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Asia Photonics Expo 2024: Paving the Future of Photonics in Emerging Markets

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Singapore, as the trade and business hub in Asia, has a superior geographical location and is the ideal location for Asia Photonics Expo."

Key Points: 
  • Singapore, as the trade and business hub in Asia, has a superior geographical location and is the ideal location for Asia Photonics Expo."
  • Finally, I wish the first edition of Asia Photonics Expo a complete success, and each edition will be better than the last."
  • APE's key strategic partners, LUX Photonics Consortium and European Photonics Industry Consortium, were also present at the press conference.
  • "We are thrilled to partner Informa Markets to launch the Asia Photonics Expo (APE) in 2024.

AMC Entertainment Elevates Ellen Copaken to Senior Vice President Marketing, Reporting to Chairman and CEO Adam Aron

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Copaken will report to Adam Aron, AMC Chairman and CEO, and will join AMC’s Executive Committee.

Key Points: 
  • Copaken will report to Adam Aron, AMC Chairman and CEO, and will join AMC’s Executive Committee.
  • AMC’s external communications, led by Ryan Noonan, Vice President of Corporate Communications & Public Relations, will now also report directly to Adam Aron.
  • AMC’s internal communications efforts will move to Human Resources, led by Carla Chavarria, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer.
  • AMC Chairman and CEO Adam Aron commented:
    “Ellen Copaken has truly distinguished herself as she grabbed the reins of our desire to launch AMC Perfectly Popcorn to the home market.

BitPay Debuts Bill Pay, Enables Users to Pay Bills with Cryptocurrency

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BitPay, the world's largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, today announced the launch of BitPay Bill Pay, a new solution that allows cryptocurrency users to pay bills directly from their crypto wallets. From credit cards and mortgages to car payments and personal loans, BitPay users can make payments to 5,000+ service providers.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BitPay , the world's largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, today announced the launch of BitPay Bill Pay, a new solution that allows cryptocurrency users to pay bills directly from their crypto wallets.
  • From credit cards and mortgages to car payments and personal loans, BitPay users can make payments to 5,000+ service providers.
  • BitPay Bill Pay is a convenient and secure option to pay off balances with practically any service provider directly from BitPay's self-custody wallet application.
  • BitPay users can now use cryptocurrency to settle accounts, all without banks, wires or complicated conversion processes.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC and APE) (“AMC” or “the Company”) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, which have been posted to the Investor Relations section of AMC’s website at https://investor.amctheatres.com/financial-performance/quarterly-results... .

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AMC Theatres® Posts Its Best Admissions-Revenue Week in the Company’s 103 Year History, July 21-27, and the “Barbenheimer” Phenomenon Continues for a Second Straight Weekend

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Monday, July 31, 2023

It was an admissions-revenue record for AMC’s U.S. locations, as well as for all its theatres globally.

Key Points: 
  • It was an admissions-revenue record for AMC’s U.S. locations, as well as for all its theatres globally.
  • Last weekend, July 20-23, was AMC’s busiest weekend since reopening theatres after their pandemic closures in 2020.
  • Admissions revenues for the full week were not only the best since reopening, they also were the highest recorded admissions revenue for AMC in 103 years.
  • As part of AMC’s single-week admissions revenue record, 65 U.S. AMC locations set their own new single-week box office records.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2023 Results and Host Earnings Webcast

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC & APE) (“AMC” or “the Company”), the largest theatrical exhibition company in the world, announced today that it will report its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, after the market closes on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC & APE) (“AMC” or “the Company”), the largest theatrical exhibition company in the world, announced today that it will report its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, after the market closes on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.
  • The Company will host an earnings webcast accessible through the Investor Relations section of AMC’s website at https://investor.amctheatres.com/corporate-overview .
  • During the webcast the company will take questions from both AMC Investor Connect members and equity research analysts.
  • AMC investors can visit https://www.amctheatres.com/stockholders to sign up for membership in AMC Investor Connect and submit their written questions.

More Than 7.8 Million Moviegoers in the U.S. and Internationally Saw a Movie at AMC Thursday-Sunday, as AMC Theatres® Records Its Biggest and Busiest Weekend Since 2019 Based on Global Attendance and Global Admissions Revenue

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Monday, July 24, 2023

This marks the most attendance and admissions revenue in a single weekend since 2019, which by definition means the most since theatres reopened in 2020.

Key Points: 
  • This marks the most attendance and admissions revenue in a single weekend since 2019, which by definition means the most since theatres reopened in 2020.
  • Theatres were packed all weekend long, as AMC set post-reopening single-day attendance records on each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the United States.
  • Saturday also marked AMC’s realizing its fifth highest single-day admissions ticket revenues recorded in the U.S. in AMC’s 103-year history.
  • AMC Chairman and CEO Adam Aron commented:
    “What a fabulous weekend for moviegoers at AMC’s movie theatres in the U.S. and abroad.

AMC Theatres to Pivot Away From Sightline at AMC Following the Completion of the Pilot Test of the Program – New Type of Front Row Seating Will Be Tested Instead

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

The results of this pilot program clarified consumer reaction to seat-based pricing within a movie theatre.

Key Points: 
  • The results of this pilot program clarified consumer reaction to seat-based pricing within a movie theatre.
  • More than 1 out of 10 AMC Stubs members selected a seat outside the Preferred Sightline section, where there was no additional charge.
  • AMC saw little or no incremental lift in front-row attendance, even with a price reduction applied to those seats.
  • But AMC is applying its learnings as it pivots to its next innovation – enhanced spacious front row seating with extensive seat recline.

Clarivate Top 100 New Brands Report Reveals Mainland China and United States Are Epicenters of Brand Creation

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

LONDON, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, today released the annual Top 100 New Brands report. The report draws on global trademark data covering 145 million individual trademark records, analyzing applications filed worldwide between 2021 and 2022 to identify new brands which have surged into the public sphere and demonstrated the greatest diligence in protecting and expanding their brand footprint.

Key Points: 
  • Mainland China and the United States represent the epicenters of brand creation and activity and show the greatest volume of new brand activity.
  • Mainland China is home to 27 listed brands including WATCH D from Huawei and X nova from China Post Communications Equipment.
  • Other key findings in the report include:
    Some notable brand owners have multiple Top 100 New Brands on the list: Apple, Huawei and Yuga Labs have five each.
  • Top 100 New Brands uses content resources across Clarivate, including Clarivate Trademark Strength Index™ and CompuMark™ trademark search and protection.

Clarivate Top 100 New Brands Report Reveals Mainland China and United States Are Epicenters of Brand Creation

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, June 29, 2023

LONDON, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, today released the annual Top 100 New Brands report. The report draws on global trademark data covering 145 million individual trademark records, analyzing applications filed worldwide between 2021 and 2022 to identify new brands which have surged into the public sphere and demonstrated the greatest diligence in protecting and expanding their brand footprint.

Key Points: 
  • Mainland China and the United States represent the epicenters of brand creation and activity and show the greatest volume of new brand activity.
  • Mainland China is home to 27 listed brands including WATCH D from Huawei and X nova from China Post Communications Equipment.
  • Other key findings in the report include:
    Some notable brand owners have multiple Top 100 New Brands on the list: Apple, Huawei and Yuga Labs have five each.
  • Top 100 New Brands uses content resources across Clarivate, including Clarivate Trademark Strength Index™ and CompuMark™ trademark search and protection.