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2007-01-02
The Curtain Rises on Sony's New SXRD 4k Digital Cinema Projector - ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony is expanding its line-up of 4K Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD(TM)) digital cinema technologies with a new 18,000-lumen* projector here at ShowEast this week.
2007-01-02
Carmike Cinemas going digital - a company-wide conversion to high tech digital projectors from the familiar 35 mm film may lead Hurst to spend more time in the theaters. The digital projector upgrade at Dalton’s Carmike Cinemas 9 in Walnut Square Mall is among 2,300 planned during a 22-month period. Hurst said the company won’t raise ticket prices to offset the new projectors.
2007-01-02
Pictures show real state of Odeon - The Telegraph & Argus has received new evidence that someone entered the former Odeon cinema "unlawfully" to take pictures supporting the case against demolition.
2007-01-02
More cinema revamp detail - KINGSTON - Tuesday evening, Independence Mall Manager Mark Wagner briefed selectmen on the mall’s plans for expanding the cinema. He said the mall hoped to increase the size by 13 percent, adding more than 1,200 seats to the movie theater.
2007-01-02
Cinema campaigners given hope - RESIDENTS hoping to save the Odeon cinema from demolition say they are relieved after the building was given a stay of execution.
2007-01-02
Cinema plans given all-clear - ANY doubts over whether Worksop will get a £30 million leisure complex and Tesco superstore were erased this week as Bassetlaw Council was told its decision to grant the proposal will not be overruled by the Government.
2007-01-02
The Klein revamps for a new era - A dusty 78 RPM record of Nelson Eddy's "America, My Country'Tis of Thee" sits on an old turntable in the projectionist's booth at Bridgeport's imposing municipal auditorium, a few feet from a Peerless Magnarc high-intensity lamp.
2007-01-02
IMAX turns 30, and still amazes - IMAX films think big. Really big. Their images contain 10 times the amount of information of a standard 35 millimeter print.
2007-01-02
Opera at the cinema a magical experience - Televised opera has had some successes over the years, but seldom at the level on display this weekend at the CineMark 20 theater in Moosic.
2007-01-02
Last days of cinematic landmark released on film - A DOCUMENTARY history of Waltham Forest's troubled EMD Cinema has been released.
2007-01-02
WARNER BROS AND ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ANNOUNCE ELECTRONIC SELL-THROUGH (EST) DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DEAL - Warner Bros Entertainment UK and Arts Alliance Media, Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, have signed an electronic sell-through digital distribution agreement to allow consumers to download Warner Bros movies and TV series.
2007-01-02
Reel keen on rolling the flicks - AS he bounds up the stairs two at a time to the projection room of the Port Fairy cinema, it's hard to imagine John Brown is the oldest active projectionist in Australia.
2007-01-02
Lights, Camera, Movies-Year of darkness ends as cinema reopens under new ownership - Nearly seven months into repairing and remodeling the old double-screened cinema, adding a better sound system and a lamp house, the owners of The Box have cranked up the projectors and are now showing movies again in Douglas.
2007-01-02
Yorks cinema where all the movies make it big - IF you like your movie-going experience on the large side, then the answer is at Yorkshire's only IMAX cinema from December 27.
2007-01-02
Visits to Cinema Enhanced for People with Sensory Disabilities in Scotland - Deaf, hard of hearing and visually impaired people will be able to enjoy more trips to the cinema thanks to a new programme launched today by Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council.
2007-01-02
Cinema joy for sick kids - THE biggest stars in Hollywood will soon be entertaining youngsters at Yorkhill Hospital For Sick Children after the completion of a dream that was four years in the making.
2007-01-02
Straighten out cinema funding - The funding package for the six-screen Beacon Cinemas project on North Street in Pittsfield is a complex one, with the various parts dependent upon one another to a degree, which makes the uncertainty about the Legislature's $1 million portion particularly worrisome. The funds may or may not have been included in the thoughtless $425 million in cuts Governor Romney decided to make last month, and we expect our legislators to determine the status of the money as soon as possible. If the money was cut, we assume the Berkshires'legislative delegation will make its restoration a high priority as soon it moves back into session in January. With the swearing-in of a new governor, Deval Patrick, who is attuned to the Berkshires and realizes the need for communities to rebuild their downtowns by attracting people to them, it should be easy for the legislators to make the case for the project.
2007-01-02
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.
2007-01-02
£60,000 CONFISCATION ORDER AGAINST FILM PIRATE - Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) Financial Investigators, working in partnership with Essex County Council Trading Standards, Cambridge County Council Trading Standards, Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and have secured a Confiscation Order worth £60,681 against Peter William Axford of Kilmartin Road, Ilford, Essex, who is a convicted counterfeiter.
2007-01-02
Curtain falls on bid to reopen Odeon so owners plan hotel - THE owners of the former Odeon cinema plan to turn it into a hotel after the collapse of a bid to reopen it as a cinema and arts centre.
2007-01-02
Help Needed To Run New Cinema - FILM buffs are being sought by West Craven Together to help run a new community cinema.
2007-01-02
Marcus Corp. closes on sale of Westown property for $8.9M - The Marcus Corp. sold the Westown cinema property in Waukesha to a Minnesota developer of retail properties for $8.9 million.
2007-01-02
Save John Lennon's Cinema! - Woolton Cinema in Liverpool is an historical landmark which first opened to the public in 1927. It was frequented by John Lennon and was also the scene of some early Beatles'wooing of local ladies and features on the Magical Mystery Tour. It is loved by Liverpudlians, but it is in danger of bei ng lost through demolition, despite a community campaign in the city to save it.
2007-01-02
Old Style Cinema - This cinema has been built to look like the original theatres of the famous. Kings cinema chain. Kings built many art deco style cinemas in the Sydney suburbs in the 1930's.
2007-01-02
Cinema Screen Media Bows Interactive Pre-Movie Ads - Cinema Screen Media has announced a new technology that will enable advertisers to incorporate messaging features into their pre-movie ads, and is testing it in the Phoenix market.
2007-01-02
Cinema for flats - THE PALACE Cinema in Aspatria may be demolished and replaced with flats.
2007-01-02
Two towers theme in new cinema plan - NEW cinema plans unveiled yesterday (Wednesday) reveal that the development will be even higher than the previous rejected scheme.
2007-01-02
Sequels dominate cinema calendar - As Hollywood prepares to unveil its latest raft of big budget sequels, cinemagoers can expect to feel a sense of deja vu once again in 2007.
2007-01-02
Birmingham to lead the UK in Digital Media - Birmingham City Council today launched its ambitious plans to make the City the most advanced UK digital media hub, bringing together the public, private and voluntary sectors.
2007-01-02
Chennai multiplexes now offer pre-paid cards - Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The cinema crazy crowd of Tamil Nadu could not have it better. Not only have the fares in cinema halls fallen but multiplexes here are issuing pre-paid cards to keep your seat booked in the hall for a year.
2007-01-02
60 Seconds of Fame - Orange have teamed up with BAFTA to invite aspiring film makers to submit a 60 second short film around the theme of'Celebrate'. The winning film will be featured during the BBC One coverage of The Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony on the 11 February 2007
2007-01-02
Barco achieves 1000th Digital Cinema projector milestone - Barco is delighted to announce that it has reached its 1000th 2K Digital Cinema projector milestone further reinforcing its position as a worldwide industry leader in the Digital Cinema Market. Barco now holds more than 55% market share in Europe and 65% in the Asian Pacific region and is currently enjoying, in the US, its fastest growth of any single region. The digital cinema revolution has truly begun and in order to meet the expected upsurge in demand, Barco is increasing its capacity from the current 300 units a month to 500 a month in 2007.
2007-01-02
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FILMS TO RELEASE ON THE REAL D 3-D PLATFORM - REAL D will make 3-D films produced by National Geographic available to its exhibition partners, it was announced jointly today by Lisa Truitt, president of National Geographic Giant Screen Films and Special Projects, and Michael V. Lewis, chairman and CEO of REAL D. The arrangement will help expand the presence of National Geographic’s 3-D films outside traditional museum, science center and other specialty venues.
2007-01-02
Dolby Introduces Advanced JPEG 2000 Digital Cinema Mastering Solution - Dolby SCC2000 Secure Content Creator delivers reliable, efficient encoding and encryption for digital content
2007-01-02
Night at the Museum – Twentieth Century Fox International presents digital cinema version of movie in a dozen of XDC JPEG2000 Cinemas in Germany. - With the German release of Night at the Museum, a dozen of cinemas in Germany will present the digital cinema version of this Ben Stiller starrer.
2007-01-02
Orange adds its internet users to cinema deal - Orange will today reinforce its support for British cinemagoers by renewing its "Orange Wednesdays" promotion.
2007-01-02
PP blame piracy for falling cinema numbers in Spain - The Partido Popular have blamed internet and other piracy for the fall in spectator numbers at Spanish cinemas this year.
2007-01-02
UK Film Council consults on future funding and policy priorities - The UK Film Council is seeking views on its policy and funding priorities over the next three years in a consultation document published today - Film in the Digital Age.
2007-01-16
Cinema's outdoor ticket line short-lived - After complaints about cold, AMC says it will enclose sales windows
2007-01-04
Cinema goes back for the future - Cinema is on the ropes. So much so that a cabal of top Hollywood moguls are putting their faith in a very old idea -- one usually dismissed as a fad -- to save the day.
2007-01-04
Historian, author buys Times Cinema - Theater historian and author Larry Widen is the new owner of the Times Cinema, which was sold by Millennium Entertainment L.L.C. of Wauwatosa after owning it for just 19 months.
2007-01-04
Child left alone at cinema - The Children's Commissioner is warning people not to jump to conclusions over a young boy being left alone at a Hastings cinema.
2007-01-04
Bantam Cinema has new owner - -- After devoting a career to investment banking, part-time Litchfield resident Syndey Koch returned to a love of theater and the arts when he and a friend bought Bantam Cinema Tuesday as Spinning Reels LLC for an undisclosed price.
2007-01-04
Cinema Evacuated - IT WAS almost a black Christmas for Cineworld in Stevenage when a fire started in a popcorn machine recently.
2007-01-04
Thousands Experience the MET Opera on the Giant Screen with Sell-Out Audiences in Theatres Across Canada - The curtains rose for the first time on December 30th exclusively at 28 Cineplex Entertainment theatres in Canada as opera fans enjoyed Mozart's Magic Flute in the comfort of their local theatre as the first of six Metropolitan Opera performances was broadcast live via satellite in HD from Lincoln Center in New York.
2007-01-16
Projectionist Andy's credits roll after 50 years - A CINEMA projectionist who arranged a private screening for Sir Sean Connery is retiring after almost 50 years in the business.
2007-01-16
Schools reeling in cinema cash - SCHOOLS are being invited to sell cinema tickets to raise funds.
2007-01-16
Projection Perfection: It's Not Just Food and Fun at Studio Movie Grill's New High-Tech Arlington Location - ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- "State-of-the-art projection and sound systems" isn't just a catch phrase at Studio Movie Grill where they are the heart of every presentation at its new location. SMG utilizes an exceptional custom-assembled package producing a level of quality unsurpassed by any theater in the Southwest allowing for a truly phenomenal movie experience.
2007-01-16
World-class - THOUSANDS of cancer patients are to benefit from a
2007-01-16
Cinema Ad Group Aims High in I.P.O. - National CineMedia, the advertising network for theater chain operators, on Thursday outlined plans to offer 38 million shares at $18 to $20 apiece in a bid to raise about $722 million in its initial public offering. The planned I.P.O. raises the number of offerings set to kick off in the $500 million to $1 billion range, joining theater chain AMC Entertainment, Time Warner Cable and MetroPCS, a wireless broadband provider.
2007-01-16
Texas Instruments Wants DLP in Cinemas and in Your Phone - If you have gone to your local cineplex lately, you may have started noticing some interesting DLP splash screens being played right before all those advertisements for popcorn and soda. Texas Instruments has been on an aggressive campaign pushing the benefits as well as the potential of DLP technologies.
2007-01-16
Final curtain for Lakehurst Cinema Waukegan multiplex to be razed for motel - WAUKEGAN -- The largest cinema multiplex in America has closed its doors, and this time it appears to be for good.
2007-01-16
Real Image and Mani Ratnam's Guru - Mani Ratnam, known for his quest for perfection and quality, led him to evaluate digital cinema technologies and the quality that can be achieved with high quality digital projection and digital mastering for his 'Guru'. He chose Chennai-based Real Image to master his film after evaluating results on the QubeMaster mastering system, a part of the Qube Cinema end-to-end suite of products.
2007-01-16
Books press release:Quota Quickies The Birth of the British - David Lean, John Mills, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, and a host of other famous names from British film surprisingly began their screen careers on
2007-01-16
Movies return to museum - Film returns to Cincinnati Art Museum this month after an absence of almost two years. New partner Cincinnati World Cinema is opening big, with the local premiere of "Army of Shadows." the 1969 movie that is the most lauded film of 2006 opens the series Jan. 30-31.
2007-01-16
New action on cinema - TWO separate bids to build a new cinema in the city, including one with a housing development, could be on the table in the next few weeks nearly nine months after plans for a multiplex collapsed.
2007-01-16
Guru : 80 to 100 % collection in Bombay Circuit : Box Office Analysis - MUMBAI:Mani Ratnam's Guru released this Friday. The film with the same title was released two decades earlier by Ratnam's brother, which had Mithun Chakraborty playing the lead as a cop. In this version, Mithun plays a media magnate. Abhishek Bachchan portrays Dhirubhai Ambani while Aishwarya Rai plays his wife. The opening has been below expectations. The film is expected to do better in Mumbai, the south and overseas.
2007-01-16
Brook Highland Cinema to close - The 10-screen Brook Highland Cinema will close after its 9:50 movies tonight, leaving only one Regal Cinema in the Birmingham area.
2007-01-16
3i invests 22 mln usd in digital cinema chain - LONDON (AFX) - 3i Group PLC, the UK private equity company, said in a press release that it has invested 22 mln usd in UFO Moviez, the India-based digital cinema chain.3i has also been given the option to invest a further 3 mln usd at some point in the future
2007-01-16
Eyes down for an empty house as Gala Bingo shuts - GALA Bingo in Lancaster is to close.The art deco building in King Street first opened as an Odeon cinema in 1936 with 1,592 seats.
2007-01-16
Crunch time for cinema site - THERE'S a crunch meeting this week between councillors and a developer over the redevelopment of an historic Gwent building.
2007-01-16
Harry, Miss Potter and Atonement push film production spending in the UK to - The amount of money spent in 2006 on making films in the UK such as The Golden Age, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Atonement, and His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass jumped by 48% to
2007-01-16
DLP Cinema(R) Projector Deployment Reaches More Than 3,000 Worldwide Screens - DLP Cinema Leads in (Movie theatres) Digital Cinema ...
2007-01-16
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING? - MOVIE-MAD Singaporeans never had it so good - a staggering 177 cinema screens serving about 4.4 million people.
2007-01-16
Cinema halls give the go-by to safety norms - VIJAYAWADA: Watching films in theatres may not be all that pleasurable given the lack of fire safety norms. According to a study by the Fire Services department, just four of the 184 cinema theatres in Krishna district have adequate fire safety norms in place.
2007-01-16
Thai cinema business likely to grow 10 per cent, says KRC - BANGKOK, Jan 15 (TNA) - The market value of Thailand's cinema business is expected to grow by 10 per cent to Bt 5.5 billion this year even though the business sector is experiencing higher risks following the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok and neighbouring Nonthaburi, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre.
2007-01-16
China a growing movie market - on their terms
2007-01-16
Curtain up on - A NEW cinema and restaurant complex is being planned for Haverhill - and residents have been given their first glimpse of what to expect.
2007-01-16
Why cinema had to reach for the sky - CINEMA developers maintain they have had no option other than to raise the roof on the new scheme proposed for St Albans city centre.
2007-01-16
Hall to double as cinema - THE bright lights of Hollywood come to Lubenham this month when the village hall becomes a cinema.
2007-01-16
Cinema in Bantam sold - As of Tuesday this week, Bantam's small, independent cinema changed ownership and gained new stewards who are looking to keep it running at its same high standards. The new owners, David Koch, his father, Sidney Koch and their friend Elizabeth Merz, are all Litchfield County residents who have frequented Bantam Cinema for years.
2007-01-16
"Franklin Cinema Prepares To Close" - Sunday is your last chance to catch a show at the historic Franklin Cinema. The owners decided to close after a rent increase would have gone into effect at the end of their lease. An event to try to save the cinema raised $18,000 in November, but efforts still have not panned out. The cinema will close Sunday night at the end of regular business hours, with no fanfare.
2007-01-16
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2007-01-16
Fabric firm hopes to use old cinema - THE latest plans for the old Savoy Cinema in South Molton were set to go before the town council's planning committee yesterday (Tuesday) evening.
2007-01-16
Cinema plans go on show - PLANS for a controversial
2007-01-16
Cinema evacuated - IT WAS almost a black Christmas for Cineworld in Stevenage when a fire started in a popcorn machine recently.
2007-01-16
Curtain up on - A NEW cinema and restaurant complex is being planned for Haverhill - and residents have been given their first glimpse of what to expect.
2007-01-16
Warner Brothers in talk with companies for cinema takeover - Shanghai. January 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Warner Brothers International Cinemas says it is still in talks with several companies, including China Film Group, to take over Warner cinemas in China.
2007-01-16
Prices cut to attract public to cinema - FILMGOERS are being offered a cut-price start to the new year.
2007-01-16
BroadMotion's JPEG2000 Surpasses 75 MB/s Benchmark - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- BroadMotion today announced new performance benchmarks for its JPEG2000 compression/decompression (codec) technology for an embedded co-processing platform that combines a Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320C64x(TM) digital signal processor (DSP) or TMS320DM64x(TM) DSP-based digital media processor with an Altera Cyclone(TM) II FPGA. The new platform achieves a throughput of 75 megabytes per second (MB/s).
2007-01-16
BAFTA Nominations - The BAFTA nominations have been announced. Follow the link for full details.
2007-01-16
ACCESS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES TO ACQUIRE THE BIGGER PICTURE - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire alternative content provider The Bigger Picture, a subsidiary of privately held Sabella Dern Entertainment. The acquisition is expected to close on or before January 15, 2007 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
2007-01-16
QUBE CINEMA AND CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS HELP BOLLYWOOD BLAZE NEW DIGITAL CINEMA FRONTIER - World Premiere of Mani Ratnam’s “Guru” in Toronto is First Indian Feature Film to Be Mastered and Screened Digitally in JPEG2000 Format
2007-01-16
XDC presents its open network for digital cinema and achieves 100th installation in Germany. - On the occasion of annual Munich Filmweek, XDC - the digital cinema service company - announced not only passing of the 100 mark with its digital cinema installations in Germany (about 300 digital screens in Europe), but also its new business model for an open network for Digital Cinema. This enables content providers to prepare and manage their content via the experienced XDC Content Servicing Laboratory or to use another service company.
2007-01-18
Celluloid dreams set to disappear in a digital puff - Before long film will be but a memory at your local cinema as reel projectors are replaced with newer, sharper digital systems
2007-01-18
Keeping the spirit of the flicks alive - Bush cinemas provide an important community service but struggle to survive, writes Garry Maddox.
2007-01-18
Barco Silex presents JPEG2000 encoder core optimized for digital cinema & broadcasting - Barco Silex, Barco's center of competence for electronic design services and Intellectual Property, has presented a new JPEG2000 encoding core, targeting single-chip FPGAs or ASICs for use in digital cinema and broadcasting applications.
2007-01-18
Worldwide Premier of Guru on Qube Cinema and Christie Digital Systems - For the first time a world premier of an Indian film was in digital format. Qube Cinema, Inc., a leading provider of end to end digital cinema solutions, and Christie, a major provider of visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, powered the worldwide premier of acclaimed writer-director Mani Ratnam
2007-01-18
Old cinema to go under hammer - COVENTRY'S old Theatre One cinema - which closed in 1998 - is to be sold tonight (Wednesday) at auction.
2007-01-18
The Big Picture - A few months ago, Grand Traverse and Horizon cinemas in Traverse City ditched most of their traditional film projectors and switched over to digital projectors. The switch meant good-bye to celluloid movie film and hello to hard drives. Unlike a movie reel that must be carefully unpacked and spliced together, the projectionist simply plugs the hard drive into a projector, punches in the movie times and appropriate trailers, and voila! It
2007-01-18
A CINEMA will be coming to Southwater in March when an arts project brings films to the village. - UK
2007-01-18
Ex-cinema to be razed - BULLDOZERS could be the next big show at Auchterarder
2007-01-18
Money stolen from cinema - A ROBBER stole two bags full of money after threatening a member of staff at the Apollo Cinema in Augusta Place, Leamington.
2007-01-18
Teen charged in cinema robbery - HIGH POINT -- Police have charged a teen with robbing an employee of Carmike Cinemas last week.
2007-01-18
Article on former Odeon Manchester demolition. - I’ve made live the article on the impending demolition of Manchester’s former Odeon cinema, and why I think it’s bad news for the city.
2007-01-18
Construction date set for $30M Fraser St. complex and cinema - After three years of discussion, demolition will begin in February on a $30 million project that would bring a new residential building and a 10-screen cinema to Fraser Street.
2007-01-18
Cinema recognised in building awards - SWANSEA'S new Vue Cinema is among several new buildings which are being recognised at a special awards ceremony hosted by Welsh TV presenter Amanda Protheroe-Thomas.
2007-01-22
ODEON SIGNS UP ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA FOR UK COMMERCIAL DIGITAL CINEMA TRIAL - Arts Alliance Media, Europe
2007-01-22
THE Dukes Theatre and Cinema will be transformed into a 1940s Odeon in February when a new play by Lancaster writer Lesley Anne Rose opens. - Home Fires, showing from February 1 to 23, is interspersed with real archive film footage from the Second World War courtesy of The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University.
2007-01-22
Old cinema fails to sell at auction - COVENTRY'S old Theatre One cinema failed to reach its reserve price of
2007-01-22
Seals take refuge from storm in Dutch cinema - THE HAGUE (AFP) - Sixty seals at a Dutch refuge took shelter from the devastating storm which swept across Europe in a cinema.
2007-01-22
Major UK cinema chain trials D-Cinema model - Odeon and UCI cinemas, the leading cinema chain in the UK owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners, has embarked on a beta test of D-Cinema equipment for the complete conversion of two multiplex cinemas, for a total of 18 screens. The deployments will constitute the first all digital multiplex in the UK, and each site will be managed separately as part of the test phase. Bell Theatre Services will install and maintain equipment from NEC and Kodak at Odeon multiplex in Hatfield, while Arts Alliance Media will handle installation and ongoing service provision for the Odeon site in Surrey Quays, using projectors and servers from Cinemeccanicca and Doremi respectively. Several distributors have given their backing to supply content for the test deployment, including LionsGate UK, Pathe Distribution, Universal, Twentieth Century Fox and Sony. Other distributors and content providers will also reportedly be participating in the test phase, which will last for a period of six months. The first digital film will be shown in February at Odeon Surrey Quays, where Arts Alliance have also agreed to encode and deliver digital advertising from Carlton Screen Advertising. Odeon currently has around 30 screens participating in the UK Film Council DSN project, so it already has some experience with the technology, although UCI was first involved with alternative content screenings in very early days of D-cinema (pre DCI).
2007-01-22
Theater enthusiast puts cinema on big screen - Narrafansett - William Dougherty's father once gave him a bit of advice. Don't go into the family business, he said. Running independent cinemas in a world of theater chains is risky.
2007-01-22
Celluloid Dreams Disappear in a Digital Puff - Throughout its history, celluloid film has seen many other recording formats rise and fall.
2007-01-22
U.K.'s top chain trials digital exhibition - LONDON
2007-01-22
The Odeon signs up Arts Alliance Media for UK commercial digital cinema trial. - Arts Alliance Media, Europe
2007-01-24
Cinema to be flat-tened - A three-storey apartment block is to be developed on the site of the former Wars cinema on Plac Nowe Miasto in Warsaw.
2007-01-24
No sale in Coventry cinema auction - Coventry's old cinema, the Theatre One, failed to sell at auction last week, although bids were made close to the asking price and a sale seems likely, according to local reports.
2007-01-24
New cinema plan "addresses concerns" - REVISED plans for a
2007-01-24
DOREMI SELECTED FOR ODEON UK DIGITAL LAUNCH - Doremi Cinema, the cinema industry's leading supplier of JPEG 2000 servers, has been selected to participate in a major UK digital cinema rollout by Odeon/UCI, the UK and Europe's largest exhibitor.
2007-01-24
New cinema screen for Chorley - Chorley's biggest ever permanent cinema screen has been unveiled.
2007-01-24
Carmike installs digital projectors at mall - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. announces that it has completed the installation of its digital cinema projectors at its Governor's Square 10 movie theater inside the St. Bethlehem mall.
2007-01-24
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA PURCHASES DOREMI CINEMA - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe
2007-01-24
79th Academy Awards - Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center
2007-01-24
CINEMA PARK NETWORK BRINGS FOUR-DIMENSIONAL EXPERIENCE TO SWEDEN - Stockholm, January 13, 2007
2007-01-25
Carmike installs digital projectors at mall - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. announces that it has completed the installation of its digital cinema projectors at its Governor's Square 10 movie theater inside the St. Bethlehem mall.
2007-01-25
Cinema memorabilia to go under the hammer - MOVIE lovers can get their hands on a little piece of cinema history - the Regal's contents is up for auction!
2007-01-25
Community cinema shows its 100th film - SAFFRON Screen hit a century when the community cinema showed its 100th film, the much talked about Borat, on Friday evening.
2007-01-25
Cineplex adds 4 screens for art films - WORCESTER
2007-01-25
Trust fears for listed cinema - Calls have been made for the owners of an historic cinema which has lain derelict for ten years to decide on its future.
2007-01-25
Kodak part of UK digital cinema rollout - Kodak has announced that its Kodak Digital Cinema content player and new Theatre Management System (TMS) will be the heart of the digital cinema solution being installed at the UK
2007-01-27
Theater project delayed - WORCESTER
2007-01-27
Cinema’s all-seeing eye - Cinema chain Vue is keeping a watchful eye on audiences by using night vision goggles to catch people making illegal video copies of films on the big screen.
2007-01-27
Curtain finally comes down on central cinema - ANOTHER prominent Limerick landmark is about to face the demolition squad. The former Grand Central cinema, renamed the Central Studio in 1972, is to make way for shops and offices, designed to blend in with the new look Bedford Row.
2007-01-27
German Theaters Pull Fillms, Protesting Fox's DVD Sales - German cinema chains are pulling three 20th Century Fox movies from their distribution rosters, in an act of protest against Fox's DVD sales policies.
2007-01-27
Dolby Employees to Receive Academy Award in Scientific and Technical Category for Environmental Film Initiative - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced today that three employees, Ioan Allen, Senior Vice President
2007-01-27
Digitising five centuries of UK life - further 12m investment
- JISC has announced the successful bids in a further £12m investment in the digitisation of major resources of national importance.
2007-01-29
"Reel" life during the war years - In theatre terms, the conversation between director and film programme manager was such a dramatic cliche - along the lines of 'let's do the show right here!' - that it would have been dismissed as improbable by any self-respecting writer.When Dukes artistic director Ian Hastings casually asked film programme manager Lesley Anne Rose if she thought enough material could be amassed about cinema-going in Lancaster during the Second World War to make a play out of it, her response: ''Yes, I've been writing it for eight years,'' took him by surprise.
2007-01-29
Cinema owner hits back at pub plan critics - THE owner of a historic picture house at Holmfirth has hit back at "vicious" criticism over plans to redevelop it as a Wetherspoons bar.
2007-01-30
Under new management - London Merchant Securities has appointed Savills to manage The Rotunda, in Kingston. The complex, formerly managed by Donaldsons, is 160,000 sq ft, and is built over four levels. It includes a 14 screen Odeon cinema - the largest Odeon in the UK, a Megabowl, David Lloyd fitness, Frankie & Benny's, Pizza Express, Satori Sushi, Old Orleans, Tony Roma's, Cafe au Play and Finesse & Frangos.
2007-01-30
Records will be broken with sequels in 2007 - Blockbuster sequels, including Harry Potter, Spiderman and Pirates of the Caribbean, are expected to send cinema attendances to a 60-year high in 2007.
2007-02-01
DTS Teams up With DCL for Digital Cinema Upgrade in Ireland - TWYFORD, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI - News) DTS has announced that it has reached agreement with DCL to upgrade the first phase of DCL's Irish D-Cinema installation. The agreement provides for both parties to work together to facilitate the wider rollout of Digital Cinema in Ireland.
