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USA’s National CineMedia upgrades its CinemaSync
Rating: Sadly it appears to only be available in the USA
National CineMedia (NCM) has recently upgraded its CinemaSync mobile technology. The company also plans to syndicate CinemaSync to other film and entertainment apps, allowing more film goers to interact with the cinema experience in a whole new way. NCM’s ‘Film Night Out with CinemaSync’ app is available for both Android and iOS but sadly appears restricted to the US market so GoMobile News couldn’t test it. To date the app appears to have had over 1.2 million downloads. The app is designed to bring the entire cinema experience to life via smartphones. Continue reading
@CES Fandango Mobile Ticketing at Regal Cinemas – a HIT!
LAS VEGAS – (Consumer Electronics Show – January 10, 2012) Fandango, the nation’s leading movie ticketing company, launched its eco-friendly and paperless Mobile Ticket program in the Fall of 2011 at more than 1,000 screens of the Regal Entertainment Group, the nation’s largest theater circuit. Continue reading
Mobiles becoming pivotal for weekend shopping
Massive on-line movie community Flixster has released some interesting stats about mobile shopping – seems like an odd match, doesn’t it? Why is a movie site researching mobile shopping? Because Flixster was looking at the way that people plan their weekend trips to the cinema, and it found that mobile devices are becoming far more central to that process. Continue reading
Mobile coupons go to the cinema with Sprint, Screenvision and bCODE
Patrons of five hundred cinemas in the US are going to be seeing a new mobile coupon service before the end of the year. The SMS-based service is powered by bCODE, promoted by in-cinema advertisers Screenvision and carried by Sprint network. Continue reading

