The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 30-11-2010

ello All,

Please find this weeks news stories. Could we see another UK cinema chain exchange hands, as Terra Firma are approached about selling Odeon. It's also nice to see that Saffron Screen have got some nice publicity for winning this years Projection Team of the year by the BKSTS. As always you can read the news here: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php and if you ever read this message after the day it's been sent on, then you can find the news and lot's of other ways of finding information in the news here: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/newsindex.php


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Source: The Telegraph - Editor: VM

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

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

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Peter