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☆ A movie-theater veteran has launched a company that seeks to jolt the industry with AI and a new production studio
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

John Fithian, former head of NATO, formed The Fithian Group, which aims to improve movie production, distribution, and exhibition. The group is overseeing the building of a high-tech production studio in Europe and a data-infused direct distribution platform. Fithian worked for over twenty years fighting to keep movie theaters relevant in the constantly changing worlds of entertainment and technology. The Fithian Group founding partners (L-R) John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and Patrick Corcoran. The founders said the upcoming platform will be available free of charge for movie theaters.

Persons: John Fithian, —, Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, Patrick Corcoran, Brenneman, Corcoran, Iah Bearden, Dylan Skolnick, Skolnick, there's, we're Organizations: NATO, Service, National Association of Theatre Owners, Group, Pinewood Studio, AP, Cinema Arts, Business Insider Locations: Europe, Vrai, Long Island , New York

☆ The Beauty of a One-Bedroom House? No Room for Guests.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Tim Mckeough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As the founders of Haver & Skolnick Architects, an upscale firm based in Roxbury, Conn., Charles M. Haver and Stewart R. Skolnick spend most of their days designing expansive country estates. But when it came time to design their own getaway, they wanted the exact opposite. “We wanted something very small, with privacy and an ocean view,” said Mr. Haver, 64. “In Roxbury, we have about 3,500 square feet in our home, and our offices are in an antique barn that’s an additional 3,500 square feet,” said Mr. Skolnick, 68. “So you have two guys rambling around in 7,000 square feet.”

☆ Canada's share buyback tax could backfire, energy sector warns
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Rod Nickel | Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

FILE PHOTO: The processing facility at the Suncor oil sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014. On Thursday, the Liberal government proposed a 2% tax on buybacks to encourage companies to reinvest in their workers and business. The tax will generate an estimated C$2.1 billion ($1.6 billion) over five years and take effect on Jan. 1, 2024. Canada’s four largest producers - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, Cenovus Energy, Suncor Energy and Imperial Oil - spent C$15.8 billion combined on buybacks in 2022’s first three quarters, according to Tudor Pickering Holt (TPH). The tax may not deter oil companies’ buyback intentions anyway, said Eight Capital analyst Phil Skolnick, who covers the sector.

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