April 2010
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2010-04-27
At Kodak, Patents Hold the Key to the Future - As Eastman Kodak Co. struggles to turn itself around, a patent countersuit brought against it by Apple Inc. highlights the camera and printer makers continuing reliance on income from its intellectual-property patents.
Source: Wall Street Journal
2010-04-27
Movie theaters turn to live event screenings to fill seats - Its 7 p.m. on a recent Saturday and every seat in the 294-seat theater inside the AMC 16 Burbank is filled. The crowd isnt there to watch "How to Train Your Dragon" or "Alice in Wonderland," but a not-so-family-friendly kind of entertainment: mixed martial arts.
Source: Los Angeles Times
2010-04-27
Sonic Equipment Company Signs Agreement With Christie Managed Services - Christie®, a global leader indigital cinema, announced that the Sonic Equipment Company has signed a major agreement with Christie Managed Services that will provide Sonic’s
customers with a wide-ranging new tier of technical support and maintenance that includes end-to-end turnkey solutions and a la carte service. Sonic’s expanded technical resources will be available to current customers – already at more than 400 screens – as well as all future customers across the Midwest and beyond.
Source: Press release Point
2010-04-27
Kiwi Cinemas Must Wait For 3D - Cinemas are rushing to invest in 3D, but global demand for the equipment means that it may be a while before the screens are commonplace in New Zealand.
Source: Stuff.co.nz
2010-04-27
Digital age puts small theaters in a bind - At Island Cinema, a metal door leads up to the projector room and projectionist David Fountain. Here
Source: News Press.com (BLOG)
2010-04-27
Iron Man 2 premiere hit by volcanic ash - World premiere moved from London to Los Angeles due to travel disruptions
Source: NME
2010-04-27
IMAX inks new theater deal in Japan - Megascreen theater company IMAX Corp. said Tuesday it will expand in Japan
Source: AP
2010-04-27
Muvico Theaters Expands Cinema Operations with Sony Digital Cinema 4K - Muvico Theaters, one of the earliest adopters of Sony digital cinema 4K technology, has completed the current phase of its digital conversion. The exhibitor now has five theaters equipped with Sony 4K digital cinema technology for a total of 89 screens, of which 17 are outfitted for 3D by combining Sony
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-27
Wildwood Theatres Moves to A Digital Future with Sony 4K Digital Cinema Projectors - Wildwood Theatres is installing Sony Electronics
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-27
Apollo Cinemas Commits 100% to Arqiva - The Apollo Cinema chain has chosen Arqiva
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-27
Agreement reached between Sony Pictures Releasing International and Film & Kino - Film & Kino, the Norwegian cinema organization, announced today that it has reached a non-exclusive agreement with Sony Pictures Releasing International (
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-27
Kieft-Group to close VPF deal with XDC and FTT - As the first circuit in the German-speaking countries Kieft & Kieft + Partner group enters into a VPF agreement to deploy 150 digital screens in Germany, Switzerland and Czech Republic.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-27
STV to sell Pearl & Dean for £1 - The media group STV is to sell its cinema advertising business Pearl & Dean for £1. The sale to Image Ltd, a newly formed company backed by Empire Cinemas director Thomas Anderson, is subject to shareholder approval.
Source: BBC News
2010-04-27
German cinemas forced to sharpen focus in 3D age - While Germany enjoys international renown for its generosity to film producers and directors, it has so far done nothing to help its cinemas into the 3D digital age. And now time is beginning to run out.
Source: DW World
2010-04-27
Empire told build cinema or lose your site - PRESSURE has piled on for Empire to complete the redevelopment of the multi-million pound Ealing cinema or lose it for good.
Source: Ealing Gazette
2010-04-27
Phish Fans Flood Theatres for Phish 3D Premiere - Phish 3D, the production of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), AEG NL and Action 3D, made a splash at its April 20th premiere at nine exclusive locations across the country this week, with dedicated Phish fans turning out in droves to experience the groundbreaking concert film.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-27
UK cinemas not daunted by World Cup challenge - UK cinemas are confident that summer box office takings will survive competition from the World Cup in 2010.
Source: BBC News
2010-04-27
Lloyds hoists For sale sign over Vue cinemas - Lloyds Banking Group is putting the cinema chain Vue Entertainment up for sale.
Source: Times Online
2010-04-27
Bollywood films after 40 years - BANGLADESH has lifted a four-decade ban on Indian films in a bid to boost attendance at cinemas, a government minister said on Saturday, drawing loud complaints from local actors and directors.
