The Covid pandemic might have battered the cinema exhibition industry's core business but it has also accelerated diversification, <keyword id="799" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="pvr" source="Orion">PVR</keyword>'s Chief Executive <keyword id="9154" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gautam-dutta" source="Orion">Gautam Dutta</keyword> said. In a conversation with IANS, Dutta said the pandemic has given a push to diversify the business and fully utilise available resources. "We have forayed into new segments such as packaged F&amp;B (PVR popcorn) and now 'V-Pristine'. The pandemic gave us time and the necessity to plan for these new ventures," he said. "There are other new initiatives as well that we plan to launch in the near future. These new products will cater to the growing demand for differentiated and specialised services like 'V-Pristine'." Recently, PVR forayed into customised cleaning and disinfecting solutions for commercial and residential segments under its new business vertical 'V-Pristine'. At present, 'V-Pristine' is available in Delhi-NCR with more than 1,000 residences and offices across 46 cities covered in the first phase of trials covering six months. Besides, the company has tied-up with Reliance Industries' retail subsidiary for starting <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>'s first ever open-air rooftop theatre -- Jio Drive-in -- at the premium shopping mall, Jio World Drive (<keyword id="12452736" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jwd" source="Orion">JWD</keyword>) in Mumbai. The drive-in theatre will be operated by PVR and would have capacity for 290 cars and boasts of the biggest cinema screen in town. Additionally, the company has collaborated with Esports company <keyword id="3492146" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nodwin-gaming" source="Orion">NODWIN Gaming</keyword> to launch India's first "In-Cinema Esports" live tournaments. On the company's core business, Dutta said that pent-up demand, along with new content, has drawn in moviegoers, thereby accelerating the recovery. The sector, formally known as 'cinema exhibition industry', has been one of the hardest hit due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing revenue and employment loss. Till recently, cinemas and multiplexes in many states remained in the list of prohibited activities to curb the spread of the pandemic. However, accelerated pace of vaccination as well as easing Covid restrictions and lower transmission rates have turned the tide for the sector. Besides, new local, global and regional content have once again lured many moviegoers back from online streaming platforms to theatres. "Rising vaccination levels, lower infection rate and release of big-ticket movies has brought back moviegoers." "With lesser to no capacity restrictions, we believe that pre-pandemic levels will be achieved within the next few months." However, he cautioned that the growth will be stalled if another Covid wave hits the country. Furthermore, Dutta pointed out that festive season as well as healthy line-up of movie releases will surely boost the footfall levels at the company's properties. "This year we have new content coming in from international, domestic and regional studios." "Some markets in the north and in the South India region are close to reaching their pre-pandemic levels." Currently, PVR is the largest film exhibition company in India. It operates a cinema circuit comprising of 856 screens at 179 properties in 72 cities in India and Sri Lanka. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/india-vs-scotland-at-icc-t20-world-cup-do-or-die-situation-for-team-india/slidelist/87515627.cms">India vs Scotland at ICC T20 World Cup: Do or die situation for Team India</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/britains-five-pound-diwali-coin-has-mahatma-gandhis-quote-and-a-lotus/articleshow/87523616.cms">Britain's five-pound Diwali coin has Mahatma Gandhi's quote and a lotus</a>

COVID-19 pandemic accelerates PVR's business diversification, says PVR's Chief Executive

