November 2010

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2010-11-30
MJR cinema to open in Westland - Get the popcorn ready in Westland, because MJR Digital Cinemas is opening a new movie theater there next year.
Source: Freep

2010-11-30
Saffron Screen team wins prestigious award - SAFFRON Screen’s projectionists have been named Projection Team of the Year by the British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society (BKSTS).
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter

2010-11-30
Digital 3D Cinema Firm RealD Files for Secondary Offering - RealD (NYSE: RLD), the developer of digital cinema 3D projection systems, announced on Tuesday that it has filed with the SEC for a secondary offering of 7.8 million shares, valued at about $242 million.
Source: Digital Media Wire

2010-11-30
Northwoods Stadium Cinemas to open in time for holiday weekend - The Lowcountry's newest movie theater will blast on the scene Wednesday as one of the few new cinemas in the nation this year.
Source: Post And Courier

2010-11-30
Digital production company Projekta has created what it claims is Australia's first live action 3D cinema ad - Digital production agency Projekta has created Australia
Source: Entertainment Technology Centre (Blog)

2010-11-30
IMAX Signs Theatre Deal With ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group - Introduces Joint Venture Business in Spain and Italy
Source: Globe News Wire

2010-11-30
Cinemark Launches New XD Auditoriums in Redwood City, San Bruno and Walnut Creek, CA - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!cnk/quotes/nls/cnk (CNK 17.94, -0.06, -0.33%) , a leading motion picture exhibitor, recently opened new Cinemark XD, Extreme Digital Cinema auditoriums at the Century 20 Downtown Redwood City Theatre in Redwood City, CA, the Century at Tanforan Theatre in San Bruno, CA and the Century 14 Downtown Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, CA.
Source: Market Watch

2010-11-30
Digital Comes to Shawano, Wisconsin - uick Theatres is excited to announce their first leap into the digital cinema era by signing with Sonic Equipment Company of Iola, Kansas to fully convert their 4-screen facility in Shawano, WI.
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-30
New 3D Deal with Utopia / Utopolis for FTT - The Benelux-based group is planning to boost its 3D business with 45 MasterImage 3D installations.
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-30
Buy Tickets, Search Movie Listings and More With This Free App Available in English and French - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) today announced the Cineplex Mobile App will be available as a free download for a wide variety of smartphones and select devices effective tomorrow, November 24th, 2010.
Source: Stock Market Review

2010-11-30
Terra Firma receives approaches for Odeon cinema chain - Terra Firma, the private equity owner of EMI, is understood to have received a number of approaches for the Odeon cinema chain from private equity groups, The Daily Telegraph has learnt.

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Source: The Telegraph

2010-11-30
Lord Puttnam to receive the 2011 RAAM International Award - Lord Puttnam, award-winning producer and President of the UK Film Distributors’ Association, has been chosen to receive the 2011 International Award by the RAAM Advisory Board at the top British cinema awards for UK and Irish cinema operators and distributors.
Source: Press Release

2010-11-30
Cornerhouse to join Library Theatre in new city venue - Manchester's famous art house cinema, the Cornerhouse, is set to move into a brand new
Source: BBC News

2010-11-30
Nordisk Choose Masterimage 3D - After a careful selection process, Nordisk Film, which operates 115 screens in Denmark and Norway, has selected MasterImage 3D for all its digital screens.
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-23
Green Day Concert Film Marks First European Simultaneous Theatrical Delivery to Cinemas - A concert movie from U.S. indie rock combo Green Day pogoed into movie theaters across Europe via satellite in what is claimed to be an European first for simultaneous digital satellite delivery.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

2010-11-23
Seoul-Based Exhibitor Expanding in Korea, China, Vietnam - Lotte Cinemas will be honored with the DLP Cinema Marketing Achievement Award at the annual CineAsia trade show, whose managing director Robert Sunshine will fete the South Korean cinema circuit on Dec. 9 in Hong Kong at the closing night ceremony of the three-day event.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

2010-11-23
Archer Capital May Bid For Hoyts Cinemas, Financial Review Says - Archer Capital is among a list of private equity and pension funds said to have expressed an interest in Pacific Equity Partners
Source: Business Week

