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2006-01-02
IMAX makes viewers say 'WOW' - A sold-out crowd converged on Star Cinema in Fitchburg on Friday night to celebrate the opening of the first IMAX theater in Madison.

2006-01-02
In search of good cinema - The brightest minds in cinema came together to discuss everything from piracy to political scripts to experimental cinema at a recent seminar. Debbie Rodgers reports.

2006-01-02
Motion Picture Distribution LP and New Line Cinema renew output deal through December 31, 2008 - TORONTO, Dec. 22 /CNW/ - Motion Picture Distribution LP and New Line Cinema have agreed to renew their distribution agreement through December 31, 2008. In keeping with the agreement, Motion Picture Distribution LP will continue to distribute all New Line motion pictures in all media in Canada, which it has done since 1989. Financial terms were not disclosed.

2006-01-02
A happy ending for local cinema - The future of a community cinema looks brighter after an appeal for support from local people.

2006-01-02
CINEMA ACQUISITION WOULD CREATE A MONOPOLY IN BASINGSTOKE - The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded that the completed acquisition of the Festival Place cinema in Basingstoke by Vue Entertainment Holdings (UK) Limited (Vue) would substantially lessen competition, leading to higher prices and reduced choice for customers.

2006-01-02
Fox Claws for Lion's Share of Cinema Pie - Kenyan moviegoers are a picky lot. A few years back, urban dwellers with cash to spare would walk into any of the ubiquitous cinema halls and watch two or three Western movies in an afternoon.

2006-01-02
Loews will sell Seattle Cineplex as merger condition - The Loews Meridian 16 movie theater in downtown Seattle will get a new owner when AMC Entertainment Inc. and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. complete their planned merger.

2006-01-02
AMC Entertainment Inc. and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation Reach Agreements with Department of Justice and State Attorneys General - KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2005--As a result of the merger review process, the United States Department of Justice and the attorneys general of California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and Washington reached agreements with AMC Entertainment Inc. and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation, pursuant to which the companies will sell 10 theatres.

2006-01-02
Dolby Seeks New Alternatives for Growth - NEW YORK - About 80 percent of households already own DVD players, and that means Dolby Laboratories Inc. is finding its biggest growth driver in recent years in the midst of a serious slump.

2006-01-02
National Film Theatre to be overhauled - Six years after the closure of the Museum of the Moving Image, the BFI has announced plans to use the space for an improved National Film Theatre.

2006-01-02
Carmike Theaters to Convert to Digital - A $150-million deal would make the chain the first to transfer to the new technology.

2006-01-02
Carmike Cuts Digital Cinema Deal With Christie/AIX - Carmike Cinemas Inc., the third largest U.S. movie theater chain, said Monday it has signed a deal with Christie/AIX to install about 2,300 digital cinema projection systems at its theaters.

2006-01-02
Oscar 'Screeners' Already Being Pirated - Illegal copies of movies sent to Oscar voters are starting to appear on the Web, said BayTSP, a Los Gatos, California-based intellectual-property monitoring firm.

2006-01-02
Rank sells film processing business - Rank has given some respite to its shareholders by agreeing to sell its film processing business in a £433m deal that could see some of the proceeds returned to investors.

2006-01-02
New iPod may be The End for theatres - Amidst the hoopla of Top 10 list-making and Oscar forecasting, something far more important about the movies in 2005 has been overlooked, it seems to me.

2006-01-02
Digital Cinema Grows Under New Pact - In a move that dramatically accelerates the transition to digital cinema, Carmike Cinemas, the nation's third-largest theater circuit, has contracted with AccessIT's Christie/AIX subsidiary to install 2,300 digital projection systems in theaters throughout the U.S. Under Monday's agreement, Christie/AIX will begin installing 2K DCI-compliant DLP Cinema projectors in Carmike's theaters in January, with the rollout to be completed by Oct. 31, 2007.

2006-01-02
Cinema tickets slide... again - For the third year in a row, movie goers are, well, not going to movies. Ticket sales have now declined for a third straight year, dropping a cumulative 12.6 percent since 2002, the last year in which there was not a decline. Ticket sales haven't been on this poor a streak in 40 years. What's the cause?

2006-01-02
Cinema 4 owner opens 8 screen theater in Portland - Rockport resident Jeff Dinger, owner of Cinema 4 in Rockport, has opened a second movie house in the area. NorthShore Cinema 8 is open for business in Portland after almost one year of construction.

2006-01-02
Qube joins elite D-Cinema club - Qube, the digital cinema server from Real Image, apart from being the only fully indigenously designed and developed technology product in its space, now joins the elite ranks of the big names in media and entertainment technology such as Dolby and Kodak in achieving D-Cinema capability in September this year. Qube met the compliance requirements for MXF Inter-Op Digital Cinema content.

2006-01-02
Cinema Reopens - The queue which snaked half the length of Western Road on Thursday made it obviuos just how much cinema had been missed in Bexhill.

2006-01-03
Closing scenes for old cinema - THE final curtain is about to come down at a disused picture house.

2006-01-03
Hollywood urged to use internet downloads to counter DVD pirates - HOLLYWOOD is losing the battle against internet piracy and should sell big box office films online as a way of fighting the escalating trade in bootleg downloads, a British expert on digital counterfeiting has argued.

2006-01-03
The Popcorn Palace Economy - Once upon a time, the movie studios and the movie theaters were in the same business. The studios made films for theater chains that they either owned or controlled, and they harvested almost all of their revenue from ticket sales. Nowadays, the two are in very different businesses. Theater chains, in fact, are in three different businesses.

2006-01-03
GDC Technology launches digital cinema solution - MUMBAI: GDC Technology which provides digital cinema solutions has announced the successful demonstrations of their digital cinema content solution including JPEG2000 codec, forensic marking and “Digital Censor Key” at CineAsia 2005 in Beijing China.

2006-01-03
Capital cinemas let under-age children watch adult-movies - ABU DHABI — Cinema houses in the capital have been seen allowing under-aged children to view films, which they are not, entitled to legally.

2006-01-03
Will Digital Cinema Can Pirates? - Switching from film-based to digital projectors in movie houses promises better quality for theatergoers. But it could also help Hollywood studios nab bootleggers.

2006-01-03
Low Cinema Figures Are Bad News For Kinepolis - 0945 GMT [Dow Jones] Belgian cinema audiences slipped 10% in 2005, according to a newspaper report, and this is bad news for Kinepolis (KIN.BT) which controls half the market, says Olivier Colsoul at Delta Lloyd Securities.

2006-01-04
Thomson Advances North American Digital Cinema Rollout Through Strategic Agreement with Century Theatres, Inc - Technicolor Digital Cinema to Launch Beta Test of DCI-Compliant Digital Projection Systems In Century Theatres’ Network in Early 2006

2006-01-04
Babies, Chatty Tots Are Welcome in Upscale Cinemas: London Kids - Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- At a movie, there may be nothing worse than a baby crying in a crowded theater. Try 100 babies.

2006-01-04
Harry Potter boosts cinema audiences - Harry Potter's latest screen outing boosted cinema box office takings in November, as cinema advertising hit £9m for the month.

2006-01-05
ACCESSIT ADDS LEADING EXHIBITOR RELATIONS EXECUTIVE AS DIGITAL CINEMA ROLLOUT MAKES MAJOR ADVANCE - Industry Veteran Brad Carroll Named Director Business Operations at AccessIT’s Digital Media Division

2006-01-05
Thomson +2% As Cinema Deal Boon To Strategy - 0837 GMT [Dow Jones] Thomson (TMS) +2% to EUR18.50 on the heels of a digitial cinema deal with Century Theatres.

2006-01-05
Bella in California cinema deal - LONDON (SHARECAST) - Bella Media shares received a boost after the group signed a letter of intent for a large-screen 3D cinema in Monterey, California.

2006-01-05
Sony Focuses on Future of Entertainment at CES 2006 - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- (CES Booth # 14200) -- For the first time ever at the Consumer Electronics Show, Sony is leveraging all of its assets to exemplify its leadership as a total entertainment company. From electronic products and technologies to music, movies, TV shows and video games, the company is turning the world of consumer electronics into a world of consumer entertainment.

2006-01-06
China cinema to take leap - BEIJING, Jan. 6 -- China's first digital cinema server using the international standard is expected to debut in June, which could lower movie ticket prices and increase the export of Chinese films globally.

2006-01-06
Dolby: Digital Cinema Observations and Considerations -

2006-01-06
DLP Cinema(R) Chosen as a Preferred Technology for Landmark Theatres - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News; TI) at 2006 International CES today announced that Landmark Theatres has chosen DLP Cinema® technology as a preferred digital projection technology for the independent theater chain. In addition, the companies have finalized an agreement to collaborate on additional marketing activities surrounding the deployment of digital cinema to drive awareness and demand amongst moviegoers.

2006-01-06
Warner to move cinema design centre to Shanghai - Warner Bros Entertainment plans to move its cinema construction design centre from London to Shanghai as part of a continuing expansion into the Chinese market, a Chinese state media report said today.

2006-01-07
Projectionists star in movies as well as screen them - While projectionists play a crucial role in showing a movie, sometimes they're up there on the big screen themselves.

