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