2007-02-01
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call - TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Jan. 31, 2007) - Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (TSX:CGX.UN - News) today announced they will release the 2006 fourth quarter results on Wednesday, February 7, 2007, and hold a conference call that morning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Interested parties can participate in the conference call with the management of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund to review the company's results for the fourth quarter. Ellis Jacob, President and Chief Executive Officer and Gord Nelson, Chief Financial Officer, will host the call scheduled for:
2007-02-01
Welsh connection with old Odeon - History of Hemel Hempstead's old cinemas found in Wales!!
2007-02-01
Cinema in China: opportunities and obstacles Box office to double in China 2010 - London 31st January 2007: The latest research from media analyst Screen Digest's Cinema Division, conducted with leading entertainment research firm Nielsen NRG, concentrates on China. As a market with over 1.3 billion people and one of the world's fastest growing economies, China has the potential to become the world's largest cinema and home entertainment market but, as identified in the report, currently has a number of obstacles to realising this potential.
2007-02-01
Grand designs for former cinema site - PLANS to redevelop the site of the Grand cinema in Ramsey will be displayed this afternoon (Wednesday) at the George Hotel in the town.
2007-02-01
Kodak boosts d-cinema rollout - Kodak has announced that its Kodak Digital Cinema content player and new Theatre Management System (TMS) will be the heart of the d-cinema system being installed at an Odeon Cinema test site in Hatfield, UK.
2007-02-01
Technicolor Appoints Curt Behlmer As Chief Operating Officer of Digital Cinema and Executive Vice President of Theatrical Services - Technicolor, part of the Services division of Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453
2007-02-01
DTS Teams up With DCL for Digital Cinema Upgrade in Ireland - TWYFORD, United Kingdom, BUSINESS WIRE -- DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI) DTS has announced that it has reached agreement with DCL to upgrade the first phase of DCL's Irish D-Cinema installation. The agreement provides for both parties to work together to facilitate the wider rollout of Digital Cinema in Ireland.
2007-02-01
Cinema parking upsets patrons - AMHERST - Business at the Amherst Cinema Arts Center, which opened a little more than two months ago, is better than founders hoped.
2007-02-01
The Royal Bank of Scotland and New Line Cinema Sign $350 Million Co-Financing Pact - NEW YORK, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 31, 2007 -- New Line Cinema, a division of Time Warner Inc. (TWX), and The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are pleased to announce the closing of a $350 million film financing arrangement. This arrangement will provide co-financing for New Line Cinema films over an approximate two-year period covering an estimated 20 films.
2007-02-01
Alternative cinema plans unveiled - ALTERNATIVE plans for the development of the contested Bricket Road cinema site were revealed last night (Wednesday, January 31) by St Albans Civic Society.
2007-02-01
CURTAIN FALLS ON OLD CINEMA - A HARTLEPOOL cinema buff has been remembering one of the town's oldest picture houses as its premises are demolished.
2007-02-01
Hoyts to open biggest cinema screen in the world - Hoyts To Open World-Leading Cinema Complex In Sylvia Park Biggest cinema screen in the world
2007-02-02
Orange cuts deal with Madsen - Hollywood actor Michael Madsen, best known as Mr Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, is to star in the next instalment of mobile firm Orange's tongue-in-cheek cinema ads.
2007-02-02
Cinema's second show - A SECOND public exhibition on the latest plans for a new cinema in St Albans is due to take place at the Town Hall tomorrow (Friday).
2007-02-02
Cinema Committee Setting Sights on Long-Term Prosperity - An MSP, a local councillor and two marketing and fundraising experts have been appointed members of a committee to help ensure the long-term prosperity of one of Edinburgh
2007-02-02
British exhibitors shut Museum - Night at the Museum' is finding itself kicked out of U.K. exhibs over its DVD release. LONDON -- The battle over windows has moved across the Pond.
Major Brit cinema circuits have pulled the plug on "Night at the Museum" in protest of Fox's decision to release the Ben Stiller laffer on DVD just 97 days after its theatrical release -- breaking the widely accepted four-month window.
2007-02-02
City cinema on song for opera debut - WORLD-CLASS opera is to be beamed live from New York to Edinburgh cinema-goers in the first venture of its kind in Scotland.
2007-02-02
Former cinema, bingo hall demolished - The show must go on but it will be without a building that used to house a cinema in a former Bardstown shopping center.
2007-02-02
Zeal for vintage cinema leads to art house - RICK Carlsson has celluloid running through his veins.
2007-02-02
Campaign to save historic cinema - A historian is fighting to get listed status for the site of one of Manchester's oldest cinemas, in a bid to save it from the bulldozers.
2007-02-05
Theaters to enter high-def, digital age - SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara International Film Festival showcases some of the best films Hollywood has to offer before the Oscars are handed out. And one would think that in the high-definition-TV-in-every-living room age, movie theaters here would be showcasing those films in the same crystal-clear image quality filmgoers can now get at home. However, that has not been the case on a large scale.
2007-02-05
Hollywood comes to Woodland - A history of Woodland cinema
2007-02-05
Technicolor 3.5% pay increase - BECTU members at Technicolor Film Laboratory have voted to accept the company's back-dated pay offer of 3.5%.
2007-02-02
City Screen follows up the December 30th blockbuster - CITY SCREEN, the UK
2007-02-05
Cineplex Entertainment Expands Theatre Locations Showing MET Opera Performances - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 02, 2007 -- Cineplex Entertainment - Opera fans will now be able to enjoy live MET Opera performances transmitted via satellite in HD from Lincoln Center in New York from the comfort of six additional Cineplex Entertainment (TSX: CGX.UN) theatres across Canada, expanding the number of theatres from 28 to 34.
2007-02-05
It's nearly curtain time for new 8-screen theater - The Independence Cinema 8 is recruiting staff next week and is on schedule to open to the public March 18.
2007-02-05
Sony PCL launches digitizing service - TOKYO -- Sony PCL, a Sony subsidiary that develops HD and other technology, has launched a new service for digitizing content, including pics, for digital theatrical projection. Service starts this month.
2007-02-05
Hopeful cinema supporters toast Odeon's 70th anniversary - SEVENTY years ago today York's Odeon cinema enjoyed a glittering opening ceremony in what was billed as "the event of 1937" in the city.
2007-02-05
Odeon Demolition - The other month I heard that a new music venue will be arriving in Manchester. Due to be situated right in the heart of the city, the site for the venue would be focused around the renovation of an old building in Manchester
2007-02-05
Fight to save historic Odeon cinema - A FIGHT to save one of Manchester's oldest and best-known cinemas is under way.
2007-02-05
A sad 70th for Odeon cinema - TODAY, the Odeon cinema in Blossom Street, York, would have celebrated its 70th birthday of continuous cinema use - had it been allowed to.
2007-02-05
SEVEN PIRATE DVD SELLERS ARRESTED IN HACKNEY IN MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION TARGETING LOCAL CRIME - Two men and five women have been arrested in Hackney, East London by Police working in co-operation with FACT, Hackney Council and the Immigration Service.
2007-02-05
Listed status for bombed cinema - A cinema which was reduced to a pile of ruins during the Blitz has been given listed heritage status.
2007-02-05
The Reel Thing - The old, yet loyal and trustworthy film projector has caused Ellen Turnquist many long nights of nail-biting fear.
2007-02-07
February News Update - from Albanyward.com, a cinema site relating to the South West
2007-02-07
HACKNEY DVD SELLERS ORDERED FOR DEPORTATION - Two men and four women arrested last Thursday (1st February) in Hackney, East London have been ordered for deportation.
2007-02-07
Cinema tents catch fire - DHENKANAL, Feb. 6.: Temporary cinema tents made to entertain people at the Joranda Mela caught fire today. Fortunately none of those present were injured though the tents were turned into ashes.
2007-02-07
Empty seats at the cinema as films flop - A long, hot summer and the 2006 World Cup have contributed to the lowest cinema attendance figures for five years, it was revealed last night.
2007-02-07
Curtain falls on the past picture show - AN era of movie magic is being brought to a shattering end with the arrival of demolition crews on the site of a once-proud art deco cinema.
2007-02-07
MAJOR MILESTONE IN DIGITAL CINEMA REACHED -- ACCESS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES COMPLETES 2,000TH INSTALLATION - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) celebrates an historic industry milestone today with the installation and commissioning of the company
2007-02-07
Arts Alliance Media to present Digital Film Debate Series - The successful collaboration between Arts Alliance Media (AAM) and the European Film Market (EFM) continues. For 2007 and 2008, AAM will be the exclusive main partner of the EFM.
2007-02-07
Penang cinemas past and present (Photo-essay) - Once upon a time, people went as a matter of course to view movies at single-screen picture palaces. These days, however, many of these once popular purveyors of dreams lie abandoned and/or in ruin while others of them have been converted to serve other purposes that often are far away from that of filmic entertainment
2007-02-09
ROCHDALE DVD FACTORY RAIDED - Police in Heywood, Greater Manchester have raided a pirate DVD factory and arrested a 42 year-old man.
2007-02-09
Barco exclusive supplier of digital projectors at 57th Berlin International Film Festival - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema, is delighted to have been chosen as the official supplier of digital cinema projectors at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. For the third consecutive time, Barco is the sole supplier of digital cinema projectors at the Festival.
2007-02-09
NAB2007 TO FEATURE SIXTH ANNUAL DIGITAL CINEMA SUMMIT - Technical, creative and business issues raised by the digital cinema roll-out will be the focus of the Digital Cinema Summit at NAB2007, it was announced today by conference partners NAB, the Entertainment Technology Center at University of Southern California (ETC@USC) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). The two-day event will feature keynotes, case studies and panels examining real world successes and challenges across the entire digital motion picture release chain from production and post production through theatrical exhibition, to multi-platform, digital release. The Digital Cinema Summit takes place Saturday, April 14 and Sunday April 15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
2007-02-11
The Bioscope - uses the blog format to generate
2007-02-11
Curvy star is The End for old cinema - A BOARDED-UP cinema is to be demolished to make way for a stunning, curved building at Salford Quays.
2007-02-11
Barco Exclusive Digital Projectors Supplier At 57th Berlin Film Festival - Barco, has been chosen as the official supplier of digital cinema projectors at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.
2007-02-11
Odeon Hatfield Goes Digital - Bell Theatre Services has announced the digital conversion of the nine-screen multiplex at Odeon, Hatfield. The equipment, which has been installed and maintained by Bell Theatre Services, is the first DCI compliant fully digital multiplex in Europe, along with the second Odeon test site at Surrey Quays.
2007-02-11
The Golden Age of British cinema - Our film talent no longer attends awards for supporting role gongs or to be good losers. As the Baftas are handed out tonight, James Morrison reports on Britain's big screen revival
2007-02-13
Manager and supervisor of cinema held - Mumbai, February 12: The Vile Parle police on on Monday registered a case of negligence against manager and security supervisor of Sun City, a multiplex in Vile Parle. According to the police there was nearly a stampede inside the movie hall on February 11.
2007-02-13
D-Day nears in cinema battle - COUNCILLORS are being urged to call time on plans to turn a Holmfirth landmark into a pub.
2007-02-13
TEN YEAR ASBOS AND FIVE MONTH SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCES FOR PIRATE DVD SELLERS - Following the recent operation by Hackney Borough Police and Hackney Council, working with FACT, six defendants have been given 5 month prison sentences, suspended for 2 years, along with 10 year ASBOs.
2007-02-13
UK Film Council and BBC Films partner on slate of new film projects - The UK Film Council
2007-02-13
Work on cinema to begin - WORK is to start on the site of a multiplex cinema for Haverhill - before it has even been granted planning permission.
2007-02-13
DCP-2000 To Be Installed At Odeon Leicester Square Theatre - Doremi's market-leading JPEG 2000 DCI server, the DCP-2000, is to be installed at the prestigious Odeon Leicester Square theatre in London
2007-02-13
BAFTA Award Results - The list of winners and nominees at this year's British Academy Film Awards, following the ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London.
2007-02-14
Cinema could return to Gravesend - A 13-YEAR-OLD who single-handedly collected more than 5,000 signatures in a bid to attract a cinema to Gravesend may have an answer to his pleas.
2007-02-14
Car crashes into cinema hall - During an evening film showing on Monday night at a cinema multiplex in Torrington, Connecticut, a car crashed through a wall of the cinema.
2007-02-14
Cinema is still 'best in west' - VOLUNTEERS from Wotton-under-Edge have narrowly missed out on taking first place in a national competition.
2007-05-27
Ritzy Cinema staff strike against poverty pay - Despite its trendy reputation as a favourite haunt for Brixton
2007-05-27
Odeon congratulations - Odeon members have been congratulated on recruitment leading up to their rejection of management harmonisation proposals.
2007-05-27
Scorsese to rescue lost film gems - Oscar-winning film director Martin Scorsese is spearheading a new body aimed at salvaging neglected films.
2007-05-27
New cinema is just the ticket - YOUNG people in Bicester have welcomed plans which will bring blockbuster movies to the town centre.
2007-05-27
BAFTA offers Qube Cinema to European market - MUMBAI: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is now equipped to present to members of the industry, digital cinema presentations from the DCI compliant Qube XP-D Digital Cinema Server.
2007-05-27
Celebration! Cinema Begins A New - Hailed as the biggest technology change in movies since the inception of sound, Digital Cinema has come to Celebration! Cinema (including Studio 28 and Cinema Carousel). Officials at Celebration! Cinema announced today that most, or all of their 128 35mm movie screens will be converted to the Digital Cinema format by May 18th, 2007. This puts Celebration! Cinema in the top10% of theatres in the nation to convert to Digital Cinema.
2007-05-27
Film chain gives new hope in bid to save cinema - FRESH hopes have been raised that a Chester city centre cinema could continue to operate after a leading independent chain expressed an interest in the building.
2007-05-27
Cinema is finally set to reopen - EIGHT years after its sudden closure, Bridport's Palace Cinema is reopening tomorrow.
2007-05-27
National Amusements to Build New Prototype Cinema De Lux Theatre - DEDHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-May 16, 2007 - National Amusements, Inc., a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry operating more than 1,500 screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia, announced today plans to build a new prototype Cinema de Lux theatre on the site of the Commack Multiplex Cinema. The theatre will feature a unique new design for National Amusements Cinema de Lux brand, bringing it to a whole new level of luxury. A key feature of the new design will be a special VIP seating area in several of the auditoria that will allow guests to enjoy in-seat dining before and during the featured film. The new theatre will replace the current theatre building, which opened in 1983. The entire project is expected to be completed by Fall of 2008.
2007-05-27
DTS Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results - AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI - News) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2007. In addition, DTS announced that it has filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2007-05-27
Kirby Center - The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
2007-05-27
Film buff's bid to save Odeon - A FILM enthusiast, outraged that the historic London Road Odeon could soon be converted to flats, has launched a campaign to save it.
2007-05-27
DreamWorks sees cinema - Three-dimensional films are poised to revolutionise the cinema industry, says Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of independent US studio DreamWorks Animation.
2007-05-27
Manchester - Manchester
2007-05-27
ODEON Cinema runs first digital ads through Pavilion - ODEON Cinemas used Wilmslow agency Pavilion Communication, to launch its first online advertising campaign, with the objective of increasing ODEON site registration and pre-bookings for the release of Spider-Man 3.
2007-05-27
No cash for town until cinema moves forward - St Neots Town Council will not receive a penny of the
2007-05-27
Kodak introduces advances in Digital 3D Cinema at Cannes - CANNES (M&C) - Kodak May 16, announced it will host - with 3ality Digital and REAL D - a private reception celebrating the world premiere screening of U2 3D, the legendary rock band
2007-05-27
Popcorn workers to lose jobs - The axe has fallen on 45 workers at a factory which makes popcorn for a top cinema chain.
2007-05-27
Pirates' raising flag of digital cinema community - When "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" opens this weekend, it will mark another milestone for the digital cinema community.
2007-05-27
Town's cinema drought over - The curtain looks poised to go up on a
2007-05-27
Doremi Cinema Appoints Digital Cinema Support Executive - Doremi Cinema is strengthening its UK operations with the appointment of Brent Watson as Digital Cinema Support Executive.
2007-05-27
Where - The new Pirates of the Caribbean film is so long that cinemas are reintroducing the intermission. Burhan Wazir adjourns for a choc ice
2007-05-27
CHRISTIE DLP CINEMA PROJECTORS SELECTED FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF DISNEY'S "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END" - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced that the world's most preferred Digital Cinema projector, the Christie CP2000-X projector, will be used at the World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films' "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, on May 19. The gala event, at which all of the film's stars are expected to attend, raised $3 million for Make-A-Wish foundation of America and Make-A-Wish International.
2007-05-27
CHRISTIE APPOINTS SEAN JAMES, VICE PRESIDENT, MANAGED SERVICES - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced the promotion of industry veteran Sean James to Vice President, Managed Services. Heading Christie's Managed Services team, James will leverage Christie's technical expertise and world-class service capabilities. His team of over 150 is comprised of the Network Operations Center in Cypress, CA as well as Factory Service Centers, Customer Service Engineers (CSE's) and Technical Systems Installers (TSI's) located in regions across North America. These Customer Service Engineers and Installers provide local onsite service and installation support to Christie's customers.
2007-05-27
SmartJog offers an electronic solution for last-minute delivery to the Cannes Film Festival and Market - SmartJog has delivered trailers, showreels, DVD elements and a digital movie (DCP), for several studio clients in Cannes.
2007-05-27
CHRISTIE DLP CINEMA PROJECTOR TO DIGITALLY SCREEN STAR WARS SAGA IN ITS ENTIRETY AT 30th ANNIVERSARY STAR WARS CELEBRATION IV IN LOS ANGELES - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, brings the force of cutting edge Digital Cinema technology to the biggest Star Wars party ever
2007-05-27
D&E ENTERTAINMENT MARKET AND DISTRIBUTE NATIONAL HD DIGITAL CINEMA PREMIERE OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - D&E Entertainment Utilizes Digital Cinema Technology And Comprehensive Marketing Campaign To Create A Unique Viewing Experience and Marketing Strategy For Musical Content
2007-05-27
SONY SXRD PROJECTORS SNARE AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE AT PREMIERE SCREENINGS OF - Worldwide audiences at premiere screenings of
2007-05-27
QuVIS' DIGITAL CINEMA PLAYER - QuVIS, Inc. today proudly announced the QuVIS Cinema Player
2007-05-16
Odeon's future remains a mystery - THE future of York's Odeon cinema building remains shrouded in mystery, more than two months after a final deadline for offers from developers.
2007-05-16
Cinema plans for mature viewers - VUE Cinema in Inverness is about to start screening films for more mature movie buffs at their West Seafield complex.
2007-05-16
City Gate gives new life to old cinema - In the converted former Regal Cinema, which once drew filmgoers to the back row in their thousands, you can actually find one of Norwich's biggest pubs.
2007-05-16
Marcus Theatres - MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marcus Theatres Corporation, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) today announced that its new one-of-a-kind entertainment destination, The Marcus Majestic Cinema, will open its doors at 9:00 P.M. this evening in anticipation of its first movie showings at midnight of Spider-Man 3. The highly-anticipated Majestic Cinema is located in the town of Brookfield, Wis., a Milwaukee suburb.
2007-05-16
Malco Theatres Converting to Digital Cinema - After much testing, Malco Theatres has selected DLP Cinema
2007-05-16
Plans for former Odeon Cinema in Glasgow - Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects have lodged a Detailed Planning Application with Glasgow City Council for the former Odeon Cinema on West Regent Street to create a mix Grade A Office, Restaurant and Leisure Complex, retaining the original 1930
2007-05-16
- THE famous Odeon Cinema in Glasgow is to be reborn as the Paramount Building with an
2007-05-16
- FACT investigators were involved in the largest ever single seizure of pirate DVDs in a raid on premises in High Street, Dudley, West Midlands last week where five people were arrested.
2007-05-16
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA TO ACQUIRE HART SHARP VIDEO AND CREATE NEW FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ARTS ALLIANCE AMERICA - NEW YORK, NY and LONDON, UK
2007-05-16
Cleveland Cinema, projectionists agree to settle dispute - A three-year fight between a local chain of movie theaters and a projectionists union has ended with them agreeing that Cleveland Cinemas does not need to use professional projectionists in its theaters.
2007-05-16
Cinema to be reborn as offices - THE Odeon Cinema in Glasgow is to be reborn as the Paramount Building with an
2007-05-16
Arson attack on city building - Firefighters were called to an arson attack on a derelict building behind the former Odeon cinema in Bradford city centre today.
2007-05-16
Golden future for cinema - West Cumbria's Plaza cinema enters the digital age this week as it prepares to launch a weekly series of independent film screenings.
2007-05-16
Sony Launches CineAlta 4KTM Digital Projector - Singapore, May 3, 2007 -- With the launch of its CineAlta 4KTM digital projector, Sony has just significantly enhanced Singapore movie theatre fans' cinematic experience. Termed the Movie Booster, Sony
2007-05-16
Londonist Loves - Chances are if you see a movie in London it'll end up being at one of the mega-chain's such as Vue or Odeon. Fortunately, a few boutique cinema houses still exist. One such is The Electric Cinema on trendy Portobello Road, a place everyone should experience at least once in their life. It's easy to miss on market days, but shines like a beacon at night, with the blue neon 'Electric' sign hanging over the pavement.
2007-05-16
The Big Picture:Cinema Advertising Reached $600 Million Mark in 2006 - Cinema advertising spending reached an estimated $600 million last year, according to Cliff Marks, president and chairman of the Cinema Advertising Council and president of sales for National CineMedia. This is a sizable increase over the $527 million spent in 2005, Marks said, and he attributed the gains in part to digital cinema technology.
2007-05-16
Digital Cinema System Specification - Updated for 3D
2007-05-16
DTS Swings to 1Q Loss - DTS Inc., which licenses audio technology and makes audio parts for speakers, DVD players and computers, on Tuesday said it swung to a first-quarter loss on substantial losses in its now-discontinued digital cinema segment.
2007-05-16
Arsonist group sets Athens cinema on fire - A movie theater in Kallithea, southern Athens, was damaged yesterday when a homemade bomb went off in front of the building in an attack that was claimed by a group calling itself the Arsonists in Black.
2007-05-16
Movie-Goer Puts Out Fire In Cinema - Some movie-goers in Steubenville saw some action off of the big screen on Monday night, after a small fire broke out inside the movie theater.
2007-05-16
ODEON Cinemas launches first ever online ad campaign with Pavilion - ODEON Cinemas has chosen Pavilion Communication to launch its first foray into online advertising with a campaign focusing on ODEON site registration and pre-booking for Spider-Man 3.
2007-05-16
Marquee Cinemas Signs Comprehensive Digital Deployment and Pre-Show Programming Deal with AccessIT - MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (
2007-05-16
Real D : the future of cinema - If we were to tell you that a revolution in cinema
2007-05-16
Blockbuster to open cinema in Mexico - Through an agreement with a real estate investment company, Blockbuster is opening a multiplex in Mexico that will include a small Blockbuster sell-through store. The complex will be located in a new shopping mall that also will house Wal-Mart chain stores Bodega Aurrera and Suburbia.
2007-05-16
Cineworld finally makes it to the big screen - Shares in Cineworld, Britain
2007-05-16
Cineworld moves into the limelight - Cineworld, Britain's second-largest cinema chain, has priced its shares at the mid-point of the expected range ahead of its flotation on the London Stock Exchange.
2007-05-16
Orlandos first all digital cinema - Premiere Fashion Square goes all digital this week. The 14 screen multiplex in Fashion Square Mall becomes the first all digital theater in town (in the state? Not sure).
2007-05-16
Cineworld jumps on stock market premiere - LONDON (Reuters) - Cineworld Group saw its shares jump 14 percent on their stock market debut as the cinema operator looks forward to revenues being boosted this year by films like the fifth Harry Potter movie.
2007-05-16
Access Integrated Technologies Reports Major Uptick in Digitial Showings - MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) reported that it has completed 1.8 million digital showings as of April 30 on the more than 2,500 networked digital cinema systems it has installed in 30 states to date. AccessIT
2007-05-16
New Cinema Complex Planned for Laucala Bay - The operators of Fiji's largest cinema outlets are planning yet another cinema complex in Suva despite the uncertainties surrounding Fiji's current political arena.
2007-05-16
XDC SELECTS CHRISTIE PROJECTORS FOR MAJOR DIGITAL SCREENINGS AT THE 60th CANNES FILM FESTIVAL - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, has been selected by XDC as the projection supplier for digital screenings at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, May 16
2007-05-16
RAAM Digital Conference - BAFTA London June 21, 2007 sets out the following challenges - Europe presents unique challenges
2007-05-16
UK FILM COUNCIL SETS OUT FUNDING PLANS TO 2010 - The UK Film Council published its new funding and policy priorities from April 2007
2007-05-16
PANORAMA LABS ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF WORLD - Panorama Labs, the company pioneering magneto-photonic crystal technologies, announced today that it has completed and successfully operated its first magneto-photonic projector. This operational, small-scale digital projector was built to demonstrate Panorama Labs
2007-05-16
Kodak Celebrates Advances in Digital 3D Cinema at Cannes Film Festival - Kodak today announced it will host -- with 3ality Digital and REAL D -- a private reception celebrating the world premiere screening of U2 3D, the legendary rock band
2007-05-16
XDC To Install 2 Kinoton Digital Systems at The Cannes Film Festival - As the official digital cinema partner of the Cannes Film Festival, XDC is providing for the Cannes Film Market, one 2K DLP Cinema
2007-05-16
SMPTE Announces new staff hires - The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is pleased to announce the hiring of two new staff members for key leadership positions. Peter Symes will join the Society as Director of Standards & Engineering at the end of June. Heather Tomko recently joined as Director of Marketing.
2007-05-16
ACCESS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS MAJOR UPTICK IN DIGITIAL SHOWINGS - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) reported that it has completed 1.8 million digital showings as of April 30 on the more than 2,500 networked digital cinema systems it has installed in 30 states to date. AccessIT's systems, the industry's only complete networked digital cinema solution, are at the forefront of rejuvenating the movie theater business model by providing the technology and content to enable operators to improve their bottom line.
2007-05-16
Access Integrated Technologies Receives - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (
2007-04-30
London premiere for Cineworld - Cineworld launched on London stock market this morning, just over a decade after opening its first cinema in Stevenage.
2007-04-30
School on board the cinema campaign - SUPPORT for the Save the Tivoli cinema campaign is growing with local companies getting on board the campaign trail.
2007-04-30
Historic cinema warns of closure - A cinema which has been open for nearly 100 years is in danger of closing, its owners in Powys have warned.
2007-04-30
Cinema ram-raid footage released - Police have released CCTV footage of the moment thieves ram-raided an Oxford cinema and stole a cash machine.
2007-04-30
Kuwait Cinema Company, Qube sign deal - Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC), one of the largest theatrical exhibition companies in the Middle East, the Chennai-based Qube Cinema, Inc. and Cinemeccanica Theatrical Equipment Co,(Italy) have partnered to bring the first digital cinema to the Middle East and Gulf region. A pilot DCI quality digital cinema is under installation in KNCC
2007-04-30
Thomson Provides Digital Cinema Mastering and Distribution Services for Walt Disney Pictures' Meet the Robinsons - PARIS and BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 18, 2007 -- Thomson Provides Digital Cinema Mastering and Distribution Services for Walt Disney Pictures' Meet the Robinsons
2007-04-30
Cinema Deluxe Introduces Digital 3D with Special Offer - Beavercreek residents recently received a purple postcard with special offers from Cinema de lux at the Greene, but there
2007-04-30
Blackstone hopes its third-time lucky for Cineworld IPO - Cineworld, the private equity-backed UK cinema chain, has relaunched its initial public offering for the third time in the last twelve months in a move to help it pay off debt.
2007-04-30
Moving picture show takes to the streets - IN the heyday of the silver screen early last century no self-respecting Yorkshire neighbourhood was without its own cinema. The grand Abbeydale Picture House in Sheffield was a prime example of a 1920s picture palace at a time when there were almost 50 cinemas in the city alone
2007-04-30
Dolby Digital Cinema Recommended for FIPS Level 3 Certification by InfoGard - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced that its Dolby
2007-04-30
Real D: The Future of Cinema - Australia, April 27, 2007 - If we were to tell you that a revolution in cinema
2007-04-30
Blackstone makes a killing at the movies - Times Online - Stories on the floatation of Cineworld
2007-04-30
Cineworld scales heights on debut - Shares in the cinema chain Cineworld soared on its stock market debut yesterday as investors anticipated bumper revenues from blockbusters such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Spiderman 3 and Oceans 13.
2007-04-23
Projecting a secure future - Could this be the cinematic cliffhanger to top them all? Certainly local film-goers have been brought right to the very edge of their seats with suspense amid speculation that the curtain may have come down for the last time on one of the area
2007-04-23
Town one step nearer to getting cinema - BARNOLDSWICK is a step closer to seeing a cinema come to the town for the first time in more than 25 years.
