The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 21-12-2010

Dear All,

Please find this weeks news headlines, the last for 2010. They are available as ever at http://ping.fm/TZfar I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a very happy new year - all the best for 2011.

2010-12-21
Doubts over Chelsea Cinema inquiry - THE Ombudsman’s investigation into Burnside Council’s attempt to sell the Chelsea cinema could be suspended indefinitely while the draft MacPherson Report remains secret.
Source: Eastern Courier - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
Outlet opens drive-in cinema - The Outlet, outside Banbtidge will play host to a revival of a great American cinematic tradition
Source: Belfast Telegraph - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
The Grand Cinema Moves Towards A New Digital Era with Sony 4K - The Grand Cinema in Hong Kong is moving towards a new digital era in entertainment with the recent roll-out of Sony
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
GDC surpasses the 6500th mark in digital cinema server shipment to customers worldwide - GDC Technology (GDC) has delivered more than 6500 digital cinema servers worldwide
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
XDC Is Deploying the Smartjog Library and Delivery Solution in 100 Cinemas Across Europe - XDC and SmartJog links extended agreement to jointly offer an end-to-end delivery solution to exhibitors
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
Future promising for Regal Cinema - Newcastle Councillors last night endorsed the re-opening of the iconic Regal Cinema and voted to reconvene a committee to ensure that happens.
Source: ABC Newcastle - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
George Stewart Joins MasterImage 3D as Director of Digital Cinema - Cinema Industry Veteran Hails from Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studios and AMC Entertainment
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
RealD Opens Offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai - RealD Inc. (NYSE:RLD), a leading global licensor of 3D technologies for cinema, consumer electronics and professional applications, announced today the opening of new offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The offices will focus on the company
Source: Business Wire - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
Phase one of work at Clevedon's Curzon Cinema complete - Six months of building work to renovate Clevedon's Curzon Cinema have come to an end, opening parts of the building which have been inaccessible for years.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
BFI to cut 37 jobs and close gallery - British Film Institute announces cost-cutting measures alongside plans to relocate library and enhance digital strategy
Source: The Guardian - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
Dolby and Sundance Cinemas Deliver the Ultimate Movie Experience - The Sundance Kabuki Cinemas showcases newly equipped Dolby 3D and Dolby Surround 7.1 auditorium with release of Disney
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
XPAND Offers Safest 3D Glasses in Cinema - Trusted Methods of Sterilization Deliver Germ-Free Glasses With Every Use
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
Southfields group hopes to bring cinema back to life - An entrepreneurial group of Southfields residents are one step closer to realising their dream of re-opening the cinema that was closed over 40 years ago after they put in a formal offer for the old Southfields picture house.
Source: Your Local Guardian - Editor: VM

2010-12-21
Mobile digital cinema travels to rural England - December marked the debut of mobile d-cinema standard screenings hosted by White Horse Pictures, the rural cinema initiative for Wiltshire and Test Valley counties in the U.K. With only an average of eight full-time screens per 1,000 sq. km (386 sq. mile) versus 22.3 screens nationally, U.K. Film Council-sponsored research identified the region of 542,000 people as underscreened.
Source: Film Journal - Editor: VM
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Peter