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Revision as of 18:35, 5 May 2013
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Timothy Richards (CEO) Alan McNair (CFO) |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Owner | Doughty Hanson & Co |
| Website | www.myvue.com |
Vue Entertainment (stylised as vue), formerly known as SBC International Cinemas, is a cinema company in the UK and Ireland. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC acquired 36 Warner Village cinemas. There are now 69 Vue cinemas (making it the third largest British cinema chain), with 654 screens totaling 140,500 seats,[1] including the rebranded flagship Warner Village cinema in Leicester Square. In April 2005 the chain acquired the Ster Century chain from Aurora Entertainment; this included the highest grossing cinema in the UK or Ireland at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in Dublin, Ireland.[citation needed]
As of 20 June 2006, Vue's executive team completed a management buy-out of the company with the backing of Bank Of Scotland Corporate, with the management team retaining a 51% stake.[2] Also, as part of the buy-out, Vue took full ownership of the four Village sites it had been operating under contract from Village Roadshow. The private equity firm Doughty Hanson & Co acquired Vue in 2010.[3]
Cinema organisation
Vue's multiplexes vary in size from 4 to 30 screens and as a result the staffing of each site is slightly different. Each cinema is run by the management team. This team will consist of one general manager (GM) assisted by between 2 and 5 other members of the management team, depending on the size and complexity of the site. The general manager has general control of the running of the cinema at site level, whilst the other members of the management team assist the GM. Team Leaders act as duty managers and are responsible for the operational running of a cinema on a shift basis. Customer Assistants serve guests throughout the cinema and report to the management team.
In addition to this, all cinemas have a dedicated projection team, responsible for the running of the "box" and the maintenance of the projection and sound equipment. The projection department is structured much like the rest of the cinema. The Technical Manager has overall responsibility, supported by a Senior Projectionist. They are accompanied by a team of 2 to 4 full or part time projection staff, some of which can also share duties with the standard operation of the cinema. However, all Vue sites are now fully digital, and therefore ran by the management team, or Technical Manager.
Vue bought the company Apollo, in 2012, retaining 14 new sites across the UK, making it the second largest Cinema Company in the UK behind Odeon.[4]
Vista Point of Sale
In 2006 Vue completed the rollout of the Vista Entertainment Solutions integrated Point of Sale software to every site.[5] Prior to this the majority of Vue cinemas ran the WaBITS ticketing system, developed in-house in London by Warner Bros. International Cinemas. This was an internal system used in all former Warner Village cinemas until 2007, when the division responsible for development was closed owing to the sale of the remaining joint venture cinema chains. WaBTIS continues to be used in Japan by Warner Mycal Cinemas who now own the rights to the system.
With the new system customers can buy tickets at any retail point in the cinema, as well as online through the company website. Vue are the first major cinema operator in the UK to implement this "single point of sale" concept. Some cinemas (including those in Aberdeen, Birkenhead, Camberley, Cardiff, Carlisle, Cwmbran, Hull Princes Quay, Lancaster, The Leeds Light, Hartlepool, Merthyr Tydfil, Harrow, Northampton and Swansea) have no dedicated box office, meaning that all transactions are carried out at the retail stand.
Vue Cinema sites
As of 31 May 2010 there are 68 Vue Cinema sites across the UK and Ireland, and one site located in the Forum Algave, Portugal.
The newest Vue Cinema, the company's 71st cinema, opened 11am 16 July 2010 at The Rock, Bury. Two days earlier, on Wednesday 14 July 2010 one of the oldest existing Vue sites, at Park 66 in Pilsworth, Bury (opened as Warner Cinema in June 1989) was closed.
The cinema site at The O2 Arena, once controlled by Vue, is now operated as a Cineworld.
The company opened another cinema at the Westfield Stratford shopping centre in September 2011, and has announced another site to open in Halifax during 2012.
