SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ live concert movie will be available on big screens globally in February, film distributor CJ CGV said Tuesday. “BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas” captures the best moments from the band’s free concert titled “Yet to Come” held in the southern port city of Busan on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex cinema chain, said Tuesday that its ScreenX theater in Yeongdeungpo branch in southern Seoul was certified by the National Archives of Korea as having the world’s longest screen. ScreenX is a multi-projection cinematic platform that provides 270-degree panoramic images to audiences by expanding [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex cinema chain, said Sunday that it will expand investment in high-technology, multi-projection screens and premium theaters to meet changing customer demand in the post-pandemic era. “We will focus more on expanding high-tech screens in a bid to help movie fans not only watch [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s multiplex chain CJ CGV has unveiled the industry’s first attempt to recycle old projection screens. The company announced on Thursday that it will unveil two types of little bags made of old screens. According to CGV, the number of theater screens that were discarded over the past [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ CGV, the country’s largest cinema chain, has decided to reduce the number of its branches by 30 percent as it strives to survive the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The company, affiliated with entertainment and retail giant CJ Group, announced a set of restructuring measures Monday, as its [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — CGV, the country’s largest movie chain, said Sunday it will raise ticket prices starting Oct. 26, as the prolonged pandemic has dealt a serious blow to its bottom line. The chain said ticket prices will rise to 12,000 won (US$10) and 13,000 won for films on show after 1 [...]
BEIJING, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading cinema chain CGV reopened in parts of China Monday, as the country allowed movie theaters to resume operation after six months of closure amid the slowdown of the new coronavirus. CGV resumed business at 21 branches in 12 Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing and [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex chain, said Friday it will introduce an electronic visitor registration system based on quick response (QR) code verification technology at all of its theaters nationwide to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. CGV’s announcement came after South Korea last week mandated QR code-based [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex chain, said Friday it has adopted camera systems that automatically check moviegoers’ temperatures and whether or not they have their masks on properly amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The company, an affiliate of Korean entertainment giant CJ Group, said it has introduced [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — While fears of the novel coronavirus have emptied movie theaters in South Korea, esports fans are given a rare opportunity to watch a “League of Legends” (LoL) tournament on the big screen. CGV, a multiplex chain run by entertainment giant CJ Group, said Monday it will live stream the [...]