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2012-03-20
Carmike to Bring New Critically Acclaimed "BIGD" Experience to Champaign Area Movie-Goers with the Development of the Carmike 13 Entertainment Complex - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. /quotes/zigman/87233/quotes/nls/ckec CKEC +5.00% , a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that construction will begin shortly on a new Carmike Cinemas entertainment complex in Champaign, IL. pending local government approval.
Source: Market Watch

2012-03-20
New Dublin cinema to host 'three-storey screen' - The largest cinema group in Europe has announced further details of its new complex at the Point Village in Dublin.
Source: Irish Examiner

2012-03-20
Curtain rises once again at venerable Vic Theatre - Movie house will screen films other theatres not likely to show
Source: Times Colonist

2012-03-20
Russia May Force Cinemas to Show Domestic Films, Kommersant Says - Russia
Source: Bloomberg

2012-03-20
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKEC) Upgraded as Americans Return to the Cinema - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKEC) Upgraded to a Buy at Heffernan Capital Management after an aggressive debt reduction strategy and a return of Americans to Cinemas.
Source: Live Trading News

2012-03-20
Cinema snacks: Is popcorn too pricey? - Film fans have long complained that snacks sold in cinemas are over-priced, with many venues charging more than
Source: BBC News

2012-03-20
Megaplex Theatres Launches VIP Experience with Christie Projectors - Christie-partner CLACO Continues Digital Conversion for Megaplex
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-03-20
Fire at Chichester cinema - Firefighters were called to a cinema in Chichester after an electric fire started on the ground floor.
Source: Chichester Observer

2012-03-20
Guitammer Secures Second "4D" Theater in China - Company Sees Growth in Chinese Theaters as Multi-Million Dollar Opportunity
Source: Market Watch

2012-03-20
Cinema operator Kinepolis replaces finance chief - Belgian cinema operator Kinepolis said on Monday that it had appointed a new chief financial officer after incumbent Henk Rogiers left the company.
Source: Reuters

2012-03-20
New 1,000-seat cinema to open in the capital - DUBLIN'S answer to London's famous Leicester Square cinema will open later this month, capable of hosting world premieres of major films.
Source: Independent

2012-03-20
Century Theatres to Open 10-Screen Complex at The Dunes on Monterey Bay - Shea Properties and Cinemark Holdings, Inc., parent company of Century Theatres, announced today a deal that will bring a state-of-the-art, 10-screen, digital cinema to the Dunes on Monterey Bay Shopping center in the City of Marina at Highway 1 and Imjin Parkway.
Source: Market Watch

2012-03-20
Cineworld cuts online booking fees - Cut will save pre-booking cinema goers 70p per ticket, but pay-on-the-door customers face a price rise
Source: Guardian

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