Ster-Kinekor
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Headquarters | South Africa, , |
Number of locations | 43 |
Website | https://sterkinekor.com |
Ster-Kinekor is a
Its head office is at the Ster-Kinekor Office Park in Sandton, Johannesburg.[1]
History
1896 The first movies were shown in South Africa in 1896, at the Empire Palace of Varieties.
1910
The first dedicated bioscope opened in 1910. Then the
1955
A game-changing sale took place in 1955 when African Consolidated Ltd sold to 20th Century Fox. Over a decade later, in 1969, 20th Century Fox sold to Sanlam. Sanlam that already owned Ster Films and Ster Theatres.
1970 - 1997
During this period Government decreed that companies be run separately as Ster and Kinekor, but in 1970, Government permitted the merger of the two companies as Ster-Kinekor. Also in 1976, broadcast television arrived in South Africa.
1976 saw the Cinema Multiplex Complex Development and in 1997, Ster-Kinekor developed an art circuit rebranding and Cinema Nouveau was born.
2008
saw the start of the digitalization of Ster-Kinekor. During 2013, the company embarked on a massive roll-out project to convert and equip every cinema with the very latest in digital projection and sound technology. 3D Cinema was introduced in 2008, in 2011, Ster-Kinekor Mobi was introduced and the following year, in 2012, Ster-Kinekor launched apps and Cine Prestige. The award-winning SK App, which is downloadable on all smartphone operating systems, is interactive, user-friendly and feature-rich, and recently recorded over 1.9-million downloads.
In more recent times, Ster-Kinekor sites introduced
Competition
In South Africa, Ster-Kinekor holds the largest
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Ster-Kinekor. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. "Physical Address: Ster-Kinekor Office Park 185 Katherine Street Eastgate Ext.4 Sandton"
- ^ Staff Writer. "Ster-Kinekor vs Nu Metro: movie ticket prices in South Africa". Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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