Source: The Straits Times
2010-04-23
Christie Appoints Stage Audio Works - Stage Audio Works have been appointed as an official distributor of the Christie range of premium projectors and processors in South Africa, from its bases in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg.
Source: Press Release
2010-04-23
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour Hosts its First Film Premiere - Moscow, Russia (14th April, 2010) – The premiere of Vladimir Khotinenko’s new film – Pop (aka The Priest) – which took place on Easter Sunday in the Church Council’s Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, has become a unique event in the history of the Russian motion picture industry. Kinoproekt Company provided the technical support and installed the digital projection system supplied by Christie.
Source: Press Release
2010-04-23
Christie Supports Visualisation Show at Hannover Messe - Mönchengladbach, (April 2010) – Under the motto 'Efficiency - Innovation -
Sustainability', the next HANNOVER MESSE- 19 to 23 April 2010 - will be showcasing innovations, new developments and technologies, alongside new materials from the world of industry. As
part of the “Digital Factory”, which is one of nine trade shows taking place within the Hannover fair, there will be a special show in hall 17, focusing on Virtual Reality and 3D
Visualisation.
Source: Press Release
2010-04-23
Christie Solaria Makes its Debut in Spain at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival - Kelonik equips Screen 1 at the Cines Alb
Source: Press Release
2010-04-23
CHRISTIE TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT PALME 2010 - PALME, Dubai – (18th – 20th April, 2010) Christie Middle East has occupied a central position at
the PALME Middle East shows since setting up its regional office back in May 2007. PALME 2010 (Dubai International Exhibitions Centre, April 18-20) has been no exception with Simon Smith
and his team setting out a range of dynamic and innovative new products.
Source: Press Release
2010-04-23
Christie Introduces the New Digital Canvas at PLASA Focus:Christie MicroTiles - PALME, Dubai
Source: Press Release
2010-04-23
EFA Partners and Infuse Commercial Capital Create Digital Cinema Financing Program for Small to Mid-Sized Movie Exhibitors - EFA Partners and Infuse Commercial Capital announced that they have jointly created a program that offers favorable financing terms for smaller movie exhibitors seeking viable financing alternatives for their digital cinema conversion.The program is highlighted by offering loans up to $2 million that can finance up to 100% of the digital cinema equipment cost.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyer
2010-04-23
Apollo Cinemas commits 100% to Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System - The Apollo Cinema chain has chosen Arqiva’s Digital Cinema
Satellite Distribution System for their entire cinema circuit. This will enable Arqiva to electronically deliver Digital Cinema Packages and live events to all of Apollo’s sites around the
UK. The first performance streamed live via satellite for Apollo was the Bolshoi Ballet’s ‘La Flame de Paris’ from Moscow on April 8th 2010.
Barrie Woolston, Commercial Director at Arqiva Satellite & Media, said: “Apollo has a reputation for being at the cutting edge of cinema. Arqiva’s innovative satellite system uses professional broadcast equipment to provide a robust and reliable electronic delivery system for live and feature content. We congratulate Apollo on being the first UK cinema chain to fully deploy digital cinema for which Arqiva’s electronic distribution is ideally suited.”
Arqiva provides robust satellite and IP networks for the managed delivery of entertainment, information and advertising worldwide. It works with leading media distributors to provide
electronic delivery services of live events and feature films into digital cinemas across Europe.
Source: Press Release
2010-04-20
Starplex Cinemas Selects GDC Servers for Digital Rollout - GDC Technology (“GDC”), a world leading digital cinema solution provider, announced today an exclusive server deal with Starplex Cinemas, a leading US cinema chain based in Dall1as, Texas.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-20
Cineworld to bring in 3D technology 'soon' - ISLANDERS will soon be able to watch blockbuster hits in 3D, now that the Island
Source: This Is Jersey
2010-04-20
Carmike Cinemas to Host 2010 First Quarter Results Conference Call/Webcast Monday, May 3 at 5:00 P.M. ET - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!ckec/quotes/nls/ckec (CKEC 16.40, +0.54, +3.40%) , a leading digital cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, will host its 2010 first quarter results conference call and webcast on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 5:00 P.M. ET. Carmike's financial results will be issued after the market's close the same day.
Source: Business Wire
2010-04-20
Movie Metrics: Cinema Ads Click With Viewers - A new report from the Cinema Advertising Council and NewMediaMetrics details consumers' emotional attachment to different media, as well as brands appearing in various media contexts. The findings suggest that cinema advertising can compete effectively with television for video advertising dollars.