2010-11-23
3D cinema a costly affair - Cinemas in Vienna add around 2.50 Euros to normal ticket prices for 3D movies, a survey has shown.
Source: Austrian Independent

2010-11-23
XDC and Reel Cinemas Agreed To Deploy 57 Digital Screens in UK - Reel Cinemas, a growing UK exhibitor, XDC, the n
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-23
AMC's Dine-In Theatres: The Movies' Last Stand at the Box Office? - AMC’s Dine-In Theatre seeks to re-invent the movie-going experience with in-theater dining, cocktails and waitress service right from your seat. But in the face of On-Demand streaming content and inexpensive, high-definition home entertainment technology, is the movie theater still viable?
Source: ZD Net(Blog)

2010-11-23
RealD and Wanda Cinema Team Up for 3D Rollout - RealD Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!rld/quotes/nls/rld (RLD 27.30, -0.68, -2.43%) , a leading global licensor of 3D technologies for cinema, consumer electronics, and professional applications, and Wanda Cinema, China's largest movie theatre circuit, announced today plans to install RealD 3D technology on up to 500 screens across the Wanda circuit. Installations have already begun and will see RealD 3D installed in high profile locations across cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Xian.
Source: Market Watch

2010-11-23
Blackstone Completes Sale of Remaining Stake in Cineworld - The Blackstone Group /quotes/comstock/13*!bx/quotes/nls/bx (BX 13.25, +0.20, +1.53%) today announced that it has sold its entire shareholding of approximately 20% in Cineworld Group PLC at a price of 205p per share.
Source: Market Watch

2010-11-23
Empire builder: Canadian Picture Pioneers celebrate Stuart Fraser - Stuart Fraser, CEO of Empire Theatres, Canada
Source: Film Journal

2010-11-23
Cinema giant AMC settles Disibililties Act lawsuit with Justice Department - AMC Entertainment has settled a decade-old lawsuit filed by the Justice Department under the Americans With Disabilities Act that alleged the nation's No. 2 movie-theater circuit failed to provide adequate wheelchair seating as required by law.
Source: LA Times(Blog)

2010-11-23
HARD TIMES:How Europe's Financial Crisis Is Affecting Each Country's Film Industry - It’s not just the UK movie business that is suffering from draconian budget cuts because of the global financial crisis. Europe has an enormous hangover, too. And other European film industries are also suffering as EU governments scramble to reduce their debt mountains.
Source: Deadline

2010-11-23
Arts Alliance Media sells Arqiva - Leading Italian cinema chain
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-23
Ealing's Cinema Gets Planning Green Light .. Again - Councillors approved a new planning application last night which could clear the way for work to start on Ealing's derelict cinema site.
Source: Ealing Today

2010-11-23
Technicolor to close North Hollywood film printing plant - In another blow to L.A.'s entertainment economy, Technicolor Inc. plans to shut down its film release printing plant in North Hollywood next year, the company told employees this week.
Source: LA Times(Blog)

2010-11-23
XDC Selected by Eurimages For its Digitisation Programme of up to 144 Screens - XDC, the n
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-23
Digital dateline: China sets the pace for Asia-Pacific conversion - Across the Asia-Pacific markets, from the remote edges of western China to the major metropolitan cities in New Zealand and Australia, digital conversion is underway at a rapid pace, frequently being limited only by the ability of the hardware manufacturers to supply enough digital projectors, servers and related equipment to meet the demand.
Source: Film Journal

2010-11-22
New 3D Deal with Utopia / Utopolis for FTT - As the very first exhibitor to have projected digital 3D at its main sites in the Benelux countries, Utopia / Utopolis Group, one of the major cinema circuits in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, entered into a deal with FTT Benelux S.A., youngest member of the FTT family, for the supply and installation of 45 MasterImage 3D digital cinema systems. Moreover, FTT also won the bid for the supply and installation of all silver screens for the group.
Source: Masterimage3D Press Release

2010-11-18
Arts Alliance Media sells Arqiva’s Digital Cinema platform in Italy - Leading Italian cinema chain ‘The Space’ has signed a contract with Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners, Arts Alliance Media. This involves The Space, one of Italy’s largest exhibitors, deploying Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution System across their circuit.