2007-04-20
Marcus Theatres closes on Cinema Entertainment deal - Marcus Theatres Corp. has completed its acquisition of 11 movie theater complexes from Cinema Entertainment Corp. for $75.7 million in cash.
2007-04-20
UKUK - The Federation Against Copyright Theft today launched a major initiative aimed at reducing the sale of pirate DVDs in Hackney, East London.
2007-04-20
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA HIRES INDUSTRY VETERAN PAUL CHESNEY TO DRIVE GROWTH OF DIGITAL CINEMA CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY BUSINESS - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) announced today that it has appointed Paul Chesney as Director of Business Development, effective April 23rd. Chesney comes to AAM from Deluxe Media Services, where he was Worldwide SVP, Sales & Marketing. At AAM he will focus on strengthening the company
2007-04-20
Cinema ready to open - There are hopes that Spider-Man 3 will prove a blockbusting start to the opening of Didcot's long-awaited multiplex cinema next month.
2007-04-19
Single mother's - A single mother-of-three says she had never tasted champagne before winning more than
2007-04-19
Eclair Laboratoires Speeds Collaborative Real-Time HD Digital Film Mastering by 3x With SGI Technology - SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To meet the overwhelming demands associated with real-time high definition (HD) processing, Eclair Laboratoires, the leading digital film mastering facility in France, supplemented their existing 100TB-plus SGI(R) InfiniteStorage CXFS(TM) storage area network (SAN) with a complete storage and server workflow solution from SGI . With the SGI solution fully implemented, Eclair Laboratoires now has an extremely dynamic and fluid environment that easily handles the intense real-time data processing and very large data management requirements associated with high-definition (HD).
2007-04-19
Call for new digital programmes - Quality content and new programme forms have been called for at BECTU's digital distribution evening.
2007-04-19
Park Circus gets into the act at FDA - Park Circus Films is joining Film Distributors
2007-04-19
BFI elects to stay beside the Thames - The British Film Institute has finally drawn up a shortlist of two preferred options for the development of its new site, both on the south bank in London, and both near the existing film centre. According to Amanda Nevill, director of the BFI, "We have been trying to do this for 22 years and it has been a rollercoaster of a ride."
2007-04-19
Thomson Provides Digital Cinema Mastering and Distribution Services for Walt Disney Pictures' Meet the Robinsons - PARIS and BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/18/07 -- Thomson Provides Digital Cinema Mastering and Distribution Services for Walt Disney Pictures' Meet the Robinsons
2007-04-16
Post to SMPTE: Open Up the DCI Spec - Expressing frustration with some of the digital-cinema-related hoops that post houses have to jump through, Modern VideoFilm VP Marvin Hall told attendees at the pre-NAB Digital Cinema Summit this weekend in Las Vegas that he hoped SMPTE might
2007-04-16
DCI announces digital, 3-D specs - Digital cinema took another step toward the mainstream Sunday as Digital Cinema Initiatives announced a new version of its d-cinema specifications, its first-ever specs for 3-D and the selection of technology company Cinecert to finish developing test procedures for DCI compliance.
2007-04-16
Pinewood makes new plans for studio facility in Toronto - UK-based Pinewood Studios Group and Toronto development company Castlepoint Group are teaming on a studio project in Toronto with five stages and a combined area of 100,000 square feet.
2007-04-16
Digital cinema will help curb piracy - One size does not fit all believes Raaja Kanwar, vice-chairman of UFO Movies, the digital entertainment venture of the Apollo group.While the digital cinemas will adopt a unique financial model, the digital solutions will give rebirth to several ailing single screen theatres in the multiplex era. In an interview, he spoke on the potential of digital cinema in India.
2007-04-16
Kinoton Projectors Are Co-Starring in ?Mr. Bean?s Holidays? - In ?Mr. Beans?s Holidays?, the likeable though anarchistic character of Mr. Bean, alias Rowan Atkinson, roams the coast of Southern France. His exciting trip also leads him to Cannes where he visits the well-known film festival, leaving a lingering impression by breaking off a vain director?s boring screening and showing his own holiday video instead.
2007-04-13
Dolby Makes JPEG 2000 Digital Cinema Breakthrough in China - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB), announced today that the China Research Institute of Film Science & Technology (CRIFST) has selected the Dolby
2007-04-13
NAB summit adopting wider view - In the past, much of the focus on digital cinema has been on the exhibition end, but with the Digital Cinema Initiative specifications in place, SMPTE standards yet to come and most theater chains in their testing phase, the action has shifted to other parts of the digital cinema pipeline.
2007-04-13
Architects withdraw hotel plans - Controversial plans to build an 18-storey hotel and apartment complex in Nottingham have been withdrawn.
2007-04-13
A NEW CINEMA IN HEART OF TOWN - KIRKCALDY could have a cinema again if ambitious proposals for major shopping and leisure developments go ahead as planned.
2007-04-13
Suffolk's new cinema will have an open-air theater - SUFFOLK - Movies - and maybe some "Monday Night Football" - could be showing under the night sky soon.
2007-04-13
OPEN FORUM: PROJECT PROJECTIONIST - First there were the families who took their young ones to see the PG-rated sci-fi fantasy The Last Mimzy and, due to an error in the projection booth, were treated to the opening scene of The Hills Have Eyes 2, featuring a woman chained up and screaming for dear life as she gives birth to a mutant baby. Then the release of Grindhouse last week threw even more light onto the dice-and-splice world of projectionists in sleazy grindhouse cinemas, whose battered, badly-maintained equipment routinely shredded the few prints of these films that were available and allowed those projectionists to collect frames featuring topless cheerleaders and nasty night-duty nurses from those prints? and sometimes entire sequences, thus the context for Grindhouse?s hilariously timed ?REEL MISSING? cards
2007-04-12
Cinema complex is given the go-ahead - PLANNERS have given the goahead for a multi-screen cinema and restaurant complex in Haverhill - despite objections from several neighbours and Haverhill Town Council.
2007-04-12
Blaze damages - A fire with flames which leapt as high as 100ft has damaged a new university campus on Tyneside.
2007-04-12
Dual Projector Digital 3D Brightens the Future for Cinemas - Atlab Image & Sound Technology (AI&ST) has supplied and commissioned the first two-projector stereoscopic 3D commercial digital cinema sites in Australia and New Zealand. The sites, in Brisbane, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand were ready for the release of Disney's feature, "Meet the Robinsons".
2007-04-12
Doremi Servers Provide 3D Playback in over 390 REAL D Theaters For Disney's Animated Feature "Meet the Robinsons" - Doremi Cinema's number one installed Cinema Server the DCP-2000 is also the most requested 3D server. The DCP-2000 provided 3D playback on nearly 81% of REAL D theaters for the March 30th opening weekend of Disney's animated feature "Meet the Robinsons".
2007-04-12
Time Warner sells China cinema business - SHANGHAI (AFP) - Warner Brothers International Cinemas, a subsidiary of the giant American media company Time Warner, has sold its two cinemas in China, a state press report said Wednesday.
2007-04-12
Vodafone relaunches Cinema Tuesdays - Following the great success of Vodafone Cinema Tuesdays last year, Vodafone Malta Limited has once again teamed up with Eden Cinemas to give its customers a fantastic offer over the next months.
2007-04-12
Victorian cinema's digital plans - A Victorian cinema has bought a
2007-04-05
UK shows strongest first-quarter box office in four years - The UK could see its strongest box-office performance in four years in 2007 as first-quarter reports show a 10% year-on-year increase.
2007-04-05
Odeon and Sky Filmworks signs up Contender as DVD partner - Odeon and Sky Filmworks's one-year deal with Contender Entertainment Group will kick off with the DVD release of Aussie hit Kenny.
2007-04-05
Cinema IS in the picture at Regent Circus - A REDEVELOPED Regent Circus is being aimed at the town's family market, according to one of the key men behind the plans.
2007-04-05
Cannes gets a mobile cinema - Last spring Andy Greenhouse, 34, and Simon Harris, 36, had the hazy idea of taking independent film-making to the glitziest film festival in Europe. Cannes in a Van was born. The plan is to turn an ordinary van into a mobile cinema and take it to Cannes, bringing a broad selection of independent films to outdoor audiences.
2007-04-05
PICTUREHOUSE CINEMAS UNDERTAKE LIVE PRODUCTION AND SATELLITE BROADCAST OF DIRECTOR Q&A ACROSS THE UK - On Wednesday 4th April Picturehouse, the UK
2007-04-04
Christie Projectors Part of Largest 3-D Cinema Deployment in the World - CYPRESS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, announced that 460 screens worldwide now feature Christie CP2000 projectors ready to show REAL D content. These installations were timed to coincide with the weekend release of Disney
2007-04-04
We want a cinema! - THE people of St Neots have spoken and the majority of them would like the town's
2007-04-04
Cinema hopes at new north bay - SCARBOROUGH could have its own multi-screen cinema at the
2007-04-04
Park Circus gets into the act at FDA - Park Circus Films is joining Film Distributors
2007-04-04
FACT SEIZURE FIGURES AND ANALYSIS - various tables/graphes relating to seizures
2007-04-04
AccessIT Hires Advertising Industry Veteran to Lead Advertising and Creative Services Division - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) today announced that advertising industry veteran, Bill McGlamery will become President & Chief Operating Officer of the company
2007-04-03
Branding agency develops cinema bar - IF, the branding agency set up last year, has developed the name and brand identity for Ambar, the new style bars housed in Odeon Cinemas.
2007-04-03
Cinema City opening delayed (includeds a video) - Film-goers will have to wait until the autumn before the new three-screen Cinema City throws its doors open to the public - after bosses admitted the planned spring opening had proved too optimistic.
2007-04-03
Digital Cinema: New Business Opportunities For Producers - Pan-European producers
2007-04-03
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT - LONDON, 2nd April, 2007
2007-04-02
Crane moved in to restore cinema - An 80ft (25m) crane has been manoeuvred into place as part of the restoration of an historic Tyneside cinema.
2007-04-02
Restored silent film a landmark in Chinese-American cinema - Restored silent film a landmark in Chinese-American cinema
2007-04-02
trust takes over cinema - A new trust has taken over the running of Hawera's movie theatre and members are in no doubt the facility can be turned around.
2007-04-02
Worldwide digital screen count passes 4,000 - Following a rush last week to complete technical installations to enable 3-D screenings for Disney's "Meet the Robinsons," the number of theaters equipped with digital cinema screens worldwide has passed the 4,000 mark. With the bulk of these being domestic installations, it also means that roughly 10% of the screens in the U.S. are now digital, reported Texas Instruments, the developer of the DLP Cinema chip.
2007-04-02
Act now on these eyesores - HARTLEPOOL is awash with derelict eyesores that are blighting the town, a councillor has claimed.
2007-04-02
Cinema hits the roads - The Scottish Executive have handed Scottish Screen
2007-04-02
Fire threatens Hollywood studios - A brushfire has threatened the iconic Hollywood sign and caused problems at studios after it took hold in the hills above Los Angeles.
2007-04-02
Build a cinema - not houses says residents - RESIDENTS in Caterham want a cinema and don't want to be swamped with housing, the biggest ever survey of the town has found.
2007-04-02
National Amusements Deploys over 50 Percent of Its Locations for the Digital 3D Opening of Disney - DEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Amusements, Inc., a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry operating more than 1,500 screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia, today announced an agreement with REAL D, the leader in the delivery of premier 3-D experiences, to roll-out 20 additional digital 3-D projection systems in select theatres (see list). Currently, National Amusements circuit features 24 locations with 25 screens and brings the total of National Amusements 3D 2K projection systems to 44 locations on 45 screens. The installations will be completed for the opening of Disney
2007-04-02
Hoyts Opens World-Leading Cinema Complex - The silver screen never looked as good as it does right now in New Zealand
2007-04-01
Curtains rise on new cinema talks - FRESH talks are about to start on plans to build a cinema in St Albans city centre.
2007-04-01
South Coast Village theater to re-open - Great news for movie fans: Regency Theatres will re-open the shuttered South Coast Village movie theater on Friday, March 23, to screen art-house fare, according to Regency's Web site.
2007-04-01
Curtains rise on new cinema talks - FRESH talks are about to start on plans to build a cinema in St Albans city centre.
2007-04-01
REEL LIFE - Historian chronicles heyday of local theaters
2007-04-01
Hail the reels-on-wheels service - The wilderness is being pushed back. Art is being taken to the heathen. Well, when I say art, I mean You, Me and Dupree
2007-04-01
The future's so bright for 3D films we'll have to wear polarised shades - IT HAS been the dream of movie makers and big-screen audiences for decades but now, following numerous false starts, it appears 3D cinema is finally about to take off.
2007-04-01
Former Cinema Site No Closer To Cleanup - A block-long vacant lot in Fresh Meadows, once home to a movie theater, remains untouched after work to clean its toxic soil has stalled. For two years, drivers on the Long Island Expressway have passed fencing covered with graffiti and outdated posters on the nearby Horace Harding Expressway service road. The eyesore is the site of a proposed environmental cleanup that has dragged on with no end in sight.
2007-04-01
DELUXE ADDS DOLBY GEAR FOR D-CINEMA MASTERING - LONDON - The first of Dolby's SCC2000 Secure Content Creator solutions has been installed at Deluxe Digital Entertainment in London. Deluxe provides film production services to movie studios and other sectors of the entertainment industry. The SCC2000 is a scalable mastering solution for JPEG 2000 digital cinema content and provides compression, encoding, packaging and encryption functions, allowing Deluxe to prepare digital movie releases in the Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) specified JPEG 2000 format.
2007-04-01
A film-history standout: The three ages of 3-D - Although the stereoscopic technology used in creating 3-D movies was invented in the late 1800s, with the first debuting in the early 1900s, the 1950s was the decade of ''in your face'' 3-D action. It was part of Hollywood's response to the advent of television.
2007-04-01
Drive-in cinema fun for 4,000... - MORE than 4,000 people flocked to Bahrain's first drive-in cinema event at the Bahrain International Circuit yesterday.
2007-03-29
Deluxe Selects the Dolby SCC2000 Secure Content Creator to Streamline JPEG 2000 Digital Cinema Mastering - SAN FRANCISCO, CA (RUSHPRNEWS) March 28, 2008
2007-03-29
CINANDO ANNOUNCES 2 DIGITAL ALLIANCES - The March
2007-03-29
Curtain to rise on new cinema - A NEW 1.5 MILLION YTL (
2007-03-29
RAID Storage Has Starring Role At Digital Film Festival - The technology which enabled the screening of the entire program of events was designed and built by three companies: Apuntolapospo, Digital Innovation Systems and SM Data, an Infortrend Europe Ltd. distributor in Spain. The result of this collaboration is the StoreData Cinema Server.
2007-03-29
St George's Day to be marked with a celebration of English humour - This year will include a special focus on humour, with film screenings in Trafalgar Square on St George's Day itself, which this year falls on a Monday.
2007-03-29
Technicolor prepares for DCI beta test - NORTH AMERICA: Thomson
2007-03-29
New hope for cinema plans - HOPES of a cinema in Yate are alight and flickering after town shopping centre owners revealed they were investigating possible sites.
2007-03-29
Cinema is getting on famously - The Cienma Advertising Association's FAME research shows cinemagoing is the most popular leisure activity in and out of the home
2007-03-29
Mobile cinema for south Scotland - A new mobile cinema will take films to audiences in remote parts of the south of Scotland.
2007-03-29
DLP Cinema unveils new .98 chip - MUMBAI: Texas Instruments DLP Cinema unveiled the new .98 DLP Cinema chip at FICCI FRAMES. The new chip enables DLP Cinema licensees to ultimately become more competitive by providing an increased variety of projector options to theaters looking to convert to the digital format on smaller screen sizes.
2007-03-29
Deal struck to save Hexham's cinema - The future of Hexham's Forum Cinema has been secured following its take-over by a community group
2007-03-29
Celebrations as cinema opens - HOLLYWOOD came to Redditch when the town's new cinema officially opened in the Kingfisher Centre.
2007-03-29
Kinoton and DVC Presented Digital 3D Workshop at "Insight Out" - One of the many interesting issues at the
2007-03-29
Kensington Odeon plans get rethink - Minerva, the property company, is poised to resubmit plans to redevelop Kensington's Odeon cinema after protests from film director Michael Winner and others.
2007-03-23
ar Wars team celebrates cinema opening - THE force was with Kingfisher Centre shoppers to promote the new cinema opening there this week.
2007-03-23
Marcus Theatres to acquire 11 Cinema Entertainment locations - Hotels and movie theatre operator Marcus Corp. (MCS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said its division, Marcus Theatres Corp., plans to buy 11 Cinema Entertainment Corp. locations for about $75.7 million in cash.
2007-03-23
Digital Projection in Theaters Slowed by Dispute - For a while now, movie studios have been touting digital projectors that will drastically improve the look of movies on the big screen. They would also save studios millions of dollars, as bulky reels of film pass into oblivion.
2007-03-23
ABC TO CLOSE ITS DOORS - 70 year tradition to endTHE ABC Cinema in Falkirk will close later this month after entertaining audiences for almost 70 years.Staff were informed at the weekend that competition from the newly-opened Cineworld complex had killed trade.
2007-03-22
FIRST INSTALLATION OF MASTERING FACILITIES IN RUSSIA - The first Digital Cinema mastering station in Russia has been installed as a part of the national Digital Rollout programme developed by the Head Data-Computing Centre (GIVC) of the Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography, and the ComSat company, with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture. This installation means that now, not only foreign, but also national films can be projected onto digital screens with DCI-rated image quality. Coming only a few months after the opening of the first digital cinema in Saint Petersburg, this installation is a big step towards a full-scale digital rollout in Russia.
2007-03-22
Cinemas of future on display - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - If the sights, sounds and smells of the ShoWest exhibition floor are any indication, then cinemas of the future will be digitised complexes with LED signs, ATM machines that dispense money and movie tickets and concessions selling everything from pizza to steak taquitos.
2007-03-22
Businesses looking at cinema complex - The search for tenants for the Promenade theater complex is starting to look up again.
2007-03-22
Cinema 'fiasco' as new plans collapse - THE latest city centre cinema plans have collapsed, with opponents welcoming developer Henry Davidson's promise of a radical new approach.
2007-03-22
Costs scupper church cinema plan - A Cheltenham church has withdrawn plans to buy a former cinema to accommodate an expanding congregation after a review of the costs involved.
2007-03-22
First All-digital Multiplex to Britain - Empire Cinemas has announced that its six-screen multiplex in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire is to be fully digital. Empire Cinemas is one of the United Kindom
2007-03-22
Digital 3D - Walt Disney Animation Studios
2007-03-22
National CineMedia, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2006 - CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI - News), the managing member and owner of 44.8% of National CineMedia, LLC (NCM LLC), the operator of the largest digital in-theatre network in North America, today announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2006.
2007-03-22
Carmike goes digital - As of last Friday, both of the first-run movie theaters in Billings - the Carmike 7 and Wynnsong 10, both operated by Carmike Cinemas, Inc. - have replaced their 35mm film projectors with sophisticated Christie Digital Cinema projectors.
2007-03-22
Christie Appoint Film Cinema Product Manager - Christie continues to strengthen its commitment to film projection technology with the appointment of Jim Dukes as film cinema product manager in its Entertainment Solutions business division.
2007-03-22
SHAMROCK CAPITAL GROWTH FUND INVESTS IN REAL D 3-D DIGITAL PLATFORM - Michael Lewis, chairman and CEO of REAL D, and Stephen D. Royer, managing director of the Shamrock Capital Growth Fund, announced jointly today that Shamrock, the Burbank-based, private-equity firm, is investing $50 million in REAL D, the leader in digital 3-D technology. Further terms of the deal were not disclosed.
2007-03-22
Doremi Cinema Hits 2700 Installation Mark for its DCP-2000 Cinema Server - Doremi Cinema is pleased to announce that it has reached the 2,700 installation mark for its DCP-2000 cinema server. The DCP-2000 server has been part of every major deployment of digital cinema worldwide including those by AIX, Technicolor Digital Cinema and XDC.
2007-03-17
DTS Digital Cinema Launches New Direction at Showest 2007 - LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (NASDAQ:DTSI - News), an expert provider of premier-quality digital entertainment services for the motion picture industry, has announced the working structure of its new D-Cinema business.
2007-03-17
Empire Cinemas Launches First All Digital Cinema - Empire Cinemas has announced the launch of its first all digital cinema at its site in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
2007-03-17
Barco Converts La G - Xenia, OH, March 17, 2007 --(PR.COM)-- Barco, a leading global provider of visual display solutions, has recently brought digital 3D projection to the La G
2007-03-17
Carmike Cinemas Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results - COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC - News) today reported results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2006.
2007-03-17
Goodrich Quality Theaters Adopts DTS Digital Booking System(TM) - LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (Nasdaq:DTSI - News) announced that Goodrich Quality Theaters has chosen DTS Digital Booking System(TM) (DBS) for the in-house exhibition management of its chain, which comprises 280 screens in 31 locations throughout Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
2007-03-17
DTS Digital Cinema Shows Avica FilmStore with JPEG Playback at ShoWest - LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (NASDAQ:DTSI - News) has announced that it will preview an Avica FilmStore(TM) D-Cinema player at this year's ShoWest convention. This newest development is the result of a joint engineering effort between Avica and DTS resulting from the exclusive global licensing agreement signed by both companies in November of 2006.
2007-03-16
Cinema project is dumped again - A RADICAL approach to creating a new cinema for St Albans is being promised after an eleventh-hour decision to dump the latest scheme.
2007-03-16
Call out for 3-D digital-cinema standards - LAS VEGAS -- Disney's preparations to release "Meet the Robinsons" on March 30 in 3-D demonstrates a pressing need for 3-D digital-cinema delivery standards to help the movement proceed forward.
2007-03-16
Cinema chief gets a council reprieve - THE owner of the Regal Cinema in Evesham is being given more time to start a renovation programme before the council prosecutes.
2007-03-16
Cinema project is dumped again - A RADICAL approach to creating a new cinema for St Albans is being promised after an eleventh-hour decision to dump the latest scheme.
2007-03-16
Dolby Digital Cinema System Selected For US Beta Test and Kinepolis in Europe - Dolby Laboratories has announced that Technicolor Digital Cinema has ordered 190 Dolby Digital Cinema JPEG 2000 systems, and will deploy 60 units for its North American digital cinema beta test, and 130 with Belgium-based Kinepolis Group, one of Europe
2007-03-16
Cinemagic to go digital IMAX in Maine - WESTBROOK (March 15, 2007): Moviegoers in Westbrook and Saco will see clearer pictures this summer as Cinemagic converts its theaters to state-of-the-art digital projection.
2007-03-16
Empire Cinemas launches its first all digital cinema - Empire Cinemas has today (15 March 2007) announced the launch of its first all digital cinema at its site in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
2007-03-16
Kodak expands on its UK digital cinema success - Kodak announced today that Empire Cinemas, one of the UK
2007-03-16
Remarks of Dan Glickman MPAA Chairman and CEO To ShoWest 2007 -
2007-03-16
International Datacasting Provides Additional Equipment for AccessIT Digital Cinema Network Expansion - LAS VEGAS, USA--(CCNMatthews - March 13, 2007) - International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) announced today that it has received an order for an additional 400 DVB-S2 receivers from Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) (NASDAQ:AIXD), a leading provider of digital cinema service. AccessIT's Digital Cinema Deployment program is the first large-scale turnkey digital cinema deployment-enabling delivery of movies, advertisements, and alternative content including live events to theatres.
2007-03-15
US exhibitor announces first all-digital multiplex in Chicago - Showest Muvico Entertainment's 18-screen complex will be installed with Sony's 4K SXRD projectors, an announcement in a convention dominated by talk of digital and 3D conversion.
2007-03-15
THX Launches Cinema Services Program to Drive D-Cinema Adoption - Barco Names THX Cinema Services a Preferred Service Provider for Its Digital Projection Systems
2007-03-15
Cinema still an option for town, says mayor - A CINEMA could still be built in St Neots - even if people decide not to spend a
2007-03-15
QubeVault is the Archival Solution for Digital Cinema - LAS VEGAS - Qube Cinema
2007-03-15
Texas Instruments Introduces New Digital Cinema Chip - Las Vegas - Texas Instruments' DLP Cinema unit on Tuesday introduced its new .98 DLP Cinema chip, which the company said is housed in a smaller, more efficient cabinet and outputs up to 18,000 lumens. TI added that its DLP Cinema projectors saw a 350% increase in global deployments in 2006, a year in which the 18 top-grossing films were released in digital format and shown on its projectors.
2007-03-15
Panasonic Celebrates Supplying Over 2,500 DLP(TM)-Based Projectors Installed in Cinema Theaters Worldwide - LAS VEGAS, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- ShoWest -- Panasonic Projector Systems Company, Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced the company has over 2,500 installations of DLP(TM) projectors in cinema theaters worldwide. With DLP(TM) installations in locations such as Europe, India, China, and South Korea, the total number of the company's DLP(TM) projector installations is expected to grow substantially in cinemas worldwide over the next few years.
2007-03-15
Art deco Troxy cinema goes for booze and adult entertainment - THE East End's former Troxy cinema wants to sell booze until four in the morning seven days a week and put on unspecified 'adult' entertainment.
2007-03-15
BFI replaces NFT name in - The National Film Theatre is relaunching today, following a
2007-03-15
DLP Cinema - Las Vegas, Nevada
2007-03-15
MUVICO CHOOSES SONY SXRD 4K PROJECTORS FOR CONVERSION TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY - Muvico Entertainment will build the world
2007-03-15
Thomson Signs Agreement to Install Digital Cinema Systems in Zyacorp - Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453 NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, today announced it will install digital projection systems in all of Zyacorp Entertainment
2007-03-15
CELEBRATION CINEMA SIGNS COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL DEPLOYMENT AND PRE-SHOW PROGRAMMING DEAL WITH ACCESSIT - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) and Celebration! Cinema signed the industry
2007-03-15
Microspace Becomes First to Deliver a Motion Picture via Satellite to ShoWest - Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital cinema via satellite, today announced that it will deliver the Paramount Pictures
2007-03-15
Barco enters agreement with Ushio enabling exhibitors to purchase digital cinema lamps through existing Ushio distribution network - Digital Cinema pioneer Barco is delighted to announce that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Xenon lamp manufacturer, Ushio, enabling exhibitors to use Ushio
2007-03-15
intoPIX success leads to office move - Following a year of continuous growth intoPIX s.a., the leading provider of JPEG 2000 core technologies, has announced its move into new offices. Reflecting high demand for its innovative range of single chip JPEG 2000 IP
2007-03-15
GDC TECHNOLOGY HELPS EASE THE DIGITIZATION OF CINEMA WITH NEW PRODUCT - GDC Technology, one of the leading solution providers of digital cinema, today unveiled new digital cinema product
2007-03-15
Barco Lends Superman a Hand - Barco, a leading manufacturer in display technology, announces that West Hollywood-based Hollywood-DI used a Barco Premiere DP100 projector for critical preview screenings of all
2007-03-15
intoPIX JPEG 2000 decoder compatible with Philips CineFence watermarking solution - Following tests of its single chip FPGA decoding core intoPIX has announced the full compatibility of its DCI compliant IPX-JP2K JPEG 2000 decoder with the advanced Philips CineFence digital cinema watermarking solution.
2007-03-15
Qube Cinema co-sponsors International Day Breakfast at ShoWest 2007 - Qube Cinema Inc., the US subsidiary of India-based technology company Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd, co-sponsored the International Day Breakfast kickoff on March 12th at ShoWest 2007 held at Bally
2007-03-15
GDC TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES NEW GENERATION OF DIGITAL CINEMA SERVER TO MEET DCI SPECIFICATIONS - GDC Technology, one of the leading solution providers of digital cinema, today unveiled new digital cinema product
2007-03-15
Doremi Cinema's DMS-2000 is the #1 installed Digital Cinema Mastering Station - Doremi Cinema's DMS-2000 is the number one installed Digital Cinema Mastering Station with 25 units in operation at major post production facilities worldwide. Today the overwhelming majority of digital film releases are mastered via the DMS-2000.
2007-03-15
Sony Selects Microspace to Deliver First 4K Digital Feature Via Satellite - Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital cinema via satellite, today announced that Sony Electronics Inc. used the company
2007-03-15
Thomson Advances North American Digital Cinema Deployment Through Deal with Wehrenberg Theatres, Inc. - Reinforcing its global leadership in digital cinema, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453 NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Wehrenberg Theatres Inc., the family-owned & operated St. Louis, Mo.-based circuit, to install digital projection systems throughout the Midwest as part of its North American digital cinema equipment deployment.
