Abstract
Ten years on from the opening of the country' s first multiplex, the Indian
market is taking off. IPOs and private equity are providing the capital for a
major modernisation of the exhibition sector, while India' s booming middle
class is proving to be an enthusiastic audience.
There is more to India than a multiplex story, however. The country' s huge
content industry, once funded by organised crime, looking to take its place on
the world stage, with the substantial non-resident Indian market forming part
of the lure for investment in higher production values and a plethora of
distribution platforms.
And in the traditional cinema sector, digital cinema is finding an
unaccustomed role in supporting the survival of aging solo screen venues, as a
number of competitors install lower end digital projectors in old cinemas and
bring small town and rural area cinemas new movies on release.
Our new report is indispensable for those seeking to identify new
opportunities, evaluate current strategies or keep up with developments in the
world' s third largest cinema market. Key features include comprehensive data
covering film production, distribution and exhibition; profiles of key
industry players with financial information; a special section on digital
cinema; a unique model showing total industry revenues and key costs; and
authoritative forecasts covering key metrics for the next five years.