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Domestic Screen Count Will Increase By Over 2,200 BOCA RATON, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com, a leading destination for the purchase of advance movie tickets, has added Carmike Cinemas, one of the nation's leading digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitors. MovieTickets.com is currently providing ticketing services for Carmike's newly acquired Rave locations, and has launched the process of rolling out the additional 2,200 screens in the Carmike circuit....
NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and UCI Brazil today announced an agreement to install three IMAX® digital theatres across Brazil. The agreement, which is a part of IMAX's restructured master license agreement with Giencourt Investments S.A., a member of the RACIMEC International Group (RACIMEC), brings to five UCI Brazil's total IMAX commitment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111107/MM01969LOGO) "Our existing IMAX...
BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston University today announced that well-known media executive and Boston native, Sumner M. Redstone, has given $18 million to help expand and improve the facilities of the Boston University School of Law, including the construction of a new building adjacent to the School's core facility; the new building will be named the Sumner M. Redstone Building. Mr. Redstone serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of both CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS...
LARGO, Fla., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Valpak, a leader in local print and digital coupons, along with 20th Century Fox and Movietickets.com wants to give your family the chance to win a big adventure. A lucky family of four could win a vacation worth up to $10,000 with a choice of overseas or domestic vacation spots. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120711/CL38900 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080107/CLM009LOGO-b ) The Valpak envelope features...
NEW YORK, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Poverty Project announced today that the Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation has donated $650,000 to further its $100 Million Global Action Campaign. Mr. Redstone, the Executive Chairman of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corporation, donated $1.5 million to the Global Poverty Project in 2011, bringing his total giving to $2.1 million in support of the organization's vision of a world without extreme poverty. "I am proud to further my...
LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (BBBSLA) will honor media titan Sumner M. Redstone at its Rising Stars Gala on October 26, 2012, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The evening recognizes individuals who are outstanding members of the Los Angeles community and inspiring and positive role models for young people. Sumner M. Redstone, Executive Chairman of Viacom and CBS Corporation, will receive the Walt Disney Man of the Year...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinema Scene Marketing, one of the nation's leading providers of in-lobby media and promotions, announced today that Gina Mace Sands has joined the organization. Based in Los Angeles, Sands will oversee sales for Cinema Scene's Media Networks. She most recently held the position of Vice President of U.S. operations for Brazilian-based toy company, Toys Talk, where she was responsible for U.S. product production, sales, marketing and...
BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com (www.movietickets.com), the leading global provider of advance movie ticketing, is launching an exclusive program with Relativity Media beginning today, February 15th, through the film's release on Friday, February 24th, which enables moviegoers who purchase tickets through MovieTickets.com for the adrenaline-fueled Navy SEAL action-thriller Act of Valor, to also have the ability to donate additional funds to benefit...
BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com, Inc., the leading global online movie ticketing provider, joined a lawsuit against one of its founding shareholders, AMC Entertainment, Inc. The lawsuit was previously filed on behalf of National Amusements Inc. and Hollywood Media Corp., each founding shareholders of MovieTickets.com, in Circuit Court for Palm Beach County by prominent trial attorney, Eugene Stearns of Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff...
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com, the worldwide leader in advance movie ticketing, has raised its global screen count to 17,300 after finalizing a deal with Cinepolis, the leading movie theater exhibitor in Latin America and fourth largest theater chain in the world. Through the alliance, Cinepolis becomes a tent pole partner in the MovieTickets.com line-up of international exhibitors, providing an audience of over 100 million moviegoers in this region with...