2007-03-15
Westhafer Joins Barco - Barco hires Terri Westhafer as the new Business Development Director for the company
2007-03-15
BUG acquires first Doremi digital cinema mastering station in Scandinavia. - Post-production and graphic design studio BUG is the first facility in Scandinavia to acquire Doremi Cinema's DMS-2000 mastering station to create digital cinema movie and advertising files. With Norway having pioneered both the digital advertising and digital cinema markets in Europe, the Doremi system will enable the mastering of content in line with DCI-specifications for the entire Nordic market.
2007-03-15
Barco signs contract with GDC Technology for supply of 700 digital cinema projectors in China - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema, is delighted to announce that it has entered into a Development and Supply agreement with GDC Technology Limited for the supply of 700 Barco 2K DLP Cinema
2007-03-15
REAL D ACQUIRES COLORLINK - World
2007-03-15
Ballantyne to Exhibit NEC Starus - Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (Amex: BTN), a motion picture projection, specialty lighting and digital cinema equipment and services provider, announced today that it will demonstrate its full range of digital cinema offerings, featuring the NEC Starus
2007-03-15
THX LAUNCHES CINEMA SERVICES PROGRAM TO HELP ACCELERATE D-CINEMA ADOPTION - THX Ltd., the leading provider of technologies, certification programs and quality assurance standards for the entertainment industry, today launched THX Cinema Services, a turnkey solution to support the cinema industry
2007-03-15
AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC., CINEMARK USA AND REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP FORM COMPANY TO LAUNCH THEATRE CONVERSION TO DIGITAL CINEMA - The motion picture industry is at the threshold of another major theatrical transition: the transformation from celluloid 35mm film to digital technology.
2007-03-15
REAL D CONTINUES RAPID EXPANSION BY BRINGING 3-D CINEMA EXPERIENCE TO NEARLY 700 INSTALLED SCREENS WORLDWIDE - REAL D, the leader in the delivery of premier digital 3-D experiences, today announced new agreements with Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark and several other exhibitors to license additional locations with REAL D Cinema technology. This brings the installed total to more than 680 screens, nearly triples the REAL D-installed global footprint and surpasses the company
2007-03-15
Dolby Upgrades Dolby Digital Cinema Systems with JPEG 2000, Watermarking, and More - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced that it has completed upgrading its installed Dolby
2007-03-15
GDC TECHNOLOGY TAPS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS FROM A*STAR TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL CINEMA R&D - GDC Technology, one of the leading solution providers of digital cinema, announced its plans to expand its R&D operation through collaboration with A*STAR
2007-03-15
GDC TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL UPGRADE OF ITS DIGITAL CINEMA SERVERS TO SUPPORT DCI REQUIREMENTS - GDC Technology, one of the leading solution providers of digital cinema, today announced it has successfully upgraded worldwide digital cinema theatres equipped with GDC Technology
2007-03-15
Ballantyne's Strong Digital Systems and Strong Technical Services to Provide and Install 75 Digital Cinema Projector Systems Featuring REAL D 3-D Cinema Format for Regal Entertainment Group - Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (Amex: BTN), a motion picture projection, digital cinema and specialty lighting equipment and services provider, announced today that Strong Digital Systems (SDS) and Strong Technical Services (STS) will provide and install 75 NEC STARUS
2007-03-15
LIGHTS, CURTAINS, SOUND: NEW CHRISTIE ACT BRINGS TOTAL CONTROL TO THEATER AUTOMATION - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business, and industry, introduces Christie ACT, a new theater automation controller purpose-built to interface with the latest generation Digital Cinema technology. This sophisticated system makes it easy to automate presentations by translating cues from connected devices to control most theater equipment including lighting, curtains, sound, masking and projectors. It is the ultimate automation solution, enabling customizable control to suit the needs of a single screen, a multiplex facility or an entire theater chain.
2007-03-15
Kodak to Unveil First - Kodak will unveil and demonstrate its comprehensive digital cinema solution, the Kodak Theatre Management System (TMS), to exhibition and distribution managers at the 2007 ShoWest Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas next week.
2007-03-15
Weiss Joins AccessIT as Vice President of Acquisition and Distribution as New Office in Sherman Oaks Opens - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) brings top industry talent to its recently acquired Bigger Picture Division. The expansion coincides with the opening of a new distribution office in Sherman Oaks, and the release of The Bigger Picture
2007-03-15
PANASONIC INTRODUCES NEW FULL HIGH DEFINITION, THREE-CHIP DLP PROJECTORS FOR LARGE VENUES - Panasonic Projector Systems Company, Unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced the debut of two three-chip, DLP projectors for large venues: the PT-D10000U (1400 x 1050 pixel) and PT- DW10000U (1920 x 1080 pixel) models. Designed for large venues in the commercial digital cinema, rental and staging, and higher education markets, the new full HD projectors provide bright, professional-quality images, automatic filter cleaning systems, and improved reliability features.
2007-03-15
Goodrich Quality Theaters Adopts DTS Digital Booking System - DTS Digital Cinema announced that Goodrich Quality Theaters has chosen DTS Digital Booking System
2007-03-15
MTD Systems Brings Expanded Product Line To ShoWest - MTD Systems brings an expanded product offering to ShoWest. The MTDSystem monitors not only the digital projection and distribution chain but also point-of-sale, digital-signage, and all the other devices and systems that populate Cinema facilities. MTDSystems
2007-03-15
intoPIX launches single chip 4K JPEG 2000 decoder at ShoWest 2007 - Following closely on the announcement of the compatibility of its single chip JPEG 2000 2K decoder with Philips CineFence intoPIX has announced the launch of a uniquely cost effective JPEG 2000 4K decoder at ShoWest 2007.
2007-03-15
CHINA FILM GROUP AND INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SELECT GDC TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS DIGITAL CINEMA DEPLOYMENT - GDC Technology, one of the leading solution providers of digital cinema, today announced that Institute of Digital Media Technology (Shenzhen) Limited (
2007-03-15
Kodak Provides Support for REAL D - Kodak announced today that the Kodak Content Player JMN3000 will be used to show REAL D
2007-03-15
GDC TECHNOLOGY RECEIVED INVESTMENT FROM MR LI KA-SHING - GDC Technology, one of the leading solution providers of digital cinema, today announced it has received investment of US$6.5million from Mr Li Ka-shing
2007-03-15
NEC Announces Advanced Features for the STARUS Digital Cinema Screen Server at ShoWest 2007 - The New STARUS Screen Server Integrates Cinema Industry
2007-03-15
DIGESERV DELIVERS DIGITAL CINEMA TO MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY WITH QUVIS and BARCO - DIGESERV today announced the launch of its digital cinema distribution platform and services delivering the digital distribution of content from studios to theatres via satellite technology and its digital equipment network. Commencement of services at theatres in Florida and Michigan will begin in April 2007.
2007-03-15
CHRISTIE - Easy to Use, Easy to Maintain, the Christie CP2000-ZX Projector Offers Best Performance Value in Digital Cinema
2007-03-15
DIGITAL CINEMA LEGEND, WALTER ORDWAY, JOINS PANORAMA LABS ADVISORY BOARD - Panorama Labs, the company pioneering magneto-photonic crystal technology, announced today that Walter Ordway, who
2007-03-15
DIGITAL CINEMA PIONEER HARRY MATHIAS JOINS PANORAMA ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - Panorama Entertainment Systems, the division of Panorama Labs applying magneto-photonic crystal technology in the entertainment industry, announced today that Harry Mathias has joined as vice president of research and development. He will be responsible for leading the effort to apply Panorama Labs
2007-03-15
Dolby Previews Dolby 3D Digital Cinema at ShoWest 2007 - At ShoWest today, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) unveiled details of its new Dolby
2007-03-15
Technicolor Digital Cinema Selects Dolby Digital Cinema JPEG 2000 Systems for Its North American Beta Test and Kinepolis Deployments in Europe - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced that Technicolor Digital Cinema, part of the Services division of Thomson (Euronext 18453 NYSE: TMS) today announced that Technicolor Digital Cinema has ordered 190 Dolby
2007-03-15
Barco introduces three new 2K digital cinema projectors at ShoWest - At the 2007 ShoWest convention in Las Vegas, digital cinema pioneer Barco expands the DP series with three new multi-venue digital cinema projectors: the DP-1500, DP-2000 and the DP-3000. The DP-3000 is Barco
2007-03-15
Technicolor Digital Cinema Selects Christie Digital Cinema Projector For North American Beta Test - Thomson, Through its Technicolor Business is the Only Provider Deploying Projectors from All Leading Digital Cinema Projector Manufacturers
2007-03-15
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE PRINT AGREEMENT WITH DELUXE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES GROUP - Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, today announced the signing of a worldwide print services agreement with Deluxe Laboratories a unit of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group. The deal marks the return of international 35mm printing to Fox
2007-03-15
Doremi to Provide DCP-2000 Servers for Technicolor Digital Cinema - Doremi Cinema is pleased to announce that they have delivered over 150 DCP-2000 cinema servers for Technicolor Digital Cinema
2007-03-15
GDC TECHNOLOGY - GDC Technology, one of the leading solution providers of digital cinema, today announced the complete digitization of Golden Harvest Group
2007-03-15
Announcing QubeVault, the archival solution for Digital Cinema - Qube Cinema
2007-03-15
Closing release windows could boost film profits, says research - Academic study suggests big gains for studios if DVD rental and VOD release windows ended, with a three-month wait for DVD sales.
2007-03-15
European cinema admissions up 4% during 2006 - The European Audiovisual Observatory says that 17 of the 20 countries it tracks showed increases in 2006, led by Lithuanian ticket sales up 98.1% over 2005.
2007-03-15
John Wilkinson to depart UK's Cinema Exhibitors' Association - John Wilkinson, who has served as chief executive of the UK-based Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA) since 1990, plans to step down from his post.
2007-03-15
BFI partners with HP for Mediatheque's digitised archive offerings - As the British Film Institute gets ready to unveil its revamped Southbank home next month, the institute is announcing a new partnership with Hewlett-Packard for its expansive archive.
2007-03-15
EBAY COUNTERFEIT TRADER ARRESTED IN EAST LONDON - An eBay trader who was selling large quantities of pirate DVDs and making several thousand pounds per month has been arrested following extensive work by FACT
2007-03-15
Studios Team On Digital Cinema - After a year of virtual silence following its launch, AMC, Cinemark and Regal's joint digital cinema venture is back with a new name and two studio partners.
2007-03-15
Progress on cinema Asda be going well - WORK on Andover's new cinema/Asda is progressing well at the Anton Mill Road site where the builders believe they should have the structure ready by Christmas.
2007-03-15
Historic cinema to close for repairs - THE management of one of Suffolk's oldest cinemas is assuring customers that its ambience will not be damaged as the result of a refurbishment programme that has won a
2007-03-15
The man who proposed with a three minute film at the cinema - On a visit to the cinema with two girlfriends, Tina Kilford settled down with a tub of ice cream and waited for the trailers to finish.
2007-03-15
Australia launches exhibition on Indian cinema - Melbourne March 10. (PTI): Australian state of Victoria has launched a special exhibition titled 'Cinema India - The Art of Bollywood' featuring landmark cinematic images from pre-independent India to the present day.
2007-03-15
Plans for city cinema withdrawn - CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a
2007-03-15
REAL D Continues Rapid Expansion by Bringing 3-D Cinema Experience to Nearly 700 Installed Screens Worldwide - LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) (PRIMEZONE) -- REAL D, the leader in the delivery of premier digital 3-D experiences, today announced new agreements with Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC), AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark and several other exhibitors to license additional locations with REAL D Cinema technology. This brings the installed total to more than 680 screens, nearly triples the REAL D-installed global footprint and surpasses the company's stated goal of 500 locations by March 30, in time for the release of Disney's upcoming animated feature Meet the Robinsons.
2007-03-15
Dolby Upgrades Dolby Digital Cinema Systems With JPEG 2000, Watermarking, and More - SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that it has completed upgrading its installed Dolby(R) Digital Cinema systems with JPEG 2000 decoding throughout North America, Japan, and Korea. The company has also added advancements in security including watermarking and CineLink(TM) 2 as well as ingest for 4K file formats.
2007-03-15
Theater chains combine forces to distribute digital movies - Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Inc. and Cinemark USA Inc., which together own more than 1,300 movie theaters worldwide, including six in Monmouth and Ocean counties, started a venture to implement digital delivery of films to their cinemas.
2007-03-15
Movie Firms Working on Digital Film System - LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tired of being turned away at the theater box office when a movie's sold out? Unhappy there's no art-house theater in your neighborhood to cater to your hoity-toity theatrical tastes?
2007-03-15
Studios and Theater Owners Aim at Digital Delivery - Movie studios and movie theater owners are teaming up to roll out digital cinema technology to theaters nationwide, specifically aiming at replacing the physical delivery of movies in film cans or hard drives with file-based digital delivery.
2007-03-15
Panasonic and Sony introduce 10,000 ANSI lumens projectors - Panasonic and Sony recently both introduce front projectors that feature brightness of 10,000 lumens
2007-03-15
Cinema still an option for town, says mayor - A CINEMA could still be built in St Neots - even if people decide not to spend a
2007-03-15
Deneuve says European cinema stands apart - TOKYO (AFP) - French actress Catherine Deneuve on Wednesday hailed European cinema as unique as she visited Japan for a French film festival.
2007-03-15
THX Launches Cinema Services Program to Help Accelerate D-Cinema Adoption - Barco Names THX Cinema Services a Preferred Service Provider for Its Digital Projection Systems
2007-03-15
Thomson Advances North American Digital Cinema Deployment Through Deal With Wehrenberg Theatres, Inc. - Wehrenberg Theatres (Midwest American Circuit) Selects Technicolor Digital Cinema to Provide a State-of-the-Art Movie-Going Experience
2007-03-15
Picturehouse Entertainment's Gracie Screens Digitally on Qube Cinema - LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gracie, distributed by Picturehouse Entertainment, a joint venture of HBO and New Line Cinema, was screened at ShoWest 2007 on Qube Cinema - the comprehensive, flexible and highly cost effective suite of end to end digital cinema solutions offered by Qube Cinema Inc., the US subsidiary of India-based technology company Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd
2007-03-15
DELUXE HANDLING 20TH CENTURY FOX WORK WORLDWIDE - LOS ANGELES - Twentieth Century Fox has signed a worldwide print services agreement with Deluxe Laboratories (www.bydeluxe.com) that includes the duplication of both celluloid and digital prints, as well as digital cinema delivery and logistics services.
2007-03-15
Doremi to Provide DCP-2000 Servers for Technicolor Digital Cinema - BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doremi Cinema is pleased to announce that they have delivered over 150 DCP-2000 cinema servers for Technicolor Digital Cinema
2007-03-15
Society angry over high rise plan - An 18-storey building proposed for the former Odeon Theatre site on Angel Row would have more than 100 flats, a hotel and hundreds of parking spaces.
2007-03-15
ShoWest faces digital future - ShoWest faces digital future
2007-03-15
Technicolor Digital Cinema Selects Dolby Digital - Dolby Digital Cinema Systems to Bring Superb Level of Quality and Reliability to Digital Cinema Exhibition in US and Europe
2007-03-15
New approach for city cinema plan - Plans to build a
2007-03-15
Shock at Odeon proposals - Odeon cinema members have expressed shock at proposals to 'harmonise' terms and conditions.
2007-03-15
Demolition of century-old cinema stopped by court - PESHAWAR: A local court on Friday stopped both Peshawar Cantonment Board executive officer and the owner of a cinema from demolishing a century-old
2007-03-15
Wymondham cinema marks 70 glorious years - WYMONDHAM'S Regal Cinema reaches the grand old age of 70 this year. It has had a chequered history but has also been synonymous with some of the great characters of the town. Historian Philip Yaxley reports
2007-03-15
Bidders for cinema building - MORE than a dozen potential buyers are bidding to buy York Odeon.The cinema in Blossom Street, which opened in 1937, has been boarded up since it closed last August despite a long campaign to save it.
2007-03-15
Cinema is celebrating its Regal history - It was 70 years ago when Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers started dancing in Wymondham
2007-03-15
Final curtain falls on Odeon - A LAST DITCH attempt to save Manchester's historic Odeon cinema from demolition has failed.
2007-03-04
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA NAMED ONE OF EUROPE - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe
2007-03-04
Barco Signs Contract For Supply Of 700 Digital Cinema Projectors To China - Barco has entered into a Development and Supply agreement with GDC Technology Limited for the supply of 700 Barco 2K DLP Cinema projectors in China.
2007-03-04
Coach driver dies in cinema crash - A coach driver has died after crashing into Cheltenham's new Brewery cinema and restaurant complex.
2007-03-04
Pearl & Dean website launches games section - Pearl & Dean has added an instant win games section to its movies website, in partnership with the UK's largest online gaming provider Jackpotjoy.com.
2007-03-04
Troubled cinema's happier sequel - A small independent cinema which battled back from the brink of closure in set for a mini-facelift following a public appeal.
2007-02-27
Cinemas last reel - HOLMFIRTHS Picturedrome is to stop showing films.
2007-02-27
Cinema owner to be prosecuted - THE owner of Evesham's Regal Cinema is to be prosecuted by Wychavon District Council for his unwillingness to repair the ailing building.
2007-02-27
Westhafer Joins Barcos US Digital Cinema Division - Barco hires Terri Westhafer as the new Business Development Director for the company
2007-02-27
Oscars 2007: The winners - The winners of this years awards
2007-02-24
Digital Cinema Moves Towards Industry Wide Adoption - LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The domino effect is in motion as more and more theaters adopt digital cinema reports industry expert, co-founder and CEO of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD), Bud Mayo. He cites the company
2007-02-24
Doremi DCP-2000 Digital Cinema Server In Over 2200 Screens Worldwide - The DCP-2000 from Doremi Cinema is the most installed JPEG2000 and MPEG2 digital cinema server with over 2200 screens in operation worldwide.
2007-02-24
New centre replaces town cinema - A
2007-02-24
NPH BEST CINEMA IN UK - WHEN it comes to excellence, Fife's only independent cinema, The New Picture House (NPH) in St Andrews, beats the rest of the UK - and that's official!
2007-02-24
Historic cinema is saved from the axe - CAMPAIGNERS in Woolton have welcomed news that their historic cinema has been saved.
2007-02-24
Digital cinema to become a reality - Digital cinema may soon get a legal stamp from the government. The ministry of Information and Broadcasting is contemplating amendment in the Cinematograph Act, 1952, to allow certification of digital prints of the movies. Under the Act, certification is allowed only for the prints of the reels.
2007-02-24
Celebration Cinema Signs Comprehensive Digital Deployment and Pre-Show Programming Deal With AccessIT - MORRISTOWN, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 20, 2007 -- Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ: AIXD) and Celebration! Cinema signed the industry's first comprehensive solution for conversion to digital cinema and pre-show programming for its 128 megaplex screens. AccessIT's pre-show programming module is an innovation the company is rolling out in Spring 2007 and will enable Celebration and future AccessIT customers to play out both features and pre-show programming over the Christie 2K DLP Cinema
2007-02-24
DTS to Sell Digital Cinema Unit - DTS Inc., a maker of audio products for theaters and other industries, on Tuesday said it expects earnings from continuing operations between 40 cents per share to 47 cents per share from its consumer business in 2007.
2007-02-24
Cinema found to be most effective medium for ads - Consumers are more receptive to advertising in the cinema than on any other medium, new research conducted for the Cinema Advertising Association suggests.
2007-02-24
Odeon introduces Sky Active booking service - Movie fans can now book their seats at more than 85 Odeon cinemas throughout the UK from the comfort of their own armchair courtesy of Sky Active
2007-02-24
Happy 110th birthday Philippine Cinema! - DID you know that the Philippine film industry is already 110 years old? For an industry that
2007-02-24
SECOND CINEMA CLOSES - CARLISLE
2007-02-24
Reeling in the years at cinema time forgot... - It's the cinema that time
2007-02-24
Majority support Worthing Dome as a cinema - IN our last online vote, we asked, in view of the existing, and potential multi-plex competition which faces the Dome, do you think it has a viable future as a main-release cinema?
2007-02-24
Film to be shown on top of hill - Hitchcock thriller Vertigo is to be screened on Aberystwyth's Constitution Hill as the first in a series of films being shown in unusual places.
2007-02-24
U.K. exhibition chief steps down - LONDON
2007-02-24
Hoyts to open New Zealand cinema - AUCKLAND -- Exhibition chain Hoyts is thinking big at its new 10-plex as it aims to boost its share of auds in Auckland.
2007-02-24
British Film Institute Goes Digital - New technology is making fragile movie footage
2007-02-24
Private future for Worthing's historic cinema - A PRIVATE company is offering to buy Worthing's history Dome cinema.
2007-02-24
PANORAMA LABS - Panorama Labs, the company pioneering digital entertainment technologies, announced today that it has achieved significant breakthroughs in the areas of magneto-optics and fiber-device technology that promise to revolutionize the way images are projected and displayed. Panorama Labs
2007-02-24
Kinoton supplies D-Cinema Technology for German Film Academy in Potsdam - The German cinema technology manufacturer Kinoton has installed a complete DCI compliant D-Cinema system at the Hochschule f
2007-02-24
CELEBRATION CINEMA SIGNS COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL DEPLOYMENT AND PRE-SHOW PROGRAMMING DEAL WITH ACCESSIT - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) and Celebration! Cinema signed the industry
2007-02-24
Barco Lends Superman a Hand - Barco, a leading manufacturer in display technology, announces that West Hollywood-based Hollywood-DI used a Barco Premiere DP100 projector for critical preview screenings of all
2007-02-24
intoPIX success leads to office mov - Following a year of continuous growth intoPIX s.a., the leading provider of JPEG 2000 core technologies, has announced its move into new offices. Reflecting high demand for its innovative range of single chip JPEG 2000 IP
2007-02-24
BFI announces partnership with HP - On 22 February the BFI and Hewlett-Packard announced a new two-year partnership. HP will be the Principal Sponsor of BFI Southbank and one of the Main Sponsors of The Times BFI London Film Festival. The partnership will result in greater public access to the BFI National Archive through the use of HP digital technology. A cornerstone of this project is the new Mediatheque at BFI Southbank - HP is providing the technology to allow visitors to choose from initially hundreds and eventually thousands of films and TV programmes that have never or rarely been seen since they were originally made. HP will also make available consultancy services to help the BFI design a database to manage its digital collections.
2007-02-24
DTS Sounds Scratchy - Look on just about any piece of sound equipment you own, and you'll probably see the DTS (Nasdaq: DTSI) logo -- right next to Dolby Labs' (NYSE: DLB) dual-D insignia. Although its technology is almost as widespread as that of industry leader Dolby, this digital sound company is virtually unknown to consumers.
2007-02-24
Final reel for the famous Odeon - IT is the end of an era as workmen move in to demolish the former Odeon cinema building in Bolton town centre.
2007-02-24
DIGITAL CINEMA INITIATIVES (DCI) ANNOUNCES COMPLIANCE TESTING PROCESS FOR DIGITAL PROJECTORS AND THEATER EQUIPMENT - Compliance Process Furthers the Goal Towards One Universal Standard in Creating the Next Generation of Digital Cinema Projection Systems
2007-02-19
The Vue cinema is on the move - THE VUE cinema at Pilsworth is to close within the next few years.
2007-02-19
It - John Wayne and Roy Rogers rode across the giant screen of the Buzzards Bay Theater during the 1940s and
2007-02-19
EU project ushers in new cinematic age - The future of digital cinema was unravelled at the Berlinale film festival where audiences were treated to the results of an EU funded project looking into improving the process of digital cinema production.
2007-02-19
Digital Cinema Moves Towards Industry Wide Adoption - LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- The domino effect is in motion as more and more theaters adopt digital cinema reports industry expert, co-founder and CEO of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD), Bud Mayo. He cites the company's 2006 and early 2007 milestones as evidence of the significant shift underway.
2007-02-19
Experienced Digital Cinema Professional, Matthieu Sintas Joins SmartJog - SmartJog, the global leader in secure digital delivery of entertainment media, announced today that Matthieu Sintas has joined its Theatrical Business unit to focus on digital cinema initiatives. As Manager of Digital Cinema, Sintas will be responsible for all digital cinema related activities in Europe and will lead the management of SmartJog's products and services aimed at the digital cinema market.
2007-02-19
Kinoton supplies D-Cinema Technology for German Film Academy in Potsdam - The German cinema technology manufacturer Kinoton has installed a complete DCI compliant D-Cinema system at the Hochschule f
2007-02-19
The buried secrets of British cinema - Do you dream of a different kind of Britain? The sort of country where the trains run on time and the post arrives before lunch where the political views of poets are taken terribly seriously and where miners are heroic figures - though not necessarily invited round for dinner?
2007-02-19
Cameras still rolling on cinema saga - The planning process statutorily required of local authorities in this country is a complicated one, designed in essence to ensure equity. There should be a fair hearing for all parties, optimum opportunity for public consultation and the most thorough possible assessment of all aspects of planning applications.
2007-02-19
Kinoton supplies D-Cinema Technology for German Film Academy in Potsdam - The German cinema technology manufacturer Kinoton has installed a complete DCI compliant D-Cinema system at the Hochschule f
2007-02-19
Pub plan for cinema rejected by councillors - PLANS to turn Holmfirth cinema into a pub have been rejected by councillors over road safety concerns.
2007-02-19
Cinema is asking the audience - A COMMUNITY cinema is celebrating its first birthday by asking audience members which three films they would like to see shown over its birthday weekend from May 11 to 14.
2007-02-19
Cinema bid is unveiled - A cinema, fashion shops, restaurants and bars are set to be built in Walsall as part of the final phase of a multi-million regeneration of the market end of the town.
2007-02-14
Cinema could return to Gravesend - A 13-YEAR-OLD who single-handedly collected more than 5,000 signatures in a bid to attract a cinema to Gravesend may have an answer to his pleas.
2007-02-14
Car crashes into cinema hall - During an evening film showing on Monday night at a cinema multiplex in Torrington, Connecticut, a car crashed through a wall of the cinema.
2007-02-14
Cinema is still 'best in west' - VOLUNTEERS from Wotton-under-Edge have narrowly missed out on taking first place in a national competition.
2007-02-13
Manager and supervisor of cinema held - Mumbai, February 12: The Vile Parle police on on Monday registered a case of negligence against manager and security supervisor of Sun City, a multiplex in Vile Parle. According to the police there was nearly a stampede inside the movie hall on February 11.
2007-02-13
D-Day nears in cinema battle - COUNCILLORS are being urged to call time on plans to turn a Holmfirth landmark into a pub.
2007-02-13
TEN YEAR ASBOS AND FIVE MONTH SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCES FOR PIRATE DVD SELLERS - Following the recent operation by Hackney Borough Police and Hackney Council, working with FACT, six defendants have been given 5 month prison sentences, suspended for 2 years, along with 10 year ASBOs.
2007-02-13
UK Film Council and BBC Films partner on slate of new film projects - The UK Film Council
2007-02-13
Work on cinema to begin - WORK is to start on the site of a multiplex cinema for Haverhill - before it has even been granted planning permission.
2007-02-13
DCP-2000 To Be Installed At Odeon Leicester Square Theatre - Doremi's market-leading JPEG 2000 DCI server, the DCP-2000, is to be installed at the prestigious Odeon Leicester Square theatre in London
2007-02-13
BAFTA Award Results - The list of winners and nominees at this year's British Academy Film Awards, following the ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London.
2007-02-11
The Bioscope - uses the blog format to generate
2007-02-11
Curvy star is The End for old cinema - A BOARDED-UP cinema is to be demolished to make way for a stunning, curved building at Salford Quays.
2007-02-11
Barco Exclusive Digital Projectors Supplier At 57th Berlin Film Festival - Barco, has been chosen as the official supplier of digital cinema projectors at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival.
2007-02-11
Odeon Hatfield Goes Digital - Bell Theatre Services has announced the digital conversion of the nine-screen multiplex at Odeon, Hatfield. The equipment, which has been installed and maintained by Bell Theatre Services, is the first DCI compliant fully digital multiplex in Europe, along with the second Odeon test site at Surrey Quays.
2007-02-11
The Golden Age of British cinema - Our film talent no longer attends awards for supporting role gongs or to be good losers. As the Baftas are handed out tonight, James Morrison reports on Britain's big screen revival
2007-05-29
Cinema dream is still alive - A CINEMA operator has shown its interest in helping a town realise its movie dreams.
2007-05-30
atsec tests Time Antaeus E-montage 2k cryptographic algorithms - (openPR) - Beijing China
2007-05-30
The rise of digital independence - The introduction of digital technology arguably represents the most exhaustive technical and social changes in the history of cinema, greater than both sound and colour (Ford 2005). In analysing who benefits from the proliferation of digital cinema, it is helpful to review it in the context of the traditional film making process and then to define digital cinema in regard to this. Developments in digital media are having a significant impact on the spectrum of cinema production (filming, editing and effects) and distribution (printing, shipping and screening). This results in both positive and negative ramifications that can be addressed in relation to a number of recent Australian films with digital processes.
