The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 08-11-2011

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The news headlines are below, available as always at: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php.



2011-11-08
Telford could get two new cinemas - Telford could get two new cinemas after plans were today unveiled for a 10-screen Odeon as the centrepiece of a multi-million pound shopping development in the town centre.
Source: Shropshire Star - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Couple to launch pop up cinema at Sidcup and Footscray United Services Club - A COUPLE are launching the first pop up cinema in Sidcup - 11 years after the only cinema in the area closed.
Source: This Is Local London - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Toho to end cinema ticket price cuts - Toho Cinemas, which operates the biggest theater chain in Japan, has ended its ticket price cuts trial.
Source: Variety - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Barco's Auro-3D - Barco, Guinness World Record holder for the brightest digital cinema projector, announced today that industry icon Lucasfilm Ltd. has embraced the Auro-3D
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
100,000th customer milestone for Wotton-under-Edge Electric Picture House - A MILESTONE visit turned into a celebration at the Wotton Electric Picture House as the 100,000th customer crossed the threshold. The volunteer-run cinema has gone from strength to strength since it re-opened in 2005.
Source: Gazette Series - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
End of road for physical prints, digital dose on cards - The time is not too far when the film industry will bid adieu to the physical cinema prints, as digital prints are set to rule the market.
Source: The Times Of India - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Sonic Equipment Company Helping Exhibitor Partners Through Conversion and VPF Programs - Sonic Equipment Company continues to bring digital cinema to independent exhibitors by helping them to utilize various industry-leading Virtual Print Fee (VPF) financing programs. Exhibitor partners throughout the United States, single screens to large multi-plexes, from Virginia to Texas to Minnesota have chosen Sonic to coordinate their conversions because of their expertise in the industry and their knowledge of the VPF agreement programs available to their theatres.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Cinemark Announces Opening of New XD Theatre in Monterey, CA - Extremely Popular, Premium Large Format Experience Will Soon Be Available On Cannery Row
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Landmark Cinemas Chooses Christie Projectors for Full Conversion to Digital Cinema - Christie®, a global leader in digital cinema, today announced that Landmark Cinemas has chosen Christie’s range of digital cinema projection solutions for 100-plus screens throughout Western Canada and the Yukon.
Source: 1 - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Ballantyne Reports Diluted Q3 EPS of $0.33 on 93% Increase in Net Revenues to $63.4 Million - Ballantyne Strong, Inc. /quotes/zigman/156487/quotes/nls/btn BTN -0.29% , a provider of digital cinema projection equipment and services, cinema screens and other cinema products, today reported all-time record financial results for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
De Vere Venues partners with Cineworld for 3D events - Event and meeting presentations could be shown in 3D following an agreement between De Vere Venues and Cineworld.
Source: C&IT Magazine - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Cinema 6 has new owners - HONESDALE — In life, sometimes circumstances dictate where you land.

For Tim and Adah Dulay, it seems Cinema 6 was their destiny.
Source: Wayne Independent - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Starbucks lands deal to open at Cineworld - STARBUCKS has clinched a deal with Cineworld to open its first coffee shop in a cinema. If the new branch, based in Sheffield
Source: The Mirror - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Arclight Cinemas Selects GDC Servers for Digital Deployment - GDC Technology (“GDC Tech”), a world leading digital cinema solution provider, is pleased to announce today it has reached a server supply agreement with the innovative ArcLight Cinemas (“ArcLight”). GDC Tech’s SX-2000A Digital Cinema Servers with Integrated Media Block (IMB) will be installed throughout ArcLight’s cinemas, launching the advanced digital capabilities of each unique site. To date 48 systems have been installed in four different locations. Under the new server agreement, ACS Enterprises Inc. (“ACS”) will supply and install GDC digital cinema servers.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
MACCS International and XDC Make Breakthrough In Cinema Industry by Launching "DCinema Hub" - MACCS International, producer of blue chip accounting software for the international movie distribution market, and XDC, the pan-European leader in digital cinema services, create "DCinema Hub", a joint-venture company providing a global order and delivery platform for digital movies that will span the entire cinema industry from distributor to exhibitor including labs and delivery companies.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-11-08
Cinepolis Elects Doremi Cinema as its Server/IMB Provider for 3,000 Screens - Doremi Cinema, having already shipped over 33,000 units to date, has announced another 3,000 screen commitment from its newest exhibitor partner, Cinepolis. Cinepolis is the fourth largest theater chain in the world and leading Latin American exhibitor. Doremi Cinema will provide its DCP server platform and IMB/ShowVault for the digital deployment of its remaining film-based screens and newly established sites totaling 3,000 screens.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
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