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ICA Names QubicaAMF Worldwide Exclusive Bowling Equipment & Technology Provider for Marketplace Members
The Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a cinema trade organization representing approximately 5,000 independently operated movie screens across the United States and Canada, today announced an exclusive partnership with QubicaAMF Worldwide (QubicaAMF), a leading global bowling equipment and technology provider. Under the agreement, QubicaAMF is named the ICA Marketplace exclusive provider of bowling equipment and bowling technology.
By Independent Cinema Alliance · Via Business Wire · February 3, 2026
ICA’s “Studio Marketing Partnership” Pilot Drives Nearly $1 Million in Box Office, Proving Paid Social Delivers for Independent Theatres
The Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a cinema trade organization representing approximately 5,000 independently operated movie screens across the United States and Canada, today announced results from its 2025 Studio Marketing Partnership pilot program, proving that coordinated, data-driven marketing can deliver measurable, profitable box office for independent theatres and a powerful new marketing engine for film studios.
By Independent Cinema Alliance · Via Business Wire · January 20, 2026
ICA Reports Strong Year-End Results From Marketplace Initiative
The Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a cinema trade organization representing approximately 5,000 independently operated movie screens across the United States and Canada, today announced significant results from its Marketplace initiative, delivered in partnership with Fandango ClubBuy, designed to leverage the combined purchasing power of ICA members to secure meaningful cost savings on essential theatre products and services.
By Independent Cinema Alliance · Via Business Wire · January 13, 2026
ICA Names Executive Director as Organization Expands its Mission and Impact
The Independent Cinema Alliance (“ICA”), a cinema trade organization representing approximately 5,000 independently operated movie screens throughout the United States and Canada, today announced the appointment of Frank Rash as its first Executive Director, marking a major step forward for the organization as it expands its mission, scope, and industry influence. For the past six years, the ICA has been successfully led by a volunteer Board of Directors while growing into the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing independent exhibitors.
By Independent Cinema Alliance · Via Business Wire · December 9, 2025
ICA Warns Netflix–Warner Bros Deal Poses Major Threat to Theatrical Exhibition and Consumer Choice
The Independent Cinema Alliance (“ICA”), a cinema trade organization representing approximately 5,000 independently operated movie screens throughout the United States and Canada, today announced their opposition to the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix.
By Independent Cinema Alliance · Via Business Wire · December 9, 2025