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Frequently Asked Questions Where do you get your information? Where do you get your information? We obtain statistics from governments, trade associations, film institutes, box office reporting agencies and similar organisations, subscribe to the trade press, search the internet and so on. Also we conduct our own surveys, for example each year we survey ticket prices in UK cinemas, and build unique databases. We also contact a large number of exhibitors, distributors and other market participants each year, to check facts, canvass views and get an idea of forward plans. We collect and review large amounts of financial information, either from listed companies' annual reports or from company registries where these exist. All this material is cross-checked, built in to models and validated. back to top Anyone with a commercial interest in theatrical exhibition: exhibitors, film distributors, film producers, suppliers to the industry, whether of equipment or consumables, the financial sector, real estate concerns, consulting firms, advertising agencies, industry sponsors, government and trade bodies. These can range from very large companies to very small ones. back to top What if the information I need isn't in your report? Keeping our reports to a manageable length means we often have additional information in our files. Client enquiries about particular bits of data are welcome and typically we don't charge for answering such questions, or advising where data we don't have might be available. We can meet more extensive requests through our custom research activity. back to top How can I be sure I'm not buying out-of-date research? Most of our research is updated annually. If you buy a research report and we publish a new edition within three months you will automatically be sent a copy, at no extra charge. back to top Yes. We frequently talk to clients about issues that come up in their projects, occasionally over the course of several phone calls. It is part of our service. back to top Can your service be customized to meet my exact requirements? Yes, we can create customized packages to your specification. Call us. back to top Can I use your reports for my own internal and external presentations and reports? Our research is copyright but your site licence provides for unlimited use internally; externally the doctrine of 'fair use' applies. This allow any use you are likely to want to make, for example, preparing an IPO document. If you are unsure, call the office. We invariably give permission for any use short of substantial re-publication. back to top Can I give copies to my banking partners or consultants? Not unless this is agreed beforehand. As a general rule outside organsations should acquire their own copies of the research from us. If you want to place a bulk order on behalf of, for example, a loan syndicate, we can usually negotiate a discount. back to top How does the site licence work? Our standard site licence which applies to all our research products provides for unlimited use by employees at the delivery address site. The licence allows the making of unlimited digital or paper copies as long as these remain in the possession of site employees, including on their laptops or home computers. You can also buy a multi-site licence which allows the same use at up to four designated sites. It costs twice as much as the cost of the standard single site licence which is shown for each product throughout the site. If neither of these packages work for you, contact customer service for a solution. back to top Dodona in northern Greece is the site of the oldest recorded oracle dating from around 3000 BC. Homer in the Iliad describes the three priestesses as barefoot; they are said to have received their divinations through the clinking of bronze vessels hung in the branches of the trees, the cooing of doves, and the rustling of the oak leaves. There were no recorded major financial crises in this era. back to top |
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