This year, NATO conducted the first survey of our Young Members Committee (YMC) in order to gain a better sense of how the industry is viewed by the next generation of exhibition industry professionals. We received 45 responses from a diverse range of YMC members. Some respondents have only worked in the industry for one… Read more »
During his annual speech at CinemaCon, John Fithian celebrated a record, year in 2018, the importance of moviegoing, and directly addressed the dynamic between theatrical and streaming. “We understand that some movies will continue to go straight to the home and skip theatrical. There is nothing revolutionary about that idea. All we ask is that… Read more »
NATO teamed up with Variety at Sundance this year to present a panel focused on the future of theatrical distribution. Variety’s executive editor of film Brent Lang moderated, and the panelists were CEO of the Film Arcade Miranda Bailey, co-head of UTA’s independent film group Jim Meenaghan, COO of Film Nation Milan Popelka, and President… Read more »
EY QUEST conducted a survey of 2,500 respondents, 80% of whom saw at least one movie in theatres in the last 12 months. The primary data collected in the survey was: (1) movie theatre attendance in the last 12 months, (2) streaming consumption in the last 12 months, and (3) demographic characteristics of the respondents…. Read more »
From The Hollywood Reporter‘s coverage of the event: NATO president and CEO John Fithian argues that Netflix should follow Amazon’s example and give their awards hopefuls longer periods in the theater. Theater owners on Friday urged Netflix to follow the lead of rival Amazon and show their movies at the local multiplex. “Our model can… Read more »