2007-05-30
Thomson to Offer Content Mastering, Replication, and Key Management Services in Europe for Digital Cinema - Paris, France and Burbank, Calif. - May 29, 2007 - Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453: NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, today announced it is now able to provide digital cinema mastering, replication, distribution and key management services out of its London digital intermediate and film facility.
2007-05-30
Theatres close, cinema industry near collapse in Sri Lanka - May 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka cinema industry sources say that 74 cinema halls were closed within the past two decades while only a few were added.
2007-06-05
Digital technology brings classic 007 films back to the big screen - SEAN CONNERY'S licence to thrill cinema audiences as James Bond is set to be renewed with the rerelease of the film Goldfinger this summer.
2007-06-05
Ritzy strikes again - Brixton Ritzy cinema members are striking today for a second time in a dispute over low pay.
2007-06-05
Brixton strike cancelled - The next Brixton Ritzy cinema stoppage has been cancelled because of a new film whose production team support the dispute.
2007-06-05
MOORE SAVES SINGLE-SCREEN THEATER IN MICHIGAN - Michael Moore will reopen a 58-year-old theater in Traverse City, MI that has been closed for more than a decade, refurbish it with new screen and projection equipment and use the theater as the site for his Traverse City Film Festival, which he founded two years ago.
2007-06-05
MP's cinema enquiry - CHESTER'S MP has sought reassurances at Westminster that new laws will not assist developers hoping to convert a city cinema into a nightclub.
2007-06-05
Kodak Enters The Hospital To Install Kodak Digital Cinema Content Player - Kodak Digital Cinema is pleased to announce that The Hospital, a private members club for creative professionals, has installed a Kodak Content Player JMN3000 in their 30 seat cinema in London. The player will be used for digital cinema presentations to their members as well as to other audiences in the United Kingdom.
2007-06-06
Odeon harmonisation ballot - BECTU Odeon cinema members are to be balloted on improved sound and projection harmonisation proposals.
2007-06-06
Odeon's future in balance - HERITAGE campaigners came face-to-face with developers who want to knock down the former Odeon cinema and use the land to build flats.
2007-06-06
Sir Tom: plans for old Odeon are best on offer - SIR Tom Farmer today defended controversial plans to redevelop the former Odeon cinema as the only practical proposal on offer for the future of the building.
2007-04-02
GOLDEN DAYS OF'PICTURE HOUSE' - Cinema life of yesteryear is being celebrated in an exhibition dubbed 'At the Movies' opening at North Lincolnshire Museum tomorrow.
2007-06-17
Odeon's future in balance - HERITAGE campaigners came face-to-face with developers who want to knock down the former Odeon cinema and use the land to build flats.
2007-06-17
Cinema is saved - One of the world's first cinemas came within a film reel of demolition, but has won a stay of execution thanks to a Tooting councillor.
2007-06-17
DTS Digital Cinema Premieres End-to-End Solution at Cinema Expo International 2007 - TWYFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (NYSE:DTSI), an expert provider of premier-quality digital entertainment services for the motion picture industry, has announced its plans to premi
2007-06-17
Odeon's future in balance - HERITAGE campaigners came face-to-face with developers who want to knock down the former Odeon cinema and use the land to build flats.
2007-06-17
Cinema is saved - One of the world's first cinemas came within a film reel of demolition, but has won a stay of execution thanks to a Tooting councillor.
2007-06-17
DTS Digital Cinema Premieres End-to-End Solution at Cinema Expo International 2007 - TWYFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (NYSE:DTSI), an expert provider of premier-quality digital entertainment services for the motion picture industry, has announced its plans to premi
2007-06-17
Suspected arson at cinema - A CINEMA in Bridgwater was the scene for a suspected arson attack that could have been out of one of its own films on Monday (June 11) night.
2007-06-17
Orlando moviegoers get clearer view in digital era - It's been promised for the better part of a decade: movies that are never out of focus, with pristine sound, where scratches and splices and the dreaded screen meltdown never trouble moviegoers again.
2007-06-17
Theatre supporters recall projectionist - Duane Fischer had been running equipment for the weekly film series since it started.
2007-06-17
Political posturing slammed in cinema row - POLITICAL drama should be banned from the long-running debate over why Newbury is still waiting for a cinema.
2007-06-17
Economic reality makes cinema plan less than certain - THE ambition of establishing a cinema in St Neots may slowly be fading as the economic reality of delivering such a project dawns on some councillors.
2007-06-17
Silent cinema is talk of Cultra - A whole cinema from a County Down village has been rebuilt at the Ulster Folk Museum in Cultra.
2007-06-17
Odeon battle won? - PLANS to demolish the former Odeon cinema building in London Road have been defeated, leaving hopes that it could return to showing films.
2007-06-17
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA OPENS SOUTHERN EUROPEAN OFFICE - London, 14 June, 2007
2007-06-17
Exhibitors trial 4K technology - US cinema chain, Landmark Theatres, placed an order for 25 4K digital cinema projectors from Sony, three of which were used to equip the new Landmark Theatres complex in Los Angeles which opened last month. The projectors were also deployed in the company's NuArt complex, also in LA, and the remainder widely circulated across theatres in 10 different US cities, including New York and Chicago. Landmark will additionally install 4K in two more US states. In a separate annoucement, a 4K Sony SXRD projector was installed at the Pacific Theatres complex in Los Angeles for the screening of Warner's Oceans Thirteen, comprised in a complete 4K DCP (digital cinema package).
2007-06-17
Projectionist loses job after panning movie - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A projectionist at a Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an unauthorized early review of "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" for the Web site Ain't It Cool News.
2007-06-17
Celebration! Cinema Buys Out Local Cinemark Theaters - WEST MICHIGAN
2007-06-17
Derelict cinema reopening soon - YORKS Odeon cinema is set to re-open this summer under new ownership - and will then be restored to its former glory under a major refurbishment scheme.
2007-06-17
Civic hall to be saved by new group - A group is set to be formed to safeguard the long-term future of a civic hall.
2007-06-25
New Ritzy pay offer - BECTU members at Brixton's Ritzy Cinema meet next week to vote on an improved pay offer following two days of industrial action.
2007-06-25
Odeon proposals rejected again - Almost 60% of Odeon cinema members have rejected the second sound and projection harmonisation proposals in a ballot.
2007-06-25
Felixs MAX BOX tested in cinemas - CHESHIRE, England
2007-06-25
Dolby Laboratories Show Accessible Digital Cinema Products - Dolby Laboratories has announced that at Cinema Expo, held in the Netherlands, it will demonstrate the full Dolby Digital Cinema presentation system and its new digital cinema trailer,
2007-06-25
SkyCity sells cinema building for $55.1m - SkyCity has sold its Metro cinema building in downtown Auckland for $55.1 million, The New Zealand Herald reported today.
2007-06-25
Call for Micklegate to get major facelift on back of scheme to reopen city centre screen - THE reopening of Yorks Odeon should be the springboard for the regeneration of the city centre, a councillor said today.
2007-06-25
Cinemas show Glyndebourne opera - Opera productions staged by Glyndebourne in Sussex are to be shown in cinemas across the country in a bid to "reach a broader audience".
2007-06-25
Blackstone float raises $4.13bn - The partial stock market listing of US private equity giant Blackstone has raised $4.13bn (
2007-06-25
XDC Presents Advanced JPEG2000 Digital Cinema Server at Cinema Expo 2007 - XDC introduces the CineStore
2007-06-25
Odeon flat plan rejected - THE future of the former Odeon cinema building in London Road is clouded in uncertainty after plans to demolish it in favour of flats were defeated.
2007-06-25
4,000 Spanish cinemas close in protest over proposed cinema law - MADRID, Spain (AP) - Most of the movie theatres in Spain - around 4,000 - were expected to close Monday in protest at a proposed law requiring exhibitors to offer at least one Spanish or European film for every four shown.
2007-06-25
CINEMA QUEUE LEADS TO DESTRUCTION - Malaysian moviegoers rioted cinemas in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (14Jun) after unexpected delays and cancellations of SIVAJI: THE BOSS, a highly-anticipated Tamil film.
2007-06-25
Cinema will go ahead this Autumn - Kennet Centre's Irish owners confirm their commitment to building leisure complex in Newbury
2007-06-25
Cinema has become horror for neighborhood - Neighbors of the Avalon Cinema used to want the building saved, but some have wearied of its presence.
2007-06-25
National finals for nominated cinema - A LOCAL cinema will be taking Wotton-under-Edge on to the national stage later this year.
2007-06-25
A delay for cinema project - The delay in North Street's Beacon Cinema project by the National Park Service, of all organizations, highlights the project's fragility. Funding comes from a variety of sources, and $900,000 in federal tax credits have been held up because the service believes the design does not retain enough historic elements of the facade and entryway to the Kresge-Kinnell building in downtown Pittsfield. The Service's concerns aren't frivolous and the project may be better for their being addressed, but any delay is worrisome with this complex a project. The state-of-the-art, six-screen complex will draw people back downtown and play a key role in its renaissance, but residents may have to wait until 2009 for it to become a reality. It would be best to assume that other pitfalls will emerge along the way.
2007-06-25
Cinema group to go public? - Cinema operator firm Cinema City International (CCI) is considering listing on the Budapest Stock Exchange, according to Hungarian economic daily newspaper Napi Gazgas
2007-06-25
UCI Italia adds 10 theaters to chain - LONDON -- UCI Italia, the subsidiary of Odeon & UCI Cinema Group, Europe's leading chain of cinemas, has snapped up 10 theaters from Cinestar Italia.
2007-06-25
Enjoy movies in digital at Village Cinemas in Athens - 3D Village Cinemas use Kodak system in two popular Athens multiplexes
2007-06-25
Cinema - Details of the Vue Cinema at the New O2 Venue (formerly the Millennium Dome)
2007-06-25
Digital Cinema, DTS style - Digital cinema, once so anticipated and heralded, is now in picture houses across Europe but still has not taken either the market or audiences by storm in the way that might have been hoped.
2007-06-25
Cinema-ticketing kiosk incorporates ATM function - ROSTHERNE, U.K.
2007-06-25
AccessIT Lights the Fuse - The just-released earnings report for the 2007 fiscal year showed nearly three times the revenue of 2006 for the digital cinema content expert. That was accompanied by nearly quadruple the net loss of the prior year, or almost triple on a per-share basis. Massive dilution doesn't sound so bad when the company is unprofitable, does it?
2007-06-25
Malco, Megaplex, and Premiere Theaters Transform Multiplexes With Dolby Digital Cinema - SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that Malco Theatres, Megaplex Theatres, and Premiere Theaters LLC have added Dolby(R) Digital Cinema systems in several of their locations. Malco and Megaplex Theater chains are currently converting all their screens at specific locations from film to digital. Premiere completed the Dolby Digital Cinema conversion last January.
2007-06-25
Becker Group Announces the Cancellation of Proposal to Sell Film and Cinema Assets - Becker Group announced that it has decided to cancel the general meeting to approve the sale of the film and cinema businesses to Becker Film Group and others (Asset Sale Proposal). The general meeting was originally convened for 15 June, then was postponed to 29 June, and has now been cancelled. The Asset Sale Proposal was announced by Becker Group on 30 March 2007, together with the announcement of the recommended cash takeover offer for shares in Becker Group by Prime Media Broadcasting Services. Although the Asset Sale Proposal will now not proceed, the Independent Chairman considers that the Asset Sale Proposal has assisted in facilitating the original Prime offer, prompting interest from another potential bidder, and now that the Prime offer has been increased to 47 cents per share and declared unconditional, provides Becker Group shareholders with an opportunity to realise a substantial premium for their shares.
2007-06-25
Action urged on derelict cinema - BRADFORD Council is being urged to take action against Yorkshire Forward over the state of the city's Odeon building.
2007-06-25
Fears for cinema in plans for development - Cinema buffs fear for the future of an historic picturehouse if plans for a modern multiscreen are given the go ahead.
2007-06-25
Codex debuts portable 4K field recorder - Codex Digital has launched a toaster-sized field recorder than can capture high-definition video up to 4K. The Codex Portable can record from virtually every digital camera from HD to 4K, according to the company, and is designed to be quick to deploy
2007-06-25
Film world at loggerheads over the future of the nation - The film world is at loggerheads over plans to sell off the British Film Institute
2007-06-25
Avalon Cinema to close - CORVALLIS
2007-06-25
Theatre supporters recall projectionist - Duane Fischer had been running equipment for the weekly film series since it started.
2007-06-25
Qube Cinema co-sponsors the Village International D-Cinema Festival - Qube Cinema, Inc will co-sponsor the Village International Dcinema Festival [VIDCF], a part of the Lisbon Village Festival. The DCI standards based Qube technology has won worldwide recognition for its quality and capabilities, and is now at the Lisbon Village Festival, an annual digital cultural event in the region bringing to the forefront digital technology providers.
2007-06-25
Kodak to Bring First Universal Theatre Management System To Europe - Kodak is announcing the European availability of its first version of the Kodak Theatre Management System (TMS), to exhibition and distribution managers at the 2007 Cinema Expo International Convention and Trade Show in Amsterdam June 25 - 29.
2007-06-25
Kodak Digital Cinema Making Steady Progress in Europe - Kodak announced today that its Digital Cinema solution is finding enthusiastic acceptance with a broad range of European exhibitors. Since the beginning of the year, the company has installed Kodak JMN3000 Content Players on 24 screens with 10 exhibitors in 4 countries. In all cinemas, studio-produced features, local movies, and other creative digital content are showing on a regular basis.
2007-06-25
FIPS Level 3 Certification Recommended for Doremi Cinema's DCP-2000 Server - Doremi Cinema announces that its DCP-2000 cinema server has been recommended by InfoGard Laboratories for a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 3 validation certificate. DCP-2000 cinema servers built to FIPS standards will start shipping in the 3rd quarter, 2007.
2007-06-25
intoPIX announces a complete solution for Digital Cinema Multi-Asset Decryption - Coinciding with its exhibit at Cinema Expo in Amsterdam next week intoPIX has announced the availability of a new AES Multi-Asset Decryptor to complete its range of Digital Cinema security cyphering cores.
2007-06-25
XDC and CinePostproduction Cooperate To Provide Distributors and Producers with One-Stop-Shopping Solutions for Digital Cinema - XDC and CinePostproduction have teamed up to offer a high-value digital postproduction package, which includes everything from Digital Intermediate (DI) mastering processes through to content management in the manufacture of digital cinema copies of movies.
2007-06-25
Malco, Megaplex, and Premiere Theaters Transform Multiplexes with Dolby Digital Cinema - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced that Malco Theatres, Megaplex Theatres, and Premiere Theaters LLC have added Dolby
2007-06-25
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ANNOUNCES FIRST EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL DIGITAL CINEMA VIRTUAL PRINT FEE AGREEMENTS WITH TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES - Twentieth Century Fox (“Fox”), Universal Pictures International (“Universal”) and Arts Alliance Media (“AAM”), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, have reached non-exclusive long term Virtual Print Fee (VPF) agreements for digital cinema deployment across Europe, for close to 7000 screens over the next few years. Under the landmark agreements, Fox and Universal have committed to distribute feature film content digitally to Arts Alliance Media DCI-compliant digital cinema projection systems throughout Europe; to the UK and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic region and the Benelux. Arts Alliance Media is also engaged in active negotiations with other studios including Buena Vista International and Paramount Pictures International. The VPF business model is a means of financing the conversion to digital cinema, where both distributor and exhibitor contribute over time towards the total cost of the digital projection and server equipment.
2007-06-25
National Cinema Day - KRS Film Distributors announced that the 12th annual National Cinema Day will this year be held on Saturday, 7 July
2007-06-25
DTS Digital Cinema Debuts FilmStore(R) Content Management System at Cinema Expo 2007 - BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema has announced that it will be introducing its FilmStore® Content Management System at Cinema Expo 2007 (June 25-28). The system is designed to provide a complete solution for management of digital content within a multiplex, and consists of three interrelated components: FilmStore Director(TM) content management software, FilmStore Central(TM) ingest and storage system, and the FilmStore® Digital Cinema Player. Together they provide a powerful digital cinema management system, from the ingest of content through playout and presentation.
2007-06-26
Breakthrough D-cinema agreement signed with US studios - A potential breakthrough in the "who pays?" deadlock that has stunted digital cinema rollout is unveiled today at Cinema Expo in Amsterdam.
2007-06-26
Cinema Expo attracts industry biggies - AMSTERDAM -- Cinema Expo kicked off with a bang as Jeffrey Katzenberg and Jerry Seinfeld touched down in the Netherlands to help beat the drum for a buzzing Paramount slate.
2007-06-27
Man sets fire to himself in cinema foyer - A man believed to have been sacked from his job at a cinema is seriously ill in hospital after returning to the building and setting himself on fire in the foyer last night.
2007-06-27
BAFTA Selects Dolby Digital for Screening Theatre - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has been selected by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to provide the Academy with a Dolby® Digital Cinema system. Now operational in BAFTA’s Princess Anne Theatre in London, the system will enable pristine digital screenings with highly reliable anti-piracy protection in one of the British film industry’s most revered and historic locations.
2007-06-27
UK Screen and FACT collaborate to beat piracy - With film piracy becoming an increasing concern throughout the industry, UK Screen (formerly UK Post & Services) is teaming up with FACT (the Federation Against Copyright Theft) to roll out a standard industry security questionnaire to all facilities in its membership. The questionnaire will help establish a range of robust benchmarks at facilities covering security design, procedures and staff vetting, as well as to cut out some of the current duplication whereby facilities become FACT accredited but then also have to complete further questionnaires for each major US studio.
2007-06-26
Microspace Revolutionizes the Digital Cinema Experience by Delivering the North American Premiere of - Microspace Communications Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital cinema via satellite, today announced that it will deliver the North American premiere of DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures
2007-06-26
Lets get behind cinema revival - IT is fantastic news to hear the Odeon will be reopened once again, (It's the Reel deal, The Press, June 19). This is truly a wish come true for me.
2007-06-26
Ritz and glamour for cinema's 70th - The Ritz, Randwick's much-loved cinema, is turning 70.
2007-06-27
Sathyam Cinemas selects Qube for all screens of its flagship multiplex at Chennai, India - Sathyam Cinemas equips 6 screens with Qube XP-D DCI Compliant digital cinema servers and Barco DP-100 DLP Cinema
2007-06-27
CHRISTIE CELEBRATES MORE THAN 3000 DIGITAL CINEMA INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE - With 79.6% Worldwide Market Share, Christie Maintains its Position as a Global Market Leader in Digital Cinema
2007-06-27
New projectors cinema debut - MOVIE lovers will soon be able to enjoy higher-quality films at Basingstoke ODEON - thanks to a new digital projector.
2007-06-27
Qube Cinema Earns Acclaim at Lisbon Village Festival - LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Lisbon Village Festival, an annual movie festival held at Lisbon, Portugal is currently underway and filmmakers from not just Europe but even Canada and South Asia have entered their work in this festival. The Festival gains special importance as every one of these entries is being screened digitally. This called for a technology partner who provided end-to-end solutions in digital cinema. The organizers of Village International D-cinema Festival after much research went with Qube Cinema and their decision has won them the critical acclaim of all the participating film makers for two years in a row.
2007-06-27
Kinepolis Unveils All-THX Certified Cinema Complex in Oostende, Belgium - SAN RAFAEL, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- THX Ltd., the leading provider of technologies, certification programs and quality assurance standards for the entertainment industry, today announced that the Kinepolis Oostende cinema in Belgium will feature THX certification in every cinema auditorium. Opening on July 8, this latest "All-THX" Kinepolis cinema features 1,800 seats and 8 THX Certified screens. In addition, the Kinepolis Oostende will be the first THX Certified Cinema to use the THX Approved, QSC Basis 922az and 914lz network control systems.
2007-06-27
Ad announces city cinema closure - A Northern Ireland council found out from the press that a cinema it owns is closing, it has emerged.
2007-06-28
SMG puts advertising businesses up for sale, receives approaches for Virgin Radio - Scottish Media Group SMG Plc has announced its plans to sell two of its non-core assets, Primesight and Pearl and Dean, and float its Virgin Radio business, after a 100-day company review.
2007-06-28
Christie installs 3000+ D-Cinema worldwide - MUMBAI: Christie has installed more than 3,000 Digital Cinema systems worldwide, the first manufacturer to reach this important milestone, claims the company.
2007-06-29
Vue goes blue... - Vue cinemas are making an exciting upgrade to their venues around the country; by the end of June 2007 all 58 cinemas will be fitted with a Bluetooth system called “BluePod”.
2007-06-29
DLP Cinema® Technology Powers North American Premiere of TRANSFORMERS at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival - Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that its DLP Cinema® technology has been exclusively chosen as the digital cinema projection technology for the North American premiere of DreamWorks/Paramount’s action packed feature, TRANSFORMERS.
2007-06-29
CHRISTIE CELEBRATES MORE THAN 3000 DIGITAL CINEMA INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced that it has installed more than 3,000 Digital Cinema systems worldwide, the first manufacturer to reach this important milestone. The accomplishment confirms the company’s solid dominance in the Digital Cinema market, with nearly 80% of all installations around the world using Christie DLP Cinema projectors, making the projector a world standard. With Christie on target to surpass 4,000 installations by the end of the year, the company’s success has exceeded all earlier industry expectations for the entire global market for Digital Cinema.
2007-06-29
Sathyam Cinemas selects Qube for all screens of its flagship multiplex at Chennai, India - The Qube XP-D digital cinema server has been installed in all six screens at Sathyam Cinemas flagship multiplex in Chennai, making the complex completely digital with DCI compliant systems. Qube provides end-to-end solutions for digital cinema and the Qube XP-D server is built to conform to the requirements of the DCI Specification.
2007-06-29
Startup taking 3-D mobile - Director Randal Kleiser and inventor Michael Mehrle are introducing a technology designed to enable the viewing of 3-D content on such mobile devices as PDAs and iPods without the use of special glasses.
2007-07-02
Good article on Technicolor's digital effort - Business Week has a good article on Technicolor's efforts in the digital cinema space. It gives both historical and current market context
2007-07-02
Cinema operator signs up to - LEADING cinema and bowling operators have signed up to the long-awaited Waterside development in Trowbridge.
2007-07-02
Open-air cinema plan for city park - A GIANT open-air cinema is planned for Kelvingrove Park this summer.
2007-07-02
SMG puts businesses on the market - SMG puts businesses on the market
2007-07-02
Odeon revamp will create 700 jobs - More than 700 jobs could be created in Bolton town centre after development plans for the former Odeon cinema site were approved.
2007-07-02
Movie magic boosted by wet summer forecast - Cinemas say miserable weather and a string of mega blockbusters could make it a summer to remember as box-office takings soar.
2007-07-02
Studios agree projector deal - Two Hollywood studios will today announce a long-awaited compromise in their battle with European cinemas over who should bear the cost of upgrading to digital projection equipment.
2007-07-02
To get ahead in business, go to the cinema - Anyone wanting to succeed in business should spend more time watching Hollywood classics than attending management courses. That, at least, is the advice of four Italian management consultants who have issued a handbook called Cinema for Managers.
2007-07-02
Board studying franchise plan - WEST SPRINGFIELD - A franchise owner is proposing a new Dunkin' Donuts on property near the Showcase Cinemas.
2007-07-02
Carlton Screen sounds out advertisers for short-film spot - LONDON - Cinema sales house Carlton Screen Advertising is planning a new advertiser opportunity involving short films shown before main features.
2007-07-03
DTS Digital Cinema Debuts FilmStore CMS At Cinema Expo 2007 - DTS Digital Cinema intyroducesd its FilmStore Content Management System at the recent Cinema Expo 2007.
2007-07-03
A Celluloid Hero Goes Digital - Technicolor is racing some nimble rivals to gain the lead at the multiplex
2007-07-03
Honouring the original with a digital upgrade - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb, Stanley Kubrick's 1964 black satirical thriller, has aged well in terms of its themes (cold war paranoia run amok, man's relationship to technology) and the memorable comic performances of Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. But in terms of its physical form, Dr. Strangelove, like many cinema classics, has fared very poorly most of its life - until now.
2007-07-03
Cinema pulls Maddy adverts after complaints - Odeon cinema has decided to pull some of its adverts about missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann after complaints from angry parents.
2007-07-12
Cineworld says party to long-term contract with Carlton, over half term to run - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Cineworld Group PLC said it is party to a long-term contract with Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA) with minimum guaranteed payments every six months and that the contract has significantly more than half of its term to run.
2007-07-12
EUROPE EYES DIGITAL - Nowhere else in the world is the digital-cinema rollout more complex than in Europe. Compared to the U.S., where similar virtual print fee (VPF) arrangements have prompted an initial first wave of installations from exhibitors, Europe has more difficulty finding the common ground among the exhibitors, distributors, and digital-cinema providers on which equitable financial sharing arrangements can be built. In Europe, as elsewhere, the question of "who will pay" has evolved into a series of follow-up questions about how to develop equitable cost-benefit sharing deals that are fair today and are sustainable in the future.
2007-07-12
Technicolor In The Thick Of Theatrical Digital Projection - Technicolor is installing its digital projection systems in more and more theaters, including the popular and state of the art Los Angeles multiplex "The Bridge".
2007-07-12
BAFTA Screening Room Chooses Dolby Digital Cinema - Dolby has been selected by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to provide the Academy with a Dolby Digital Cinema system.
2007-07-12
Island with no cinema gets ready for global screen test - It does not have a cinema, but Ireland
2007-07-12
Cinema given green light to build verandah - Nelson's State Cinema has been given the go-ahead to build a verandah with pillars over the footpath, after the city council got legal advice saying it would not be liable if the extension fell down.
2007-07-12
Anderson theater/condo project to begin after years of planning - ANDERSON TWP. - The long-anticipated groundbreaking for the $35 million Anderson Towne Place project, which includes a 12-screen cinema, condominiums and a parking garage, will take place Friday.
2007-07-12
Franklin Cinema May Be Added To Endangered Sites List - FRANKLIN, Tenn.- The Franklin Cinema closed in January, but an historic group is trying to make sure it has a future.
2007-07-12
Thomson Delivers Transformers: First Motion Picture Sent via Satellite Simultaneously to U.S. and International Theatres - PARIS and BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/11/07 -- Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453
2007-07-12
3D Content Goes Mobile - Director Randal Kleiser and inventor Michael Mehrle are introducing a technology designed to enable the viewing of 3-D content on such mobile devices as PDAs and iPods without the use of special glasses
2007-07-12
DTS Introduces Filmstore - Burbank-based DTS Digital Cinema introduced a new content management system targeted at mutiplex theaters last week. The new software and system, Filmstore Director software, Filmstore Central storage, and Filmstore Digital Cinema Player are used for showing trailers, advertising, and other content in theaters. DTS is developing digital theater systems for the cinema environment. DTS said the new product will be available for delivery in Q3.
2007-07-12
Newest Kinepolis multiplex goes 3D with new Barco 2K digital cinema projectors - Barco, a pioneer in digital cinema, is proud to announce that its latest range of 2K digital cinema projectors has been installed in Kinepolis
2007-07-12
64TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL SELECTS DOREMI CINEMA - The Venice Film Festival, one of the most prestigious of its kind, has selected Doremi Cinema as its digital cinema technology partner for its 64th edition, running from August 29 to September 8, 2007.
2007-07-12
Barco lights up Transformers movie premiere at LA film festival - Flawless performance of Barco
2007-07-16
Bring back cinema ushers to keep an eye on manners - Anyone who has sat in front of a teenager playing with his mobile or rustling popcorn will mourn the demise of cinema ushers.
2007-07-16
Cinema shows signs of growing up - Cinemas are reporting record figures at the box office thanks to a big increase in attendance by the over-45s.
2007-07-16
The final frontier - Digital technology is changing cinema. THERE is a scene in
2007-07-16
UK cinema attendance down by 5% - The number of people going to the cinema in the UK fell for the second consecutive year in 2006, despite an increase in the number of films shown.
2007-07-16
Protesters hug historic cinema - Nearly 1,000 people have taken part in a protest to save a cinema earmarked for demolition, organisers say.
2007-07-16
PICTUREHOUSE CINEMAS NOTCHES UP ANOTHER MAJOR LIVE EVENT VIA SATELLITE - David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, will be premiering a cinematic version of his forthcoming new live concert DVD from London
2007-07-16
Cinema figures show indies on the up - New cinema figures appear to show people are seeing more diverse movies at independent venues.