Barrie Woolston, Commercial Director at Arqiva Broadcast & Media, said: “We are very excited to be extending our Digital Cinema network into Italy – our ninth European territory. The Space is one of the country’s largest exhibitors and their decision to deploy our professional satellite receivers, alongside Arts Alliance Media’s Theatre Management System, is a strong testament to the value of our satellite based electronic delivery system. After a phased roll out each cinema will be able to electronically receive DCPs and live content via our IS905 platform. This deployment, across the Space circuit, adds still more momentum to the roll out of our Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution System across Europe.”

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

2010-11-17
Christie Expands 3D Projector Line With Six New Models - Wokingham, UK – (17th November, 2010) – Christie® today announced that its successful Mirage Series 3D DLP® projector line has expanded with the addition of six models to bring high performance 3D solutions to new markets. The new Christie Mirage M Series 3-chip DLP projectors offer complete compatibility with today’s 3D standards to support growing demands for 3D displays – from home entertainment and video gaming, to museums, education and rental/staging. Feature-rich, high performance 3D The most compact 3-chip DLP projectors in their class, the six models feature a new dual-input image processor and a wide range of input options to integrate with any 3D signal and format. For 3D entertainment requirements, the Christie Mirage M Series is ready for Blu-ray 3D video, PS3 and other gaming consoles and meets the mandatory 3D spec for HDMI v1.4a. Combined with embedded Christie Twist™ for advanced image warping and edge-blending, and a full suite of specifically designed lenses, the projectors are easy to use and configure for visually stunning 3D. “Christie had the vision to develop the world’s first 3-chip DLP 3D projector a decade ago, and we were the first to market with a DLP Cinema® projector, ushering in a new era of excitement for moviegoers with the magic of 3D,” notes George Tsintzouras, senior director, product management for Business Products at Christie. “As the popularity for 3D continues to grow, we’re carrying on our tradition of technological innovation to offer a wide spectrum of compelling 3D products to more markets, including corporate boardrooms and conference rooms, education, large events, rental/staging and more.”

The Christie Mirage M Series lineup includes the DS+6K-M; DS+10K-M; HD6K-M; HD10K-M; WU7K-M and the WU12K-M projectors. The models come in SXGA+ (4:3), HD (16:9) and WUXGA (16:10) resolution to suit any application. Upgrades also available

For customers looking to upgrade their existing display technology to 3D capability, Christie offers an upgrade path for its mid to high-end 3-chip DLP projectors with the Mirage M Series advanced 3D functionality. “Christie is the first to offer products that are 3D upgradeable. Our 3-chip DLP projectors are 2D and 3D capable, so whether you need 3D today or tomorrow, we’re ready whenever you are to future proof your investment,” concludes Tsintzouras.
Source: Press Release

2010-11-16
Doughty Hanson Agrees to Buy Vue Cinema Chain for $730 Million - Doughty Hanson & Co., a private equity firm, agreed to buy the U.K.?s third-largest cinema operator, Vue Entertainment Ltd., from existing managers and an affiliated investment fund, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group.
Source: Bloomberg

2010-11-16
Making 3-D Glasses Fashionable - In recent days, both Gucci and Calvin Klein Inc. unveiled high-style 3-D glasses with price tags of $225 and $180, respectively. Now eyewear and apparel maker Oakley Inc., is diving into the third dimension with the release of a $120 3-D version of its popular Gascan model of sunglasses.
Source: Wall Street Journal (BLOG)

2010-11-16
Christie Displays North by Northwest as First 4K DLP Cinema - Christie is a leader in digital cinema projection. Today, the company announced that they presented the world?s first full feature screening in 4K resolution DLP Cinema. The screening took place at the Mann Chinese theater complex in Hollywood California with the help of the Christie CP4230 projector.
Source: Planet DTV

2010-11-16
Arts Alliance Media Signs First Two Digital Cinema Deployment Deals with Local Distributors in France - MK2 and DistriB Films sign long term Virtual Print Fee deals
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-16
Popcorn extortion hits all time high in one of UK?s favourite family pastimes - How much does it cost to go to the cinema? That?s a loaded question if you happen to live in London since the price of admission does not include extras such as popcorn, soda, or 3D glasses.
Source: Money Market UK

