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CEO Geoff Jones is expected to step back into an exec chair role.

TEG executive search comes amid ‘toxic’ culture at ticketing giant

Former employees said members of TEG’s senior management had created an environment of fear – bullying staff and displaying volatile temper.

January

“Why Hollywood keeps casting the same five actors in everything”
Paul Mescal, Jacob Elordi, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Austin Butler

Why Hollywood keeps casting the same five actors in everything

Australian Jacob Elordi is among this famous five – although he is expected to be the only one not to play a Beatle next year.

April 2021

Godzilla vs Kong features plenty of city destruction.

‘Godzilla vs Kong’ roars at the box office with $64m take in five days

The PG-13 movie was not even an exclusive offering to theatres. Produced by Legendary Entertainment, it was also available on HBO Max.

December 2020

High hopes: Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984.

Wonder Woman leads cinema fight but most viewers opt to stream

With most US theatres closed, the film generated a fraction of the $US412.8 million in domestic ticket revenue that the first instalment in the series brought in.

June 2020

Event Cinemas are still closed in NSW

Tough times at the box office for reopening cinemas

Cinemas across the country are preparing to reopen, but face the challenge of making money with reduced occupancy due to social distancing.

August 2019

PEP and Hoyts are hanging around the hoop at up-for-sale Funlab.

PEP, Hoyts bounce back into frame for Funlab

The sale of Next Capital's Funlab is proving to have more twists and turns than a game of mini-golf.

May 2019

Hoyts is considering submitting a joint bid for Funlab with Pacific Equity Partners.

PEP casts Hoyts as supporting actor in Funlab buyout

What's old is new again at Pacific Equity Partners.

Had a good run ... Robert Downey jnr as Iron Man.

How Robert Downey jnr created a box office streak

No one had much hope for a forgotten character played by a washed-up actor.

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