Village Roadshow Limited engages in the theme park and water park operation, film and DVD distribution, cinema exhibition operation, and sales promotion and loyalty program operation businesses in Australia and internationally. The company owns and operates theme parks and water parks that provide entertainment, rides, and slides for families and thrill seekers in Queensland's Gold Coast and Sydney, Australia, as well as Las Vegas. It also operates approximately 680 screens at 83 sites in Australia and internationally. In addition, the company distributes theatrical movies to cinema, pay television, and free to air television in Australia and New Zealand; and theatrical, television, and children's content for electronic sell and transactional video-on-demand through iTunes, Foxtel, Telstra Bigpond, and other online platforms, as well as DVD, Blu-ray, and digital products to the retail and rental channels, and online platforms. Further, it is involved in the television production business; and development, financing, production, marketing, and distribution of films, as well as provision of digital platforms and rewards, and loyalty programs. The company was formerly known as De Laurentis Entertainment Limited and changed its name to Village Roadshow Limited in 1998. The company was founded in 1954 and is based in South Yarra, Australia. Village Roadshow Limited is a subsidiary of Village Roadshow Corporation Pty. Limited.
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