The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 11-11-2009

Dear All,

Welcome to this weeks cinema news stories, available as ever at:
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php.


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NOTICES THIS WEEK:

1. The BKSTS CTC have launched their projectionist handbook, retailing at 15 pounds - details from http://www.bkstsctc.org

2. Two more projectionist training courses have been announced by the BKSTS CTC - 1st December in Glasgow and 26th January in Swindon. More details at http://www.bksts.com

3. PART-TIME PROJECTIONIST NEEDED:Interested in film? Are you a ‘tech-head’? Soho House members club (www.sohohouse.com) in Soho is looking for a part-time projectionist. Please get in touch with a CV if you’re interested by emailing projection@sohohouse.com.

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 11-11-2009

2009-11-11
Space, AAM sign digital deal - ROME -- Anticipating the release of James Camerons "Avatar" along with a slew of other upcoming 3D pics, Italys top exhibition chain, the Space Cinema, has inked a deal with leading European digital cinema company Arts Alliance Media to digitalize its multiplex circuit.
Source: Variety

2009-11-11
Security fears after vandals hit old cinema - CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a former B-listed cinema from demolition have called for better security after vandals broke into the historic building.
Source: Edinburgh News

2009-11-11
Cinema set to open next week - THE long wait for Newbury’s new cinema is nearly over. The new seven-screen cinema in Cheap Street, operated by Vue Entertainment, is due to open to the public next Friday (November 13).
Source: Newbury Today

2009-11-11
Real Images Qube XP-D is D-Cinemas official digital servers partner - South Korea-based D-Cinema Korea (DCK), a digital transition firm in Korea, has chosen Real Image Media Technologies (Real Image) Qube XP-D as one of the official digital cinema servers for its 1000 screen rollout across Korea.
Source: Indian Television

2009-11-11
Westfield faces White City legal battle - Westfield is facing a multi-million pound legal battle with a major US entertainment group that claims it was forced to pull out of a deal at the £1.7 billion White City development because the cinema complex was not built to agreed specifications.
Source: CNPLUS

2009-11-11
Kinepolis to deploy SmartJog servers for storage and digital delivery - European exhibitor Kinepolis Group selected SmartJog’s Digital Cinema Central Library Servers to use in all of its 23 theatres. The servers are capable of storing large amounts of content as well as receiving Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) via satellite and fiber.
Source: Film Journal

2009-11-11
Abu Dhabi cinema chain invests in 4K projectors - Abu Dhabi cinema operator RoyalCine will install four Sony CineAlta 4K digital cinema projectors in its Delma Mall-based theatres, marking a first for the region in the rollout of 4K digital cinema technology.
Source: Digital Production Me

2009-11-11
Carlyle calls for ‘British’ screens in multiplexes - Actor Robert Carlyle has called on cinema chains to set up dedicated British screens in a bid to save the country’s film industry.
Source: Herald Scotland

2009-11-11
Industry slowly embracing new media - Hollywood seems stuck in first gear when it comes to the race to embrace the Digital Revolution.

After more than a decade of dithering over how to release film and TV content over the Internet and other new-media platforms -- and how aggressively to do so -- the industry remains tentative in its approach to digital distribution
Source: Film Journal

2009-11-11
Demolition starts on old cinema - Demolition work has started on Doncasters former Odeon cinema to make way for a new development.
Source: BBC News

2009-11-11
RealD Delivers Over 50% of $31 Million Opening Weekend Gross for Disneys A Christmas Carol - LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Theatres equipped with RealDs market-leading 3D cinema technology brought in nearly $16 million of the total box office for "Disneys A Christmas Carol" in Disney Digital 3D(tm), which earned an estimated $31 million during its opening weekend. The RealD box office total accounted for over 50% of the weekends receipts
Source: Dotnet

2009-11-11
Cinema projection goes digital: discussions continue - Representatives from the Cinema Exhibitors Association have met with BECTU to discuss the unions concerns about the future for projectionists as digital projection takes off.
Source: BECTU

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Peter