2006-01-07
Reel life of a projectionist - There's an art to showing a film, but professional projectionists are rapidly dwindling in numbers, writes Tony Wong

2006-01-08
Bringing film to China villages - Strapping an old projector and rusty cases of film reels on the back of a motorbike, they have been traveling rugged country roads to bring the magic of cinema to remote villages untouched by the marvels of the big screen.

2006-01-08
Tiffin moviehouse sits empty waiting for suitor - TIFFIN - The owner of Seneca County's only indoor, first-run movie theater hopes to attract a new operator for the eight-screen Marquee Cinemas, which closed unexpectedly last week.

2006-01-08
Duplex Airs Eyes of Tammy Faye Jan. 20, and Broadway: The Golden Age Jan. 30 - The Duplex Cabaret Theatre proudly announces plans to continue our acclaimed CINEMA DUPLEX series with special, intimate screenings of two celebrated documentaries, shown in our 70-seat theatre. There is no cover charge for these events, and there is a two-drink minimum. No one under 21 will be admitted, and credit cards are accepted. The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is located at 61 Christopher St., in the heart of New York's West Village. For reservations, please call 212.255.5438.

2006-01-08
China to launch world-class digital cinema server - China's first digital cinema server using the international standard is expected to debut in June and it could lower movie ticket prices and increase the export of Chinese films.

2006-01-09
UK box-office figures for 2005 are up by 1% - UK box office bucks the downward trend in Europe which has seen significant reductions in box office takings.

2006-01-09
German box office dropped 16% in 2005 - Only two months of last year finished with a box-office plus in a disappointing year in line with much of Europe.

2006-01-09
UK box offices beat cinema slump - UK and Ireland box offices beat the slump in cinema revenues in 2005, increasing revenue on 2004.

2006-01-09
Hate all that stuff before the movie begins? - NEW YORK — Coming to a movie theater near you: Show-biz gossip, juicy news tidbits and TV-show previews — all from E! Entertainment Television.

2006-01-09
Credits roll at 1930s cinema - THE curtain finally came down at the weekend on one of Scotland's most famous cinemas - the Odeon in Glasgow city centre.

2006-01-09
Is this Britain's most beautiful cinema? - A world away from the popcorn-strewn multiplexes, the Rex is a restored treasure from cinema's golden age. Jasper Rees reports.

2006-01-10
Technicolor Digital Cinema Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment Of Curt Behlmer as Senior Vice President of Digital Cinema Operations - Experienced Digital Cinema, Entertainment Industry Executive to Spearhead Company’s Deployment of Digital Projection Systems in 5,000 Screens Throughout U.S. and Canada

2006-01-10
Japanese cinemas catering to moms, tots - TOKYO - A growing number of Japanese movie theaters are taking measures to attract mothers with very young children to the cinema, to enjoy movies without worrying about bothering other members of the audience.

2006-01-10
Portable Projectors Are Here: Mitsubishi PocketProjector - Mitsubishi has announced the upcoming availability of a new breed of truly portable projection devices: portable projectors. At just one pound, this new palm-sized technology opens up a whole new universe of opportunities for future projectors new applications and use.

2006-01-12
Media Analysis: Big screen, little growth - If cinema is to recover from a box-office slump, it must look beyond the mainstream family movie, writes Jeremy Lee.

2006-01-12
Foreign multiplex cinema chains sell off stakes to Japan movie moguls - The American-style cinema complex chains that spread across Japan in the early 1990s revolutionized the movie-going experience here, offering fans enticements such as soft reclining seats and hot buttered popcorn along with the onscreen action

2006-01-12
75 years of movie magic in Ionia - The historic Ionia Theatre has been bringing these sensations to area residents for a long time - for 75 years, in fact.

2006-01-12
Final screening for cinema stalwarts - THEIR names never feature in the rolling credits on the big screen at the Chapel Cinema, but the end of 21 years of service by volunteers Richard and Mia Cambridge this weekend is worthy of any Cecil B DeMille or Peter Jackson epic.

2006-01-13
Mansell wins contract to refurbish BFI - Mansell - the construction and property services business of Balfour Beatty – has been appointed by the British Film Institute to deliver the £4.5 million refurbishment of its South Bank site.

2006-01-13
First-run movies coming to the really big screen - Get ready to watch first-run movies on the giant-sized IMAX screen in Cathedral City.

2006-01-16
UK Film Council Brings More Films to Cinema-Goers Across the UK - Cinema-goers across the UK will be able to enjoy a wider range of British films during January thanks to National Lottery support through the UK Film Council.

2006-01-16
Eyeing the End Game: Digital Cinema Promises An Entirely New Business - To fully describe the benefits of digital cinema, one would have to author a book, not a magazine article. The benefits go far beyond the mere confines of the movie theatre itself, encompassing everything from marketing to ancillary product sales that occur long after the movie/programming has left the theatre. Digital cinema is not simply a film theatre with digital projection systems; it is in fact an entirely new business with expanded programming and associated revenue streams. This is the end game to which we should aspire.

2006-01-16
Oak Street Cinema is 'bleeding money': MFA says art-house programming must change - There were dramatic accusations, tears and angry name-calling at Oak Street Cinema on Saturday night. And that was before the movie.

2006-01-16
Curtain opens on nightspot bid - A RENOWNED cinema closed down amid angry protests is set to be turned into a massive new nightspot.

The former Odeon, on Clerk Street, which played host to some of the world's biggest movie stars, is earmarked for a major live music venue and nightclub.

2006-01-16
HMG to transform former cinema site - PROPERTY investment company Hollins Murray Group Limited is expected to begin construction work on new retail space on the site of the former Hippodrome Cinema in Wrexham later in the year.

2006-01-16
'Beautiful' spanner in works delays cinema: EXCITING developments for Hull's artshouse cinema have delayed its opening in a new venue this month. - Hull Screen's last film was shown at its Albion Street home on December 23 and a new programme of films was to have begun next Thursday at a lecture theatre at the University of Lincoln's George Street campus, just a short distance away.

2006-01-16
Granite State in ‘category 3’ for movie releases - LONG BEFORE Hollywood’s big night, five friends in Manchester were dreaming of a red-carpet gala of their very own, right here in the Queen City.

2006-01-16
The golden age of the silver screen - A young electrician with a vision, Leo-Ernest Ouimet, opened Montreal's first major movie theatre 100 years ago. The Ouimetoscope ushered in a new and lucrative era of entertainment

2006-01-16
LCD vs. DLP? - LCD or DLP? For anyone purchasing a projector, this question is a tough one. However, it's usually preceded by two even tougher questions: What are these technologies and what's the difference between the two?

2006-01-16
Digital movies enhance viewing joy - PETER Jackson's remake of the 1933 movie classic, King Kong, which opened in Shanghai last week, will still remain spotless and spanking new in one hundred years, thanks to digital technology.

2006-01-17
Archer Entertainment Media Communications Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Alpha D-Cinema Unit - LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2006--Archer Entertainment Media Communications, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ARCM - News) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Shenzhen, China-based Creations Technology Development Company, Limited's Alpha D-Cinema unit, including all of its rights, titles and interest in its approvals and contracts, and joint ventures to convert movie theaters in China to Digital Projection Format and related businesses.

2006-02-01
NEC ANNOUNCES HIGHEST INSTALL OF DIGITAL CINEMA PROJECTORS IN DOMESTIC POST-PRODUCTION D-CINEMA HOUSES - Starus Digital Cinema Projectors Now an Integral Part of Key Post-Production Houses Across the Country

2006-01-18
Moving picture show back in town - A Lancashire businessman is taking Hollywood blockbusters on the road with his mobile cinema.

2006-01-23
Cinema requests stronger police presence to avoid ‘possible death’ - A high street cinema has asked police to step up patrols around their site "to try and stop somebody being killed".

2006-01-23
Film society needs to help Oak Street Cinema help itself - Minnesota Film Arts Society needs to pursue students and better manage resources.

2006-01-23
National Amusements announces next two locations for IMAX(R) theatres - Exhibitor to Open Sixth North American IMAX Theatre and First in the United Kingdom

2006-01-23
Keith-Albee Theatre's closing a blow to 4th Avenue - The lights on 4th Avenue will be much dimmer Monday night. The historic Keith-Albee Theatre shows its final movie tonight, then turns out the lights for good. The old theater just couldn't survive the competition from the newer cinemas at Pullman Square.

2006-01-23
Cinema set to reel out sign language films - A SEASON of films made by deaf or hard-of-hearing actors and filmmakers is to be held in the Capital next month.

2006-01-23
The 1-2-3 Cinema is committed to celluloid - MARLBOROUGH -- It was the place of many first dates, first kisses and first flicks. Once a popular spot to catch a $1 movie on a Monday or Tuesday night, Marlborough’s 1-2-3 Cinema, one of the area’s last independent movie houses, is being renovated into retail space. The closing credits rolled a year ago, but the lobby, including the final marquee, recently was torn down, providing a final curtain call to three decades of cinematic viewing.

2006-01-23
Cinema set to reel out sign language films - A SEASON of films made by deaf or hard-of-hearing actors and filmmakers is to be held in the Capital next month.

