Amc Theaters

In the weeks before South by Southwest, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Theaters (the first and second largest movie theater chains in the United States, respectively) are close to launching a joint venture to enter the independent film distribution business, a market underserved of newcomers in the wake of the rising video-on-demand (VOD) revolution, Warner Bro's closure of studio independent imprints and several upstarts that have failed to pick up traction or have been consolidated to other, bigger film studios...

Source: http://thefilmstage.com/2011/02/11/all-aboard-the-sinking-ship-amc-and-regal-to-enter-film-distribution/