Old News - update notes from 2013-2014. Records are kept by MediaNine. Another high quality ADULT website from. 4th Avenue, Suite 2 Tucson, AZ 85713. You probably saw this coming. The long embattled theatrical movie subscription service MoviePass blew everyone’s minds on Tuesday with an unbelievably cheap service.

AMC Theaters Is Not Happy About the New Super Cheap Movie. Pass Service. You probably saw this coming. The long embattled theatrical movie subscription service Movie. Pass blew everyone’s minds on Tuesday with an unbelievably cheap service that would seem to undermine the economics of moviegoing, and now, the largest movie theater chain in America is threatening legal action.

AMC Theaters wants to block Movie. Pass subscribers from using the service in its theaters.

In a statement that feels both predictable and defensive, AMC slammed Movie. Pass’s new $1. 0- per- month offering. For that impressive price, Movie. Pass will let subscribers see as many movies as you want, except for IMAX and 3. D movies. Movie. Pass still plans on paying the full ticket price to the theaters through a debit card transaction with Mastercard.

The CEO of Helios and Metheson Analytics, which now owns a majority stake in the Movie. Pass, told Bloomberg that the data collected about viewing habits could eventually be used to serve advertisements or other marketing to users.

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What is the sweet spot for getting people to join a movie theater ticket subscription service? Then comes the defensive part: In AMC’s view, that price level is unsustainable and only sets up consumers for ultimate disappointment down the road if or when the product can no longer be fulfilled. This idea runs contrary to statements from Movie. Pass, which argues that the subscription service will sell more tickets—even if Movie.

Pass has to lose some money in the process—and encourage moviegoers to spend more at concessions, where theaters enjoy high profit margins. Remember, this grand plan is being funded, in part, by selling a majority stake to Helios and Metheson Analytics. Movie. Pass also hopes to IPO next year, which could bring in more capital, but it certainly looks like Movie.

Pass is betting that it can lose a bunch of money, attract a lot of new customers, and hopefully, sell that sweet data. At best, the economics of this plan are very risky.

AMC actually partnered with Movie. Pass in 2. 01. 4 on a theatrical subscription program that started at $3. Needless to say, the cheapening should be alarming to AMC, whose stock price has been decimated this year amidst declining ticket sales. But Movie. Pass chief executive Mitch Lowe, who was also an early executive at Netflix, claims that what’s good for his company is good for the studios and the theater chains.

There’s still something a little off about the whole concept of a way- to- cheap unlimited pass saving the movie biz, and Even Lowe admits it.“. We’ll update this post if we hear back.

Germany's Angela Merkel Concedes Diesel Is Probably Screwed. Last week Germany’s titans of industry held a huge summit to try and convince European cities and the rest of the world that despite negative press from Volkswagen’s global cheating scandal, diesel passenger cars do have a future and should not face bans. But even Germany’s leader concedes she’s not optimistic about diesel cars moving forward. The German auto industry—and Germany at large—is desperately trying to convince local and national.

This is the first time Merkel has said that diesel cars may be banned in the country much after German company Volkswagen set off the Dieselgate scandal over emissions. The auto industry is Germany’s biggest exporter and provides 8. Merkel has previously been accused by critics of being soft on them. But as she campaigns for reelection on Sept. Germany should put their foot down on no new diesels. Reuters writes: Merkel’s concession, in an interview with Super Illu magazine, followed mounting pressure over the summer on Germany’s auto makers over their use of devices to conceal diesel vehicles’ true emissions levels from regulators. But Britain and France’s plans to phase out internal combustion- driven cars by 2.

Numerous European cities—including Paris, London, and yes, German cities like Munich—have all mulled bans on diesel cars in municipal centers. Merkel’s sudden tough- on- diesel stance was accompanied with a large finger pointed directly at Volkswagen, who cheated emissions tests with a clever device that made its cars act differently in testing environments. The company’s cheatery has damaged the reputation of Germany’s auto industry, she alleged, and they must now work to repair it. Watch Film Critic (2015) Movie Stream. Trade- in bonuses and software updates should help get customers the lower emissions they were promised, per Reuters.

Tax breaks for diesel cars would also remain for the time being, as the cars do still emit less carbon dioxide than petrol engines even though the extra emissions will be deadly. So, if you’re a German who bought a diesel car in hopes of a tax break, you can rest easy for now, even if you might not be able to breathe so easily. Moving forward, Germany will focus on adding additional charging infrastructure to accommodate greater numbers of electric cars on the road, Merkel said. German ministers and government spokespeople would not confirm that a phase- out of diesel cars was on the way while Merkel was on holiday earlier this month, Reuters notes.

However, it looks like Merkel just did it for them.