2006-01-23
Working at The Grand is a family affair - GALVESTON — Whether learning yo-yo tricks from one of the Smothers Brothers, laughing with George Carlin or chatting with members of Mötley Crüe while they filmed a music video for MTV, meeting well-known entertainers is just another day on the job for Jeff Pye.

2006-01-24
CINETOPIA, CHRISTIE/AIX BRING DIGITAL CINEMA TO THE NATION’S NORTHWEST Digital Technology Will Enhance The Cinetopia Experience - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (“AccessIT”) (AMEX: AIX) underscoring its commitment to both large and small movie exhibitors across the country, today announced the company’s Christie/AIX unit will install state-of-the-art digital delivery, 2K projection and management systems for all eight of the screens at the Cinetopia (www.cinetopiatheaters.com) Theater Complex in Vancouver, Washington, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. Installation is expected to be completed in May, 2006.

2006-01-24
Openair Cinema opens with `No 2' - The Openair Cinema at the Viaduct Harbour is coming back for a third season. The temporary movie theatre will operate on Te Wero Island from 4 - 26 February 2006. The programme consists of 22 different movies - a real festival of cinematic work around the world - and a New Zealand Premiere: the snowboard documentary `First Descent' will be shown on Friday 24 February, while Toa Fraser's new feature film `No 2' opens the Festival on Saturday 4 February.

2006-01-24
Cinema in the park put forward in regeneration - A COMMUNITY cinema at Carlisle Park is the latest project proposed for the town's far-reaching riverside regeneration scheme.

2006-01-24
Former cinema destroyed by fire - Parts of an old cinema building may have to be demolished after being badly damaged in an arson attack on Sunday.

2006-01-24
Work begins on abandoned cinema - Refurbishment work is to begin on a former cinema in Leicestershire that has stood empty for 15 years.

2006-01-25
Disney snaps up Pixar in $7.4bn deal - Walt Disney, the media and entertainment group, put animation back at the heart of its strategy when it announced the $7.4bn (£4.1bn) acquisition of Pixar, the company behind Finding Nemo and Toy Story last night. The all-share deal makes Steve Jobs, the head of Pixar and founder of Apple computers, the largest single shareholder in the theme park and media group with an estimated 7% stake. He also gets a seat on the Disney board.

2006-01-25
Council won't help with cinema lease - The town of Northam has decided not to assist the local cinema to continue to operate.

2006-01-25
Britain bucks trend and flock to cinema - LONDON - In a year when blockbusters went bust in the United States and films fizzled in Europe, Britons flocked to the cinema - to see a teenage wizard, a magical wardrobe and a psychedelic chocolate factory.

2006-01-25
Technicolor to Receive Prestigious Technical Achievement Award From Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Technicolor Awarded for Its Patented Real Time Answer Print System

2006-01-26
'Legal record breaker' raises curtain at community cinema - THE "McLibel" story of two Tottenham residents who took on burger giant McDonald's and won is to be the inaugural film screened at a new community cinema.

2006-01-26
PAKISTAN: Abandoned cinema becomes rehab centre for female quake victims - ISLAMABAD, 25 January (IRIN) - Hindi films from Mumbai's giant film industry flicker on the screens at the Melody Cinema in the midst of a congested bazaar.

2006-01-26
Warner Brothers sets up cinema town in western China - A cinema town jointly set up by U.S. film company Warner Brothers Cinema Inc. and a Chinese investment firm opened Wednesday in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

2006-01-26
Imax theater coming to area - Showcase Cinemas announces plans to convert auditorium

2006-01-26
Heron International sells Glasgow's The Quay - Heron International has sold Glasgow leisure park The Quay to WG Mitchell for £61.5m.

2006-01-26
Reel concern in Van Wert over multiplex - The newly rebuilt Van Wert Cinema, restored after its destruction by a tornado in 2002, will soon face formidable competition from a larger, state-of-the-art movie theater planned for the northeast side of the city.

2006-01-26
Press Release: ScreenSelect.co.uk brings cinema and DVD rental closer together - London, 25 January 2006: ScreenSelect.co.uk, the consumer brand of Video Island, today announced that it is bringing cinema and DVD closer together by offering its members a cinema booking service through existing partner Vue Cinemas. ScreenSelect.co.uk is the first online DVD rental company worldwide to offer members an integrated service of this kind.

2006-01-26
We want a new cinema - NINE out of ten people would like to see a new cinema in Okehampton, according to research carried out for Okehampton Town Council. However, the survey also found firm support for the town?s market, with 86% of people surveyed wishing to see it retained. The council is considering leasing the market hall to a cinema company to convert the building into a two or three screen modern cinema

2006-01-22
Ward Anderson buys six British cinemas for €40m - Ireland’s leading cinema operator is to take over six cinemas in Britain in a deal worth about €40 million.

2006-01-27
'I am sure it's a scary idea for the studios' - Director who is extending his experimental streak to methods of distribution.

2006-01-27
Katie Holmes' Love Scene Goes Missing - Director Jason Reitman believes that a projectionist is behind the mystery, although rumours are spreading that Tom Cruise had something to do with the disappearance.

2006-01-27
Dolby Laboratories Reports FY 2006 First Quarter Results; First Quarter Revenue Reaches $91 Million - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced theCompany's financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006.

2006-01-27
GDC Technology DSR™ 2k Digital Cinema Film server selected for the digital premiere of “THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA” at Hong Kong Disneyland - GDC DSR SA1000 GDC Technology, the leading provider of digital cinema solutions is pleased to announce the success of the gala premiere of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the Hong Kong Disneyland on January 13, 2006. One of the highest-budgeted special-effects movies in Disney's history - "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", is topping box offices sales all over the world.

2006-01-29
Percolating Pixels - Digital cinema is on the move. Ever since DCI announced its technical standards and specifications on July 27, 2005, manufacturers, distributors, exhibitors and, most importantly, assorted financiers have started talking business. Within the past few months in particular, bits and bytes began banding together to shape a more concrete picture of where d-cinema is headed. With all due respect to initiatives in other parts of the world, this overview is nonetheless centered on North America. After all, Hollywood studios are setting the pace by consenting to supply digital prints to the emerging networks there.

2006-01-29
Axe falls on cinema plans - PLANS to transform a 1920s art deco cinema into a supermarket have been shelved after strong opposition from residents.

2006-01-29
GDC Technology DSR 2k Digital Cinema Film Server Selected For Digital Premiere - GDC Technology has celebrated the success of the gala premiere of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at the Hong Kong Disneyland on January 13, 2006.

2006-01-29
Digital Cinema Awards will be celebrated for the first time in Cannes - As an XDC initiative, the Digital Cinema Awards will be celebrated for the first time during the International Digital Film Forum (IDIFF).

2006-01-29
AMC finally acquires Loews theater chain - Loews Cineplex, the cinema chain with a theater that anchors the sprawling Waterfront complex in Homestead, has been absorbed by AMC Entertainment Inc. Yesterday AMC announced the completion of its long-awaited merger with the Loews corporation, forming a new company to be called AMC Entertainment.

2006-01-29
Low attendance hurts Tate theater - Audience size shrinks each semester; DVDs create competition

2006-01-29
Movie piracy rife in Cineworld, Stevenage - HALF of all pirated films in the UK come from Cineworld in Stevenage.

The shocking revelation came to light when the cinema was dropped from a national newspaper's list of those offering film previews.

2006-01-29
New Yorker critic speaks on the future of films - Are movie theaters becoming a thing of the past? According to David Denby, film critic for The New Yorker, it’s a possibility.

2006-01-29
AMC, Loews finally merge - Your choices of theater chains just got a little more limited: AMC Entertainment has purchased Loews Cineplex Entertainment, bringing AMC's total ownership to 415 theaters with 5,672 screens. The merge has been planned for some time: both chains sold a few theaters last year to avoid legal problems with the consolidation. Regal Cinemas is still the largest theater chain in the U.S. but AMC is right behind them.

2006-01-29
Hollywood moves toward digital movies in theaters: Transition from film reels will facilitate tailoring movies to different audiences - HOLLYWOOD -- Most moviegoers just want to know what films are playing. Michael Joe wants to know what's playing the films.

2006-01-29
Kodak's big picture focusing on image change - Digital photography transformation puts emphasis on services.

2006-01-29
'BUBBLE' BURSTS TRADITION - Los Angeles -- Dallas billionaire media mogul Mark Cuban preached to the unconverted at a gathering of TV critics in Pasadena last week. The convergence gospel, according to Cuban, forecasts the end of traditional movie distribution and the dawn of a new digital age in which movie lovers can see anything, anytime, anywhere.

2006-01-30
The Northwick Resurrection - The Art Deco Northwick Cinema in Worcester has been empty for years. Now that has changed and it has a new owner who wants to resurrect it.

2006-01-30
Doddy backs battle to save Lonsdale Cinema - COMEDIAN Ken Dodd is backing the campaign to save Carlisle’s Lonsdale building from demolition.

2006-01-31
Going up in the world - Developers are reaching for the sky with ambitious plans to construct the North-East's tallest building in central Middlesbrough.