2010-11-16
Cineplex Entertainment Signs Agreement with D-BOX to add its Motion Systems to 10 Theatres - Cineplex Entertainment ("Cineplex") /quotes/comstock/11t!e:cgx.un (CA:CGX.UN 21.58, +0.16, +0.75%) , Canada's largest and most successful motion picture theatre exhibitor, and D-BOX Technologies Inc. (DBO.A on the TSX Venture Exchange), today announced they have signed an agreement to add approximately 250 D-BOX MFX Seats to be installed in 10 theatres across Canada over the next 12 months with an option for 10 additional locations on the same terms.
Source: Market Watch

2010-11-16
Public in favour of the delisting and demolition of the Odeon - Following an invitation by the Minister for Planning and Environment, C Le Masurier Limited has now submitted its representation in respect of the arguments for the delisting of the former Odeon cinema building, Bath Street, St Helier.
Source: IFC Feed

2010-11-16
Digital Projection and RealD 3D? Debut at Cinebarre Theaters - Moviegoers have an exciting new option when visiting their local Cinebarre cinema eatery. Cinebarre LLC is proud to announce the addition of digital projection to the company?s Denver, Charleston, Salem and Seattle locations.
Source: Melodika

2010-11-16
?2.25 Million Investment Boost for Welsh Film Industry - The Film Agency for Wales has released figures showing a ?2.25 million investment in the Welsh film sector.
Source: 4RFV

2010-11-16
The British film industry customers are there and very willing to pay the millions to watch British film industry product - The British Film Industry has another incredible asset: it is the third biggest cinema audience in the world based on revenue.
Source: Save The British Film Industry (BLOG)

2010-11-16
Eurimages requires digital masters - Production of a digital master is becoming compulsory for recipients of Eurimages co-production funding.
Source: Variety

2010-11-16
European arthouses: digital plans differ - What if you built a standard, but no one could afford to conform to it? That's the question plaguing arthouse and independent exhib sectors in Germany, who are confronting how to pay for upgrading to digital cinema and whether they should conform to the Digital Cinema Initiative
Source: Variety

2010-11-09
Digital Projection and RealD 3D - Moviegoers have an exciting new option when visiting their local Cinebarre cinema eatery. Cinebarre LLC is proud to announce the addition of digital projection to the company
Source: Business Wire

2010-11-09
Cinemark Opens New XD Auditoriums in California and Oregon - Cinemark Holdings, Inc., a motion picture exhibitor, opened new Cinemark XD, Extreme Digital Cinema auditoriums at the Century Huntington Beach Theatre in Huntington Beach, Calif., the Century 16 Greenback Lane in Sacramento, Calif. and the Century Roseville 14 in Roseville, Calif.
Source: Trading Markets

2010-11-09
Odeon UCI Chooses Arqiva - Odeon UCI, one of Europe
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-09
Christie Celebrates Official Opening of New China Manufacturing Facility - Aggressive ramp-up schedule triples production capability to meet record demand for digital cinema projectors
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-09
Cinema chain Vue lines up new backers in - Vue is this weekend on the brink of bringing in new private equity partners in a deal that values the cinema chain at
Source: Daily Mail

2010-11-09
Arts Alliance Media and Arqiva Bring Satellite to Odeon in Continental Europe - Arts Alliance Media, Europe
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-09
Private equity firm pays $730 mil for Vue - European private equity firm Doughty Hanson & Co. has acquired Blighty exhib Vue Entertainment from investors Cavendish Square Partners and its existing management team in a deal worth an estimated £450 million ($730 million).

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Source: Variety.com

2010-11-09
Warner Bros invests £100m in Harry Potter studios - US film giant safeguards future of 1,500 jobs at Leavesden Studios, as industry reels from decision to axe UK Film Council.

Details of the planning application as submitted to the council can be found here along with some additional informaiton here
Source: The Guardian

2010-11-09
Sony licenses Civolution’s NexGuard – Digital Cinema audio and video watermarking technologies - Eindhoven, The Netherlands, November 9th 2010 – Civolution, the leading provider of technology and services for identifying, managing and monetizing media content, today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Sony's Digital Cinema Solutions Group to integrate Civolution’s NexGuard – Digital Cinema watermarking into Sony 4K SXRD digital cinema systems for 3D stereoscopic and 4K resolution projections on a global scale.

