Archive for the ‘Industry’ Category

Roger Pollock Joins IMAX as Head of International Film Marketing

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) today announced the appointment of Roger Pollock to the newly created role of Head of International Film Marketing. In this role, which will be based at the Company's Entertainment headquarters in Santa Monica, Pollock will be ...

IMAX Corporation to Present at May Investor Conferences in New York

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

NEW YORK, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) (TSX: IMX) today announced the participation of management in the following investor conferences in May 2013: Stifel Nicolaus Internet, Media & Communications Conference Presenter: Joseph Sparacio, Chief Financial Officer The Pierre Hotel – New York, NY Tuesday, May 21, 2013 @ 1:30pm ...

IMAX Corporation Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS - Company Reports First Quarter 2013 Revenues of $49.9 million - Q1 2013 Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share of $0.08 - Summer Blockbuster Season Kicks off This Week with International Release ofIron Man 3 NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) today reported first quarter 2013 revenues of $49.9 ...

IMAX Corporation To Announce First Quarter 2013 Financial Results And Host Conference Call

Friday, April 19th, 2013

NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) (TSX: IMX) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its first quarter 2013 financial results on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. This call is being webcast by Thomson Financial and can be ...

nWave Pictures Distribution Names Industry Veteran Julien Bollee Senior VP, Strategy & Sales and Chief Marketing Officer

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Brussels (Belgium) and Burbank (Calif.), March 14, 2013 -- nWave Pictures Distribution is pleased to announce the appointment of Julien Bollee as its Senior Vice-President, Strategy & Sales. In this role, Bollee will be responsible for expanding the company's distribution business at major US and international institutional and location-based entertainment ...

IMAX Signs Agreement With Museum Victoria For Next-Generation Laser Technology

Monday, March 11th, 2013

Ground-Breaking Laser Projection System to Enable Melbourne Museum's IMAX® Theatre to Access Full Spectrum of IMAX Content NEW YORK -- Mar. 11, 2013 -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Museum Victoria today announced an agreement to install IMAX's next-generation laser digital projection technology in the IMAX® Melbourne Museum. The new ...

IMAX Corporation to Present at March Investor Conferences in New York and California

Monday, March 11th, 2013

NEW YORK, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) (TSX: IMX) today announced the participation of management in the following investor conferences in March: Piper Jaffray Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference Presenter: Richard Gelfond, Chief Executive Officer Le Parker Meridien – New York, NY Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 3:30pm ET 25th Annual ...

IMAX profit doubles

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

IMAX Corporation's recent financial report showed a double in profits for the fourth quarter with revenues totaling $77.8 million. Check out the latest news and analysis: The Hollywood Reporter: Imax Fourth-Quarter Profit Doubles | Imax Sees Double-Dating Dent Chinese Box OfficeM SB Wire: Hot Buzzers: IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX), Fifth ...

IMAX Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HIGHLIGHTS Adjusted EPS increases 95% to $0.80 for full year; Q4 2012 adjusted EPS of $0.23 Full year revenues increase 20% to $284.3 million with fourth quarter revenues of $77.8 million Network scale and global film portfolio drive approximately 50% box office growth ...

IMAX Corporation to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) (TSX: IMX) today announced that Richard Gelfond, Chief Executive Officer of IMAX Corporation, will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 at 1:20 pm PST. The conference is being held ...

National Geographic Cinema Ventures Announces 2013-2014 Film Slate

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Five New Films to Join Award-Winning Large-Format Museum Film Collection WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2013)—National Geographic Cinema Ventures (NGCV) has announced its release plan for five original films to be distributed to either large-format or digital 3D cinemas in museums worldwide commencing this spring. The roster covers a wide range of compelling ...

IMAX Enters Into Expanded $200 Million Credit Facility

Friday, February 8th, 2013

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) today announced it has entered into an amended senior secured credit facility for up to $200 million with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (NYSE: WFC), with the participation of Export Development Canada (EDC), the Canadian Imperial Bank of ...

Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch, Executive Director of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center to Represent GSCA on IMERSA Summit Panel February 14–17, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Lake Anna, VA -- January 29, 2013 -- Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch, executive director of the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, will join the panel discussion "Playing Together Under the Dome" at the IMERSA 2013 Summit, February 14-17, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The session will examine how ...

IMAX Corporation To Announce Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2012 Financial Results And Host Conference Call

Friday, January 25th, 2013

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. This call is being webcast by Thomson Financial and can ...

IMAX international growth outpacing domestic

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

The Hollywood Reporter writes: Imax unveiling an international release for Iron Man 3 on April 25 before its May 3 domestic release, is hardly a coincidence. Imax CEO Richard Gelfond on Wednesday said his international network of theaters is expanding far faster than it is domestically, leaving a tipping point for the ...

IMAX And MacGillivray Freeman Films Sign Multi-Picture Agreement

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

Deal to Provide IMAX® Theatres with Exclusive, High-Quality Content from World-Renowned Large-Format Documentary FilmmakersFirst Film in Collaboration to be Set in South Pacific Islands LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and MacGillivray Freeman Films (MFF) today announced an agreement to jointly finance, market and ...

IMAX Launches Institutional Upgrade Initiative; Signs Agreement With Smithsonian For Next-Generation Laser Technology

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

Smithsonian's Three IMAX® Theatres to be Capable of Showing Full Spectrum of IMAX Content NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and the Smithsonian Institution today announced an agreement to install IMAX's next-generation laser digital projection technology in the Smithsonian's three IMAX® theatres, enabling the ...

BIG & Digital Secures Distribution Rights To The Saturn Film By Stephen Van Vuuren

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

HENDERSON, NEVADA (December 18, 2012) – BIG & Digital, LLC and SV2 Studios, LLC announced today that In Saturn's Rings will be distributed worldwide by BIG & Digital to the network of IMAX®, Giant Screen, and Full-Dome Theaters. The film will be released in early 2014. In Saturn's Rings is a ...

IMAX Corporation to Participate in the 2012 Wedbush California Dreamin’ Consumer Conference

Monday, December 17th, 2012

NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that Joseph Sparacio, Chief Financial Officer of IMAX Corporation, will present at the 2012 Wedbush California Dreamin' Consumer Conference on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at 9:10 am EST. The conference is being held at Le Parker ...

Electrosonic Acquires Global Immersion, a Leading Digital Immersive Theater Designer and Integrator

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Los Angeles (December 11, 2012) -- Electrosonic is pleased to announce its acquisition of Global Immersion, a leader in the design and integration of high performance digital immersive theater attractions. Global Immersion will continue to serve the planetarium, institutional theater and giant screen markets. The acquisition, completed on December 10, 2012, ...