2006-01-31
Cineplex Entertainment Announces Naming Rights Available For Four Paramount Theatres - TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2006--Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN - News) today announced that the four Paramount-branded theatres located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal will be re-named and are available for long-term naming right sponsorship.

2006-01-31
Morgan Stanley to sell aircraft-lease unit, pare charge - NEW YORK (AFX) -- After seeking a buyer for months, Morgan Stanley is selling its aircraft-leasing business to European private-equity firm Terra Firma for $2.5 billion in cash.

2006-01-31
NAB2006 Announces Fifth Annual Digital Cinema Summit Focusing on Real World Applications - # WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2006--National Association of Broadcasters (NAB):NAB, the Entertainment Technology Center at University of Southern California (ETC-USC) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Partner to Produce Key Event on Future of Digital Cinema

2006-01-31
Northwick Cinema - Make your voice heard about the future of this site and The Northwick building.

2006-01-31
Prepare to 'Eat Cinema' - The British film industry is launching a new TV channel in an effort to boost cinema attendance following a downturn in fortunes with the advent of DVDs, HD-TV, pay-per-view and the like.

2006-02-02
Cinequest - Break Out - Silicon Valley Fest Redefines Film Festival; Films to Mobile Platforms a Highlight of 16th Year; 39 World, North American and U.S. Feature Premieres. Cinequest, Northern California’s premiere film institute, continues to redefine the very concept of film festival, culminating in a 16th event which goes beyond the traditional festival format of films in theatres by delivering content worldwide via secure Internet download, Cinequest DVD label, and now mobile platforms such as the Palm® Treo™ 650 smartphone (Nasdaq: PALM), Apple® iPod® (Nasdaq: AAPL), and video-capable mobile phones. The utilization of new technologies is a strength of Cinequest allowing the fest to expand to be not only worldwide but also year-round. If you are looking for the future of film, you will find it at Cinequest.

2006-02-02
Cineplex Entertainment Announces Naming Rights Available For Four Paramount Theatres - TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Jan. 31, 2006) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) today announced that the four Paramount-branded theatres located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal will be re-named and are available for long-term naming right sponsorship.

2006-02-02
FILM ARCHIVES TO BE RELEASED - Tuesday, January 31: The British Film institute is set to start making its archives available to the public thanks to new digital technology.

2006-02-02
Dolby Digital Cinema Forges Industry First with Dual JPEG 2000 and MPEG Support - SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2006--Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced today its enhanced Dolby(R) Digital Cinema system with support for both JPEG 2000 and MPEG (MPEG-2) file formats. Hailed as an industry first, the Dolby Digital Cinema system allows exhibitors to play back future JPEG 2000-encoded content while fulfilling the current need to present movies and alternative content in the MPEG format.

2006-02-02
Kurt Schwenk, General Manager, Digital Cinema Division, NEC Solutions (America), talks about the role of NECSAM's digital cinema projectors in Hollywood's post-production environment - Kurt Schwenk is the General Manager of the Digital Cinema Division at NEC Solutions (America) (NECSAM). He's appeared three times before (on March 24, 2005, August 2, 2005, and October 19, 2005) on Entertainment Technology World to talk about the latest developments in the field of digital cinema, a process which involves the creation of digital files containing all the information necessary to generate beams of light that project moving images on a screen, the secure transfer and storage of this information in theaters, and the projection of those digitally-stored images on a screen.

2006-02-02
MPAA accused of DVD piracy - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has been accused of breaking its own rules and making illegal copies of a film.

2006-02-02
Silent movie show - THE golden era of silent cinema will be brought to life at a special one-off event for St Brannocks Church in Braunton.

2006-02-02
Cinema owners thrilled about burst 'Bubble' - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The dismal debut of Steven Soderbergh's experimental film "Bubble" has sparked a gleeful response from U.S. cinema owners, who were less than enthused about its simultaneous release in both cinema and on cable.

2006-02-02
Qube Cinema, Inc. Installs Digital Cinema Servers in Landmark Theatres - SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2006--Shortly after the commencement of operations in the United States, Qube Cinema, Inc. has signed an agreement with Landmark Theatres to begin their first rollout of Qube digital cinema servers in North America. Qube Cinema, Inc. is a subsidiary of Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an India-based technology leader in the media & entertainment space. After the successful implementation of digital cinema systems in India and Portugal, Real Image established Qube Cinema, Inc. as part of an initiative to address emerging global digital cinema market needs.

2006-02-02
Online cinema ads ‘peak a month before film release’ - Brand awareness of online cinema ads is at its peak a month before the film is released, and advertising at weekends has the biggest impact for generating tickets sales, according to new research.

2006-02-02
Cinema in recreation complex possible - THE proposal that Northam Town Council might include a cinema as part of its recreation complex was made at the last council meeting, but there are no certain commitments at this stage.

2006-02-02
REAL D Expands In Europe - Los Angeles-based REAL D, the provider of 3D technology for Disney's Chicken Little film, announced this morning that the firm will install its systems in Britain and Germany for the film. The company said that Odeon, Vue, Cinema Theatre and Cinecitta Multiplexkino will install its systems in theaters. REAL D said that the installs would bring it to a total of 102 screens.

2006-02-02
'Other Digital Stuff: Expanding the In-Theatre Experience' Launched by Entertainment Technology Center at USC - Conference Examines New Forms of In-Theatre Content Beyond Film

2006-02-03
Cinemagoers to be screened - CINEMAGOERS will have their bags searched as they enter Cineworld in Stevenage after it was revealed that half of all pirated films in the UK are made there.

2006-02-03
Dolby Laboratories enhances Dolby Digital Cinema system - Dolby Laboratories, announced today its enhanced Dolby Digital Cinema system with support for both JPEG 2000 and MPEG (MPEG-2) file formats. Hailed as an industry first, the Dolby Digital Cinema system allows exhibitors to play back future JPEG 2000–encoded content while fulfilling the current need to present movies and alternative content in the MPEG format.

2006-02-03
BACKLASH AT CINEMA - EASTBOURNE'S Cineworld cinema has come in for further criticism over its ban on customers bringing in their own food and drink.

2006-02-03
YC hoping to jump-start planned cineplex - Yuba City officials are expected to meet with movie-theater developers Monday in hopes of jump-starting the city's long-delayed downtown multiplex project.

2006-02-03
BACKLASH AT CINEMA - EASTBOURNE'S Cineworld cinema has come in for further criticism over its ban on customers bringing in their own food and drink.

2006-02-03
PVR Cinemas to take total screens to 75 - Hyderabad: PVR Cinemas, one of the leading cinema chains in the country with 50 screens spread across multiple locations, plans to add 25 more by the end of this fiscal. This includes seven more in Chennai and two more in Hyderabad.

2006-02-02
Warner Bros to sell movies on net - Films such as Batman Begins will be made available legally over the internet via peer-to-peer networks.

2006-02-02
£500,000 fake DVDs seized in raid - Counterfeit DVDs worth more than £500,000 are recovered by police in one of the biggest seizures to date.

2006-02-03
Revival hopes warning on studios - A business expert has warned against hopes of reviving the South West Film Studios in St Agnes.

2006-02-07
Projecting her dreams: Woman behind screen hopes one day she’ll be on it - She says she would rather be on the screen than behind it, but Katie Curley still loves being a projectionist at the IMAX theater at Jordan’s Furniture in Natick. The 22-year-old, who lives in Walpole, has spent many hours in the projection room watching people enjoy 3-D movies. But her job is interesting, she says, and even lets her find the time to study theater at Dean College. Curley took some time this week to tell us a bit more about herself, one of the unknown people who makes it possible for you to enjoy a movie.

2006-02-07
Cinema fights pub's all-night music move - PLANS by the largest pub in Cambridge to play live music all week have put the future of a cinema in doubt.

2006-02-07
Family selling, closing R&M Cinema in Sierra Vista - After serving Sierra Vista for 29 years, R&M Cinema III is going dark forever.

2006-02-07
The Lingering Reek of Smell-O-Vision - The tortured effort to bring smell to the silver screen proved that some things are best left to the imagination. Oscar season seems a good time to celebrate one of the worst movie ideas ever.

2006-02-07
Bethel Cinema changes hands - The Bethel Cinema will continue to offer the same great movies as it always has done, but there is a significant change.

2006-02-07
Will Digital Cinema Can Pirates? - Switching from film-based to digital projectors in movie houses promises better quality for theatergoers. But it could also help Hollywood studios nab bootleggers.

2006-02-08
Inquiry to be held into cinema's hours - RESIDENTS in Garston are gearing up to fight a proposal that would allow Woodside Leisure Park to remain open until 3am.

2006-02-08
Pirate watch at Cineworld - Cineworld has introduced random bag checks at its Stevenage cinema, following reports that up to half of the UK’s pirate DVDs originate from the site.

2006-02-09
Take two for Cinema City - Film fans were today reassured work to rebuild the city's art house cinema was firmly on track.

2006-02-09
Neighbors Come Together To Save The Cinema - Chalonda Roberts (Rochester, NY) - 02/08/06 - The Cinema on Clinton Avenue has had its ups and downs. Some nights it's a full house--other nights not so much. That's one reason owner Jo Ann Morreale is thinking about selling the theater.