Source: Media Post
2010-04-20
Big Cinemas eyeing DLF - Anil Ambani's ambitions to expand his cinema business may not end in a battle to acquire the majority in Fame. As sources say Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance MediaWorks may well be eyeing DT cinemas, which belongs to real estate developer DLF.
Source: NDTV Profit
2010-04-20
Digital 3D Cinema Firm RealD Aims for $200 Million IPO - Beverly Hills, Calif. - RealD, a provider of digital 3D cinema projection systems, on Friday filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the New York Stock Exchange that hopes to raise up to $200 million. Beverly Hills, Calif.-based RealD's 3D projection systems have been deployed on more than 5,300 screens in 51 countries to date; its technology has been used to screen "Avatar," "Clash of the Titans" and other titles.
Source: Digital Media Wire
2010-04-20
EPC backs digital conversion, opposes pan-European licensing - The European Producers Club (EPC), an association of Europe's leading independent film producers, has announced their support of digital conversion and opposition to pan-European licensing.
Source: Cineuropa
2010-04-20
Pub set to swallow up icon - PADSTOW'S iconic cinedrome could be converted into a Wetherspoons pub, the Cornish Guardian has learned.
Source: This Is Cornwall.co.uk
2010-04-20
Vue helped by recession - VUE Cinemas has narrowed its losses by more than a third after recession-struck Britons opted to save money by going to films rather than to nightclubs or restaurants.
Source: Bnet
2010-04-20
First all-3D cinema a coup for Carmarthen - WALES’ oldest town will become the first place in Europe to have a purpose-built all 3D, digital multiplex cinema at the end of this month.
Source: Wales Online
2010-04-20
Movie Tavern Selects GDC Servers for Digital Rollout - Burbank, California – GDC Technology (“GDC”), a world leading digital cinema solution provider, is pleased to announce the signing of a server deployment agreement with Movie Tavern, a fast growing US cinema eatery chain. The agreement involves the deployment of 76 GDC servers scheduled to commence in Q2 of this year with full deployment expected to be completed by the end of year. As part of Cinedigm’s Phase 2 digital cinema deployment program, GDC servers will be integrated with Series 2 DLP Cinema® projectors supplied by Barco. Participating theatres will become part of Cinedigm Certified™ digital cinema network.
Source: Box Office
2010-04-12
Cinema goes back to the future with 80s classics - Sylvester Stallone versus Arnold Schwarzenegger versus Bruce Willis: it is the screen showdown that action nerds of a certain age have waited three decades to see.
Source: Times Online
2010-04-12
Hyde Park Picture House - The Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds is the second oldest continually operating cinema in the country, one of the oldest surviving cinemas from the silent era and with many of its original features still intact.
Source: Guardian.co.uk
2010-04-12
Q&A With Uckfield Picture House Owner Kevin Markwick - Kevin Markwick owns and runs the Uckfield Picture House in East Sussex (not related to the Picturehouse chain). An impassioned cinephile, Kevin was interviewed by Francine Stock on BBC Radio 4s Film Programme in February and came across as a funny and interesting guy. I got in touch and he was nice enough to answer a few questions for this blog:
Source: Beames On Film (BLOG)
2010-04-12
Dolby Sees a New Vision of Image Accuracy - SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!dlb/quotes/nls/dlb (DLB 59.30, +0.21, +0.36%) announced today that for professionals who rely on the most accurate measurement tools for color-critical work, the new Dolby(R) PRM-4200 Professional Reference Monitor delivers the accuracy of previous CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors with the versatility of flat-panel displays.
