1. Introduction
TGV Cinemas as earlier known as Tanjong Golden Village is the second largest cinema chain in Malaysia after GSC (Golden Screen Cinema). The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As of July 31, 2008, TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd operates as a subsidiary of Tanjong Entertainment Sdn Bhd. In March 2015, TGV Cinemas has 32 movie theatre complex with 235 screens and more than 45,000 seats. TGV Cinemas is headquartered at Level 29, Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1.1 The background of the sector and its reason for being
Company Background TGV Cinemas is one of Malaysia’s leading operators and owners of premier multiplexes. Located in main shopping centres in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Johor, Terengganu and now in Sarawak, we currently have 32 movie theatre complex with 235 screens and more than 45,000 seats in our fold. TGV Cinema are committed to provide the best cinema experience to movie lovers in Malaysia. One of the ways they have been able to enhance the cinema going experience is through their exclusive partnership with IMAX Corporation. The TGV Cinemas make every effort to improve
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Jagdambay exports decided to issue additional common stock, and 2. An investor purchased 1,000 shares of this common stock from the underwriter (Merrill Lynch). 4. Advise the CFO on three primary ways in which capital may be transferred between savers and borrowers in Jagdambay Exports. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each within the organization.
There comes a time when a nation needs to realize that when a world crisis such as the “War on Drugs” persists in our society -- change is necessary. In the film Traffic directed by Steven Soderbergh, the “War on Drugs” is represented in different perspectives to illustrate the issue at diverse levels. Played by Michael Douglas, Robert Wakefield is an Ohio judge who’s appointed do the head drug position in the government. Through his point of view, it’s clear he holds the typical opinions and views of majority of people who are pro-criminalization of drugs. His daughter, an honor student, and your “perfect citizen” type character, is Caroline Wakefield played by Erika Christensen.
These disclosures generally suggest that the corporation’s reports were audited and that the statements conformed to the appropriate legislations and standards (Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd 2013, 166). In relation to social and environment disclosure that is not regulated, the corporation has referred to appropriate initiatives like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) (Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd 2013, 164). Its corporate governance disclosures covered mainly on the internal business control such as the structure and role of the board of directors, remuneration, responsible and ethical decision-making, integrity in financial reporting, recognising and managing risk, and disclosure and the rights of shareholders (Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd 2013,
What we eat affects not only us, but the animals, and the world. After learning the truth about where and how our meat and food products are prepared and the effects they cause on our bodies, I was shocked and disgusted. As a society, we can make a few small changes that will have a big and healthy impact on the world and how we live. Usually when you think about a cow, you picture a large farm, a red barn and cows eating grass.
In 2015, HBO aired a six-part, true crime documentary series titled, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Writer and director, Andrew Jarecki, examined the details of three crimes associated with Durst, including the disappearance of Durst’s first wife Kathy, the murder of his dear friend, Susan, and the murder and dismemberment of his neighbor, Morris Black. While the mini-series was met with acclaim, many – including myself – criticize The Jinx for its storytelling approach. The series seemingly blurs the lines of storytelling – for entertainment purposes – and journalism; raising many questions regarding ethics. Initially, Durst approached Jarecki regarding an interview after he saw All Good Things, a film Jarecki had released
Strengths Cineplex Inc. is a Canadian entertainment company that operates from one of the busiest cities in the world Toronto, Ontario. Cineplex currently has 162 theatres within Canada under numerous brands such as, Cineplex Cinemas, Cineplex Odeon, SilverCity, Galaxy Cinemas, Cinema City, Famous Players, Scotiabank Theatres and Cineplex VIP Cinemas. With the company's history going back more than a century it is not unusual that the previous decades have been full of mergers, acquisitions and growth that has brought about one of the biggest movie theatres today. Cineplex is a good experience as the movies is a place where people go to enjoy a film together and along with the brand owning a lot of the theatres in Canada, it is fair to conclude
The cinema theatres earn their revenue through the three big cinemas in the UK market (Grater, 2016). Odeon Cinema gain a competitive advantage through obtaining the right screen first-run films with the lower average cost per screening and then re-equip their cinema with the 3-D viewing, Odeon also offer 40% off returns to their customers in a particular month, they also offer limitless which make their customers capable to see the films they want as often as they like, the cinema also offers the sound technology along with stadium seating to provide the best experience for customer to watch the movie as their competitive strategy (Company website, 2018). Odeon cinema has a capability regarding their prices for the ticket which include the facilities, location near with customers and even try to compete themselves with the local cinema (Company website,
“Digital technology is expected to reach the traditional image quality. Powerful software enables the producer to use more special effects at lower cost and reduce the risks involved in the production of a film” (Casassus, Wei, 2010). 4.3.2.3 Marketing and Customer Service Both Cinemark and AMC provide online services to enhance their marketing abilities to their customers such as using smartphone applications, which enable their customer to access to showtimes and tickets for any theatre in the United States and getting coupons and rewards.
In addition, lower ticket costs for movies after a certain time period from release date to combat DVD competition also an opportunity to this industry. There will be more movie options and less selling out of blockbusters as its show a certain film on multiple screens at the same time, lower tickets costs could attract consumer to purchase those tickets. Moreover, introduce Customer Loyalty Programs also an opportunity to promote this industry. For instance, promote different programming such as sports, plays, musicals and more to different watchers. 3.4
Today there has been an increase in the awareness of mental health. In the sense that society has begun to take notice of how mental health effects each individual differently. The media has begun to incorporate a variety of illnesses to entertain to their audience. However, many have questioned if the media is accurately portraying these mental disorders. I chose to compare two popular movies Frankie & Alice and the 2007 version film Sybil.
As stated in Principle 1, The Board of Directors directs the Group’s risk assessment, strategic planning, succession planning and financial and operational management to ensure that obligations to shareholders and other stakeholders are understood and met. The board of directors has a collective responsibility for the management of the group to make sure the group is on the way to approach to their objectives while the non-Executive Directors are responsible for bringing independent judgment and scrutiny to decisions taken by the Board of Directors and providing objective challenges to management. Besides, the board of directors also function as formalising and adopting a set of Code of Ethics through the Code of Conduct as Recommendation 1.3 as stated in the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance 2012 to make sure its compliance, establishing an appropriate set of corporate disclosure policies and procedures and ensuring a whistleblowing mechanism is in place. The Board of Directors recognizes the importance of independence and objectivity in its decision making process. The Directors are professionals of high calibre and integrity and possess in-depth knowledge and experience of the business to enable them to discharge their duties effectively.
The new company must know about the company that they want to compete. For the new company that want to joint in this industry must have big capital to build the cinemas with the latest of system technology of cinemas that can make the customers can choose the new company compare the others companies. They also get high of threats that can make the company cannot run stable in this industry. In this case, the customers don’t worried about the services of the MBO cinemas, because they always make the best for the customers that can make the customers feel great while watch their favourite movies.