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Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd,〔http://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Terms〕 operating as Event Cinemas, Greater Union, Birch Carroll & Coyle, Skycity Cinemas and Damodar Event Cinemas, is a group of cinema multiplexes across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. In Australia, the cinemas are owned and operated by a joint venture entity Australian Theatres of Village Roadshow and Amalgamated Holdings Limited (AHL); in New Zealand by AHL; and in Fiji by a joint venture of AHL and local investors.〔http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=81676239〕 ==History== In 1910, Thomas James West established West's Pictures and over the next three years the company merged with other film distributors, first becoming the General Film Company of Australasia, and then Union Theatres and Australasian Films. During the 1920s the organisation grew further, developing a relationship with Queensland's Birch, Carroll & Coyle (Cinemas〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Birch Carol and Coyle name Change )〕 ), a brand that Greater Union maintains to this day. The Great Depression of the 1930s caused significant changes for the group. Union Theatres was liquidated, and its assets purchased by Greater Union Theatres. British Empire Films, the National Theatre Supply Co., and Cinesound all derived from Union Theatres and Australasian Films.. In 1945 the Rank Organisation purchased 50% of the now stable Greater Union Theatres. The name changed to Greater Union Organisation (GUO) in the 1950s, a time which saw the formation of strategic alliances with Hoyts and the predecessor to Village Roadshow (1955 and 1960) in order to exploit opening markets. GUO became the sister chain to Odeon Cinemas in the United Kingdom and Odeon Theatres (now Cineplex Entertainment in Canada). GUO expanded by acquiring the MGM Theatres cinema chain in 1971, the Western Australia based Ace Group in 1986, and completing their acquisition of Birch, Carroll & Coyle in 1991. The majority of the GUO sites are a joint venture with Village Cinemas (trading as: Australian Theatres). In NSW, ACT, QLD, SA and WA the group trades under the Greater Union and BCC brands and in Victoria under the Village banner. GUO has since expanded into Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. AHL acquired control from the Rank Organisation in 1984, and continues to run the company today. In 2003, AHL sold 50% of its Australian cinema operations to Village Roadshow and Village Roadshow sold 50% of its Village Cinemas operations in Australia to AHL and they formed a joint venture, Australian Theatres. The group has rebranded several of its premier Australian and New Zealand cinemas as ''Event Cinemas'' since 2009.〔 〕 In a recent development in 2015, Event Cinemas opened their new flagship location, (Event Cinemas Miranda ) on 2 April 2015. This new "ground-up' development included new premium cinema experiences of Gold Class & Vmax with the inclusion of Dolby ATMOS. This location now boasts 10 screens, Gold Class Bar & lounge along with self serve Scoop Alley (Candy Bar). Amalgamated Holdings purchased a chain of New Zealand and Fijian cinemas from Skycity Entertainment Group in February 2010, having received New Zealand Government consent under the state's Overseas Investment Act. Event Cinemas New Zealand has previously operated as Skycity Cinemas under Skycity Entertainment Group, Village Sky City under a Village Roadshow-Skycity Entertainment Group joint venture, and Village Roadshow Cinemas under Village Roadshow ownership. Skyline Drive In Blacktown is Sydney's last Drive In Theater cinema complex.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Greater Union Blacktown Cinema Info )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bass Hill Greater Union Drive In )〕 It comprises 2 screens featuring Digital projection, as well as Dolby Stereo Sound and is branded Skyline Drive-in (Greater Union Drive In ). Greater Union previously ran in partnership with Hoyts in several locations in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane including Sydney's CBD location. As of December 2005, Hoyts and Greater Union have separated their joint ventures in these locations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Event Cinemas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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