Page 5 - Theatres

Fewer movies in theaters? Big media turns focus to streaming video

Disney is facing pressure from activist investor Daniel Loeb, founder of hedge fund Third Point, to increase funding to Disney+ and the rest of its streaming businesses

Set for muted opening after 7-month closure, theatres eye Diwali fireworks

Conversations with distributors and film exhibitors reveal discounts on ticket prices are being planned to attract audience

Things you must know before going to watch movies in theatres after Oct 15

The Health Ministry also issued SOPs on preventive measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus during ensuing festivities

AMC Entertainment to keep most theaters open as movies line up for Oct, Nov

AMC Entertainment said on Tuesday most of its theaters in the United States and Europe would remain open, with several movie releases lined up for October and November.

Theatres get ready to abide by govt SOPs but no new movies at least for now

The govt has given its green signal for cinemas to reopen with rigorous do's and don'ts and theatre owners are getting ready too, but it may be a while before audiences get to see a new movie

Theatres returned but audiences didn't. What next for cinema in Covid era?

After five months of pandemic-forced closure, the big movie theater chains reopened in roughly 68 percent of the United States

Open-air cinemas look to revival of past trend amid Covid-19 pandemic

Miffed at being left out of Unlock 4.0, multiplexes say we are ready too

Come September, cinemas ready with discounts on movie tickets, food

Cinema owners, especially, multiplex operators hope this will be corrected in the fourth phase of the Unlock programme that will commence next month

Unlock 3: Night curfew ends, no schools till August 31, gyms can reopen

The government ignored demands by cinema hall owners for reopening. Theatres, bars, and places of congregation will also remain shut

Lehman & poetic justice

When theatres went dark in March, good plays were left dangling early in their runs

How multiplexes systematically killed the democratic movie-going experience

Even with its class divisions, the cinema hall seated everyone. A different ecosystem altogether, it was far more organic

Reboot-III: Big-screen entertainment six feet apart in age of Covid-19

As Unlock 1.0 sets the balls rolling for theatres, single-screen and multiplex, to reopen in its third phase, which is estimated to be around the second week of July

Building consumer confidence

PVR is India's leading cinema chain. It attracted a large and disparate audience of close to 110 million last year

Coronarvirus intermission? More than 80% of film audience miss theatres

That and more is what 'Back to the Theatre', consulting firm Ormax Media's report on the 'Expected theatre-going behaviour in India post Covid-19,' states

The show must go on: Performance artists struggle as gigs go online

Due to the lockdown, artists are turning to online shows but the concept of online concerts are still at a nascent stage making survival difficult for many

Can coronavirus pandemic bring single screens back in the reckoning?

From over 12,000 single screens in 2000, India is down to 5,500 currently

Indian entertainment industry stares at losses amid Coronavirus outbreak

In Mumbai, major events that were cancelled on Friday included a Hotstar press conference related to the launch of Disney Plus in India and the interviews for a web series.

Veteran thespians take to the stage at the Delhi Theatre Festival

The third edition of the festival will present the classic and the avant-garde with big-ticket names, writes Amrita Singh

Unnerved by Reliance Jio offer, leading multiplex companies hit back

Say will not screen films that are released on OTT simultaneously

It's been 40 years of Motley, a group that shaped theatre in the country

Motley has been a considerable influence on contemporary Indian theatre over the years