The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 13-12-2011

Dear All,

Please find this weeks news below at: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php. However, I also have some exciting news.....

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2011-12-13
RealD and Mei Ah Entertainment Group Limited (MAEG) Announce Agreement for 3D Cinema - RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD), a leading global licensor of 3D technologies, and Mei Ah Entertainment Group Limited (MAEG), a major Chinese-language film producer and distributor in the region, announced today an agreement to install RealD 3D technology on one hundred screens across the MAEG circuit in China. The deal is part of MAEGís overall efforts to expand within the Chinese theatrical market with fifty new cinemas and five hundred screens over the next five years. The first MAEG cinema has already opened in Tinjian and will be followed by openings in Yangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu and more. With this latest agreement, RealD technology is now available on approximately 460 cinema screens in China with future commitments totaling 1,200 screens.
Source: Business Wire - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Christie Continues to Extend 4K and 3D Digital Cinema Footprint Across Asia Pacific Region - Exhibitors in countries throughout the Asia Pacific region continue to embrace ChristieÆ 4K and 3D technology, employing the companyís award-winning Solariaô Series of DLP Digital CinemaÆ projectors in hundreds of screens. Designed to meet DCI specifications, the Christie Solariaô Series includes a fully integrated media block (IMB) solution that can manage Higher Frame Rates (HFR) and 4K content without compromising image quality.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Dcinema Alliance Corp Select Unique Digital for Full VPF Backed Digital Rollout - Headed by Philippine-based integrator company, Arrayís Technology, Inc, DCinema Alliance Corp., (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arrayís), has selected a suite of software and hardware solutions developed by Unique Digital to manage the deployment and ongoing support of a full VPF backed DCI compliant rollout in the Philippines.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Creative England Launches Two Funds For Regional Filmmaking Grants - Creative England, the startup organization pitched to replace Englandís regional screen agencies, took its first tentative steps into the hotbed of funding by filling two fresh cashpools for regional applicants.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Cineworld lifted by prospect of renewed surge in 3D films - Cinema group should benefit from higher ticket prices as number of 3D films increases
Source: Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
DCL Selects Cinedigm's Suite of Digital Cinema Software Solutions to Manage Their Deployment in Ireland - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. /quotes/zigman/114691/quotes/nls/cidm CIDM -0.63% announced today that Digital Cinema Ltd (DCL) has successfully installed the Cinedigm suite of digital cinema software and has selected this as its preferred supplier to manage their deployment throughout all of Ireland.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Dolby Laboratories Appoints Doug Darrow as Head of Cinema - Seasoned entertainment and technology leader brings broad experience in growing new businesses and delivering world-class innovations
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Plans to re-open Whiteladies Picture House gather pace - Plans to resurrect Whiteladies Picture House in Bristol are gathering pace as the duo behind the ambitious proposals unveil a new website and talk about why they want to re-open the old building as a cinema.
Source: Redland people - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Cinema takeover bid moves to next stage - THE planned takeover of Hebden Bridge Picture House has taken another step forward.Hebden Royd Town Council has put in an official bid with a view to the premises being run by the community.
Source: Halifax Courier - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Cinemark Completes DCIP Digital Projection Rollout Over 3,400 Digital Cinema Systems Deployed in Only 18 Months - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. /quotes/zigman/452716/quotes/nls/cnk CNK -0.99% , one of the leading motion picture exhibitors in the world, celebrates another milestone with the completion of their DCIP digital cinema conversion project. Over 3,400 auditoriums in 251 first run domestic theatres have been converted from 35mm to digital projectors.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Imax Sells Two Digital Screens to Cinema 21 in Indonesia - The first commercial theater from the Canadian giant screen exhibitor will open in south Jakarta in May 2012, with a second to follow by 2013.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
NEC Australia prepares digital cinema projectors for higher frame rate movies - NEC Australia prepares digital cinema projectors for higher frame rate moviesNEC announces software upgrade for Series 2 projectors to present in 2K, HFR and 3D formats
Source: PR Wire - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Carmike Cinemas Announces the Unveiling of the Critically Acclaimed Signature "BIGD" Ultimate Entertainment Experience at the Ohio Valley Mall 11 - Get ready next week for a dramatic new level in the theatre-going entertainment experience in St. Clairsville, OH
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
GDC Technology deploys 170 Digital Cinema Integrated Projection Systems for Huayi Brother Cinemas- Entire cinema chain uses GDC Theatre Management System (TMS) for centralized management of multiplexes
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Christie Surpasses 26,000 Digital Cinema Projector Milestone - More Than 50 Percent of Worldís DLP CinemaÆ Installations Use Christie Digital Cinema Projectors
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Disabled group calls for better UK cinema facilities - A group of young disability campaigners have raised a petition calling for better disabled facilities at UK cinemas.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Cinemark Announces Opening of New 12-Screen Movie Theatre in Chesapeake, VA - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. /quotes/zigman/452716/quotes/nls/cnk CNK -0.99% , a leading motion picture exhibitor, will open a 12-screen, all-digital movie theatre featuring the new Cinemark NextGen cinema design concept in Chesapeake, VA on December 16, 2011.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Barco Confirms Market Share of 40 Percent as DLP Cinema Projectors Break Through 50,000 Unit Barrier - On the occasion of CineAsia 2011, Digital Cinema pioneer Barco announced that its Digital Cinema projector install base currently represents 40% of the total DLP CinemaÆ-based projector fleet worldwide. Barcoís communication follows earlier press releases issued by Texas Instruments DLP CinemaÆ and one of its licensees.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
NEC Display Solutions Prepares Digital Cinema Projectors for Higher Frame Rate Movies - NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today that it is preparing for the introduction of higher frame rates (HFR) in the digital cinema industry by upgrading its Series 2 digital cinema projector line to support this new format.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Risca Palace cinema reopens as library and Caerphilly council offices - An historic former cinema in the south Wales valleys is being returned to public use as it reopens as a library and community space.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
U.K. Film Policy Review Group Unlikely To Publish Findings Before 2012 - Industry kept on tenterhooks over U.K. government attitudes towards film and tax incentives.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM

2011-12-13
Proscreens launches Projectionist Service - Proscreens this week launched an additional service to its already wide range of AV and Cinema related products. The new service is about providing film or digital projectionists to cinemas or other venues on a flexible SLA. Proscreens say that the service aims to be as flexible as the venue requires it to be while providing the full range of services that a projectionist would do, be it cleaning porthole windows, changing lamps or running the actual films themselves.
Source: Press Release - Editor: PK
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Regards

Peter J. Knight