Tuesday 31 May 2011

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 31-05-2011

Hello All,

Please find below this weeks this weeks news headlines, available as always from: http://ping.fm/8da2d until midnight and then from http://ping.fm/WNddg

Saturday 28 May 2011

What a day! Up at 6am to help Keren and Alan to load a van and then setting up and running Flix 1st ever outdoor film screening. So 21 hours and 150 miles of driving!

Tuesday 24 May 2011

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 24-05-2011

Hello All,

Please find this weeks news headlines at the usual place: http://ping.fm/v6SlS It is worth having a read of the bottom news story which came from the Boston.com where a critic has been complaining about cinemas who are running 2D films with 3D lenses still in place meaning that the light output is greatly reduced. It appears to mainly be an issue with Sony 4K projectors.

2011-05-24
British Film Institute Taps Tom Hooper to Board of Governors (Cannes 2011) - The Oscar-winning director joins the organization as it develops a strategy after taking up much of the funding duties from the now defunct U.K. Film Council.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Doremi Cinema Servers Used for All Digital Screenings at Cannes 2011 - Doremi is working with its partners at Cannes for the presentation of digital films at the Festival. Doremi equipment includes 30 DCP-2000
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Empire Theatres to bring Empire Extra to Five Additional Locations - Empire Theatres, a Canada-wide film exhibition company, will be introducing Empire Extra, a revolutionary new digital cinema experience, to five additional locations this year.
Source: Newswire - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Odeon bond issue paves way for sale - ODEON & UCI has completed a £500m bond issuance that could make it easier for Terra Firma, the private equity firm founded by Guy Hands, to sell the cinema chain.
Source: City AM - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Sony Digital Cinema Teams Up with Sony Music to Bring A Wide Range of Music Experiences to Apollo Cinemas - Sony Digital Cinema has been able to use its relationship with its sister Sony company Sony Music to bring a range of compelling music experiences to Apollo Cinema
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Cinema India Expo Strengthens Event Line Up Following Strong Year for Cinema Industry - Texas Instruments Demonstrates Global Commitment as Title Sponsor
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Vince Cable to back copyright law reform - Business secretary expected to endorse Hargreaves report's view that legislation has failed to keep pace with digital change
Source: The Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Polo Park getting city's second Imax cinema - WINNIPEG is getting a new, 433 seat Imax venue at Polo Park Silver City in time for the debuts of Imax-friendly summer features such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (July 15) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1).
Source: Winnipeg Free Press - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
'Cinema Seat Availability' wins Junior Inventor title - A group of 6th class students from Scoil Naomh Iosaf, Baltinglass, Co Wicklow have been announced as the overall Junior Inventor winners 2011 for their invention
Source: Silicon Republic - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Germanyís CinemaxX Invests in Meyer Sound EXPÆ Systems for 60 Screens - CinemaxX AG, a European cinema chain headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, has announced plans to equip a total of 60 screens throughout Germany and Denmark with Meyer Sound EXP cinema loudspeaker systems. The audio upgrade program is scheduled for completion by 2013.
Source: D cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Ridley Scott is asking the British public to help bring the feature film LIFE IN A DAY to their local Vue cinema and raise money for charity at the same time - YouTube, Scott Free and Vue Cinemas have joined forces to release LIFE IN A DAY from 17 June, the ground-breaking film directed by Academy Award
Source: Close-Up Film - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
'Victory' for campaign to save 'Hitchcock' cinema - Campaigners have claimed plans to convert a former east London cinema once frequented by Alfred Hitchcock into a church have been rejected.
Source: BBC news - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Questor share tip: Cineworld hopes to find treasure in 2011 - With cinema holding up well in recent years despite tough economic conditions, Cineworld has been strongly tipped by Questor.
Source: Telegraph - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
New 'luxury' cinema wing allows movie-goers in Cheltenham a tipple with film - MOVIE fans will be able to drink alcohol in the "lap of luxury" at a cinema in Cheltenham when its new screens open next month.
Source: This Is Gloustershire - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
The King's Speech director Tom Hooper joins BFI board - Hooper appointed to British Film Institute's board of governors following Oscars and Baftas success with The King's Speech
Source: The Guardian - Editor:

