Apple, Amazon ‘committed’ to big screen

CINEMA owners are confident that previously streaming-focused tech giants Apple and Amazon are now “committed” to putting their films on the big screen – even if Netflix still declines – the trade body’s new president told AFP.

This week’s CinemaCon event in Las Vegas, where owners of multiplex chains and arthouse screens gather annually, took place in an optimistic mood, after three nervous years blighted by the pandemic and the rapid rise of streaming.