“Civolution’s NexGuard watermarking offers state of the art security throughout our digital cinema servers worldwide and complies with the DCI specifications for persistent content protection, including traceable forensic evidence in case of content theft,’’ said Rich Reames, Director of Technology, Digital Cinema Solutions Group at Sony Electronics.

In this multi-year agreement, Sony’s Digital Cinema Solutions group will integrate Civolution’s watermarking technologies to market DCI compliant servers and projectors with audio and image forensic marking capabilities. Forensic marking is intended to make illegal recordings of digital cinema content traceable, and is today a requirement under the Digital Cinema Initiative (www.dcimovies.com), a joint venture of major motion picture studios, formed to establish a standard architecture for digital cinema systems. The NexGuard - Digital Cinema watermark can survive in-theatre camcording and subsequent compression to low bitrates.

“The DCI compliant and camcorder proofed NexGuard solution helps to protect assets and creates a more secure digital cinema environment,’’ said Jean-Michel Masson, Senior Vice President, Watermarking Operations, Civolution. “We are very pleased to roll-out the NexGuard forensic marking with one of the leading D-Cinema system manufacturers and offer the studios a security solution for all digital cinema screens, including 3D and 4K theaters.’’

The NexGuard - Digital Cinema watermarking technology has been in operation in tens of thousands of theatres since the worldwide introduction of digital technology in 2006, and is compatible with 2K, 4K, 2D and 3D systems. Watermarking upon projection enables the identification of the theatre screen and the time of projection, a condition made mandatory by the movie studios that were instrumental in establishing DCI specifications. DCI specifications ensure a uniform, high level of technical performance, along with reliability and quality control. The content theft is potentially organized based on illicit camcording of movie pictures during the in-theater projection, and then pirate copies circulate on the Internet or are sold on the black market as DVDs. Such content theft impacts the whole movie industry economics. Forensic Marking helps to locate the source of such content theft.
Source: Press Release

2010-11-09
Popcorn extortion hits all time high in one of UK’s favourite family pastimes - How much does it cost to go to the cinema? That’s a loaded question if you happen to live in London since the price of admission does not include extras such as popcorn, soda, or 3D glasses.
Source: Money Market

2010-11-04
Ealing's Cinema Gets Planning Green Light .. Again - Councillors approved a new planning application last night which could clear the way for work to start on Ealing's derelict cinema site.
Source: Ealing Today

2010-11-03
Odeon UCI chooses Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform - Odeon UCI, one of Europe’s leading cinema exhibitors and the world’s largest outside of the Americas, has chosen to deploy Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System. The agreement, working through Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners Arts Alliance Media, will see Arqiva install its professional satellite receive equipment at nearly 100 cinemas for UCI in Italy and Portugal, UCI Kinowelt in Austria and Germany, and Cinesa in Spain. This will enable the delivery of DCPs and live events via Arqiva’s Digital Cinema platform on IS905.

Barrie Woolston, Commercial Director at Arqiva Broadcast & Media, said: “Odeon UCI’s decision is a massive endorsement of our Digital Cinema Satellite System both conceptually and technically. Its deployment across close to 100 Odeon UCI cinemas represents a considerable growth of our network and greatly reinforces our presence in key European markets – especially Spain and Italy. Indeed the ever growing momentum of our roll out leaves little doubt that Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System is the preferred electronic delivery method for European exhibitors - including leading names like Odeon UCI.”

Drew Kaza, Executive Vice President of Digital Development for ODEON and UCI Cinemas, added: “Our decision to deploy Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System helps keep our cinema circuit at the cutting edge of cinema distribution. We believe that electronic delivery by satellite brings us key benefits and is the way forward for cinema distribution – and that Arqiva is an ideal technology partner for Odeon UCI.”