2006-02-09
Berlin Film Festival goes digital with Barco - Imaging specialist Barco is pleased to announce that organizers of the 56th Berlin International Film Festival have selected D-CINE PREMIERE DP100 and D-CINE PREMIERE DP90 projectors for all digital screenings.

2006-02-09
Eight-Screen Movie Theater Plans Opening This Month - Phil Zacheretti, president of Phoenix Theatres LLC, stands near the entrance to Towne Cossing 8, the eight-screen movie theater that is scheduled to open later this month. Construction is nearing completion.

2006-02-10
Cinema needed to keep 4th Ave. alive - The Camelot and the Keith-Albee have closed, but the other movie theater on 4th Avenue will stay in business. Derek Hyman, president of Greater Huntington Theatre Corp., says the Cinema will become a discount theater showing second-run movies, effective Friday.

2006-02-10
New cinema fails to win many fans - WORK on a new cinema in St Albans city centre could begin this year.

2006-02-10
Arts Alliance Media leads the way for digital cinema in Europe by holding first commercial JPEG2000 screening on QuVIS Cinema Player - Arts Alliance Media, Europe’s leading digital cinema company, has screened Disney’s latest release ‘Chicken Little’ in JPEG2000 compression format, using MXF packaging and security keys in a format recommended by the Hollywood studios as the standard for digital cinema. The screening, held at City Screen York, was played from a QuVIS Cinema Player and marks a significant milestone in the adoption of digital cinema in Europe, as the first commercial screening to be compatible with recommendations of the DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative).

2006-02-13
Cinema shushing leads to assault charge - An enjoyable trip to a Texas cinema to watch Health Ledger in Brokeback Mountain ended badly for an Australian woman who had the nerve to shush a fellow movie-goer who was talking on her mobile phone.

2006-02-13
Avalon Cinema is dark for now - With movies such as “Walk the Line,” “Capote” and “Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic” drawing audiences to Paul Turner’s Darkside Cinemas, it may take some moviegoers a few days to notice that the doors of Avalon Cinema have closed, and maybe that’s part of the problem.

2006-02-13
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund's Q4 profit up 7% to $7.3M on concession sales - TORONTO (CP) - Concession-stand revenue from items like popcorn and soft drinks propelled Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (TSX:CGX.UN) to a 150 per cent revenue increase in the fourth quarter.

2006-02-13
Cinema licence battle is backed - ABOUT 1,600 people have formally expressed concerns about a pub's application for an entertainment licence.

2006-02-13
Cover Story: The resurrection of Cathay - Movie exhibitor with proud history in region is making its presence felt again, pens AMIR HAFIZI.

2006-02-13
Former President of National Cinema Network Joins Board of InStadium, Inc. - Chuck Battey, former President of National Cinema Network, joins the Board of Directors of InStadium, a revolutionary sports marketing company providing game-day advertising and promotions.

2006-02-13
Cinema becoming second-run theater - HUNTINGTON -- Every so often, Huntington resident Mike Davis will travel to Ashland to see not one, but two movies.

2006-02-13
Do you think film needs more money from the National Lottery? - The Government is asking for the public's opinion, via an online consultation, on how National Lottery money is to be shared between the arts, film, sport and heritage. Every year, the National Lottery raises over £1 billion to be shared between 'good causes'. Arts and film, heritage and sport are three of these good causes and the amounts they all receive are set until 2009. The consultation is asking what the allocations should be after that date. Each year film receives just 2% of Lottery money - that's £26 million in real terms - but even this amount could be under threat.

2006-02-13
First JPEG2000 commercial release in continental Europe - Nordisk Film Biografer selects Éclair Digital Cinema to upgrade digital screens to DCI compliance.

2006-02-13
CINEMA DEFENDS FOOD POLICY - EASTBOURNE'S Cineworld has finally broken its silence in light of a barrage of criticism over its food prices and searching customers.

2006-02-13
Rip Off Ireland is now at a cinema near you - RIP OFF REPUBLIC was the television hit of last summer, but now you can catch Rip Off Ireland at your local cinema. A Sunday Times survey has found the cost of a trip to the movies has risen by as much as 30% in a little more than two years.

2006-02-13
"Save Cinema" March Plan - Save Our Lonsdale campaigners are planning a protest march through Carlisle in defence of the cinema before planners decide its future on March 10.

2006-02-14
Vue sale in picture - (The Express On Sunday Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)CINEMA operator Vue Entertainment is on track for a projected GBP400million flotation or sale following the appointment of investment bankers.

2006-02-15
Winterbottom film makes cinema history - Michael Winterbottom's new feature is to become the first film to be released across all platforms simultaneously - a move that threatens to shake up the industry's approach to distribution.

2006-02-15
DCR: Hallett Cinema - Ray Hallett runs Hallett Cinema, a small chain of theatres in the American Northwest. He has been running digital cinema on three screens since last May and as an early adopter the lessons he’s learned are well worth sharing.

2006-02-15
Epson Develops New HTPS Panels for 3LCD Digital Cinema Projectors - Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") has developed the first high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT liquid crystal panels for 3LCD digital cinema front projectors. Featuring D4 technology, the new 1.6-inch panels produce 2048 x 1080 pixel resolution. Shipment of samples has begun.

2006-02-15
Antaeus Sets up A Digital Cinema Subsidiary - (China IT Watch Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)BEIJING, Feb 14, 2006 (SinoCast China IT Watch via COMTEX) --On February 12, Beijing- based Antaeus Group founded officially Time Antaeus Investment Group with total investment of CNY 160 million in Beijing, the capital city of China.

2006-02-15
Cinema-goers turn their backs on Hollywood - Ticket sales for cinemas in Switzerland dropped by more than ten per cent last year, partly because of a lack of Hollywood blockbusters.

2006-02-15
Amir Cinema to be razed by year end - THE oldest cinema hall in the country, Amir Cinema, is to be torn down. The property is owned by Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution Company (QCFDC). The decision to demolish the antiquated structure was taken at the company’s last board meeting.

2006-02-16
Cinema gets revamp - The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has pledged £3 million to restore the region’s much-loved Tyneside Cinema – the last surviving purpose-built newsreel cinema in the UK still operating as a cinema.

2006-02-16
OTHER DIGITAL STUFF: EXPANDING THE IN-THEATRE EXPERIENCE” ANNOUNCES CONTENT AND SPEAKER LINE-UP - ETC-USC Sponsored Conference Examines Music, Sports, Pre-show Ads, 3D, Games and Mobile-Powered Content in Theatres

2006-02-17
Cinema appeal for sick children - An appeal for funds to "bring the magic of the silver screen" to Scotland's sick children and their families has been made by a children's charity.

2006-02-17
Barco reinforces European leadership position with supply of 27 Digital Cinema projectors to XDC Kortrijk - PRESS RELEASE – Barco has been chosen by XDC to supply a total of 27 Digital Cinema projectors for installation reinforcing Barco’s leadership position within the Digital Cinema sector.

2006-02-19
Man charged over Oscar 'piracy' - A man accused of uploading a copy of the biopic film Walk the Line has been charged with copyright infringement.

2006-02-21
BAFTA winners announced - Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul and Richard Taylor walked away with a BAFTA Sunday night for their work on King Kong. At a star-studded awards ceremony for the Orange British Academy Film Awards, held on Sunday 19 February 2006 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, the visual effects specialists behind last year's blockbuster remake of the film King Kong, won a BAFTA for Achievements in Special Visual Effects.

2006-02-21
Cinema's Biggest Stars Brighten up a Rainy London Night - There was plenty of glitz but little glory for Britain at the Baftas on Sunday evening when high-wattage stars including Pierce Brosnan, Rachel Weisz and Charlize Theron braved a rain-soaked red carpet. "A soggy carpet - very English," quipped the North Country actress.

2006-02-21
The name's up at cinemas - An Irish film giant is poised to complete the purchase of two North cinemas as part of a multi-million pound takeover deal.

2006-02-21
Movie museum is a top attraction in Turin - TURIN, Italy As befits a museum devoted to show business, the show is a key part of the display at Italy's national museum of cinema in Turin.

2006-02-21
Great Movies, Great Presentation - "Great Movies, Great Presentation..." We've borrowed our headline from the new 16-screen Lincoln Square Cinemas, the latest project by NATO board chairman Phil Harris, who is also president of Lincoln Square Cinemas LLC and several other companies. What better way is there is to counter last year's much-reported moviegoing malaise than to celebrate those fabulous new places to enjoy films that have opened since our survey in March and April of 2005? Just like last year, this Film Journal International selection makes no claim at being comprehensive, but still had to be extended into two parts. Watch for next month's ShoWest edition to continue with a global view and inside look at the launch of these million-dollar investments. Unless otherwise noted, all quotes in this article were provided in corporate communications.

2006-02-21
Online plea to film fans - BOSSES at the Cameo cinema are encouraging all website visitors to fill in an online questionnaire encouraging more funding for British films.

2006-02-21
RAT'S ALL FOLKS - CINEMA-GOERS fled a movie theatre after it was invaded by rats.

