Hoyts has announced a marketing campaign to celebrate Australian talent in local and international movies, the first step in a program aimed at driving ticket sales for Australian films.
Now under new owners, Hoyts Corp. plans to expand its circuit of premium screens and to introduce a new brand which will be pitched between a standard and top-of-the-range cinema.
Hoyts Group CEO Damian Keogh is confident the business will rebound strongly once there is a steady flow of new releases.
Hoyts have stuck a deal to build a new cinema complex as part of a proposed multi-million dollar entertainment precinct in Docklands, Melbourne.
Hoyts Cinemas is upgrading its premium cinemas in Australia and New Zealand to compete with Event Cinemas' and Village Cinemas' Gold Class locations.
Following on from the Federal Government's ban of all "non-essential" gatherings of more than 100 people, and out of concern for patrons and staff amid the coronavirus pandemic, Palace Cinemas has decided to close all sites indefinitely from tomorrow.
Former producer, exhibitor and sales agent Bill Gavin has died in Auckland after a short illness, aged 83.