This news comes hot on the heels of a whole host of Digital Cinema news for Arqiva in 2010 (both DCP and alternative live content), as follows:

Arqiva, on behalf of Arts Alliance Media, has provided Outside Broadcasts and satellite services for a live cinema event ‘Chasing Legends’
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC), has entered into a partnership to supply Arqiva with its comprehensive digital cinema specific content distribution applications and remote site equipment.
Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners, Arts Alliance Media, have signed a major contract with leading Spanish cinema chain Yelmo Cines
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has sold Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform to leading UK exhibitor Cineworld.
XDC, a leading pan-European cinema distributor, has sold Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution System to five cinema chains operating in Austria, Portugal and Malta.
Empire Cinemas has chosen to deploy Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution System for their entire cinema circuit.
Deluxe Digital London in agreement with Arqiva to use their European Digital Cinema Platform for the electronic delivery of Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) from international studios to cinemas across Europe.
Opus Arte has chosen Arqiva to relay all its upcoming live feeds from the Royal Opera House to North America and Western and Eastern Europe
Arqiva has provided Dolby with world wide satellite distribution of live video showing celebrities arriving for movie premieres
Arqiva is to provide specialist French film channel ‘Cinémoi’ with playout services through its Chalfont Grove Media Centre
Arqiva has signed a partnership with Italian Digital Cinema distributor Microcinema to use Arqiva’s Digital Cinema platform on the Intelsat IS905 satellite to deliver live alternative content to its network of around 100 cinemas in Italy.
Arqiva is to provide XDC with satellite based electronic delivery to cinemas using its IS905 Digital Cinema platform and satellite infrastructure

Source: Press Release

2010-11-02
What's new at AFM - Adjusting to digital cinema is this year's challenge for the organizers of the American Film Market.
Source: Variety

2010-11-02
Barco announces its product partnership with Real Image Media Technologies in India in the field of digital cinema - Barco, a global imaging technology solutions company, announced its product partnership with Real Image Media Technologies in India in the field of digital cinema.
Source: Indlaw News

2010-11-02
BROMLEY: Cinema and restaurant complex to tower over town - A HOTEL and cinema complex is set to tower over Bromley town centre after the council signed an agreement with a developer.
Source: News Shopper

2010-11-02
Liverpool property development to house new Odeon cinema - It has emerged the Central Village Project has signed a deal with the cinema chain, which already runs screenings in its Liverpool One picture house, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Source: UK Business Property

2010-11-02
Arts Alliance Media Sells Arqiva - Arqiva
Source: D Cinema Today

2010-11-02
3-D animations stand out for Cineworld - Cineworld has hailed resurgent advertising revenues and strong box-office sales from 3D movies this year, with Toy Story 3 alone bringing in
Source: Independent

2010-11-02
MEDIA Programme launches digital cinema strategy - European Commission's MEDIA Programme has published a document outlining the opportunities and challenges for European cinema in the digital era. The study concludes that the EC has a role to play in the transition, especially in the areas of standardisation; collection and preservation of film in a digital format; regional support to digitisation; compatibility with Treaty rules; support to exhibitors of European films (MEDIA); and access to finance (EIB and MEDIA).
Source: Screen Digest

2010-11-02
Deluxe to extend digital cinema operations - Deluxe to extend digital cinema operations;Deluxe has appointed Adrian McCarten as digital content distribution executive; a new role that’s part of the company’s extension of its digital cinema operations.
Source: Encore

2010-11-02
Deluxe Australia Announces Satellite Plans - Industry veteran Adrian McCarten will lead team in preparing satellite services for digitally equipped theaters in Australia and Asia.
Source: PR Newswire

2010-11-02
SMPTE Releases Two New Digital-Cinema Products To Standardize Workflows, Enhance Theater-Going Experience - As the conversion of theaters to digital infrastructures grows globally, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the world’s leading developer of motion-imaging standards, today announced two digital cinema products designed to standardize workflows and ensure a consistent movie-going experience: the Digital Leader product for post production and the Digital Projection Verifier (DPROVE) product for theatres. The products both are based on the SMPTE RP 428-6-2009 Recommended Practice.
Source: DCinema Today

2010-11-02
Cinemark Selects Barco for 100% of Their Latin American Digital Cinema Deployments - Barco is now the exclusive provider of digital cinema projectors for Cinemark's 132 theatres comprising over 1,000 screens in 13 countries throughout Mexico, Central and South America
Source: D Cinema

2010-11-02
New cinema hope for town centre development - A DIGITAL cinema could be included in a town centre development in Torbay, it has been revealed.
Source: This Is South Devon

2010-11-02
Cinemark selects Barco for 100% of their Latin American digital cinema deployments - Barco is now the exclusive provider of digital cinema projectors for Cinemark's 132 theatres comprising over 1,000 screens in 13 countries throughout Mexico, Central and South America.
Source: Barco