VILLAGE ROADSHOW GREECE is the Greek subsidiary of Village Roadshow Ltd, the Australia-listed entertainment company, active within the motion picture exhibition and distribution sector. It was established in Greece in 1997 with the launching of the country's first multiplex cinema center in Maroussi, Athens. DEMCO Group attained 100% share capital of VILLAGE ROADSHOW GREECE on October 2009. VILLAGE GREECE operations include cinema theaters, film distribution and production. VILLAGE GREECE has under its flag VILLAGE CINEMAS & LEISURE and VILLAGE FILMS (local productions included). For over 15 years, the VILLAGE brand has become synonymous to cinema, entertainment and innovation. Particularly in the Greek market, the VILLAGE brand defines the meaning of cinema. Today it owns 7 multiplexes in Athens and the Greek mainland. With 69 auditoriums around Greece (18 of which support 3D technology), VILLAGE CINEMAS steadily invests in the development of new high quality cinema centers. The company distributes exclusively in Greece the Warner Bros. releases and the co-productions of Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow - the biggest independent producer in Hollywood. VILLAGE FILMS also handles all film rights (DVD, digital and cable TV, free to air networks, VOD, SVOD, PPV – hotels, ships, airline companies) in all independent film acquisitions. In 2012, it launched the Village Cinema channel in the PAY TV platform of OTE TV.