by Ahmed Al-Khatib, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, and was one…

Former ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier exited the broadcaster at the end of June and has now taken the role of Non-Executive Group Chairman at Vue International. A leading exhibitor with 212 sites in 10 countries, Vue is believed to be considering a potential sale or IPO as the sector increasingly…

With his first studio tentpole about to swing into theaters, Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts today appeared on a panel titled “Innovation And The Big Screen Experience” here at the CineEurope conference in Barcelona. Asked his feelings about features versus television, he said, “I love the movies. Everyone…