Source: Business Wire
2010-04-12
Scrabble Entertainment And UFO Moviez To Jointly Roll Out IPL In 3D Format In Theatres - Scrabble Entertainment which have more than 160 DCI compliant digital screens across India and over 60 3D enabled screens have joined hands with UFO Moviez India Ltd., India
Source: Your Story
2010-04-12
State-of-the-art digital tech makes Festival Theatre giant cinema - PERFORMANCES could soon be broadcast live from the Capitals Festival Theatre to other cities across the country using state-of-the-art digital equipment. The venue is set to become Scotlands largest digital cinema by this summer, after a
Source: Edinburgh Evening News
2010-04-12
UK Film Council launches new £15m film fund to champion British film - New £15m film fund opens for business • Experienced team appointed as atekeepers of the Film Fund • Producers to receive equity share of UK Film Council recoupment • Tim Bevan to chair think tank to identify ways to grow uk film companies of scale • Most significant revision of UK Film Council activities in 10 years
Source: UK Film Council
2010-04-12
Cinedigm Announces Agreement With Rave Motion Pictures for Phase 2 Deployment Program - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), the global leader in the digital cinema industry, today announced Rave Motion Pictures, a Texas-based cinema chain, has signed an agreement to participate in Cinedigms Phase 2 digital cinema deployment program. Three hundred fifty-six Rave screens across 20 U.S. states will participate in the Phase 2 program including some that have previously installed digital cinema equipment and 277 that will be converted using Barco Series II projection equipment. All will become Cinedigm Certified
Source: CNN Money.com
2010-04-12
Christie Digital Cinema Projectors Screen Inspiring Movies to More Than 70,000 Haitians - Running until April 11th,
the Cinépolis Foundation’s social outreach program entitled "Lets all go to Cinépolis Haiti" will screen 11 movies on donated Christie digital cinema projectors reaching more than 70,000 people devastated by the February 12th earthquake.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-12
Toledo movie theatres under new ownership - Youll soon see changes at several Toledo movie theatres. Showcase Cinemas will be switched to Rave Cinemas as part of a change of ownership. Rave bought Showcase from National Amusements.
Source: ABC Local
2010-04-12
National CineMedia (NCM) Expands Its Cinema Network with the Addition of Metropolitan Theatres - National CineMedia /quotes/comstock/15*!ncmi/quotes/nls/ncmi (NCMI 18.60, -0.15, -0.80%) , a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology, has entered into a network affiliate agreement with Metropolitan Theatres Corporation for the presentation of cinema advertising and NCM Fathom entertainment events.
Source: Business Wire
2010-04-12
RealD to capitalise on 3D success with IPO - RealD, whose technology has fuelled the explosion in 3D cinema, is working on a potential $1bn listing to capitalise on the success of films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, according to several people familiar with the matter.
Source: Financial Times
2010-04-12
He's the reel deal – restaurant and pub tycoon plots expansion into movie business - ONE of Scotland's leading pub, restaurant and hotel chains is planning to expand into the movie business.
Source: Scotsman.com
2010-04-12
Offhollywood Brings Unique Vision III 3D Lens Technology to Production Market - Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that, in association with Element Technica 3D and Thales Angenieux, it is providing producers and cinematographers with cutting-edge Vision III Imaging 3D lens technology. The integrated solution unites Element Technicas 3D rigs for capture of stereoscopic 3D images, Vision IIIs patented Digital Parallax Scanning (DPS
Source: Broadcast Newsroom
2010-04-12
The Clash Of The Titans conundrum: Why Animated Films Look Better In 3D - Slates Daniel Engber offers some pretty darn intriguing theories about the issue in a recent post, taking us way past the most obvious explanation -- that the effects were simply done on the cheap. As he explains, if you want to add depth to a flat image, you need skilled 3-D artisans, and skilled artisans cost moolah.
Source: Los Angeles Times
2010-04-12
No, your eyes arent deceiving you - Avatar has seen Hollywood re-embrace the format, but its all about gimmickry, not creative film-making
Source: The Guardian
2010-04-12
Barco and GDC Unveil Integrated Media Block for Digital Cinema at CineAsia - Digital cinema pioneer Barco and digital cinema solution provider GDC Technology (
Source: Barco Projector.Info
2010-04-12
The i-Cinema Standard - Art house cinemas would clearly benefit from a different digital cinema standard than mainstream Hollywood studio films and commercial multiplex exhibitors do. The Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) standard is indeed technically very impressive but far too expensive and cumbersome for most specialty film venues. Consequently, there are very few DCI equipped art house cinemas operating today in the U.S., and little if any appropriate content.
Source: Emerging Pictures
2010-04-05
Entertainment-starved federal capital: No cinema house for 1.5 million Islooites - ISLAMABAD: The entertainment-starved 1.5 million people of the federal capital are waiting for revival of cinema house in the city to enjoy movies on big screen. The city
Source: Daily Times
2010-04-05
The much-awaited Mahinda Rajapaksa National Tele Cinema Park in Ranmihitenna has completed its stage one. This giant cinema village will be opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on March 30. - Ranmihitenna is situated between Tissamaharamaya and Kataragama about seven kilometres from Tissamaharamaya. About two years ago, LTTE had massacred some villagers there. But things have come a full circle now and it has become the scene of festivity.
