Qube
Cinema is proud to announce the appointment of Ian Riches to further develop
Qube Wire’s digital distribution business in South East Asia. Qube Wire
currently provides distribution services in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Both distributors and exhibitors are requesting content and KDM delivery via
Qube Wire in more countries across the region.
Ian Riches has prolific experience in the cinema industry, particularly
the South East Asian market. This expertise will help Qube Wire successfully
expand our electronic delivery network across the region.
Ian comes to Qube after a successful career in the UK with
AMC/UCI and UCI (now United) Cinemas, Japan. Additionally, he spent several
years in Singapore helping expand Village Roadshow’s exhibition partnerships in
Malaysia (TGV), Thailand (EGV) and India (PVR). Subsequently, with Loews Cineplex
he was involved in ventures in Korea and Vietnam. Ian was a founding member of
Megastar (now CGV) Vietnam. More recently, he has served as the Managing
Director of Golden Duck’s Malaysia office and as director of projects for
Cinepolis Indonesia.
Speaking on the opportunities in the region, Ian Riches says,
“I am delighted to be joining the very established and talented team at Qube
Cinema. South East Asia is a growing and thriving market for content
distribution and I am excited to be at the forefront with Qube Wire to expand
its digital distribution footprint.”
Nigel Dennis, Senior Vice President, Sales sees real positives
from the appointment, “It’s fantastic to have Ian onboard; he knows the needs
of distributors and exhibitors in the territory perfectly. We know that
providing the best product and service is always our goal, and we believe that
once clients see and use Qube Wire for themselves, they’ll recognize those
qualities immediately.
Qube Wire is more than just a distribution tool, and the industry
is seeing that too. We are directly servicing over 100 countries across the world
now, with growing territories signing up to use our content delivery platform.”
About Qube Wire
Qube Wire is a self-service,
single-window system for global theatrical distribution. With a simple yet
comprehensive user interface, distributors can manage their digital cinema
assets, assign territorial rights for their content, and have their Digital
Cinema Packages (DCPs) and keys (aka Key Delivery Messages or KDMs) delivered
to movie theatres across the world. Theatres can manage their own digital
cinema device details and access their Universal Inbox on the Qube Wire service
as well. To sign up for the Qube Wire service,
visit
www.qubewire.com.