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jared Moskowitz mocked MTG, calling to make her "Putin's Special Envoy" to Congress.</li><li>The move came in response to Greene's amendments that proposed Ukraine aid supporters enlist in the fight against Russia.</li></ul>Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat representing Florida's 23rd congressional district, has openly mocked Marjorie Taylor Greene by saying he submitted an amendment appointing her as "Putin's Special Envoy to the United States Congress."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Just submitted an amendment to Bill drafting appointing MTG as Putin’s Special Envoy to the United States Congress. <a href="https://t.co/Gn8Dd3lZwj">https://t.co/Gn8Dd3lZwj</a>— Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredEMoskowitz/status/1780766179881058352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2024</a></blockquote>Moskowitz submitted the proposal in response to Greene's amendments to the Ukraine aid bill.One of Greene's amendments called for supporters of the bill, which would see tens of billions of dollars in aid sent to Ukraine, to enlist in the country's military in its fight against Russia.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">If you want to fund the endless foreign wars, you should have to go fight them. That’s why I’m introducing an amendment that would require any Member of Congress who votes for the multibillion $ Ukraine supplemental to enlist in Ukraine’s military. More: <a href="https://t.co/kTtrCUcglS">https://t.co/kTtrCUcglS</a>— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1780953016448774594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2024</a></blockquote><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/im-an-american-spending-thanksgiving-combat-nurse-frontline-in-ukraine-2023-11">Rebekah Maciorowski</a>, a US citizen who has been serving as a combat nurse on the front lines in Ukraine, replied to Greene's call, saying: "I did."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I did. <a href="https://t.co/NSkdp43jwD">https://t.co/NSkdp43jwD</a>— Rebekah Maciorowski (@bekamaciorowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/bekamaciorowski/status/1780945715855806682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2024</a></blockquote>Moskowitz also introduced a second amendment trolling Greene, seeking to rename her office in the Cannon House Office Building to the "Neville Chamberlain Room" — a reference to the former British prime minister famed for his failed attempts at appeasement toward Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.Greene has frequently come out with anti-Ukraine rhetoric and has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shutdown-funding-blocks-ukraine-aid-maga-moves-gop-toward-isolationism-2023-10">sought to delay the</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/house-republicans-plan-ukraine-israel-aid-explained-2024-4#:~:text=Ukraine%20aid%3A%20%2460.84%20billion%20total,be%20structured%20as%20a%20loan.">$95.3 billion aid package</a> that would allocate $60.84 billion to Ukraine.All eyes are now on the upcoming votes in the House and Senate.While the bill has been bogged down in delays, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-ammunition-shortages-make-russia-alpha-predator-us-veteran-2024-3">Ukraine has been suffering serious ammunition shortages</a>, hindering its efforts on the battlefield.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>X is filled with hilarious posts from people speculating about Sam Altman's return to OpenAI.</li><li>People are posting memes and clips from movies and television shows conveying a "heroic return."</li></ul>Just a day after <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ousted-fired-openai-ceo-chatgpt-maker-2023-11">OpenAI's board fired its 38-year-old CEO, Sam Altman</a>, talks had already begun to bring him back on board. A top ranking official at the company sent a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-optimistic-ceo-sam-altman-greg-brockman-will-return-board-2023-11">memo to employees late last night saying it was "optimistic"</a> about bringing Altman, and the several senior employees who left in solidarity with him, back to the company. Since then, social media users have been preempting Altman's return to OpenAI's offices by posting memes and clips from movies and television shows that highlight the classic archetype of the "hero's journey." The one where the "hero" embarks on a journey, faces a challenge, learns a lesson, and comes out victorious, and, ideally, a bit more enlightened. Some say it's a metaphor for the human experience. This weekend, though, it's a metaphor for what it's like to run one of the biggest AI companies in Silicon Valley. Here are a few of the funniest posts Business Insider found on X referring to Altman's possible return:<h3>Sam Altman dancing in as David Byrne</h3>An X user who goes by the name Thinkwert reposted an old clip of Scottish musician David Byrne rehearsing dance moves for the film, Stop Making Sense, as a comparison to Altman practicing his entrance back into OpenAI's offices.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sam Altman practicing how he’s gonna walk back into the OpenAI offices on Monday morning. <a href="https://t.co/H1rfHpAKQR">pic.twitter.com/H1rfHpAKQR</a>— Thinkwert (@Thinkwert) <a href="https://twitter.com/Thinkwert/status/1726237182107725866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <h3>Sam Altman entering like Entourage's Ari Gold</h3>Daniel Merja of Founders Committee Ventures posted a clip from the television show Entourage, in which the character Ari Gold is rehired by the talent agency he was fired from, and returns to the office with a paintball gun — and a vengeance.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Exclusive: Footage of Sam Altman returning to OpenAI as CEO <a href="https://t.co/jwD6rEZEMY">pic.twitter.com/jwD6rEZEMY</a>— Daniel ∞ (@danielmerja) <a href="https://twitter.com/danielmerja/status/1726019471993639400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote> "I thought the initial news was very surprising and can only imagine the tension in the office if he comes back as ceo," Merja wrote to Business Insider in a message on X. "The meme was just a joke and i think the people that work at openai are very supportive of sam."<h3>Sam Altman strutting in 'Bollywood Style'</h3>One X user who goes by the name PJ posted a clip from the Bollywood movie Bajirao Mastani, in which the titular warrior, Bajirao, performs a victory dance after a successful battle. "Sam Altman returning to the OpenAI headquarters on Monday as the CEO," PJ wrote on X.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sam Altman returning to the OpenAI headquarters on Monday as the CEO.<a href="https://twitter.com/sama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sama</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenAI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OpenAI</a> <a href="https://t.co/LjJZMWQlAO">pic.twitter.com/LjJZMWQlAO</a>— PJ (@pjdaddyofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/pjdaddyofficial/status/1726189083343675534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <h3>Sam Altman running into a victory huddle like the iconic ex-UNC coach Roy Williams</h3>One X user posted a clip of the University of North Carolina men's basketball team celebrating in the locker room after a victory against rival Duke University in 2012. The clip shows former coach Roy Williams entering the locker room to the ecstatic cheers of the players."POV: Sam Altman returning to the OpenAI office on Monday."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">POV: Sam Altman returning to the OpenAI office on Monday <a href="https://t.co/2qBmWsePis">pic.twitter.com/2qBmWsePis</a>— Niels Rogge (@NielsRogge) <a href="https://twitter.com/NielsRogge/status/1726235329949008275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <h3>Sam Altman using ChatGPT to announce his return</h3>It's only fitting that Altman would outsource his return memo to ChatGPT, right?<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sam Altman crafting his return memo: <a href="https://t.co/GYEXIgapvy">https://t.co/GYEXIgapvy</a> <a href="https://t.co/gVECM0DmQw">pic.twitter.com/gVECM0DmQw</a>— Ammaar Reshi (@ammaar) <a href="https://twitter.com/ammaar/status/1726015817677246560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <h3>Sam Altman reintroducing himself as K-pop star Psy</h3>The K-pop artist behind the viral hit, Gangnam Style, burst on stage via a trap door for a concert in September. One X user joked that Altman might be re-entering OpenAI the in the same fashion. "Live footage of Sam Altman getting ready to return as OpenAI CEO," the user wrote.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Live footage of Sam Altman getting ready to return as OpenAI CEO <a href="https://t.co/PWUL7TcTIa">pic.twitter.com/PWUL7TcTIa</a>— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1726015275647242475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2023</a></blockquote>

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