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THE BOXOFFICE INTERVIEW by Daniel Lona
Tell us a bit about Ymagis.
We started seven years ago with two businesses: a digital lab in Paris and a VPF program for Europe. Ymagis first signed VPF contracts with the six U.S. studios and then with local distributors in Europe. We've now deployed close to 3,000 screens in Europe.
Starting from there, we expanded our content business. After Paris, we have now digital labs in our offices in Berlin and Barcelona, and we plan to have one later this year in London. We also started a delivery business, bringing digital content to cinemas. Recently we purchased a majority stake in a company called Smartjog, which is delivering content through satellite and landlines. And even more recently, we purchased the cinema network managed by Arqiva in the U.K. and Italy. We now manage, on the content side, a network using two satellite transponders as well as landlines with more than 2,500 cinemas connected in Europe.
We provide a range of services for exhibitors, including NOC services; we are...