2011-05-24
Legends 14 Theatre All Digital - Phoenix Theatres announced today Legends 14 at Village West in Kansas City, KS is now a fully digital cinema. Each of the theatres' 14 auditoriums features a state-of-the-art digital projection set-up and seven are capable of playing Digital 3-D movies. Over the last weeks the site has undergone upgrades to become all digital in order to enhance the movie-going experience of all the guests that visit the cinema each year.
Source: PR Newswire - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Will Digital Projection Convert Arthouses Right Out of Existence? - With indie theaters unable to afford upgrade costs of installing digital projection, venues for indie cinema may disappear with the end of film.
Source: IFC - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Radical makeover planned for Bromborough's old and tired cinema - BROMBOROUGH'S old and tired cinema is in line for a radical makeover.
Source: Wirral News - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Can 3-D save the cinemas - CINEMA group Palace Amusement has tripled its capital expenditure amid a Digital 3-D build-out project earmarked as a saviour in an industry ravaged by pirates, even while the firm continues to operate in the red.
Source: Jamaica Observer - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Champagne Cinemas Target Big Spenders - At the Everyman Cinema in London's Hampstead, an area where celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Ridley Scott are often seen, quiche and cocktails are replacing bucket-sized popcorn and all-you-can drink soda as some theaters aim for bigger-spending customers.
Source: Bloomberg - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Pacific Theatres Winnetka 21 Installs New Meyer Sound EXP Cinema System - The breathtaking impact of Meyer Sound
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Digitizing Canada: D-cinema installations move in a northerly direction - Delegates at ShowCanada 2011 will note a significant increase in digital-cinema installations in Canada, a rise consistent with the upswings in conversions around the globe.
Source: Film Journal - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
Doremi Cinema Achieves DCI Compliance for IMB - Doremi Cinema becomes the first server manufacturer to pass the Compliance Test Plan (CTP) with an Integrated Media Block for use in a DLP Cinema
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
New St Albans council reveals plans for the future - PROBLEMS with the planning service and a fresh look at the Westminster Lodge leisure centre scheme are top priorities for the new Conservative administration of St Albans council which took the reins last night.
Source: Herts Advertiser - Editor: VM

2011-05-24
The brightness of digital 2D images - All over the Internet today are comments and blogs relating to anarticle which appear in the Boston newspaper. It is worth having a read of the original article, but all theother articles are worth having a glance at.
Source: Boston.com - Editor: PK
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Tuesday 17 May 2011

The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 17-05-2011

Hello All,

It is Tuesday evening, so it can only mean one thing! The news headlines are available as always from http://ping.fm/wh71C with my useful thanks to Vicky for helping with producing the news.

2011-05-17
'No evidence' £1.6m Odeon rescue bid is realistic option - BUSINESS experts have declared that there is no evidence to suggest that a bid to take over a historic former cinema is "realistic or credible", it emerged today.
Source: Scotsman - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Cinram Inks Supply Deal With Relativity Media - With Limitless in theaters and a slew of other movies in the pipeline, Relativity Media has turned to Cinram International Income Fund to replicate its DVD and Blu-ray products.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Worldís largest cinema screen to be set up in Batumi - The Izmir Cinema Association, which plans to set up the worldís largest screen in the autonomous republic of Adjaraís capital Batumi, has proposed the project to Georgian Prime Minister Levan Varshalomidze.
Source: Hurriyet Daily News - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Politicians join Port Talbot residents over Plaza plan - RESIDENTS campaigning to breathe new life into Port Talbot's Plaza Cinema have won the backing of two political heavyweights.
Source: This Is South Wales - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Shaw brings IMAX to Singapore - After seven months of renovation works and with S$20 million sunk in, Shaw Theatres will re-open Lido Theatres with 11 new cinema halls, including Singapore
Source: Techgoondu - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
XDC Announce the Validation of the 1000th Digital Screen - XDC, the n?1 digital cinema service company in Europe, is happy to announce the deployment of the 1000th digital screen contracted within its European VPF studio agreements.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Film at South Holland Centre goes 3D - FILM fans will be able to watch this Summer
Source: Spalding Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Bridging lender in - In an ongoing battle to save the site of a former Odeon cinema, a bridging lender has emerged as an unlikely saviour of the historic building.
Source: Bridging And Commercial - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Unique Digital TMS Run Flagship Cinemas in Iceland - Both Sena and SAMFilm have installed the Rosettabridge Theatre Management System (TMS) developed by Unique Digital Ltd as an integral part of their conversion to full digital cinema in their respective flag-ship sites in Reykjavik. SAMFilm currently operates a total of 6 cinemas and 19 screens and SENA operates 3 cinemas with 12 screens.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Southeast Cinema considers building new theater - A representative of Southeast Cinema Entertainment Inc. says that the company
Source: ENC Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Edith Bowman to host Channel 4 'Vue Film Show' - Edith Bowman will front The Vue Film Show, a new ten-part TV series about movies for Channel 4.
Source: Digital Spy - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Sale of Odeon cinema chain delayed after refinancing - The expected £1.2bn sale of the Odeon cinema chain has been indefinitely delayed after Terra Firma completed a £475m refinancing.
Source: Telegraph - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Doremi Selected by Clearview Cinemas for its Conversion to Digital Cinema - Doremi announced today that Clearview Cinemas has selected the Doremi Integrated Media Block (IMB)/ShowVault as its exclusive playback solution for the circuit
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-17
Approval at last for cinema cash - Councillors have finally approved
Source: Royston Weekly News - Editor: VM
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Regards