2006-02-21
UltraStar Cinemas Makes History with Largest Digital Cinema Rollout; Southern California Chain Delivers Walt Disney Pictures' EIGHT BELOW in Pure Digital(R) in over 90 Percent of its Theaters - SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2006--UltraStar Cinemas - the first in the nation to be 100 percent equipped with digital cinema - is releasing Walt Disney Pictures' family-friendly film EIGHT BELOW on Friday, February 17, digitally on 12 of its 13 theaters. This marks the first time in history that a theater circuit has released a digital film in over 90 percent of its locations. UltraStar Cinemas, currently operating 102 screens at 13 sites throughout Southern California, has teamed with Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) and Christie Digital Systems (Christie) to become the first theater company in the United States to be fully equipped with Pure Digital Cinema(R) powered by DLP Cinema technology(R) in all of its locations.

2006-02-21
IDIFF focuses on D-cinema - IDIFF, the conference dedicated to digital cinema, attracted 690 professionals (a growth of 50% compared to 2005) at its four day conference in Cannes this month.

2006-02-21
Cinema Starline Seating adopts D-BOX motion simulation technology - LONGUEUIL, QC, Feb. 16 /CNW/ - Only weeks after announcing the creation of a seating manufacturer certification program for its motion simulation technology, D-BOX Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: DBO.A - News) announced today a new 'Motion by D-BOX' certified partner, Cinema Starline Seating (www.cinemastarlineseating.com). Cinema Starline is particularly well known as a provider of high-end seating for world-class sites such as the 42nd Street Theater in New York and Disneyland in California.

2006-02-21
Cinema appeal for sick children - An appeal for funds to "bring the magic of the silver screen" to Scotland's sick children and their families has been made by a children's charity.

2006-02-21
Former cinema plans get approval - The disused Roxy Cinema building in Kelso is to be turned into a restaurant and function suite.

2006-02-21
New cinema unveiled - COMPUTER-generated images of the proposed new St Albans city-centre cinema scheme have been released by developers Henry Davidson.

2006-02-21
Imax (TSX:IMX) to 'meet or exceed' 2005 earnings guidance - TORONTO (CP) - Imax Corp. says its business is gaining momentum as it installs more theatre systems around the world and more films are churned out in the giant-screen format that has made the company's name a byword for the big movie experience.

2006-02-21
Pearl And Dean cartoon 1 - catalog reference gpu0015 - Website full of Cinema cartoons

2006-02-22
Vietnam gets first multiplex April 2006 - MegaStar Media JV Vietnam – the JV company formed last year between Envoy Media Partners Limited and Vietnam’s Phuong Nam Corporation (PNC) to develop multiplex cinemas in Vietnam – has announced mobilization of additional funds as part of a facility sourced, structured and arranged by Prudential Fund Management Company through the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ).

2006-02-22
Barco offers 3 European theater owners a free one-month trial of Digital Cinema during annual MEDIA Salles training. - PRESS RELEASE - Barco Media & Entertainment is proud to announce that it will host, for the third time, the MEDIA Salles seminar "DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas", from 5-9 April 2006 in Belgium (Kuurne). During the seminar, a unique prize draw will take place as Barco offers 3 of the trainees a free, full digital cinema solution to experience for one month in their theater.

2006-02-22
Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) Announces Collaboration With Fraunhofer Institute to Develop Digital Cinema System Compliance Test Procedures - HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and ERLANGEN, Germany, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) has signed an agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany to collaborate and jointly produce a certification test plan comprised of test procedures and data to validate compliance with the Digital Cinema System Specification published by DCI in July of 2005.

2006-02-22
Philips Develop Anti-Piracy Solution for Digital Cinema - Philips Content Identification have created CineFence - "a new system designed to help the movie industry in its battle against video piracy".

2006-02-22
Firm gives cinema fresh look - Two bright white ceiling panels stand out conspicuously from the faded ones around them at Fresh Pond Cinema in Cambridge.

2006-02-22
Pearl and Dean Website Update - Pearl and Dean have redesigned their website to include more information and content. They have also changed split their corporate site to a separate subdomain (http://business.pearlanddean.com)

2006-02-27
Bafta busker blanked by blockbuster stars - Busker Duncan Kane swapped London Underground stations to perform in front of Hollywood stars but was only rewarded with £20 in tips.

2006-02-27
Australia's Village Roadshow records loss after restructuring, legal costs - SYDNEY (AFX) - Cinema operator and entertainment group Village Roadshow Ltd said one-off restructuring and legal costs associated with its film production division meant it recorded a 2.2 mln aud net loss for the first half ended December

2006-02-27
Regal Cinema hopes for windfall - A SUFFOLK cinema undergoing a dramatic change in fortunes is today waiting to hear if a £100,000 refurbishment funding bid is successful.

2006-02-27
MOVING 3-D MOVIES - BRITAIN'S first 3D cinema is to open at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Customers will wear 3-D specs, sit in vibrating seats and be hit by water and air jets.

2006-02-27
Regal Cinema hopes for windfall - A SUFFOLK cinema undergoing a dramatic change in fortunes is today waiting to hear if a £100,000 refurbishment funding bid is successful.

2006-02-27
MOVING 3-D MOVIES - BRITAIN'S first 3D cinema is to open at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Customers will wear 3-D specs, sit in vibrating seats and be hit by water and air jets.

2006-02-27
Cinema advertiser to provide web service - PEARL & Dean is finally putting its well known brand name to some good use – by launching a film news and listings website for cinemagoers.

2006-02-27
£5M SCREEN CREDIT - Scotland's first purpose-built cinema is to be restored in a £5million lottery scheme. The Hippodrome in Bo'ness, West Lothian, opened in 1912 but has been unused for 25 years.

2006-02-27
BASINGSTOKE CINEMA TO BE SOLD - The Competition Commission (CC) has decided that Vue Entertainment Holdings must sell one of the two cinemas it currently runs in Basingstoke to another cinema operator in order to preserve competition.

2006-02-27
Historic cinema will be restored in £5m scheme - SCOTLAND's first purpose-built cinema is to be restored as part of a £5 million lottery scheme to tidy up a run-down town centre.

2006-02-27
Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) Announces Collaboration With Fraunhofer Institute to Develop Digital Cinema System Compliance Test Procedures - Press Release: Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) has signed an agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany to collaborate and jointly produce a certification test plan comprised of test procedures and data to validate compliance with the Digital Cinema System Specification published by DCI in July of 2005.

2006-02-27
Police unit targets film piracy - A police unit dedicated to combating movie piracy and those responsible for the manufacture and distribution of pirated films has launched in London.

2006-02-27
Access Integrated Technologies to Offer a Plan to Ensure Exhibitors' Digital Cinemas Are 3D Ready in Its Christie/AIX Deployment Plan - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT" or the "Company") (Amex: AIX - News) today announced that its Christie/AIX unit has agreed to install the necessary hardware enabling its exhibitor customers to begin showing 3D movies on all digitally- equipped screens through a non-exclusive agreement with In-Three, Inc. (http://www.In-Three.com) and NuVision Technologies (http://www.NuVisiontechnologies.com). The agreement calls for the installation of Infra-Red Emitters provided by NuVision for its entire first- year Christie/AIX deployment of digital cinema systems, covering approximately 2,300 screens nationwide.

2006-02-27
Morley Theatre operations continue smooth run - Steve Holt, operator of the theatre, told members of the Borger Economic Development Corporation that the movie industry has been looking more closely at bringing digital cinema to theatres.

2006-02-27
Cinema chain yanks controversial "Wolves" - COLOGNE, Germany (Hollywood Reporter) - German multiplex giant CinemaxX has pulled the Turkish action blockbuster "Valley of the Wolves: Iraq" from cinemas after accusations that the film, which stars Billy Zane and Gary Busey, is anti-Semitic and anti-American.

2006-02-27
Inlet Technologies Showcases Latest Video Compression Technology - RALEIGH – Executives in Hollywood are getting their first look at new video compression technology being developed by Inlet Technologies.

2006-02-27
Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) Announces Collaboration With Fraunhofer Institute to Develop Digital Cinema System Compliance Test Procedures - HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and ERLANGEN, Germany, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) has signed an agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany to collaborate and jointly produce a certification test plan comprised of test procedures and data to validate compliance with the Digital Cinema System Specification published by DCI in July of 2005

2006-02-28
Workers hammer together Oscar night - Even hardened veterans happy to help with Hollywood’s big event

2006-02-28
Don't Close Our Cinema - HUNDREDS of activists fighting to stop Carlisle’s Lonsdale cinema being bulldozed marched through the city centre and warned councillors: “Enough is enough”

2006-02-28
Cinema auditorium given new look - The latest stage in a much-needed £250,000 makeover of a cinema and arts venue has been completed.

2006-02-28
Rural cinema plan just the ticket - Blockbuster hungry communities in Northumberland are being given the opportunity to run their own "neighbourhood cinemas".

2006-02-28
Call for dedicated arts cinemas - A Guernsey film society is calling for dedicated art house-style facilities on the island.

2006-02-28
Film festival with a difference - It's a film festival with a difference.