2007-07-21
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA AND PARK CIRCUS SIGN LONG-TERM DIGITAL CINEMA CONTENT SERVICES AGREEMENT - LONDON, 18 July 2007
2007-07-21
Odeon questionnaire revealed - The results of an Odeon questionnaire by BECTU members have been presented to the cinema chain management.
2007-07-21
Crackdown Nets 1,218 Fake DVDs in Whitechapel - A crackdown on illegal DVD sellers in Whitechapel netted 1,218 pirate DVDs including 311 obscene pornographic films. Eight DVD sellers were arrested in the street raids on Thursday (12 July) and seven pleaded guilty to breaking the Trade Marks Act 1984 and the Video Recordings Act 1984.
2007-07-21
Showplace Cinemas Latest to Sign Digital Deployment and Pre-Show Programming Deal with AccessIT - MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD - News) today announced that Showplace Cinemas, (North Park Cinemas, Inc.) will be the eleventh chain to convert 39 megaplex screens in three locations to Digital Cinema using AccessIT's Theatre Command Center(TM) software and pre-show programming and Christie DLP Cinema
2007-07-21
Saving the cineplex - Upstairs in one of the dark, dusty projection rooms at Brooklyn's Pavilion Digital Cinema, owner Bud Mayo watches an employee struggle to lift a 50-pound reel of 35-millimeter film out of its giant metal canister. After placing the film on a shelf the size of a tractor wheel, the projectionist will manually splice reels, inserting ads and trailers that will get fed into a bulky projector. The process can take as long as four hours. Mayo shifts his weight. He's impatient, and with good reason. Near the projector sits a sleek network server system it looks like a stack of industrial hard drives - that can do this entire job almost instantly, with a few clicks of the mouse. That server is the heart of Mayo's new digital projection system, and Mayo says it will do more than just save time. It might just save the nation's movie theaters.
2007-07-21
Images from heyday of British cinema found in filing cabinet - A photograph of Alec Guinness in the character of Fagin, taking a break with a cigarette during filming of David Lean
2007-07-21
Adult cinema evacuated during fire - Fire fighters had to evacuate up to ten people from an adult cinema in Melbourne after a blaze broke out in the building.
2007-07-21
Sale of cinema chain to foreigners sparks concern in S Korea - SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - An Australian investment fund has bought one of South Korea's three major cinema chains, sparking concerns here that the acquisition might further strain the struggling local film industry.
2007-07-21
Saving the cineplex - Can an entrepreneur persuade movie houses to go digital before it is too late?
2007-07-21
Britain loves film and the world loves our films - Britain is a nation of film lovers with box office takings up 56% in the last ten years
2007-07-21
Formula One at the Movies - LONDON, England (CNN) -- Digital projection technology has opened up a whole new live experience for Formula 1 fans: official feeds from Formula 1 grands prix transmitted straight into their local cinema.
2007-07-21
Regal 5 cinema set for closure - PORTSMOUTH
2007-07-21
Fire Erupts In Bathroom Of Englewood Cinema - ENGLEWOOD, Ohio -- Fire officials in Englewood said a fire started in a restroom at the Englewood Cinema on Monday night.
2007-07-21
Movie Download Service For Independent World Cinema: Jaman - There is now a movie download service devoted to showcasing the very best in independent world cinema, allowing you to rent, purchase and discuss cinema from around the globe with your online contacts.
2007-07-21
Matchbox Creator Dies - Jack Odell, a van driver, cinema projectionist, estate agent, engineer and inventor of Matchbox toy cars, died this weekend at the age of 87. More than 12,000 different models and 3 billion miniature vehicles have been produced since he created the first one for his young daughter in 1952.
2007-07-21
FogScreen Launches New FogScreen One Projection Screen for Ultimate Eye-Catching Experience - SAN FRANCISCO, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- FogScreen, Inc., creators of the world's first "walk-through" projection screen, today announced the release of the FogScreen(TM) One projection screen. The simple yet stunning device now allows a deeper breadth of creativity wherever there is a desire to attract a crowd and visually capture interest.
2007-07-21
Oakdale Cinema is showing movies again - New owner hopes to carve niche based on family fare
2007-07-21
Mum in Potty cinema rumpus - HARRY POTTER fans were left spell-bound by an enraged mum who blew her top at a Coventry cinema.
2007-07-21
Cinema group aim to save building - Campaigners aiming to save a cinema from demolition in Bradford believe "people power" will aid their cause to prevent the building being torn down.
2007-07-21
RIAS partners with Odeon Cinemas - RIAS signed a new partnership with Odeon Cinemas with RIAS sponsoring the Odeon Senior Screen offering the over 50s access to regular, reduced-price cinema screenings across the country.
2007-07-21
SHOWPLACE CINEMAS LATEST TO SIGN DIGITAL DEPLOYMENT AND PRE-SHOW PROGRAMMING DEAL WITH ACCESSIT - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) today announced that Showplace Cinemas, (North Park Cinemas, Inc.) will be the eleventh chain to convert 39 megaplex screens in three locations to Digital Cinema using AccessIT’s Theatre Command CenterTM software and pre-show programming and Christie DLP Cinema® projectors. The completion of this contract brings AccessIT’s Christie/AIX program to a total of 3,486 screens committed of the 4,000 in the Christie/AIX plan.
2007-07-25
UK Film Industry Contributes - The UK film industry contributed
2007-07-25
Thomson Plays a Key Role for this Summer Season Record-Breaking Motion Pictures - Thomson provided a full-range of digital and physical services for several blockbusters, such as DreamWorks Shrek the Third, Pixars Ratatouille, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Oceans
2007-07-25
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA AND NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS ENTER INTO AFFILIATE AGREEMENT TO PRESENT ALTERNATIVE EVENTS IN U.S. MOVIE THEATRES - National CineMedia LLC (NCM), has entered into a digital network affiliate agreement with National Amusements, Inc., one of the leading movie theatre exhibition companies in the U.S., for the presentation of live and pre-recorded in-theatre events presented by NCM
2007-07-25
Strategy for UK Screen Heritage - The BFI is leading a consultation on a strategy for promoting UK Screen Heritage. The strategy has been drafted by the UK Film Heritage Group which collectively believes the public is entitled to access, learn about and enjoy the UK's rich moving image heritage, wherever they live and wherever the materials are held.
2007-07-26
UK cinema admissions up 6% in first half of the year - The UK distributors' association says local films added significantly to box-office success.
2007-07-26
The government pledge to protect an archive of film and television footage - The government pledged to protect an archive of film and television footage rated as one of the best in the world.
The British Film Institute's national archive contains 150,000 films and around 625,000 television programmes featuring the great actors and directors of British cinema.
The culture secretary, James Purnell, told MPs the archive was a "national treasure" and it was safe in the government's hands.
2007-07-27
Late-night cinema - THE company planning to restore York's former Odeon cinema to its former glory is seeking the go-ahead to stay open until well into the early hours.
2007-07-27
Odeon management move - Odeon management have made a move to address members concerns on rejected sound and projection harmonisation proposals.
2007-07-31
NEC DIGITAL CINEMA DIVISION WINS THE 2007 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARD - NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of network, IT and digital cinema solutions, today announced that the its STARUS
2007-07-31
CN Films chooses SmartJog - CN Films has named SmartJog, the global leader in secure digital delivery of entertainment media, to operate a platform for digital delivery of independent European films.
2007-07-31
UK Consumers Spend - UK consumers made 76.9 million visits to the cinema in the first six months of 2007, spending
2007-07-31
Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th Edition) - (PRLog.Org)
2007-08-01
New move to bring cinema to town - MILLIONAIRE Peter Rowley has started private negotiations to bring a cinema to St Neots.
2007-08-01
Orange unveils Kilmer as cinema ad star - Former Batman star Val Kilmer is to appear in the next version of Orange’s Gold Spot cinema ads created by Mother London.
2007-07-31
NEC DIGITAL CINEMA DIVISION WINS THE 2007 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARD - NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of network, IT and digital cinema solutions, today announced that the its STARUS
2007-07-31
CN Films chooses SmartJog - CN Films has named SmartJog, the global leader in secure digital delivery of entertainment media, to operate a platform for digital delivery of independent European films.
2007-07-31
UK Consumers Spend - UK consumers made 76.9 million visits to the cinema in the first six months of 2007, spending
2007-07-31
Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th Edition) - (PRLog.Org)
2007-08-02
Limbo misery for popcorn workers - Popcorn workers at a Preston factory say they are having to find out details of when they will be out of a job from the company newsletter.
2007-08-02
Cinema City opening announced - The much anticipated opening of the upgraded Cinema City was revealed today.
2007-08-02
XDC at the 60th Locarno International Film Festival: 17 Motion Pictures - 30 Digital Screenings - 5 Digital Systems - As the official digital cinema technical partner, XDC is providing all of the necessary projection equipment and technical support for the digital screenings which will be performed on the famous Piazza Grande and in the Teatro Kuursal, the Auditorium Fevi, La Sala and the Rialto.
2007-08-07
Digital cinema standard is coming soon - The number of digital-cinema screens in the U.S. could exceed the number of traditional screens employing film projection within four years.
2007-08-07
Cinema volunteers commended - WITH only a matter of weeks until the fate of the Tivoli cinema in Tiverton is revealed, two volunteers who work there are being commended.
2007-08-07
THX working on self-adjusting home cinema - Reports in the States suggest that THX, the movie-sound company founded by George Lucas back in 1983 to optimise sound quality in cinemas, is now working on technology to do the same for our systems at home.
2007-08-07
Paramount Pictures to make Beowulf available to Dolby 3D Digital Cinema Exhibitors - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB)today announced that Paramount Pictures' Beowulf, scheduled for release on November 16, will be made available to select exhibitors who have installed Dolby(R) 3D Digital Cinema technology by the film's release date.
2007-07-18
Seeking the Pillars of Pearl & Dean - Pearl & Dean is urging Cinema Business readers to track down its lost film heritage. The cinema advertising house with the iconic opening idents and famous theme tune is seeking to find copies of its missing screen title "Colonnade" or "Pillars 2" opening ident.
2007-08-09
2 free cinema tickets with each 2 bought on your Mastercard (31/08 to 30/09) - MasterCard has teamed up with ODEON to give every cardholder the chance to get two free ODEON cinema ticket vouchers whenever you buy two or more ODEON cinema tickets from Friday 31 August to Sunday 30 September
2007-08-10
Cinema Paradiso Futurista - How much would you expect to pay for a really good home cinema system? Surround sound, a huge high-definition screen, everything you
2007-08-10
DTS Announces Strong Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results - AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI), today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007.
2007-08-10
Donor reduces £1m of cinema funding - THE £1million windfall promised to St Neots has dwindled by £150,000 as the town's benefactor finds other good causes ready to spend the money.
2007-08-10
Cinema is going nowhere - Shock announcement as district council come close to aborting plans for cinema at Kennet Shopping Centre
2007-08-10
Cinema City wins licensing fight - The new-look Cinema City has been given the green light to serve alcohol 24 hours a day - despite objections by the same man whose complaints about the noise from St Andrew's Hall sparked controversy.
2007-08-14
Top 100 Coolest film Sites on the Net - As the headlines suggests
2007-08-14
Inside the BFI - A funding crisis at the British Film Institute could have wide-ranging consequences for our nation
2007-08-14
AccessIT Just Got on the Trampoline - Digital cinema projection is hitting its stride, and none too soon for ailing movie theater chains like Cinemark (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment (NYSE: RGC), or Carmike Cinemas (Nasdaq: CKEC). Access Integrated Technologies (Nasdaq: AIXD) has a big hand in that slowly unfolding revolution, and it looks like economies of scale are about to kick its results into the ionosphere.
2007-08-14
Cinema Expo 2007 - David Hancock, Screen Digest's Head of Film and Cinema, moderated a high-level panel discussion at Cine Expo, aimed at highlighting the evolution of a European Business Model for Digital Cinema by distributors and studios, on the day when Arts Alliance Media announced the first European VPF deal with Fox and Universal. David presented an overview of the digital cinema market and his view of the challenges still facing the market, before moderating the panel discussion with Chuck Goldwater, Julian Levin, Howard Keidaisch, Tom Cotton, Scott Sherr and Tom Molter.
2007-08-14
Quality is crucial to survival of cinema - Despite new technology, moviegoers will still pay at the box office for the shared experience of an inspired film
2007-08-14
Fun targets 300 multiplex screens by 2011 - MUMBAI: E-City Ventures promoted Fun Cinemas, which has registered a growth of 176 per cent in the past one year, is plotting major infrastructure plans across the country. As was first reported by Businessofcinema.com, Fun Cinemas is targeting 1500 new screens (including multiplex and single screens) by the year 2011.
2007-08-14
Arts centre hopes revived as Odeon on market - THE former Odeon cinema has been put up for sale by developers frustrated by the constraints being put on them by council planners.
2007-08-15
Bayview Street Cinema to close — Doug Hall plans to retire — Camden theater’s future uncertain - CAMDEN — After 32 years running his Bayview Street Cinema, Doug Hall is planning to close the independent theater Aug. 24.
2007-08-15
Tories threatening to axe cinema plans - THE future of Newbury's long-awaited cinema was at the centre of yet another political row this week.
2007-08-15
Cinema and jobs on way - WORK starts next week on construction of Haverhill's multiplex cinema, which should be showing the latest blockbusters by next summer.
2007-08-15
Cinema City pledge to film fans - Film fans were last night reassured that Norwich's much loved art house cinema will not sell out when it gets taken over by a London-based chain after its grand reopening.
2007-08-16
Fears complex will be end for historic cinema - UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of a 70-year-old picture house in Darlington after plans were announced to build a nine-screen multiplex less than half-a-mile away.
2007-08-16
Nelson gets his own mini-cinema - On September 4, the last remaining Trafalgar Square pigeons will be joined by a giant pod showing audiovisual works on 16 screens. Each installation will be based on a rare or unheard version of a well-known song.
2007-08-16
Islamabads cinema houses need restoration - It is really surprising that Islamabad, the capital city, has no cinema halls where good films can be screened for its residents to enjoy.
2007-08-16
Heritage Foundation to buy historic Franklin Cinema - FRANKLIN - The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County, a nonprofit preservation group, will purchase the Franklin Cinema thanks to an anonymous lender.
2007-08-17
Digital Cinema for Independents - The Cinema Buying Group (CBG), a semi-autonomous buying program under the NATO umbrella for small and medium-sized independent theaters, took a big step forward in making digital cinema equipment available for independent theater operators by issuing a request for proposals for digital cinema equipment and service providers.
2007-08-17
Foreign films no longer lost in translation - Foreign-language films are seven times more likely to be British box-office hits than they were a decade ago, thanks to Mel Gibson, digital technology and the cultural awakening of the multiplex cinemas.
2007-08-17
IBC2007 digital cinema day to look at 3-D moviemaking - The theme of IBC2007 will shift to digital cinema Monday, Sept. 10, with an emphasis on major issues such as retaining and increasing movie theater audiences and how the availability of HD broadcasts and packaged media for home viewing will impact movie attendance, as well as emerging issues such as 3-D movie production and presentation.
2007-08-17
New plan for old cinema to be aired - A PUBLIC meeting is to be held on new plans to redevelop the site of an old cinema.
2007-08-17
LEWISHAM PIRATE DVD RAID UNCOVERS COUNTERFEIT MONEY AND FAKE DOCUMENTS - A joint operation between Lewisham Council, local police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) led to a successful raid on residential premises in Deptford on 8th August
2007-09-05
Depth Of A Salesman - Jeffrey Katzenberg is determined to show that 3D's time has arrived
2007-09-05
The Big Picture:A Summer of Milestones - This summer has seen a long list of milestones in the evolution of digital cinema, but for me none captures the possibilities the technology has to offer quite like the fact that tonight the residents of Silsbee, Texas can see the new Harry Potter film in their hometown theatre. This past weekend the fifty-year old single screen Pines Theatre there became the 2000th screen in the Carmike Theatres chain to go digital.
2007-09-05
St Austell Film Centre Closes - The (former Odeon?) Film Centre in St Austell Cornwall closed last
month for Redevolpment. New Cinema building planned 2008 for St Austell.
2007-09-07
Strategies for online movies - The latest report from Screen Digest released today examines how the individual Hollywood Studios are adapting their businesses to online movie distribution. Notably, the report finds that a viable business will emerge in the US and Western Europe for movie downloading, but warns that the Studios are following a fragmented path to digital distribution, with each major following a different strategy. This is likely to hamper the development of movie downloads and ultimately confuse and fragment the consumer market.
2007-09-05
Cinema campaign 'is misleading the public' - THE owner of the former Chester Odeon building has hit back after city MP Christine Russell launched a campaign to save the venue as a cinema.
2007-09-05
Village Launch Gold Class Muliplexes in USA - VILLAGE Roadshow plans to start a deluxe cinema chain in the US next year, after
returning to profit.
The cinema and theme park operator has signed up 12 sites in US cities including New York and Seattle for Gold Class cinemas, with the first theatre scheduled to open in Washington DC next May. The cinema chain will grow to about 40 complexes across the US within three to five years, Village Roadshow boss Graham Burke told the Herald yesterday.
2007-09-05
Cinema plans fourth screen - THE State Cinema is to become North Hobart's "cultural hub", with plans for a fourth screen and bookshop at the heritage site.
2007-09-05
New cinema described as 'eyesore' - A new cinema in Derby city centre has been described as "obtrusive" by the local civic society.
2007-09-05
Gadgets 'ruin' film, claims Scott - British director Sir Ridley Scott has claimed technology which allows people to watch films on mobile phones and computer screens is killing cinema.
2007-09-05
GIRLS LAUNCH CINEMA DRIVE - DETERMINED 11-year-old girls from Harborough have started a petition calling for a cinema to be brought to the town centre.
2007-09-05
The perils of not encrypting your ODS content - Maybe they figured that no one would be interested in it once it was not live. Maybe they thought that the file would be too big for anyone to re-distribute. Maybe they just didn't think that anyone would be interested in Phil Collins.
2007-09-06
FILM INDUSTRY UNITES TO FIGHT FILM THEFT - The film and video industries today presented a coordinated and united front in the fight against film theft in the UK at an event in London attended by the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism.
2007-09-06
Cineworld pay talks start - Negotiations have opened on the 2007 pay claim covering BECTU members in the Cineworld cinema chain.
2007-09-06
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL SELECTS DOREMI CINEMA - As the official digital cinema partner of the prestigious Venice Film Festival, Doremi, in collaboration with cinema installer Decipro, will provide all the necessary equipment and technical support to ensure a successful DCI-JPEG2000 digital movie file playback during the festival. Six Doremi DCP-2000 servers were installed in the main auditoriums and successfully integrated with the existing traditional 35mm equipment for both image and sound.
2007-09-06
ACCESSIT SIGNS ATLAS CINEMAS TO DEPLOYMENT AND PRE-SHOW PROGRAMMING DEAL - Exhibitors already using PreFlix pre-show entertainment solution to account for more than 800 digital cinema screens
2007-09-07
Dolby Does 3D - ShoWest 2007 provided another big boost to digital cinema. With numerous announcements and equally enlightening panel presentations on the subject, it nonetheless seemed at times as if the deployment of d-cinema systems was becoming old news. Instead, all the excitement was bubbling up into a new dimension. After an exclusive media preview on March 12, news that Dolby Laboratories had developed another and apparently more flexible cinema solution for digital 3D quickly spread throughout the convention. Theatre operators and technology experts signed up in record numbers at the Dolby tradeshow booth to attend an invitation-only demonstration of the all-new Dolby 3D Digital Cinema (D3DDC). And even though the company carefully spoke of a "sneak peek" and about developments that are "still in the early stages of testing," from all accounts received, people were deeply impressed by what they saw. [Disclosure: Due to an eye deficiency, this author cannot properly see any images produced by 3D systems.]
2007-09-07
Access IT Lands 13th Digital-Cinema Client - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AIXD), a provider of digital cinema software and services, has landed its 13th client. Allen Theatres of Las Cruces, N.M., will convert 87 screens in 14 locations to digital cinema using Access IT
2007-09-07
Cinema traditions to continue - Film fans have been reassured that Norwich's much loved art house cinema will not sell out when it gets taken over by a London-based chain following its grand reopening.
2007-09-07
Movie fan brings his cinema dream to life - Growing up in Wakefield during the austerity of 1950s post-war Britain, nothing was more magical to a young Gerald Parkes than the silver screen at his local cinema.
2007-09-07
Cinema rescuers claim development plans changed - Campaigners to save Bradford's former Odeon building claim the latest plans for the site to be seen by the public have changed radically from the original scheme.
2007-09-07
Movies on tour of rural villages - A touring cinema scheme run by Norfolk arts organisation Creative Arts East is bringing the movies to villages in south Norfolk.
2007-09-07
No cinema for priory - The Priory site is not suitable for a cinema according to the long-awaited report of property consultants.
2007-09-07
CURTAIN UP ON - Further improvements will be made to Wotton-under-Edge's commun-ity-run cinema thanks to a
2007-09-07
UKIP wants Odeon referendum - The UK Independence Party has called for a referendum on the future of Bradford's former Odeon cinema.
2007-09-07
D-Cinema -- coming soon to this movie theater - Digital films of outstanding picture quality are set to attract movie fans back to the cinema. At the International Broadcast Convention IBC in Amsterdam on September 7-11, Fraunhofer research scientists are presenting important components of an all-digital film-production chain.
2007-09-07
Woo-hoo! Blockbusters help cinema break records - A CINEMA has broken its own box office record after more than 20,000 people visited in a single week.
2007-09-07
Arts centre hopes revived as Odeon on market - THE former Odeon cinema has been put up for sale by developers frustrated by the constraints being put on them by council planners.
2007-09-07
Internet killing cinema, says director Scott - THE Hollywood director, Ridley Scott, warned yesterday that new technology is killing off the big-screen experience. The Oscar-winning County Durham-born movie mogul said mobile phones and computers threatened movie-making on an epic scale.
2007-09-07
£20,000 windfall for town cinema - A cinema in Gloucestershire has been awarded £20,000 from a trust fund run by a waste management company.
2007-09-07
Donation helps Victorian cinema - A businessman has donated money to make up for the recent theft of charity donations from a Victorian Curzon cinema near Bristol.
2007-09-07
Plans for new cinema are unveiled - A multiplex cinema is to be built on the site of a multi-million pound retail and leisure park in Darlington.
2007-09-07
Row over delays to cinema plans - Plans for a cinema are in doubt after a council said it was unsure the developer would complete the project.
2007-09-07
Cinema-goers go back to the 1940s - Cinema-goers will get a taste of what life was like in the 1940s before the premiere of a wartime film on Teesside.
2007-09-07
First $4bn summer for US cinema - Summer box office takings in North America have broken the $4bn (
2007-09-07
Council keeps options open on cinema - Deputy leader says council will pursue other options until it is clear developer will deliver on Kennet Centre scheme
2007-09-07
Cinema City to reopen on October 19 - It is the premiere that movie fans have been waiting for - and this sequel follows through on its promise to be bigger and better than before.
2007-09-07
FICCI calls for standardisation of cinema rules - To give a fillip to the multiplex industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry has called for standardisation and modernisation of cinema regulations under a Central Uniform Cinema Code to be applicable across the country.
2007-09-07
The Digital Age Hits Tipping Point in Theaters as AccessIT Installs 3,000th Digital Cinema System - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") , the industry leader in digital cinema, announced today that the company has installed its 3,000th digital cinema system. The company is continuing to work toward its goal of completing its initial 4,000-screen deployment by the end of October.
2007-09-07
New cinema complex creates opportunities - That banging you hear outside your classrooms, film students, is the sound of a new era. With a blockbuster ceremony last year, including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and a montage of USC's solid position in Hollywood history, USC christened the School of Cinematic Arts, giving the proceedings that feeling in the movie where the ugly duckling becomes a swan.
2007-09-07
Cinema admissions up 28 percent in June - New figures released today by the Cinema Advertising Association reveal that in June cinema admissions were up 28.4 percent year-on-year to 11.2million, spurred on by high profile blockbusters, especially 'threequeals' such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Shrek the Third, Ocean's Thirteen and Spider-Man 3.
2007-09-07
MP reels in support for cinema - CHESTER MP Christine Russell is calling on enthusiastic film and arts lovers to join an action group aimed at saving the Chester Odeon.
2007-09-07
Cinema campaign is misleading the public - THE owner of the former Chester Odeon building has hit back after city MP Christine Russell launched a campaign to save the venue as a cinema.
2007-09-07
Will the cinema ever come to town? - DESPITE assurances that work will start on Newbury's long-awaited cinema next year, council chiefs admit they are still searching for alternatives.
2007-09-07
Luxury housing beats cinema - AN INITIAL report for the redevelopment of the St Neots Priory area has been labelled "disappointing" after it suggested the site was right for housing, and wrong for a cinema.
2007-09-07
AIT's digital cinema goal 75% complete - Access Integrated Technologies has installed its 3,000th digital cinema system in the U.S. its goal is 4,000 screens by the end of October. The systems include AccessIT's Theatre Command Center software, Christie DLP Cinema projectors and networked hardware.
2007-09-07
Odeon future in doubt - DARLINGTON, UK -- The future of the 1938 Odeon Cinema in Darlington, County Durham, UK, could be uncertain following an announcement that Vue cinemas have secured a 20 year lease to operate a new multiplex, due to open in autumn
2007-09-07
National Amusements to close two theaters in the Flint, MI area - FLINT, MI -- The National Amusements theater chain has announced they will close two of their multiplexes in the Flint market. The Showcase Cinemas Flint East in Burton will close on September 3 after the last show.
2007-09-07
Around the corner at the Odeon - LONDON, England (CNN) -- In this month's edition of The Screening Room, we met an old and treasured resident of Leicester Square: the Odeon Cinema's Compton Organ.
2007-09-07
Old ABC cinema to become boutique hotel - THE disused ABC cinema on Lime Street is to become a New York-style supper club and boutique hotel, it has been revealed.
2007-09-10
Dolby Incorporates Philips Watermarking Technology for Digital Cinema - AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Philips today announced that Dolby Laboratories will offer its customers the option of Philips CineFence advanced anti-piracy technology to protect its digital content. Dolby Laboratories, a reputable and trusted partner in cinema product and services, has incorporated Philips CineFence in its digital system for storing, managing and playback of digital movies. New cinema releases shown via Dolby's digital cinema solution can be embedded with Philips CineFence forensic watermark, thus allowing the content to be traced and protected.
2007-09-10
"This is England" released digitally in Norway thanks to the European project: D-PLATFORM - This is England, directed by Shane Meadows, is the first movie digitally released through the D-PLATFORM initiative. It is currently being digitally screened in three cinemas in Oslo, Tromsoe and Fredrikstad. Arthaus, the movie's Norwegian distributor, has thus achieved its first step in the digital world.
2007-09-10
DVidea INTRODUCES ITS INNOVATIVE THEATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL CINEMA EXHIBITORS at IBC 2007 - DVidea, the company focused on developing tools to meet the challenges of digital asset management for theater owners, today unveiled its state-of-the-art Theater Management System (TMS) at IBC 2007, currently underway in Amsterdam from September 7-11. Designed to meet the needs of digital cinema exhibitors, the TMS was developed with the cooperation of industry partners and end-users to provide the most comprehensive tools for media management and automation. Appointments for private demonstrations can be reserved by contacting William Sully at wsully@dvidea.com or by phone at +33 6 82 61 51 56.
2007-09-10
Cinema Ambasciatori chooses Kodak for digital feature presentations - Kodak today announced that Il Cinema A Trieste has purchased the Kodak Digital Cinema system for feature presentations in its highly-popular Cinema Ambasciatori auditorium in Trieste. The Kodak sale and installation includes the flexible and reliable Kodak Content Player JMN3000 and an NEC NC2500S cinema projector supplied by Prevost, NEC’s Italian distributor.
2007-09-10
DTS DIGITAL CINEMA TO SHOWCASE FULL SERVICE SOLUTION @ IBC 2007 - TWYFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - DTS Digital Cinema today announced its plans to showcase, at IBC 2007, its complete full range of product and service solutions designed to connect content creators with their audiences. Due to the importance of the motion picture industry’s transition to digital cinema, DTS-DC has developed this technology in line with its singular focus on supporting all elements of the migration.
2007-09-10
Plans for old cinema site discussed - New plans for the redevelopment of an old cinema site in Ramsey have had a mixed responses
2007-09-10
Green plays host to film festival - Stars of the big screen are out at Glasgow Green as part of the first-ever BBC Film Festival.
2007-09-10
Dolby SCC2000 Secure Content Creator Streamlines JPEG 2000 Digital Cinema Mastering in Europe - Dolby SCC2000 Delivers Reliable, Efficient Encoding and Encryption for Digital Content to Mastering Facilities in the UK, Belgium, Iceland, and the Netherlands
2007-09-13
Online Movie Strategies - New Screen Digest Report - Screen Digest have just published our latest report, 'Online Movie Strategies: Competitive review & market outlook'.
