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  • Riedel Communication hires Joe Commare as N. America marketing & sales manager

    Riedel Communication hires Joe Commare as N. America marketing & sales manager

    MUMBAI: Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, has hired broadcast-industry veteran Joe Commare as marketing and sales manager, North America.

    Commare will design and implement new marketing strategies specifically for North American markets and also provide sales and technical support.

    Before joining Riedel, Commare served as an account director for Wall Street Communications.

    “Joe has spent his entire career in and around the broadcast industry, and he has extensive experience in selling and marketing to fixed and remote broadcasters. With a rich blend of technical expertise and marketing-strategy savvy, he will be a valuable asset as Riedel steps up its efforts in North America,” said Riedel Communications North America president Joyce Bente.

    “It sure seems as if Riedel was the obvious next step for me, having been on the periphery of Riedel for years, I now look forward to leveraging all of my experience to bring the company’s amazing solutions to customers here at home,” added Commare.

  • Riedel Communication hires Joe Commare as N. America marketing & sales manager

    Riedel Communication hires Joe Commare as N. America marketing & sales manager

    MUMBAI: Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, has hired broadcast-industry veteran Joe Commare as marketing and sales manager, North America.

    Commare will design and implement new marketing strategies specifically for North American markets and also provide sales and technical support.

    Before joining Riedel, Commare served as an account director for Wall Street Communications.

    “Joe has spent his entire career in and around the broadcast industry, and he has extensive experience in selling and marketing to fixed and remote broadcasters. With a rich blend of technical expertise and marketing-strategy savvy, he will be a valuable asset as Riedel steps up its efforts in North America,” said Riedel Communications North America president Joyce Bente.

    “It sure seems as if Riedel was the obvious next step for me, having been on the periphery of Riedel for years, I now look forward to leveraging all of my experience to bring the company’s amazing solutions to customers here at home,” added Commare.

  • ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ pips ‘Avatar’ to become highest grossing film in N. America

    ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ pips ‘Avatar’ to become highest grossing film in N. America

    MUMBAI: With early box office results in mid-wee, Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the highest grossing film of all time in the North American market, surpassing the $760.5 million lifetime gross ofAvatar in a record-shattering 20 days of release. In addition, the film crossed the $800 million mark at the international box office on 6 January.

     

    Through 5 January, the film had grossed $758.2 million in North America and $799.1 million for a global total of $1,557.3 million since its 16 December global debut.

     

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted in the US and Canada on 18 December, its first two weeks pushing the North American annual industry box office to an all-time high of $11 billion. 

     

    The movie has set numerous individual records including:

     

    · Fastest film to reach $100 million (21 hours), $200 million (3 days), $300 million (5 days), $400 million (8 days), $500 million (10 days), $600 million (12 days), and $700 million (16 days)

     

    · Biggest all-time debut and biggest December debut ($247.966 million), propelling the industry to the biggest overall moviegoing weekend of all time ($313.3 million for all films, 18 – 20 December)

     

    · Biggest second weekend of all time ($149.2 million), propelling the industry to the biggest overall Christmas weekend of all time ($296.4 million for all films, 25 – 27 December)

     

    · Biggest third weekend of all time ($90.2 million)

     

    · Biggest Thursday preview gross ($57 million)

     

    · Biggest Friday, opening, and single day ($119.1 million)

     

    · Biggest Sunday ($60.55 million), Monday ($40.1 million), and Tuesday ($37.3 million)

     

    · Biggest Christmas Day ($49.3 million) and New Year’s Day ($34.39 million)

     

    · Highest per-theater average for a wide debut ($59,982)

     

    · Biggest opening week ($390.85 million)

     

    · Biggest IMAX debut ($30.1 million)

     

    Globally, the film posted the highest global opening weekend of all time of $528.967 million and surpassed $1 billion in a record 12 days. It also had the biggest global IMAX debut ($48 million) and surpassed $152 million in IMAX in a record 19 days. It was the highest international debut in December history with $281 million, and it remains #1 in many territories after posting the biggest opening weekend in at least 18 major markets.

     

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens now heads into its fourth weekend of global release ahead of a debut in its final international market, China, on 9 January.