2006-03-01
BBC and the UK Film Council announce a dynamic new partnership with British films at the heart of the BBC’s new film strategy - The BBC and the UK Film Council, two of the biggest stakeholders in British film, have joined forces to put film and broadcasting at the centre of a brand new partnership.

2006-03-01
Islamabad — the cinema-less city - ISLAMABAD: Despite all claims of the government of pursuing a policy of enlightened moderation, the capital of the country is still without a cinema.

2006-03-01
James Cameron to Keynote NAB2006 Digital Cinema Summit Sunday; NATO President John Fithian to Join Director for Screen-Side Chat - WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2006--Director James Cameron ("Titanic," "True Lies," "The Terminator"), a pioneer in new film technology applications, will deliver the Sunday, April 23 keynote at the NAB2006 Digital Cinema Summit. Cameron's address will feature an in-depth look at the future of digital 3D.

2006-03-01
Britain’s Newest Cinema Chain “Empire” Signs 3-Year Speech Deal With Eckoh - Eckoh Technologies, one of Europe’s speech application service providers, today announced a 3-year contract to supply Empire Cinemas (Britain’s newest cinema chain), with an end-to-end automated cinema information and booking solution.

2006-03-01
Cinema plan: Community gives the thumbs-up to couple's ambitious plan - AN AMBITIOUS project which includes an art deco 1930s-style cinema is already having a positive knock-on effect for businesses in one part of Coventry.

2006-03-01
Reitman Explains Missing Holmes Sex Scene - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jason Reitman says a projection error - not Tom Cruise - was responsible when a Katie Holmes' sex scene was missing during a screening of her upcoming movie, "Thank You for Smoking," at the Sundance Film Festival.

2006-03-02
WORLD'S LARGEST D-CINEMA INTEROPERABILITY TRIAL STARTS IN NORWAY - NORDIC project will put the country on the path to complete digital switch-over in 2007

2006-03-02
Final push for cash as new cinema wins grant - A NEW cinema for Saffron Walden is a step closer thanks to a £21,650 grant revealed this week.

2006-03-02
UltraStar Cinemas Launches Digital Cinema Rollout - UltraStar Cinemas - the first in the nation to be 100 percent equipped with digital cinema - released Walt Disney Pictures' family-friendly film "Eight Below" on Friday, February 17, digitally on 12 of its 13 theaters. This marks the first time in history that a theater circuit has released a digital film in over 90 percent of its locations. UltraStar Cinemas, currently operating 102 screens at 13 sites throughout Southern California, has teamed with Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) and Christie Digital Systems (Christie) to become the first theater company in the United States to be fully equipped with Pure Digital Cinema powered by DLP Cinema technology in all of its locations.

2006-03-02
Access IT Launches D-Cinema Anti-Piracy ID Service - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of a digital cinema anti-piracy initiative involving the deployment of forensic watermarking technology and the creation of a detection and recovery service created for studios and other owners of digital content.

2006-03-02
DCI Works with Fraunhofer Institute to Develop D-Cinema System Compliance Test Procedures - Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) has signed an agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany to collaborate and jointly produce a certification test plan comprised of test procedures and data to validate compliance with the Digital Cinema System Specification published by DCI in July of 2005.

2006-03-03
Cinema complex could open within three years - A NEW cinema complex should open in St Albans by Christmas 2008 if developers get planning permission for their giant city-centre scheme.

2006-03-03
Now playing in Boston: movie tickets below $10: AMC drops premium weekend pricing policy - AMC Entertainment just eliminated weekend premium pricing at the Loews theaters it recently acquired in Boston and at Liberty Tree Mall, rolling back prices on Friday and Saturday nights to below $10 for the first time in nearly five years.

2006-03-03
Barco Expands North American Service Operations with a new Digital Cinema Service Center - A new Service Facility has been opened in Sacramento. The facility supports parts stocking for rapid turn-around response, complete projection repair facilities, a technical support desk and an expanded field service team.

2006-03-03
Senator films immediately available for Digital Cinema - From today, German indie Senator is to offer digital cinema copies of its new films to all cinemas which are equipped with DLP Cinema Projectors. "Senator is thereby the first German film distributor to offer its complete slate of movies for digital projection," said Senator's Managing Director Benjamin Herrmann.

2006-03-06
Thomson to unveil digital rights package at NAB 2006 - French multimedia IT company Thomson has announced plans to unveil its Nexguard digital rights and content management package at the NAB 2006 electronic media show in Las Vegas.

2006-03-03
TI DLP(R) Projectors and TVs Chosen for 78th Annual Academy Awards(R) Presentation - DALLAS, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News; TI) today announced its award-winning DLP® technology has been once again exclusively chosen as the projection technology at the 78th Annual Academy Awards. This marks the seventh consecutive year that DLP technology has lit up the screens at the world's most famous awards ceremony.

2006-03-06
Thomson To Deliver Hollywood Digital Piracy Platform - French media and entertainment company Thomson is making plans to unveil the first suite of its digital rights and content management software in April at a National Association of Broadcasters conference, company executives said Thursday.

2006-03-06
The ‘Model A’ of movie projectors - LIMA — “That is one of the very early Edison projectors. Thomas Edison perfected that,” said 79-year-old Dick Brownell, pointing to the small movie projector under a glass case. The 1903 movie projector is the pride and joy of Brownell’s collection. It was displayed Friday in the lobby of the new Regal Cinemas American Mall Stadium 12.

2006-03-06
It's not just the movie anymore: Can amenities and extras put customers in theater seats - even when movies aren't Oscar-worthy? - Huntington's Cinema Arts Centre has survived for more than three decades in the very tough business of showing movies. And, in recent years, the nonprofit's co-director likes to think that the big chains have learned a few lessons from a theater like his.

2006-03-07
Pearl & Dean builds on cinema heritage with website for film lovers - LONDON - Cinema advertising sales house Pearl & Dean has launched a new consumer website. The site aims to extend the Pearl & Dean brand and build on its heritage to promote cinema.

2006-03-07
Paisley's Black Hogmanay - ROBERT Pope was aged seven when he and his pals met on Paisley's Maxwell Street and, after collecting money at the local shop from exchanging jelly-bean jars given to him by his mother, walked to the nearby Glen Cinema to watch the Hogmanay matinee screening of The Dude Desperado.

2006-03-07
Transformation of Kuwait National Cinema Company into Cinescape: a vibrant new entertainment brand in the Kuwaiti market - The pleasure of going to the cinema has been taken to another level with Enterprise IG's rebranding of Kuwait National Cinemas into Cinescape.

2006-03-07
Cinema to set up screen at art gallery - THE popular arthouse cinema Hull Screen has been offered a temporary home at the city's Ferens Art Gallery while work is carried out at its permanent new base.

2006-03-08
NEC Solutions America Digital Cinema Division to Present STARUS Digital Cinema Solution at ShoWest 2006 - NEC Solutions America will be showcasing its STARUS(TM) Digital Cinema Solution designed for movie screens of all sizes. NEC's multiplex-wide digital cinema solution features a suite of STARUS Digital Cinema Projectors

2006-03-08
Barco shows significant growth in orders and sales - KORTRIK, Belgium -- Barco has announced results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended 31 December, 2005. Sales for Fiscal Year 2005 were euro 712.0 million and orders euro 730.4 million, leading to a book-to-bill ratio of 1.03. EBITA before non-recurrent costs was euro 60.5 million. Non-recurrent costs totaled euro 8.5 million.

2006-03-08
Cartoon Network UK using cinema to create further brand awareness - MUMBAI: Cartoon Network in the UK is using cinema as a medium to create further brand awareness. Before a film begins in certain theatres, the kids broadcaster will air a cartoon short as a way of promoting its TV brand to kids.

2006-03-09
Kodak Digital Cinema Brings to ShoWest 2006 The Only Full Network Linking Pre-Show, Features - By Making the Most of What Digital Technology Offers,Kodak Digital Cinema Proves ‘The Network is the Power’

2006-03-09
Ceiling falls in at multi-screen cinema venue - THE ceiling of a cinema being built in a multi-million pound leisure complex has collapsed.

2006-03-09
Thomson Unveils World’s Largest Digital Cinema Test Center - Technicolor Digital Cinema Unit Opens Testing Facility in Preparation For Extensive North American Digital Cinema Deployment

2006-03-09
Arts Alliance leads digital cinema in Europe with QuVIS - Disney’s ‘Chicken Little’ is first film shown commercially in Europe to be compatible with Hollywood standards for digital cinema

2006-03-09
DG2L and UFO Moviez Reach D-Cinema Milestone; 30,000 Digital Movies Shown on the DG2L Cinema Platform; DG2L to Showcase Pioneering DG2L Cinema System at ShoWest, Booth 2035 - NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2006--DG2L Technologies today announced that its newest customer, United Film Organizers Moviez (UFO Moviez), has reached a significant milestone -- surpassing 30,000 digital movies shown using the DG2L Cinema System platform.

2006-03-09
Case Study: UCI Cinema Adopts SSL VPN for Anytime, Anywhere Access - With personal e-mail available in an instant from any connected PC via free Web-mail accounts, users want to know why their corporate e-mail, applications, and documents can’t behave the same way.