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2007-09-13
Odeon hotel plan premiered - PLANS which would see the former Odeon cinema on South Clerk Street transformed into a hotel were today unveiled by the building's owner.
2007-09-13
College site will be redeveloped - The site of the old Swindon College is to be transformed into a cinema, shops, restaurants, a supermarket and flats.
2007-09-13
Stadium cinema plan 'won't kill off Odeon' - ODEON bosses have hit back at claims a new multi-screen cinema alongside the Emirates Stadium will kill off the historic Holloway Odeon.
2007-09-13
'Kodak's Reign in Hollywood Threatened by Digital Cinema' - Among the most entertaining people to talk to in the entertainment industry are Kodak executives.
2007-09-13
Euro d-cinema supporters want to get rolling - AMSTERDAM -- Europe-based stakeholders Tuesday exhorted the industry to get the digital cinema transition rolling on the continent, where the switchover is lagging behind that of the U.S.
2007-09-13
DTS XD10 Media Player Presented at IBC 2007 - TWYFORD, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (Nasdaq:DTSI) has announced the availability of its XD10 Media Player for digital signage and commercial A/V applications. The product, which combines an HD-capable A/V server and control package ideal for a variety of applications from hotels to airports, theme parks to museums, was exhibited at IBC 2007.
2007-09-13
National CineMedia and Marcus Theatres® Enter into Affiliate Agreement to Present Alternative Events in U.S. Movie Theatres - CENTENNIAL, Colo. & MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National CineMedia LLC (NCM), has entered into a digital network affiliate agreement with Marcus Theatres Corporation, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) and the seventh largest exhibition company in the U.S., for the presentation of live and pre-recorded in-theatre events by NCM’s FATHOM division. Under the terms of the new agreement, NCM will expand its live, High-Definition in-theatre network – the largest of its kind in North America – to include 21 Marcus Theatres® locations in multiple markets, including Minneapolis, Minn.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Chicago, Ill.; Columbus, Ohio; Fargo, N.D.; and several others in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
2007-09-13
WALTHAMSTOW: New cinema plan brings concerns over fate of EMD - PROPOSALS to build a cinema on the Arcade site have prompted fresh concerns about the fate of the vacant EMD Cinema.
2007-09-14
Cinema scheme set to be shelved - A scheme to provide Scarborough town centre with a multi-screen cinema looks likely to be a casualty of the £140m project to redevelop the resort's North Bay.
2007-09-17
Ulysses cinema gets a reel good makeover - A SMALL band of historians is celebrating after an old music hall and cinema featured in the James Joyce epic Ulysses was restored to its former glory.
2007-09-17
Heres looking at 10 years of Tacomas Grand Cinema - For South Sound lovers of independent movies (
2007-09-17
Vandals set back revamp at Odeon - YORKS former Odeon cinema is now unlikely to re-open until next year after vandals broke in and damaged the main screen and foyer area.
2007-09-17
Omniplex cinema firms value doubles - One of the main holding companies in the Ward Anderson cinema group has increased in value to almost
2007-09-17
Bluetooth boost for cinemas - Cinemas are going to be able to make better use of Bluetooth technology for marketing purposes on the back of a new deal.
2007-09-17
Wharf Film Festival launches - FILMS celebrating Docklands life will get a screening at the first Wharf Film Festival which starts today (Thurs).
2007-09-17
Latest cinema plans to be submitted - A REVIVED plan for a city centre cinema will be disclosed at a meeting tomorrow night.
2007-09-17
Groups organize to keep independent films in Camden as Bayview Street Cinema closes - CAMDEN
2007-09-20
Crews called to blaze at cinema - Firefighters are called to tackle a blaze at a cinema in Bristol.
2007-09-21
Cineworld appoints new COO - Cineworld Group, the UK cinema chain, has appointed a new chief operating officer.
2007-10-03
Film at the Grand - The rise and fall of Paris’ old Grand Theater, for decades a center of activity in the downtown area, is being captured for all time in a documentary that could be seen around the world.
2007-10-04
Editorial: The shock of the new - It's tempting to see digital cinema as a manana technology - perpetually on the horizon but never getting any nearer. The effect is magnified if you count out your life in d-cinema conferences, which have often made a virtue of heated arguments about bafflingly esoteric points. As Arts Alliance Media CEO Howard Kiedaisch puts it: "If you go to more than two digital cinema conferences a year, you need to get a hobby."
2007-10-04
SmartJog unveils the 1st database of digital cinema server certificates for the French exhibition market - During the 62nd Convention of the FNCF (National Federation of French Theater Owners), taking place from October 2nd to the 4th in Deauville, France, SmartJog, the global leader in secure digital delivery of media, plans to announce the first operational certificate database and device registry for digital cinema servers installed in France. Intended for distributors and laboratories, the database objective is to facilitate the generation of valid Key Delivery Messages (used for decrypting) to the theaters.
2007-10-04
DTS DIGITAL CINEMA ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILIPS CINEFENCE FORENSIC WATERMARKING ON FILMSTORE® DIGITAL CINEMA PLAYER - DTS Digital Cinema today announced that it has implemented the Philips CineFence[1] forensic watermarking technology on its FilmStore® Digital Cinema Player as part of its commitment to continue providing solutions that support DCI specifications for digital cinema.
2007-10-04
New 'arthouse' cinema for Fifers - A new "arthouse" cinema is to be opened in Fife with the backing of St Andrews University.
2007-10-04
projectiondesign cineo3+ 1080 Projectors In VFX review suites At The Moving Picture Company - The Moving Picture Company (MPC) based in Soho, London, UK has taken delivery of two cineo3+ 1080 DLP projectors from Norway's projectiondesign for use in visual effects review suites.
2007-10-05
DTS Digital Cinema Announces Implementation of Philips CineFence Forensic Watermarking on FilmStore(R) Digital Cinema Player - TWYFORD, England, BUSINESS WIRE -- DTS Digital Cinema today announced that it has implemented the Philips CineFence(1) forensic watermarking technology on its FilmStore(R) Digital Cinema Player as part of its commitment to continue providing solutions that support DCI specifications for digital cinema.
2007-10-05
Exploring novelty in digital cinema - Film-making is a hobby for this civil engineer from the US who also runs a consultancy and software firm. Now, he has floated a project division called International Dream Merchants (IDM) to encourage budding talents in Tamil cinema.
2007-10-05
Star Cinema projectionists work in the reel world - These days it seems like everything is digital but you might be surprised to know that the projectors at movie theaters in the area are not.
2007-10-05
What Are D-Cinema Manufacturers Up To? - DCinematoday’s creator and editor Bill Mead cast a State-of-the-Union eye on the activities of all the different digital cinema equipment manufacturers in an article from Film Journal International. According to celluloidjunkie.com, the conclusion is the most interesting thing about the article.
2007-10-05
Cineworld RPI pay offer - Cineworld members are being offered a RPI pay offer which union negotiators are recommending is accepted.
2007-10-05
Ballantyne to Provide 24 NEC Digital Projectors Equipped with REAL D 3-D Technology to Regal for October 19th Launch of ""The Nightmare Before Christmas"" in Disney Digital 3-D - Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (Amex: BTN), a motion picture projection, digital cinema and specialty lighting equipment and services provider, announced today that its Strong Digital Systems (SDS) division will provide 24 NEC STARUS(TM) NC2500S Digital Cinema projectors with REAL D 3-D technology to Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC). The 24 projectors will be shipped in time for the October 19th release of Walt Disney Pictures" animated feature film The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D. Financial terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
2007-10-05
Digital Cinema - What are the true benefits to the exhibitors? - I have been involved on the technologies side for a number of years and consulting with a couple exhibitors for their digital transition. I am, however, finding it difficult to recommend digital equipment(outside advertising systems) for the small 10- to 50-auditorium organizations I speak to.
2007-10-05
Imax in Joint Venture With Regal Cinemas - NEW YORK (AP) -- Imax Corp., which makes movie projection systems for use on giant screens, said Tuesday it entered a joint venture agreement with Regal Cinemas Inc. for five Imax theater systems.
2007-10-05
Film fans give cinema the flick - More complaints about poor picture and sound quality have surfaced around digital format movies screened at arthouse cinema Rialto Newmarket.
2007-10-05
Cinema call goes international - A CAMPAIGN to give Harborough its own cinema for the first time in nearly 30 years has received an international response from supporters.
2007-10-05
From the golden age of cinema... two reel bargains - TWO cinema projectors which lit up the big screen for thousands of movie-goers from the 1930s to the 1990s are up for sale.
2007-10-05
Technology Has Done it Again - In the early 1970s every single movie theater in Sacramento County employed union projectionists. Now, in 2007, there is one theater left using the union. There are only seven projectionists in Local 50. The Crest Theatre employs them all. Union-paid projectionists are a dying breed, and they will never repopulate the movie industry.
2007-10-05
The challenge was to synchronize sight and sound - It wasn"t the first talkie.
2007-10-05
Cinema plans to go on show - A PROJECT to bring a cinema and bowling alley complex to Trowbridge is expected to move a step forward at a meeting on Wednesday.
2007-10-05
Angry filmgoers accuse cinema of showing domestic DVDs - Art-house cinema Rialto Newmarket is under fire for showing movies from DVD-type formats that lack the picture and sound quality of film.
2007-10-05
The story behind city"s Mr Film - For almost a decade he has proved the driving force behind a
2007-10-05
Summer cinema gets boost from rain - Record summer takings at box offices in Britain have been put down partly to the terrible weather.
2007-10-05
Grand Cinema C3X 1080 Projector or Ferrari? - SIM2 just released the Grand Cinema C3X 1080p Projector. I don"t know whether to project this thing or drive it - damn thing looks like a cheery red Ferrari. SIM2"s Next Generation Grand Cinema C3X 1080 3-Chip DLP is one of the first to utilize Texas Instruments DLP Product"s latest DarkChip chip to integrate superior contrast plus benchmark-quality 1080p video display with the functions and features required to power today"s sophisticated home theaters, all within the dramatic industrial design for which SIM2 is justly famous. It delivers astonishing performance from its compact design.
2007-10-05
Cinema"s winning formula - Edward Lawrenson tears himself away from his DVDs long enough to see how the spectacle of sport stands up on the silver screen
2007-10-05
Couple will bring cinema to downtown Greeley - As you enter through the front door of the downtown building, Linde Thompson turns to you and smiles.
2007-10-05
Williamstown cinema gets new image - WILLIAMSTOWN — Images Cinema installed a new marquee early Thursday morning, replacing its heavy, tattered two-dimensional shingle with an aluminum model, which pops out over the sidewalk.
2007-10-05
Australia"s Publish And Broadcasting Ltd, West Australian Newspapers Unload Hoyts Cinema Chain - (RTTNews) - Australia"s Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd and West Australian Newspapers have transferred cinema chain Hoyts to buyout firm Pacific Equity Partners.
2007-10-05
NEW CINEMA NETWORK: AN INTRODUCTION - While no-one knows the exact number of potentially great film projects that just sit on the shelf, it is estimated 75% of first-time film-makers do not complete their second projects.
2007-10-05
HAVE YOUR SAY: Our city needs a cinema - There was standing room only at a public meeting at St Mary"s Centre last night when an estimated 250 movie lovers turned out to show their backing for a bid to Save the Odeon.
2007-10-05
Cinemas vs DVD release - This has become one of thee issues of the film industry over the last few day and that is whether the films should be released both at the cinema and on DVD at the same time.
2007-10-05
Savills predicts further cinema sector consolidation - The UK cinema market will see further consolidation and expansion, with new technology and improving facilities driving growth, according to the latest research from Savills. The report predicts that there is at least one more major deal in the sector, further focusing a market which has 85% of screens controlled by three operators.
2007-10-05
Solar Cinema: The Groovy Movie Picture House - Even in this age of DVDs and movies on iPods, there is nothing like the collective experience of sharing a movie. In the UK, it"s a moveable treat: The Groovy Movie Picture House is a 45 foot diameter portable cinema, "with full blackout lining, a coconut matting floor, providing a cosy venue for daytime or night time screenings for audiences of over 150." Now they have gone solar: "All of our power requirements are provided by eight large, highly visible solar panels, which charge a large battery bank, providing electricity for screenings during bad weather." It is "an exciting demonstration of green technology in action!"
2007-10-05
FogScreen Introduces Reseller Program For World"s First Dry Fog, Walk-Through Projection Screen - FogScreen, Inc., creators of the world"s first walk-through projection screen made of "dry" fog, recently announced the introduction of the FogScreen Reseller Program. Resellers and dealers can now sell or rent FogScreen"s stunning device that creates elegant visual effects wherever there is a desire to captivate audience attention, such as nightclubs, casinos and live stage events.
2007-10-05
Domestic cinema market lucrative in big names - VietNamNet Bridge – With the presence of such names as Warner Bros, Envoy Media Partners, and Megastar, the domestic cinema market has been developing steadily and still has lots of untapped potentials, said cinema investors.
2007-10-05
Flats plan for site of old cinema - A NEW landmark building to replace Coventry"s old Theatre One cinema which has stood empty for five years.
2007-10-05
Barco & Cinemeccanica Further Strengthening Their Cooperation With A Value Added Partnership - With this agreement Cinemeccanica will have access to the new range of 0.98", 2K digital DLP Cinema projectors from Barco which will allow them to promote and develop the world of digital cinema together.
2007-10-05
Ballantyne to Provide 24 NEC Digital Projectors Equipped with REAL D 3-D Technology to Regal for October 19th Launch of ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' in Disney Digital 3-D - OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (Amex: BTN - News), a motion picture projection, digital cinema and specialty lighting equipment and services provider, announced today that its Strong Digital Systems (SDS) division will provide 24 NEC STARUS(TM) NC2500S Digital Cinema projectors with REAL D 3-D technology to Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC - News). The 24 projectors will be shipped in time for the October 19th release of Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D. Financial terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
2007-10-09
The heyday of reel cinema - THE projectors in modern cinemas like the Basildon Empire or the Southend Odeon are computers in everything but name.
2007-10-09
Take That to broadcast gig live to 50 Cinemas - Fans disappointed to have missed out on tickets for Take That's sold-out British tour can watch the reformed boyband in action at one of 50 live cinema screenings across the U.K.
2007-10-09
Centennial Twin Cinema to close within weeks - FARMINGTON — San Juan County will lose a local landmark Oct. 21 when the Centennial Twin Cinema, locals' "dollar movie," closes its doors after 31 years. In the last decade, the Centennial offered movie patrons budget-priced tickets.
2007-10-09
Movie Theater Incentives: What Works? What Doesn't? - In heading back to our roots on discussing the theatrical side of cinema, I caught a recent piece over at Cinematical titled The Exhibitionist: Moviegoing Incentives by Christopher Campbell. The article is a lengthy introspective on Christopher's thoughts recently while choosing between two local theaters purely based off of incentive. It's a great look at a regular moviegoer's thoughts and opinions when considering movie theaters, whether looking at it from a marketing standpoint, or from a layman's standpoint of choosing the best option. The article really lead me to wonder, at movie theaters are there certain incentives that work and certain incentives that don't?
2007-10-09
Dolby Digital Cinema Receives Industry's First FIPS Level 3 Certification for Digital Cinema - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. today announced that the Dolby Digital Cinema server has offically earned its Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 3 validation certificate. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a nonregulatory federal agency within the US Department of Commerce, awarded the certificate.
2007-10-09
Kodak to Showcase Its ‘Evolving’ Theatre Management System at ShowEast Systems are driving full feature schedules on two continents in working cinemas - Kodak will demonstrate its comprehensive and commercialized Kodak Theatre Management System (TMS), to exhibition and distribution managers at the 2007 ShowEast convention and trade show in Orlando next week. These demonstrations come just seven months after the company showed prototypes at ShoWest and subsequently installed first systems in busy working cinemas.
2007-10-09
Feldman Mall Properties Announces New Lease for 14-Screen Rave Theater at Northgate Mall in Cincinnati, Ohio - CINCINNATI, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Feldman Mall Properties, Inc. , a real estate investment trust focused on the renovation and repositioning of enclosed regional shopping malls, today announced the signing of a new 60,000 square-foot lease with Rave Digital Media/Rave Motion Pictures for the creation of a state-of-the-art 14-screen, all-digital multiplex at Northgate Mall, a 1.1 million square foot mall located in the northwest suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. The new theater, which will total approximately 2,850 seats, is expected to open in the fall of 2008.
2007-10-09
Cineworld pay ballot extended - The ballot deadline on Cineworld's pay offer has been extended to 19 October due to the CWU postal workers' strike action.
2007-10-10
Odeon Star Cinema - Opened as the Wondergraph Picture Palace in 1920, it ran a matinee every Saturday tickets cost threepence. In 1952, it became the Odeon Star. It closed in 1976, a victim of the trend away from cinema.
2007-10-10
Cineworld strikes largest digital 3D deal in Europe - Cineworld, one of the leading multiplex chains in the UK has agreed a deal with RealD, the leading digital stereoscopic format provider, for the installation of 30 systems for the release of Beowulf in November 2007. In addition, Regal, the largest exhibitor in the US, will also convert an additional 25 screens to digital 3D capability using the RealD system for the re-release of Nightmare 3D, on top of around 100 screens it has already upgraded. The deals are likely to be the first of several announced prior to release of several digital 3D titles in Q4 2007, mirroring the previous pattern of exhibitors responding to early 3D content availability.
2007-10-10
E-City plans theatres, malls across 45 cities - E-City Ventures, Zee group
2007-10-10
Volvo ad turns audience into joysticks - Interactive car advert lets moviegoers get behind the virtual wheel by waving their arms around.
2007-10-10
Peter Greenaway declares cinema officially dead - Famously uncompromising British helmer Peter Greenaway declared cinema officially dead but said interactive forms of filmmaking offered exciting new possibilities.
2007-10-10
Europe's largest Digital Cinema test bed set to expand - NORDIC Project Phase II will add new digital cinema servers, focus on satellite transmission and include more remote cinema locations
2007-10-10
DTS Digital Cinema Launches KeyPort(TM) D-Cinema Security Key Management System - BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (NASDAQ:DTSI - News) is announcing its breakthrough digital cinema security key management server, KeyPort(TM), to be shown at ShowEast 2007 (Orlando, Oct 15-18).
2007-10-11
Odeon Sky Filmworks strikes UK deal for REC with Filmax - Odeon Sky Filmworks has taken the UK rights to Filmax's horror film REC from directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza.
2007-10-11
Cineworld enters the next dimension - CINEWORLD, which owns the UK's biggest portfolio of digital screens, is to bring 3D to its Edinburgh cinema at Fountainbridge.
2007-10-11
EU celebration cinema built to be demolished - A cinema will be built then demolished after just a handful of screenings as part of a film prize scheme to celebrate the European Union which is costing taxpayers £240,000.
2007-10-12
PARAMOUNT PICTURES INTERNATIONAL AND ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ENTER INTO AGREEMENT TO DEPLOY DIGITAL CINEMA IN EUROPE - London, UK – 11 October, 2007 – In a move that accelerates the conversion to digital cinema in Europe Paramount Pictures International (PPI) and Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, have reached a non-exclusive long term agreement for digital cinema deployment. Under the agreement PPI has committed to supply its films in digital format to AAM deployed DCI-compliant digital cinema screens in the UK and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic region and Benelux.
2007-10-12
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ADDS PATHÉ TO DOWNLOAD LIBRARY - LONDON, 10th October 2007 – Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, has added content from Pathé to its roster of content available for download. The deal announced today will see titles including Talk To Her, Memento and The Queen being made available for customers to rent, from £2.99. The deal also covers Pathé’s forthcoming available current titles.
2007-10-19
Restoration Grant for NFTA - In an impressive public relations move, the British Film Institute (BFI) will tomorrow use the opening of the 51st London Film Festival to announce a much-needed grant from government to restore the countrys National Film and Television Archive (NFTA).
2007-10-19
Screen Digest - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), the European digital film distribution company, has signed up a third Studio to enable its digital cinema deployment target of 7,000 screens. Paramount Pictures has agreed a non-exclusive long term agreement for digital cinema deployment, under which it guarantees to supply its films in the digital format. AAM is currently targeting roll-out in nine Western European nations as well as the Nordic and Benelux regions. Paramount joins other major Studios Fox and Universal, who have already signed similar agreements with the AAM d-cinema network.
2007-10-19
Future of Film Archives secured - As the curtain opens on the Times BFI 51st London Film Festival, Culture Secretary James Purnell today announced that the UK Film Council (UKFC) has been awarded
2007-10-19
ITV DVD SIGNS DOWNLOAD TO OWN DEAL WITH ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA - LONDON, 15th October 2007
2007-10-19
REAL D CONTINUES GLOBAL 3D CINEMA DOMINANCE, PARTNERING WITH ODEON AND UCI FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 500 DIGITAL 3-D SYSTEMS ACROSS EUROPE - REAL D teams up with ODEON and UCI to bring 3D cinema to Spain and Italy, with aggressive expansion in UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, & Portugal
2007-10-19
ACCESS IT TEAMED WITH INTERNATIONAL DATACASTING AND SENSIO TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCES LIVE 2-D AND 3-D EVENT SATELLITE STREAMING THROUGH CINELIVESM - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) announced today, CineLiveSM, a new proprietary product that will bring both 2-D and 3-D live content to movie theatres equipped with digital cinema. CineLive, the next step in leveraging the digital era to further enhance exhibition offerings, is a new set of hardware, developed exclusively for AccessIT by International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) and Sensio
2007-10-19
Thomson Signs Exclusive Long-Term Agreement with Overture Films to Provide Range of Film & Distribution Services - Thomson (Euronext 18453
2007-10-19
Qube XP-D Digital Cinema Server now equipped with stereoscopic playback capability - Qube Cinema announced today that the Qube XP-D Digital Cinema Server is now available with 3D playback capability. This feature has been implemented in compliance with the DCI specification and draft SMPTE standards and works with single stereoscopic 48 fps Track Files.
2007-10-19
Access IT’s Bigger Picture announces anime alternative content offerings at Showeast - The Bigger Picture, the alternative content distribution division of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD), continues its foray into Asian cinema with four new movies as part of its partnership with leading anime and Japanese film DVD distributor, FUNimation Entertainment.
2007-10-19
NASHE KINO COMMITS FUTURE TO DIGITAL CINEMA - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced it has received the commitment of Russian distributor Nashe Kino (
2007-10-19
DLP Cinema® Technology Surpasses 5,000 Screen Milestone - Deployed by Every Major Circuit including AMC, Carmike, Cinemark and Regal Cinema – Now Showing in 42 Countries and Every Continent except Antarctica
2007-10-19
DCI ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ITS COMPLIANCE TEST PLAN FOR DIGITAL CINEMA VALIDATION AND COMPLIANCE TESTING - Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) announced today the completion and availability of the DCI Compliance Test Plan (CTP). Six months ago, DCI engaged CineCert LLC to finalize the CTP, which includes validated test procedures for the DCI Specification, version 1.1, including all referenced SMPTE standards. It details test procedures appropriate for each class of digital cinema device, such as projectors, servers, and media blocks.
2007-10-19
Sony to Install SXRD 4K Digital Cinema Systems in Four New AMC Theatres - PARK RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics is equipping four of AMC Theatres new movie theatres with CineAlta(TM) SXRD(TM) 4K digital cinema systems.
2007-10-19
DIGITAL CINEMA: THEATRE CIRCUITS CLIMB ABOARD A FAST-MOVING TRAIN - The world
2007-10-19
Dolby Spotlights CP650DC Audio Processor for Digital Cinema at ShowEast 2007 - Oct 18, 2007 (WORLDWIDE COMPUTER PRODUCTS NEWS via COMTEX) -- DLB | charts | news | PowerRating -- At ShowEast, Dolby Laboratories is showcasing its latest version of the Dolby CP650 audio processor designed exclusively for digital cinema applications.
2007-10-19
Cinema battle begins after funding vote - THE fight to save a cinema is on after councillors objected to a controversial vote to slash its funding.
2007-10-19
DLP Cinema(R) Technology Surpasses 5,000 Screen Milestone - DALLAS, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) today announced that its DLP Cinema(R) technology has surpassed the 5,000 screen milestone on a path to doubling that next year. There are 5,260 DLP Cinema enabled theatres installed across the globe, an increase of 140% from the same period one year ago.
2007-10-19
Delay-hit - A NEW
2007-10-19
3-D cinema available to audience in Istinye Park - AFM cinemas, Turkeys largest cinema chain, has decided to bring technological advances into cinema life in Turkey and has opened Istanbuls first IMAX, a three-dimensional movie theater in Istinye Park along with a 12 screen movie theater with 2,270 seats
2007-10-19
Property redevelopment: Put your money into reel estate - Coming soon to an old cinema near you... the thrilling story of developers with an eye for an opportunity. Mary Wilson reports
2007-10-19
U.K. government saves BFI archive - LONDON -- The future of Blightys national and regional film archives has been secured thanks to a
2007-10-19
Campaigners urge council action to preserve cinema - Campaigners trying to save Bradfords former Odeon cinema are calling on the citys council to serve a preservation notice on the historic building.
2007-10-19
Westcott Cinema, open since 1919, closes today - Westcott Cinema to will close its curtains indefinitely today after more than a decade of operation.
2007-10-19
Imax moves up launch of digital projection system - Giant-screen movie company Imax Corp. (TSX: IMX) has moved up the launch date for a "stunningly crisp" digital projection system to the second quarter of 2008, from the end of next year to mid-2009.
2007-10-19
Whats your favourite independent cinema? - We need more cute and imaginative picture houses, yet many of the ones we already have are in danger of closing.
2007-10-19
Dolby 3D finds some cinema fans - Dolby has signed up a passel of cinemas to use its Dolby 3D movie technology, the company announced Monday
2007-10-19
Task team formed to press for new cinema - A TASK panel has been set up and other exciting developments have followed a meeting about a potential Harborough cinema.
2007-10-19
Cinema hit by ram raiders - RAM RAIDERS smashed into the entrance of the Empire Cinema in High Wycombe just before midnight last night.
2007-10-19
Qube Cinema Strengthens European Presence - Qube Cinema, Inc. is expanding its presence in Europe with key sales in Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic
2007-10-19
DTS D-Cinema rolls security mgmt system - MUMBAI: DTS Digital has announced its new digital cinema security key management server, KeyPort, to be shown at ShowEast 2007 that is being held in Orlando from 15-18 October.
2007-10-19
Days of film dying as theaters go digital - For more than 110 years, since movies were invented, frames of film have moved in front of an illuminated lens, creating the illusion that we are watching "motion" pictures.
2007-10-19
Cinema Ad Revenue Up 15 Percent - NEW YORK Ad revenue among Cinema Advertising Council members grew 15 percent to nearly $456 million in 2006, up from $395 million in 2005, according to a CAC report released today. CAC members account for more than 81 percent of U.S. movie screens.
2007-10-19
The Jazz Singer (Three-Disc Deluxe Edition) - The Jazz Singer has been showing up on clip and compilation reels for going on seventy years now, with a snatch of Al Jolson performing or saying the immortal words, "You aint seen nothing yet!" For viewers in 1927 amazed at the sight of a talking motion picture, those words have served as the leadoff for the entire talkie revolution. Warners box set of The Jazz Singer packages the milestone film with two additional discs of extras that include a new docu as well as dozens of original Vitaphone short subjects, all restored. But the Al Jolson feature remains the draw -- finally seen in a respectably restored condition, its less a fossil from the dawn of sound than a fully realized star-vehicle musical that uses its talkie sequences to wow the audience.
2007-10-19
Suburban Chicago Cineplex is the Country - Muvico Theatres has opened their new 101,000 square-foot movie palace in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The new venue, which has 18 screens is the country
2007-10-25
Odeon signs up for 500 RealD systems - Owned by private equity group Terra Firma, Odeon and UCI, the leading European multiplex chain, agreed a deal to convert approximately 30 per cent of its 1,700 screens to digital 3D cinema by year end 2009 using the RealD format. This 500 screen deployment across seven European territories including Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK will position Odeon and UCI with the largest 3D footprint in Europe. The deal will see an additional eight sites upgraded to digital 3D capability for the release of Paramounts Beowulf in November 2007 on top of the existing five screens also using the RealD system in the UK. The first round of deployments will see Odeon upgrading its existing digital screens with the RealD system
2007-10-25
THOMSON : GDC SELECTS THOMSONS FORENSIC WATERMARKING FOR DIGITAL CINEMA SERVER ROLL OUT - PARIS--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 22, 2007 -- Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE:TMS - News) today announced that GDC, one of the leading solution providers for digital cinema, has selected NexGuard(TM), Thomsons comprehensive, state-of-the- art forensic tracking product line, for integration into 1,200 digital cinema servers.