Peter

Sunday 15 May 2011

Off to the home of the Enigma and the Projected Picture Trust

Tuesday 10 May 2011

The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 10-05-2011 is now available http://ping.fm/L37yR

The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 10-05-2011

Hello,

And welcome to this weeks news stories, available as ever from: http://ping.fm/7ctSG



2011-05-10
Can the Odeon cinema chain bring home the bacon? - As talks take place to sell the chain, what is the future for the silver screen sector?
Source: The Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Croatian Cinema Chain Blitz-Cinestar Chooses Barco as Exclusive Digital Cinema Supplier - Digital cinema pioneer Barco is proud to announce that Blitz-CineStar, Croatia's leading cinema operator, has selected Barco as exclusive digital cinema projector partner. Within the space of a year, the cinema chain will transform all of its ten multiplexes to state-of-the-art digital cinema complexes.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Blackpool Odeon to go fully digital this month - All 10 screens at Blackpool ODEON will become digital from Friday May 13, including eight 3D screens, making it a fully digital cinema.
Source: Blackpool Gazette - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Cinemas at war with studios over plan to screen films in homes - Cinema chains could refuse to show major films in a showdown with two leading studios over home viewing.
Source: The Independent - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Cinemark and ALDA Announce Greater Movie Theatre Accessibility for Customers who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the world
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Big screen back in Newquay - For the first time in 16 years, Newquay has a new cinema
Source: DCA PR - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Odeon expands footprint - Chain acquires nine multiplexes in Spain, Italy
Source: Variety - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Regal Entertainment Group Announces New Forms of Digital Cinema Access - Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announced plans to equip all digital cinema locations with personal captioning and descriptive video technologies.
Source: Business Wire - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Sony Digital Cinema - On Tuesday, April 26th 2011, Sony Corporation and Showcase Cinemas Cardiff, successfully performed the first commercial screening in Europe on a fully-DCI compliant projection system.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
DCM names Simon Rees to build cinema ad revenue - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media (DCM), has named former Mindshare CEO Simon Rees as its new managing director.
Source: Marketing Week - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Southgate Cinema to remain closed following ruling - For now, it appears Southgate Cinema will remain closed, but the church that had been meeting at the theater will continue holding services there.
Source: Sun Journal - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Columbia City Cinema owner decides to call it quits - The struggling Columbia City Cinema is closing after Thursday night because its operators can't afford a sprinkler system.
Source: Seattle Times - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Deluxe/EchoStar Signs Satellite Distribution Deal With Carmike Cinemas in U.S. - Carmike's 2,103 digital screens expected to be "connected" by end of year.
Source: PR Newswire - Editor: VM

2011-05-10
Dolby Laboratories Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results - For the second quarter, Dolby reported total revenue of $250.0 million, compared to $243.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2010.
Source: Enhanced Online News - Editor: VM

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Tuesday 3 May 2011

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 03-05-2011

Hello All,

Please find this weeks news headlines, available at: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php. Don't forget that if you read this email after midnight, then you can get the news by selecting today's date on this page - http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/news_archive.php.

