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UGC was originally a France-only operator, created in 1971 from a merger of regional cinema companies. The name stood for Union G�n�rale Cin�matographique; it is no more expanded today.

UGC’s arrival in the UK in October 1999 was a result of the acquisition of Virgin Cinemas.

The company is pretty much commerce-oriented, without significant aspirations towards promoting artistic cinema, unlike for example MK2.

In December 2004, UGC in the UK and Ireland was bought out by Cineworld.

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UGC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (205 words)
	UGC is the largest cinema operator in Europe with, as of August 2005, 49 sites and 553 screens across four countries:
	UGC was originally an exclusively French operator, created in 1971 from a merger of several regional cinema companies.
	UGC was formerly also a leading UK cinema owner following the purchase of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Cinemas, which it purchased in October 1999.

UGC - definition of UGC in Encyclopedia (125 words)
	UGC is the largest European cinema operator with, as of October 2004, 92 sites and 929 screens across six countries:
	UGC was originally a France-only operator, created in 1971 from a merger of regional cinema companies.
	UGCs arrival in the UK in October 1999 was a result of the acquisition of Virgin Cinemas.

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