2007-10-25
Curtain falls on 23-seat cinema - The final credits have rolled at a 23-seat cinema housed in an old railway carriage that has been entertaining film lovers for more than 50 years.
2007-10-25
IMAX goes for digital cinema and 3D in 4K - Large format (LF) exhibitor IMAX is slowly pulling the curtains back on its long-gestating plans for digital cinema and how to hang on to the 3D cinema market segment, just as digital 3D is about to go mainstream with Beowulf.
2007-10-25
Small is the choice - A NEW Which? study has found that cinema-goers prefer smaller independent cinemas to big chains, such as Odeon or Vue.
2007-10-25
A reel-life drama - A CINEMA projectionist who showed the final film before the closure of a towns last picture house will return to the job after nearly 25 years.
2007-10-25
Disparity in cinema prices revealed - Cinema tickets can cost anything from £3.50 to more than £12 per adult, a new report has found.
2007-10-25
Campaigners launch 'save cinema' petition - RESIDENTS are defending their cinema with a petition to ask a council to reverse controversial cuts.
2007-10-25
Views Sought on New Cinema for Whitehaven - A WHITEHAVEN resident is hoping to create a new one-screen cinema in the Copeland area.
2007-10-25
Doremi Cinema's DCP-2000 Server Receives FIPS Level 3 Certification - Doremi Cinema announces that its DCP-2000 cinema server has officially received a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 3 validation certificate.
2007-10-25
Vue backs all-digital cinema in U.K - LONDON -- Vue Entertainment, the U.K.'s third-largest exhibition company, has pumped £5 million ($10 million) into Europe's first new all-digital cinema, the company said Wednesday.
2007-10-26
Screen tested: A rough guide to the UK's cinemas - Britons have been going out to watch films in record numbers. But, says a new report, not all of them have been enjoying it. Jerome Taylor identifies some of the best and worst venues
2007-11-05
Doremi Cinema's DCP-2000 Server Receives FIPS Level 3 Certification - Doremi Cinema announces that its DCP-2000 cinema server has officially received a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 3 validation certificate.
2007-11-05
GDC Selects Thomson - DMN Newswire--2007-10-22--Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453
2007-11-05
Screen tested: A rough guide to the UK's cinemas - Britons have been going out to watch films in record numbers. But, says a new report, not all of them have been enjoying it. Jerome Taylor identifies some of the best and worst venues
2007-11-05
THE WAY THE PIRATE FILM INDUSTRY WORKS - Piracy costs the global film industry about
2007-11-05
Digital cinema reduces carbon dioxide emissions, too - Raaja Kanwar is the new face of the old Apollo Tyre Group. The eldest son of group chairman OS Kanwar is not only involved in running the Rs 3,000-crore family business, but is also spearheading the diversification and development of new businesses for the group. He is on the board of UFO India Limited, which has launched UFO Moviez. It uses digital media instead of conventional prints for film screening
2007-11-05
Stinky Pig's Vortex Of Movie Madness - TRIBUTE TO A CINEMA - THE CARLTON (1934-2007)
2007-11-05
Cinema site future uncertain again - The future of the former Odeon cinema in Ipswich hangs in the balance yet again after it emerged today that it is up for sale.
2007-11-05
Industry Vet John Wolski Joins Deluxe Digital Cinema - HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Deluxe Digital Cinema, a unit of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., has announced that John Wolski has joined as its new Vice President of Exhibitor Services. Wolski will be leading Deluxe's relationship management with the exhibition community, helping to build a national satellite network, and representing Deluxe at major industry events and standards bodies.
2007-11-05
Ster-Kinekor Goes 3D - Cape Town: Ster-Kinekor Classic recently launched new generation 3D at The Zone in Rosebank Gauteng and Gateway in KwaZulu-Natal with screenings of the hit films Meet the Robinsons and Tim Burton's classic Nightmare Before Christmas.
2007-11-05
Norway's digital cinema roll-out test to expand - Norway's industry-wide attempt to digitise the whole nation in a consensus-led conversion is to expand its screen base and widen its focus to include satellite distribution. Norway's film agency Film&Kino has released extra funding for this project to expand to 23 screens, for a total d-screen base in country of 40. There is a second project involving exhibitor Kristiansand Kino and UK's Arts Alliance. The expansion of NORDIC will result in a screen base that is 10 per cent digitised, similar to USA's current situation. Phase One of the project was completed in May 2007, and resulted in identification of areas to resolve. Second phase is aimed at deepening the research to include some remote locations and assess their operational requirements, add in servers from more suppliers now that more are closer to DCI-compliance especially in field of FIPS certification. The third area is to include satellite distribution with partner Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, including both films and alternative content. An all-digital multiplex is to be opened in Bergen in order to assess the reality of a digital environment and film flow.
2007-11-05
Its a miracle that nobody was hurt - HUNDREDS of tons of steel scaffolding, at Odeon Towers in Beach Road Strand, collapsed and hurtled to the ground early on Thursday last week, after one of the supports of the structure was allegedly dislodged during gale force wind conditions. No one was killed or injured, nor any vehicles damaged. "Despite all that went wrong, we were also very lucky, " Frans Brand of Paintmasters told DistrictMail on Tuesday. "Fortunately, it happened at night, at a time when there were no cars in the parking lot or passing traffic. The only casualties were two broken windows in the building."
2007-11-05
Credits roll at Dreamland cinema - The final credits are due to roll at a an art deco cinema which set a design trend when it opened in 1935.
2007-11-05
Cineworld pay offer agreed - Cineworld projection members have voted by over 85% to accept a 3.9% pay increase and a 0.5% uplift to the annual bonus.
2007-11-05
No go – red light for flats and shops plan for cinema - Empty for 25 years but plans face veto PLANS to convert a derelict Burntisland cinema into a retail and residential complex look set to be shelved.
2007-11-05
Nonprofit group finalizes sale of Franklin Cinema - The $1.75 million purchase of the historic Franklin Cinema by The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County has been finalized.
2007-11-05
$3.4 million in-house cinema wins HE's installation of the Year Award - A house in Asuton, Texas has just been awarded with Hoem Entertainmet's "Installation fo the YEar" accolade - check out the photographs
2007-11-05
Cinema developers under fire - THE company behind plans to tear down Bradford's former Odeon cinema has refused to reveal details of structural surveys it claimed it commissioned on the historic building.
2007-11-05
NASHE KINO COMMITS FUTURE TO DIGITAL CINEMA - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced it has received the commitment of Russian distributor Nashe Kino (
2007-11-05
Glickman lauds Indias anti-piracy effords - NEW DELHI -- India is making strides in the battle against piracy and compares favorably with neighbor China, MPA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman told The Hollywood Reporter here Monday.
2007-11-05
DTS Digital Cinema Supports Release of First Mexican Production in Digital Cinema Quality - DTS Digital Cinema is proud to announce that it has encoded the highly anticipated release of the Mexican production La Leyenda de la Nahuala, utilizing its JPEG2000 variable bit rate encoder. The November 1 release date of La Leyenda de la Nahuala in Mexico will mark the first release of a Mexican production which meets the digital cinema specifications set by the major Hollywood studios. The release will be screened in select cinemas on the DTS FilmStore
2007-11-05
CHRISTIE APPOINTS GEORGE D. SCHECKEL, JR. DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - New Position Addresses Christie
2007-11-05
Exclusive Bon jovi concert presented by the bigger picture, an Access IT company, on more than 100 Movie Screens Digital Cinema Movie screens nationwide - Bon Jovi The Lost Highway Event on the Big Screen is being distributed by AEG Network LIVE for digital cinema and other outlets
2007-11-05
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who - Exclusive live premiere at ODEON - ODEON Cinemas to host live satellite link to London Premiere with introduction and Q&A with film makers and band legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey
2007-11-07
BUDDING FILMMAKERS GET A SECOND SHOT AT
‘60 SECONDS OF FAME’ - '60 Seconds of Fame' is back. This exciting and innovative short film challenge was launched by BAFTA and Orange in 2006, and attracted more than 250 entries. This year, aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit a 60 second short film, based on the theme ‘unite’. The winning film will be featured on the BBC1 broadcast of the Film Awards, watched by millions around the world.
2007-11-08
Boost for cinema fans - CINEMA fans in Evesham have received a boost with the news that a lottery grant of more than a quarter of a million pounds could lead to the reopening of the town's Regal Cinema.
2007-11-08
Beowulf becomes even more epic in 3-D - When Oscar-winning US film-makers set out to create a landmark 3-D film that would revolutionise 21st-century cinema, they turned to an 8th-century English poem.
2007-11-08
Irish go to the cinema most often - Statistics published by Eurostat revealed that citizens in the 27 EU countries went to the cinema 929 million times in 2006.
2007-11-08
Suspended cinema worker spared jail for setting himself on fire - A disgruntled employee who turned himself into a human fireball inside a cinema complex was saved from serious injury by staff.
2007-11-08
Mystery as plaques vanish from historic former cinema - Mystery surrounds the disappearance of two plaques from Bradford's landmark former Odeon building.
2007-11-08
DLP Cinema(R) Technology Surpasses 5,000 Screen Milestone Deployed by Every Major Circuit including AMC, Carmike, Cinemark and Regal Cinema - Now Showing in 42 Countries and Every Continent except Antarctica - DALLAS, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) today announced that its DLP Cinema(R) technology has surpassed the 5,000 screen milestone on a path to doubling that next year. There are 5,260 DLP Cinema enabled theatres installed across the globe, an increase of 140% from the same period one year ago.
2007-11-08
Ballantyne Reports Q3 Earnings and Updates Progress of Digital Cinema Businesses - Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (Amex: BTN - News), a motion picture projection, digital cinema and specialty lighting equipment and services provider, today reported financial results for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months ended September 30, 2007.
2007-11-08
Odeon revamp set to be a touch of glass - WORK could start early next year on the
2007-11-08
Access Integrated Technologies Announces Plans For New Digital Cinema Deployment Plan Targeting 10,000 Screens - Further solidifying its global leadership in Digital Cinema, Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (
2007-11-08
Curtain up on cinema revamp - IMPRESSIVE new facilities have been unveiled at Kettering's cinema ahead of its 10th anniversary next month.
2007-11-08
Academy Selects Architecture Firm for Museum in Hollywood - Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will be designed by French architecture firm Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced today. The selection was approved by the Academy’s Board of Governors, based on the recommendations of the Architect Selection Subcommittee, chaired by Academy member Jeannine Oppewall.
2007-11-08
AMPAS panel notes digital dilemmas - Just as Hollywood is preoccupied with keeping its content machine running, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has weighed in on the problems of preserving existing digital content -- and it's not a pretty picture.
2007-11-09
A Step Toward the Future of Cinema - There’s a big gamble taking place right now at the highest levels of American filmmaking and it concerns almost every major studio and many of the biggest producers and directors in the industry. Cameron, Zemeckis, Disney, Paramount, and Fox believe they have the future of cinema within their grasp and each has bet hundreds of millions of dollars that audiences will agree. That dream is 3-D cinema, and by all accounts this is not your parents’ Jaws 3 in 3-D. It’s a form of digital 3-D that solves all the past issues, such as headaches due to the crappy cardboard glasses or poorly synched reels. Where available, the films being shown in 3-D have been outselling the non-3-D version of the same pic three to one.
2007-11-09
Cinema just the ticket as attendance figure hits 600 - BRISK ticket sales at Hawick's new cinema are proving that it has made a welcome return to the town after 23 years, but its success will only continue with crucial feedback and support from townsfolk.
2007-11-09
DTS Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results - DTS, Inc. today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007.
2007-11-09
Dolby Laboratories Reports FY 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results - SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 28, 2007.
2007-11-09
Rival Korean exhibitors back digital - SEOUL -- South Korea's two leading exhibitors, CJ-CGV and Lotte Cinema, are setting up a 50/50 joint venture to encourage the uptake of digital projection in theaters.
2007-11-14
Digital cinema lifts off, eyes 2013 orbit - LONDON -- After more than 10 years in development, digital cinema finally took off this year, with 4,627 screens converted through September, nearly 5% of the global total.
2007-11-14
Resurgence of British productions brings fans back to the cinema - Industry fights back against internet, helped by Harry Potter - and bad weather
2007-11-14
FIRE UPDATE: Cinema blaze "suspicious" - POLICE believe the fire at Shaw Ridge may have been an arson attack.
2007-11-14
Blockbusting Success for Mobile Cinema Tickets - In July, Village Cinemas in the Czech Republic became the first cinema chain in Europe to deliver and redeem tickets on customers
2007-11-14
Disused nightclub fire suspicious - A bowling alley and a cinema in Swindon were evacuated after a fire broke out in a disused building nearby.
2007-11-14
Cinema world in a 3D revolution - THE new generation of high-end digital cinemas will boast stunning detail, a wider range of content and amazingly realistic 3D effects.
2007-11-14
AccessIT plans on 10,000 d-cinemas - Access Integrated Technologies is putting in place the largest digital-cinema deployment plan to date.
2007-11-14
City Entertains Proposal to Combine Cinema, Parking Downtown - The City Council could give new meaning to the term
2007-11-14
Entrepreneur buys disused cinema - A millionaire developer has bought a landmark former cinema for
2007-11-14
$8 billion Digital Cinema Market Beckons - $8 billion Digital Cinema Market Beckons: Half of All Screens Will Be Digital by 2013. The conversion of the world
2007-11-14
Ram-raiders drive into cinema - Ram-raiders are being sought after a vehicle was driven through the doors of a cinema in Ipswich.
2007-11-14
Temporary cinema for town - A MOBILE 120-seat cinema will be coming to Harborough to provide a temporary solution to the lack of facilities in the town.
2007-11-14
FogScreen Promotes AV Rental Partner Program for Walk-Through Projection Screen Made of Dry Fog - SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- FogScreen, Inc., creators of the world's first walk-through projection screen made of "dry" fog, today announced that their successful AV rental partner program will be showcased at LDI 2007. Resellers and dealers can continue partnering with FogScreen(TM) to sell and rent the stunning, fully interactive device that creates magical visual effects wherever captivating audience attention is essential, such as nightclubs, casinos, tradeshows, live stage events and high-end parties.
2007-11-14
QuVIS Serves New All Digital Stadium Cinema in Historic Harrisburg - QuVIS is proud to announce that it has been selected to provide 2D and 3D Digital Cinema JPEG2000 servers for the new Great Escape Digital Stadium Cinema 14 opening today in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The new state-of-the-art multiplex, located in the Harrisburg Mall, will feature 14 all-digital screens with crowd-pleasing stadium seating.
2007-11-14
Historic cinema saved thanks to Standard campaign - One of the oldest working cinemas in the country has been saved - with help from the Harwich and Manningtree Standard.
2007-11-14
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Results - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT" or the "Company") reported a 95% increase in revenues, to a record $19.5 million for the fiscal 2008 second quarter ended September 30, 2007, versus the year-ago period. In the quarter, the Company posted an Adjusted EBITDA(1) (defined below) of $6.9 million or $0.27 per basic and diluted share, and a net loss of $9.3 million or $0.37 per basic and diluted share. The net loss includes non-cash expenses for depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, non-cash interest, debt refinancing and stock-based compensation aggregating $10.4 million or $0.41 per basic and diluted share.
2007-11-14
Digital Cinema Report - Ten years in, digital cinema has become a reality. With most of the technical and business issues at least on the brink of solution, the big questions now are how long is the roll-out going to take, and when is going to be the best time to get on the bandwagon.
2007-11-14
3D experience hits Hatfield - THE future of cinema arrived at Hatfield Odeon yesterday- the first cinema in Europe to go digital.
2007-11-14
Dolby Executives Receive SMPTE Honors - Dolby Executives Receive SMPTE HonorsSAN FRANCISCOCA-DOLBY-LABORATORIES
2007-11-15
Hamiltons Glass Snail Slithers Into Hammersmith - With a budget of £250 million it will contain 30,193 square metres of offices, a new 1,858 square metre multiplex cinema and 1,393 square metres of retail space for restaurants and cafes. There will also be a new pedestrian route from Beadon Road to Lyric Square.
2007-11-15
3D experience hits Hatfield - THE future of cinema arrived at Hatfield Odeon yesterday- the first cinema in Europe to go digital.
2007-11-15
Cinema Listings on Your Mobile - Easy Cinema have launched a text service where you can get cinema listing information on your mobile phone.
2007-11-23
UK troops get Mobile Movie Machine - British troops can now pop into a local cinema, in Afghanistan!;British Forces in Afghanistan are about to get a big welfare boost. SSVC’s giant Movie Machine, a state-of-the-art 80-seat cinema on wheels, is deploying to Camp Bastion in Helmand Province for the thousands of British Forces based there. Housed in the largest vehicle which is road-legal, this amazing rig can convert from articulated lorry to plush cinema in just half an hour, with one man driving and operating.
2007-11-23
FogScreen and PlayMotion Partner to Deliver World's First Fully Interactive Walk-Through Projection Screen - SAN FRANCISCO and ATLANTA, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- FogScreen, Inc., creators of the world's first walk-through projection screen made of "dry" fog, and PlayMotion, an interactive media company that develops unique, gesture-based interactivity for the entertainment, education and healthcare sectors, today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership to bring fully interactive capabilities to the award-winning fog projection screen. Now people everywhere can manipulate and play with virtual objects that look as if they are literally floating in mid-air.
2007-11-23
West Berkshire's only cinema opens - The Corn Exchange's Screen One set to provide art house and independent films in Newbury
2007-11-23
3D cinema comes to Blackpool - The Odeon in Blackpool has a new
2007-11-23
Great Escapes and Barco debut in Digital Cinema Grand Opening - Digital cinema pioneer Barco is proud to announce that Great Escapes Theatres chose Barco exclusively for its brand new Harrisburg complex located at the Harrisburg Mall in Pennsylvania.
2007-11-23
India cinema owners found guilty - A court in the Indian capital Delhi has found the owners of a cinema hall and several officials guilty for a fire 10 years ago which killed 59 people.
2007-11-23
Theater applies for tax breaks - WORCESTER
2007-11-23
18-wheel cinema from Scotland to Afghanistan - If you can
2007-11-23
Anthony Doesburg: Focus on digital cinema takes the film out of the movies - With many cinemagoers up in arms at finding themselves watching inferior electronic screenings of movies rather than the 35mm film of old, must we give up our celluloid dreams?
2007-11-23
St Kilda's cinema icon to go under the hammer - THE Astor Cinema needs a knight in shining armour. The St Kilda art deco landmark will be auctioned for the first time in 41 years next month and will struggle to survive in its single-screen form.
2007-11-23
Odeon work halted until status verdict - No further work will be carried out on Bradford's Odeon site until a decision is reached on a sixth bid for listed building status.
2007-11-23
Cinema gets alcohol licence - A cinema in Nottingham has become one of the few in the country to be granted a licence allowing cinema-goers to take alcohol into the auditorium.
2007-11-23
French chain to convert to digital - Pumping Europe
2007-11-23
Moonlight Cinema is on it's Way Back - The Nissan Moonlight Cinema is an open air cinema which screens the latest releases plus a mixture of contemporary, cult and classic movies on the lawns of the Synergy Parkland at Kings Park.
2007-11-23
Disparity in cinema prices revealed - Cinema tickets can cost anything from
2007-11-23
FIRST EUROPEAN EXHIBITOR GOES FULLY DIGITAL - CGR SIGNS WITH ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA - Virtual Print Fee Agreement Signed For 400 Screens In France. To see what Screen Digest had to say, click here.
2007-11-23
Malcos Razorback Cinema debuts new digital 3-D experience - While movie attendance is said to be on the decline, industry officials are hoping a 40-foot image of Angelina Jolie in 3-D will help revive the movie-going experience and entice a new generation away from their big screen televisions and surroundsound systems.
2007-11-23
The Projectionist - I grew up across the street from Gordon Brinckle in the small town of Middletown, Delaware. Gordon was born in 1915, and as a boy he fell in love with the grand old movie palaces, most of which have now been demolished. During World War II he worked as a projectionist for the US Army, showing the latest Hollywood movies to boost the troops
2007-11-23
Boston's Newly Renovated IMAX - Mugar Omni Theater at the Museum of Science will reopen with a new service partner.
2007-11-23
DTS aims for the digital signage market - UK - DTS Digital Cinema today has announced the availability of its XD10 Media Player for digital signage and commercial A/V applications. The product combines an HD-capable A/V server and control package, suitable for a variety of applications from hotels to airports, theme parks to museums.
2007-11-23
AccessIT Looks to Expand Digital Cinema Deployments - Access Integrated Technologies (AccessIT) announced its intent to provide up to an additional 10,000 networked Digital Cinema systems to exhibitors across the United States and Canada.
2007-11-23
REAL D, GLOBAL LEADER IN 3D CINEMA, PASSES 1000 SCREEN MILESTONE FOR BEOWULF RELEASE - “GAME-CHANGING” REAL D 3D PLATFORM NOW AT 1,110 SCREENS WORLDWIDE ;REAL D, the global leader in 3D, today announced that its next-generation 3D cinema experience reaches over 1100 screens as of press time, surpassing the company’s previously announced milestone of 1000 screens for the release of Paramount’s Beowulf on November 16, and outpacing industry estimates. Most moviegoers who see Beowulf in 3D will see it in REAL D 3D, the largest global 3D cinema platform. Beowulf premiered in REAL D 3D on November 5 in Los Angeles.
2007-11-23
REAL D 3D DELIVERS $8 MILLION FOR PARAMOUNTS BEOWULF AND ESTABLISHES 3D AT BOX OFFICE - Paramount Pictures
2007-11-23
D&E ENTERTAINMENT ROLL OUT FALL 2007/2008 DIGITAL CINEMA EVENT SCHEDULE - LEADING MARKETING AND BRANDING COMPANY OF WORLDWIDE DIGITAL CINEMA THEATRICAL PREMIERES CONNECTING CONSUMERS AND ARTISTS VIA GROUNDBREAKING DIGITAL FORMAT
2007-11-30
Thomson Signs Agreements with Three North American Exhibitors to Provide Digital Cinema Projection Systems - PARIS & BURBANK, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thomson (Paris:18453 - News) (NYSE:TMS - News), through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, has signed agreements with Clearview Cinemas, iPic Entertainment and Cinemaworld to install digital projection systems as part of its North American digital cinema equipment deployment.
2007-11-30
Dolby 3D Digital Cinema Extends Reach in Theatres Worldwide - Dolby Laboratories announced that its Dolby 3D Digital Cinema system was available in 75 screens in 12 countries worldwide in time for the release of Paramount Pictures' Beowulf, which premiered November 16.
2007-11-30
Anti piracy stops premiere - PREMIERE Australian screenings of much-hyped 3D spectacular Beowulf descended into farce on Monday night when the digital projection technology failed simultaneously in Adelaide and Perth.
2007-11-30
Horrified film fan rats on her cinema - A DISGUSTED film fan ratted on her local cinema this week as she accused the Holloway Road Odeon of being infested with vermin.
2007-11-30
Peter Bart honoured by the 2008 RAAM Awards which are presented annually to cinema exhibition and distribution leaders - The recipient of the 2008 RAAM International Award was announced in London today
2007-11-30
Vote for Plaza - PEOPLE were being urged to vote for the Plaza community cinema today, to secure it a £50,000 lottery prize.
2007-11-30
Ex-cinema site will house flats and shops - FLATS and shops are to be built on the site of a former Wakefield city centre cinema which has stood derelict for a decade.
2007-12-09
No popcorn, then? - Can underground cinema survive when you can find anything on the web? Andrea Hubert takes a subterranean journey
2007-12-09
Cinema set to reopen for Christmas - Theres good news for local cinemagoers this week with the announcement that Nenagh Ormond Cinema will reopen for Christmas.
2007-12-09
Digital watermark punishes cinemas, not their evil cam-copying customers - Japan
2007-12-09
Kensington Odeon scheme gets green light - Minerva and Northacre have been given the go ahead to redevelop a cinema site in Kensington, London into a luxury residential apartment scheme.
2007-12-09
When d-cinema leaves audinces in the dark - You are not a frequent film goer if you have not sat through at least one instance of a 35mm reel breaking and the projectionist (or the kid who sold you the popcorn) taking forever to fix it. I once waited 45 minutes to get to see the last underwhelming five minutes of
2007-12-09
AMCs disgraceful Boston Common multiplex is now a national embarrassment - Nationally known blogger slams poor projection and managers smug attitude
2007-12-09
Pirate is filmed by projectionist - A cinema projectionist who stopped a man from illegally filming at a Croydon multiplex before turning the camera on the movie pirate has been rewarded for his bravery.
2007-12-09
School snaps up historic theatre - A historic Melbourne theatre has been sold to a nearby school at auction.
2007-12-09
Sony signs digital deal with AAM - LONDON -- Sony Pictures Releasing Intl. has signed a nonexclusive long-term deal with European digital cinema deployment org Arts Alliance Media.
2007-12-09
Sony introduces 4K D-Cinema in Singapore - Sony has installed the latest CineAlta 4K SRX-R220 digital cinema projectors, together with the LMT-100 Media Block servers and LSM-100 Screen Management System for the Cathay Cineplexes in Singapore, a cinema operator providing entertainment in Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai.
2007-12-09
AMC Entertainment, IMAX strike a deal for more 3-D theaters - AMC Entertainment Inc. has struck an exclusive deal with IMAX Corp. to install immersion- experience 3-D theaters at 100 of its megaplexes and multiplexes throughout the U.S.
2007-12-09
Qube Cinema Integrates Thomson - Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TMS) today announced that Qube Cinema, a key supplier of Digital Cinema systems, has selected NexGuard
2007-12-09
CINEMA GOING UNDER HAMMER - The site of a former cinema and supermarket will go under the hammer this week.
2007-12-09
Plans for old cinema approved - BLOCKBUSTING plans to revamp a former cinema building have been passed by Wakefield Council planning chiefs, paving the way for a
2007-12-09
Calls for new cinema on blaze anniversary - ON THE 25th anniversary of the blaze that shut down Selbys last permanent cinema, councillors have issued fresh calls for a new picture house.
2007-12-09
Access Integrated Technologies Announces International Distribution Agreement for Its Theatre Command Center(TM) and Library Management System(TM) with Doremi Labs Inc. - -Capitalizing on their successful collaboration in the U.S. digital cinema market Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (
2007-12-09
Move to digital movie projection is going slowly - Digital projection may improve the look of movies on the big screen, but it hasn
2007-12-09
Matti Multiplex Opens as Film Festival Ends - As the curtain fell closing the second Ethiopian Film Festival, the doors opened on Addis Abebas newest cinema, Matti Multiplex
2007-12-09
UK mergers and acquisitions flows slowed sharply in Q3 - Mergers and acquisitions flows slowed sharply in the third quarter of the year, signalling the extent of the summers credit crunch, official figures showed today.
2007-12-09
CHRISTIE SUPPLIES CANADA - Cineplex Entertainment Sets New Standard for Theatres Throughout North America
2007-12-09
DOREMI LABS OUTFITS NEW SCREENING ROOM WITH STATE-OF-THE ART DIGITAL B-CHAIN - DOREMI LABS OUTFITS NEW SCREENING ROOM WITH STATE-OF-THE ART DIGITAL B-CHAIN
2007-12-09
Imax to double theaters in United States - Imax says it plans to put 100 large-format digital-projection systems in AMC theaters in the United States during the next three years.
2007-12-09
Cinema work starts in town revamp - Work on laying the foundations of a new cinema has started as part of the £75m regeneration of a Cornish town centre.
2007-12-09
Town gets £100m regeneration deal - A cinema and theatre complex, a seafront plaza, office spaces and 300 new homes are all part of the £100m regeneration planned for a Sussex town.
2007-12-10
European digital cinema foundations are being laid for mainstream market take-up in 2008. Arts Alliance deal acts as a market catalyst - London 10th December 2007: The latest report from media analysts, Screen Digest, entitled 'Digital Cinema: Global and European roll-out, business models and forecasts to 2012', argues that Europe has reached a tipping point for digital cinema development and is ready for a wide-scale roll-out. As David Hancock, the report's lead author and Screen Digest's Head of Cinema argues "The insurmountable obstacle of exhibitor access to key content has been removed with four studios now backing a roll-out programme and the building blocks for a mainstream market deployment are in place."
2007-12-10
The last picture show: Southland Cinema closes - HOUMA -- Southland Mall’s management wasn’t expecting Southland Cinema to shut down.
2007-12-10
Adlabs Films to operate cinema chain in U.S - MUMBAI (Reuters) - Adlabs Films Ltd said on Monday it has entered into agreements with several cinema properties and will be operating a 200-screen cinema chain in the U.S., covering 28 cities.
2008-01-01
Digital-delivery standard in sight - The Hollywood studios are taking the first steps in a process that could lead to an industry standard for master digital files used to send entertainment content to broadcasters, Internet sites and mobile service providers.