2006-03-09
Lights, Camera, Stocks - Did you catch the Oscars over the weekend? Some of those top picture nominees came packing some bear market titles. Crash? Brokeback? Capitulation? What's that? It wasn't capitulation, but rather Capote?

2006-03-09
Odeon Cinemas - Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners.

2006-03-09
SIGNS & DISPLAYS: Cinema signage, Sports arena displays - A total of 5.2 miles of LED channel letter lighting has been used to rebrand a UK cinema chain, while Odeco has installed 100 square meters of LED display screen in a Madrid sports venue.

2006-03-09
Cinema screens axed for new casino - Multiplex cinema operator Vue is slashing four screens at its Millennium Plaza base and replacing them with the new gambling nightspot.

2006-03-09
Odds stack up against Lonsdale being saved - FEARS are growing that Carlisle’s Lonsdale cinema could be demolished almost immediately if English Heritage says the building is not worth listing.

2006-03-10
CINEMA DE LUX THEATRE TO DEBUT IN CONNECTICUT - State-of-the-art Showcase Cinemas to feature Chatters Bar & Grill, Director’s Halls, and luxury atmosphere

2006-03-10
2005 THEATRICAL MARKET STATISTICS REFLECT CHANGE, STRENGTH - Los Angeles - - The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) today released its annual theatrical market statistics report including some new consumer information on moviegoing from an analysis conducted by Nielsen Entertainment/NRG. As has been reported widely, U.S. box office dipped 6% in 2005 but remained healthy, reporting nearly $9 billion in revenue. Last year, 1.4 billion theater tickets were sold in the U.S. and the worldwide box office recorded intake of $23 billion, which was a 7.9% decline over the previous year. At the same time, consumer information from the Nielsen analysis revealed that a majority of moviegoers were satisfied with their recent experiences at the movies and felt the movies were a “good investment of their time and money.”

2006-03-10
U.S. Theatrical Market: 2005 Statistics - The following document provides context and empirical data with respect to box office in 2005, a topic which provoked much dialogue throughout the year.

2006-03-10
Big-screen pioneer Imax may be for sale - Investors were not just content to sit back and watch the show yesterday after Mississauga-based Imax Corp. announced it is considering selling the company.

2006-03-10
Cinemas losing out to DVDs - A NIGHT out at the cinema just isn't as appealing as it used to be, with more and more people opting to save extra bucks by staying at home with a DVD.

2006-03-10
Short cinema viewing - TWO years after a developer was selected for the new St Albans city-centre cinema and housing scheme a contract has finally been signed.

2006-03-10
Cinemas losing out to DVDs - A NIGHT out at the cinema just isn't as appealing as it used to be, with more and more people opting to save extra bucks by staying at home with a DVD.

2006-03-10
Short cinema viewing - TWO years after a developer was selected for the new St Albans city-centre cinema and housing scheme a contract has finally been signed.

2006-03-10
Canadian giant-screen cinema maker Imax up for sale to 'expand our scale' - TORONTO (CP) - Big-screen movie technology company Imax Corp. (TSX:IMX) is on the auction block after "several unsolicited inquiries" prompted management to look at strategic alternatives.

2006-03-10
Conference Centre in Old Cinema - NEW conference and office facilities being developed at Penrith’s former Regent Cinema are set to be completed early next month.

2006-03-10
A pioneering projectionist - Even as women moved into factory jobs during World War II, it was still news when someone found a job where no woman had gone before.

In 1943, Jean Larson made headlines as the first woman projectionist in the Play Circle movie house at the University of Wisconsin Student Union in Madison.

2006-03-10
The big switch - No more crackles, pops or breaks in the film; no more scratches, fading out or skips -- just the movie as filmmakers intended from the first viewing to the last. Two of the 14 screens at Lee Highway Multiplex Cinemas in Merrifield offer moviegoers this experience, showing high-resolution digital movies with clear, crisp pictures.

2006-03-10
Technicolor Opens Digital Cinema Test Lab To Squash Bugs - Thomson's Technicolor Digital Cinema division has opened a digital cinema research and equipment test lab, supporting the entertainment industry's move to shed celluloid for bits and bytes.

(Comments from Berchtold; Julian Levin, executive vice president at 20th Century Fox; and Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros. in podcast form to listen to or download are available here. )

2006-03-13
US cinema suffers year of slump - Box office takings in the US slid by 6% in 2005, final figures have revealed.

2006-03-13
intoPIX technology selected by MikroM for its Digital Cinema product development - Following quickly on the introduction of its single chip FPGA JPEG2000 technology earlier this month intoPIX has today announced an agreement with MikroM, a leading provider of audio-visual digital OEM product, to provide a total decoding solution for Digital Cinema.

2006-03-13
Microspace Fetches Walt Disney’s The Shaggy Dog Via Satellite for Cinemark Theaters Industry’s First Satellite-Delivered JPEG 2000 File is a Major Step toward DCI Compliance - Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the leading provider of point-to-multipoint satellite services, today announced that it has delivered the first JPEG 2000 feature via satellite for Walt Disney’s The Shaggy Dog, opening today in theaters nationwide. The delivery is a key milestone in reaching Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) compliance. Microspace delivered the feature via its VELOCITY® satellite service in conjunction with Kodak Digital Cinema to the Cinemark Tinseltown Theater in Rochester, New York.

2006-03-13
XDC announces advanced hybrid (JPEG 2000/MXF-MPEG2) CineStore™ Solo G3 server. - XDC is proud to announce its fully interoperable and DCI compliant advanced Digital Cinema Hybrid server - CineStore™ Solo G3 - offering both JPEG 2000 and MPEG-2 play-back capabilities.

2006-03-13
REAL D Announces Addition of Digital Cinema Industry Veteran Matthew Cowan as Chief Scientific Officer - Leading Expert Joins REAL D to Shepherd in Next Generation of 3-D Advancements

2006-03-13
Movie window closing quickly - ANNA MARIA - Walt Jenkins wants to beam his movie "Vampire Biker Babes" to movie theaters around the world by satellite.

2006-03-13
Digital in front-row seat theater owners' confab - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As the movie theater industry's annual convention kicks off Monday in Las Vegas, the conversion to digital cinema is again on the agenda.

2006-03-13
Cheap cinema tickets - Cinemas in Rome will offer reduced-price entry for films between 13 March and 13 April during the Cin Cin Cinema season

2006-03-16
Movie theaters may ask to jam cell phones - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Movie theater owners faced with falling attendance are considering asking federal authorities for permission to jam cell phone reception in an attempt to stop annoying conversations during films, the head of the industry's trade group said on Tuesday.

2006-03-13
Increase in cinema complexes, Japan films feed movie boom - Japanese films are experiencing a revival in popularity with several blockbusters coming out in rapid succession and more movie theaters going up across the country.

2006-03-13
Digital cinema may not be ready to roll - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After years of haggling, Hollywood's movie studios and theater owners agreed in 2005 to replace old film projectors with new digital systems, but some say the equipment is not ready for use.

2006-03-13
All change at cinema - QUINTON Odeon has changed hands for the second time in a matter of weeks as the screen industry undergoes a major shake-up.

The 1930s cinema, in Hagley Road West, will soon be rebranded a Reel Cinema after being acquired by the Loughborough-based chain.

2006-03-13
Crisis talks over £70m centre after ceiling collapses - CRISIS talks were under way today after a cinema ceiling collapsed at a new £70million leisure complex - just weeks before its planned opening.

2006-03-13
The ShoWest Must Go On ... - These are grim times for theater owners.

Unless you've been living in a cave, you're well aware that 2005 not only marked a downturn in overall revenues, it also experienced significant erosion in the big screen audience. Then there's a consolidation in theater ownership that's put thousands of people back into the job market this year.

2006-03-14
Cinema plans two new screens - Film buffs could soon have more choice at Lynn's Majestic Cinema after owners announced plans to extend the building and install two extra state-of-the-art screens.

2006-03-14
DTS to Acquire Digital Booking Systems from FilmStew.com - Acquisition Provides Online Booking Service with Capabilities for Cinema Exhibitors and Distributors

2006-03-16
Film projector - Life has been reel good for retired projectionist David Butterman of West Hempstead. He's had a love affair with movies for all of his 66 years, more than 30 of which were spent in theater projection booths in the city. He spoke last week with Newsday staff writer Daniel Bubbeo about the pleasure he gets playing movies on his Bell & Howell Filmosound projector.

2006-03-14
Technicolor Digital Cinema Selects Digital Cinema Projector from NEC as Part Of Alliance for Upcoming Beta Test - NEC’s STARUS Digital Cinema Projector Selected Based on Detailed Evaluation of Performance and Reliability Standards

2006-03-14
DLP Cinema Projectors Deployment Crosses 1,000 Milestone - Texas Instruments (TI) announced the deployment of 1,195 DLP Cinema projectors worldwide from manufacturers Barco, Christie and NEC. The company said that surpassing the 1,000 screen milestone represents a major step forward in the movie industry's conversion from film to digital projection.

2006-03-14
Barco reaches 500th digital cinema projector milestone - As worldwide installations of Barco’s 2K D-Cine projectors increase, a major milestone has just been achieved with a multi-projector sale of Barco digital cinema products.

2006-03-14
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