United Kingdom
| Location | Screens | 3D | Sound | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 7 | 1 | Dolby 6.1 | Free WiFi |
| Accrington | 4 | |||
| Acton | 9 | |||
| Barrow-in-Furness | 6 | February 15th 2013. Formerly Apollo, opened in 1999. | ||
| Basingstoke, Festival Place | 10 | |||
| Bedford | Opening Soon | |||
| Bicester | Opening 2013 | |||
| Birkenhead | 7 | |||
| Birmingham | 25 | 3 | 1 x 35mm Screen, 3 x Gold Class Screens (don't show 3D), 4 screens closed | |
| Blackburn | 10 | |||
| Bolton | 12 | |||
| Bristol, Cribbs Causeway | 12 | |||
| Bristol, Longwell Green | 13 | |||
| Bury, The Rock | 10 | |||
| Camberley | 9 | |||
| Cambridge | 8 | |||
| Cardiff | 13 | |||
| Carmarthen | 6 | Transformed to Vue on 15/03/13, Formerly Apollo. Opened in April 2010. | ||
| Carlisle | 7 | 2 | Dolby 5.1 | |
| Cheshire Oaks | 16 | |||
| Cleveleys | 8 | |||
| Cramlington | Opening 2013 | |||
| Croydon, Grant's | 10 | |||
| Croydon, North End | Opening 2014 | |||
| Croydon, Purley Way | 8 | |||
| Cwmbran | 8 | |||
| Dagenham | 9 | |||
| Doncaster | 7 | |||
| Eastleigh | 9 | |||
| Edinburgh, Ocean Terminal | 12 | 2 | Dolby 6.1 | Free WiFi |
| Edinburgh, Omni Centre | 12 | 2 | Dolby SRD | Free WiFi, Discount Parking |
| Exeter | 7 | |||
| Farnborough | Opening 2013 | |||
| Finchley Road, O2 Centre| | 12 | |||
| Fulham Broadway | 9 | |||
| Gateshead | Opening 2013 | |||
| Glasgow Fort | Opening 2013 | |||
| Halifax | 9 | |||
| Hamilton, South Lanarkshire | 9 | 1 | Dolby 5.1 | Free WiFi, Free Parking (4 hours max), no limit 6pm - midnight. |
| Harrow | ||||
| Hartlepool | ||||
| Kingston upon Hull, Princes Quay | ||||
| Inverness | 8 | 3 | Dolby CP750 or Dolby CP500 | Screens 1 & 4 are fitted with Dolby Digital CP750 Surround Sound and all other screens are fitted with Dolby Digital CP500 Surround Sound. |
| Ipswich | (Opening 2014) | |||
| Islington | ||||
| Lancaster | ||||
| Leamington Spa | 6 | 4 | ||
| Leeds, Kirkstall Road | ||||
| Leeds, The Light | ||||
| Leicester | ||||
| Leicester Square | ||||
| Livingston | 8 | 1 | Dolby 5.1 or 6.1 | Screens 1, 4, 5, 8 are fitted with Dolby 6.1 Surround Sound and all other screens are fitted with Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. |
| Manchester, Lowry Outlet Mall | ||||
| Merthyr Tydfil | ||||
| Newbury | ||||
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | ||||
| North Finchley | 8 | 8 | ||
| Northampton | ||||
| Norwich | ||||
| Oxford | ||||
| Plymouth | ||||
| Portsmouth | ||||
| Preston | ||||
| Reading | ||||
| Redditch | 7 | 4 | ||
| Romford | ||||
| Scunthorpe | ||||
| Sheffield (Meadowhall) | ||||
| Shepherd's Bush | ||||
| Southport | ||||
| Staines-upon-Thames | ||||
| Stirling | 8 | 1 | Has 8 Beanbag Seats in Screen 8, Free WiFi | |
| Stoke-on-Trent | (Opening 2015) | |||
| Swansea | ||||
| Thanet, Westwood Cross | ||||
| Thurrock, Lakeside | ||||
| Watford | ||||
| Westfield White City | ||||
| Westfield Stratford | ||||
| Weston-super-Mare | (Opening 2014) | |||
| Wood Green | ||||
| Worcester | 6 | 1 | Free WiFi | |
| York |
Former sites
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | (closed in 2004) |
| Greenwich, The O2 Arena | (as of June 2010 now run by Cineworld) |
| Pilsworth, Park 66 | (closed 14 July 2010) |
| Basingstoke Leisure Park | Now run by Odeon Cinemas |
Ireland
Portugal
- Faro, Forum Algarve
References
- ^ Vue Corporate Cinema
- ^ Clarity Partners: Vue Entertainment Announces Management Buyout
- ^ Doughty Hanson buys Vue cinemas
- ^ "You are here: Home Private Equity News 2012 Vue Entertainment Purchases Apollo Cinemas UK News Vue Entertainment Purchases Apollo Cinemas UK". Doughty Hanson & Co. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ Vista Case Study: Vue Entertainment