Source: Daily News
2010-04-05
India's Reliance Media Works Takes Over UFO's E-Cinema Operation - This past week the digital cinema pipeline into movie theatres in India became a little more narrow - figuratively, not literally or technically. On Thursday Reliance MediaWorks (formerly Adlabs), one of India
Source: Celluloid Junkie
2010-04-05
INTERNATIONAL INDEX TO FILM PERIODICALS - Created by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) in Paris in 1938, FIAF is a collaborative association of film archives whose purpose is to ensure the proper preservation and showing of motion pictures.
Source: YUL News
2010-04-05
Through the 3D looking glass - HERE'S A QUESTION for you. If we say 3D game changer we're sure that most of you will think of James Cameron's record breaking Avatar, possibly the first film in a while to be widely acclaimed for its technological merit alone. However, it was the Lumerie brothers, inventors of the cinematograph, who staked the first claim as 3D game changers.
Source: The Inquirer
2010-04-05
Digital cinema takes off in Europe - 3D screens account for 74 per cent of all digital screens in Europe, having increased in number six-fold during 2009. The number of digital screens tripled over the same period. France is now the leading d-cinema territory in Europe, with close to 1,000 d-screens at the end of 2009.
Source: Screen Digest
2010-04-05
Agora shifts away from print with cinema deal - Polish media group Agora AGOD.WA agreed to pay 25 million euros for control of cinema operator Helios in a move to lessen its reliance on the hard hit newspaper business, pushing its shares to an 18 month high.
Source: Reuters
2010-04-05
3D Flicks Spark Cinema Price Hikes - Expect soon to see a marked increase in rabid, shock-horror puff pieces from Hollywood
Source: P2PNet
2010-04-05
Cinema Treasures, Odeon Manly - Located in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly. The Rialto Theatre was located midway along the southern side of The Corso, the main street in town. It opened on 23rd July 1923 with John Barrymore in "Sherlock Holmes" and Wallace Beery in "Thirty Days".
Source: Cinema Treasures
2010-04-05
NAB 2010 - Another DVS Debut in DCI - Launch of Fuze - Highlighting its current product portfolio for post production and broadcast at booth SL3305, DVS presents the latest addition to its video systems family: Fuze stars with its Digital Mastering capabilities. At this year
Source: DCinema Today
2010-04-05
Davao City eyes digital theater - Davao City (31 March) -- Davao City has a good market for movie theaters with top-of-the-line facilities as can be observed with the first 3D cinema in the city run by SM.
Source: PIA Daily News Reader
2010-04-05
20th Century Fox sign up SmartJog - Twentieth Century Fox and TDF subsidiary SmartJog have announced a non-exclusive deal for the satellite distribution of digital cinema content to theatres in Europe.
Source: Tech Watch
2010-04-05
Contracts Exchanged on St Albans Odeon - THE sale of the former St Albans Odeon to cinema entrepreneur James Hannaway went through today. Contracts have been exchanged between Mr Hannaway and the owners of the Odeon, Wattsdown Developments, following a campaign to raise
Source: The Herts Advertiser
2010-04-05
Bring Back Movies to the Drive-In - The Southington Drive-in is one of the last of its kind, not only in Connecticut but the entire United States and there's a push to restore it to some of its former glory.
Source: NBC Connecticut
2010-04-05
Arts Alliance Media broadens digital cinema reach - UK digital distribution group Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has agreed an exclusive strategic partnership with Japanese company Broadmedia, in order that the latter may launch digital conversion programme in Japan.
Source: Screen Digest
2010-04-05
VUE HELPED BY RECESSION - Vue Cinemas has cut its losses by more than a third as recession-hit Britons choose to save money by going to the cinema rather than nightclubs or restaurants.
Source: Reuters
2010-04-05
3-D Films Are Everywhere This Summer, And So Are New 3-D Screens - the opening today of the 3-D family fantasy
Source: hotnewsreview.com
2010-04-02
Could the 3D fad die like it did during the 50s? - According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the recent glut of 3D films have moviegoers confused, leaving the future of 3D movies in doubt.
Source: Cinematreasures.org
2010-04-01
State-of-the-art digital tech makes Festival Theatre giant cinema - PERFORMANCES could soon be broadcast live from the Capitals Festival Theatre to other cities across the country using state-of-the-art digital equipment.
Source: Scotsman.com