I would also really recommend reading the last article in today's list from the Guardian about Odeon, it is very interesting.

2011-05-03
SMS alerts for cinema buffs - Nowadays, people around Koottanad, a village in Palakkad district, have to no longer take no pains to find out which movie is being screened at the Rachana Movies, a C-class theatre in their locality.
Source: Deccan Chronicle - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Umicore, Binck, Barco, Devgen: Benelux Equity Market Preview - The Belgian maker of digital-cinema projectors said first-quarter revenue rose 36 percent to 239.2 million euros and said it won orders valued at 294.1 million euros in the three months through March. Barco gained 0.9 percent to 55.05 euros.
Source: Bloomberg - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
AGS Cinemas to add 4 screens in Chennai - AGS Cinema, the film exhibition company from the AGS Entertainment stable, said it will be opening four more screens at its new multiplex at Coramandal Plaza Mall in OMR in Chennai.
Source: Indian Television - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Island buyer's 3-D cinema pledge - 3-D cinema and a fifth screen will be coming to St Annes after a new buyer was found for the Island complex.
Source: Fylde.Gov - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Barco Expands its Digital Cinema Financing Program, Completing Another $15.6 Million in Funding to Assist Exhibitors in Converting Their Projection Equipment to Digital Cinema Platforms - With this latest $15.6M in financing completed for use with Cinedigm's Phase 2 deployment, Barco brings its total funding to over $65 million for 1,100 systems, continuing to deliver on its commitments to bring viable, turnkey solutions to exhibitors as they make the move from film to digital cinema projection systems.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Smartjog Welcomes the 300th Cinema in France to Connect to its Network - UGC Ciné Cité Lyon joins the SmartJog network, becoming the 300th cinema in France to connect
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Cinesystem Opens the First 100% Dolby Digital Cinema Multiplex in Rio De Janeiro - Expanding on its 2010 box-office numbers, and enlarging its foot print and market share nationwide, Cinesystem Delivers Patrons Premium Dolby Digital Cinema, Surround Sound and 3D this April at Via Brasil Shopping
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
XDC Announces the Closing of the Cinestore Deal with Barco and Unveils New Strategy - Announced on 4th March 2011, the deal signed between XDC and Barco became effective since April. XDC CineStore know-how is now Barco property. XDC activities will focus on digital cinema services.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Closure-threatened cinema will stay open following council deal - Closure-threatened cinema will stay open following council deal
Source: Press And Journal - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Turner Classic Movies selects Barco's 4K to show restored films at the TCM Classic Film Festival - Barco has been selected as the exclusive 4K digital cinema projector supplier for the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival, bringing to the big screen digitally-restored classic films like Citizen Kane, The Godfather and Breakfast at Tiffany's. With more than 70 screenings planned and dozens of movie celebrities in attendance, Barco joins a highly celebrated event to honor the classic era of American and European cinema.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Cinema screen back in Ross-on-Wye - Films will be shown on a cinema screen in Ross-on-Wye for the first time since 1982.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Iraq aims to revive movie-going stifled by Saddam, war - Entrepreneur Zaid Fadhel has spent $800,000 to realize a dream of reviving cinemas in Iraq after decades of dictatorship that shut movie houses and fear of bombings that kept people at home.
Source: Reuters - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Cinema powerhouse Egypt to be Cannes' first guest country - Arab cinema powerhouse Egypt, which in January rose up in revolt to topple president Hosni Mubarak, will become the Cannes Film Festival's first guest country at this year's event.
Source: Independent - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Screenwaves cinema project for North Yorkshire Villages - PLANS are taking shape to help more people in villages in North Yorkshire enjoy a trip to the cinema.
Source: Gazette Herald - Editor: VM

2011-05-03
Can the Odeon cinema chain bring home the bacon? - As talks take place to sell the chain, what is the future for the silver screen sector?
Source: The Guardian - Editor: PK
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Regards

Peter

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