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One of the former Odeon cinemas in Leeds, pictured in May 1980.This is now a Sports Direct branch.. Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch.Odeon publicists liked to claim that the name of the cinemas was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", [5] but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, and the word is actually Ancient Greek ...
A new cinema is set to open in a town, in the same building as one which is to close. Odeon is opening at Sixfields Leisure in Weedon Road, Northampton, taking over from Cineworld which will cease ...
Odeon Cinemas Group Limited [1] is Europe's largest cinema operator. Through subsidiaries it has over 360 cinemas, with 2900 screens in 14 countries in Europe, 120 cinemas with 960 screens are in the UK. [2] It receives more than 2.2 million guests per week. [3] [4] Odeon Cinemas Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMC Theatres.
The cinema was designed by Julian Leathart and W. R. Grainger for Joseph Mears Theatres Ltd, and was opened on 21 April 1930, as the Richmond Kinema.It seated 1,533, in stalls and circle levels. [2]
Merlin Cinemas Limited [1] are a British cinema chain. The company was formed in 1990 and predominantly operates in small coastal towns. Merlin Cinemas mainly operate traditional cinema buildings rather than new builds. In 2023 Merlin Cinemas acquired the Odeon cinema in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, and renamed it Plaza Cinema. The cinema ...
Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators and live theatre, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States.The Cineplex Odeon brand is still being used by Cineplex Entertainment at some theatres that were once owned by the Cineplex Odeon Corporation, with newer theatres using the Cineplex Cinemas (French: Cinémas Cineplex) brand.
In April 2015, the company reached an agreement to buy four cinemas from its larger rival Odeon for £7.1 million. [ 6 ] In August 2013, The Guardian reported that the entire non-management staff of about 100 was employed on zero-hour contracts , earning just above the minimum wage , and without any guaranteed set hours each week.
Castletroy (Irish: Caladh an Treoigh, meaning O'Troy's Landing or O'Troy's Callow) [2] is a suburb of Limerick, Ireland. The town was named after Castle Troy also known as the Black Castle, which is located on the southern bank of the River Shannon, roughly 2 km east of the University of Limerick.