Cinema United represents the 32,000 screens in the U.S. and another 30,000 screens across 88 countries, and that encapsulates not just the “Theatre Owners” of NATO but also the employees at those movie theaters, so the name change was fitting for yet another reason.

The National Association of Theatre Owners aka NATO will now be known as Cinema United going forward. Coverage and analysis of all the contenders and major award shows sent weekly during awards season.

The decision to re-name the 77-year-old organization was made by its executive board. The hope is that it will be more aligned with the names of both CinemaCon, as well as the Cinema Foundation, the organization’s charitable non-profit arm dedicated to promoting moviegoing.