agreement to purchase AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion creates the largest theater chain in the world and marks China’s biggest acquisition of a U.S. company, therefore it has some industry watchers wondering what the ramifications might be for the movie exhibition industry. One high-ranking executive said his initial reaction to the May 21 announcement was 100 percent positive, given that AMC’s private-equity owners – Bain Capital, Apollo Global Management, the Carlyle Group and others – had allowed
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Contents Introduction to the case and Issue Identification 1 Main Issue 1 Subsidiary Issues 1 Environment Analysis 1 SWOT: Internal & External Analysis 1 PESTE Analysis 2 Porter’s 5 Analysis 3 CAGE Framework 4 Strategic Alternatives 4 Alternative 1 4 Alternative 2 5 Alternative 3 5 Option Evaluation 5 Final Recommendation 6 Implementation 7 Customer Archetype 7 Marketing Mix 7 Financial Analysis 7 Implementation timetable 9 Conclusion 9 References 12
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Homie the Clown Review 3/21/15 “Homie the Clown” is the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of the extremely popular show “The Simpson’s.” It was written by Matt Groening, directed by David Silverman, and developed by James L. Brooks. The episode first aired in February 12, 1996 (Miller, n.d.). The episodes plot begins with one with one the show’s side characters, Krusty the Clown, who has gained a lot of fame or fortune through his profession. However, unfortunate events come down upon
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Essay on celebrity Being a celebrity has not only a bright side. Everyday thousand of people live in the reflection of fame, some of them had lost their touch on reality. The phenomenon “Celebrity” is an abused term. You do not longer have to be talented to be acknowledged, and adored. If you were called a celebrity years ago it really meant something. Much like today, it is an easy way to achieve fame if you are attractive and self-representational. Maybe it is not a permanent status, but the 15
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Independent Film Producers Name Institution Independent Film Producers An independent film refers to film production that results in a feature film which is majorly or completely produced outside the main film studio system (O’Meara, 2014). Besides being produced and disseminated by independent theatre companies, independent films are also distributed and produced by firms of major film studios. These independent films are commonly distinguishable by their style and content as well as the way
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EdgeMark Cinemas are a chain of movie theaters located in 37 states with 475 theaters in those states covering the west coast, east coast, and Midwest. EdgeMark’s profits, like other cinemas, have been in a small but constant decline over the last 12 years. Industry Wide Average of 2.05% ticket sales decline per year for the last 12 years also, when adjusted for inflation, revenue has dropped an average of 1% a year for the past 12 years (Domestic Movie Theatrical Market Summary, 2015). The
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ENTRY 2, DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS In this essay I will describe and explain the causes and consequences of disruptive innovation. Firstly I will write about what dualism is, why it is important and how to achieve it. I will continue with describing difficulties, which may occur on a company’s path towards it, namely overshooting and inability to recognize the start of a new industry cycle. Further on, I will go deeper in the reasons, why incumbents fail to recognize the new entrants on the market
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THE CINEMATIC REVOLUTION: AN ANALYSIS ON THE BOX OFFICE HIT FILM “HENERAL LUNA” AS PERCEIVED BY SELECTED: FILM EXPERTS, MARKETING EXPERTS, HISTORIANS AND MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENTS A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Letters Bulacan State University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication Major in Broadcasting by Adolfo, Jasmine Faye M. Añonuevo, Sabbyna R. Cara, Angelica P. Paguiligan
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Eastwood Towne Center, 2 500 Showtime Dr, Lansing, MI 48906 Visited 3/25/15 - 3.5 hours Total hours: 5 hours Focus Paper Two Part One (Introduction): The intention of this paper is to take my focus store, Studio C! movie theater, and compare it to the other local movie theater, NCG cinemas. At the heart of both of these companies is the fact that they are both in the business of showing movies. However, when it comes to what sets the two of them apart, in both successful and unsuccessful
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Heneral Luna ("General Luna") is a 2015 Filipino historical biopic film depicting General Antonio Luna's leadership of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine-American War. It opens with the beginning of hostilities with the American colonizers, and ends with the assassination of Luna on June 5, 1899 - a period in which Luna served as Supreme Chief of the Army under the First Philippine Republic. Directed by Jerrold Tarog and produced by Artikulo Uno Productions, the film received
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