Tuesday 24 April 2012

The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News.

Hello All,

Please find below this weeks news headlines, available from:
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/latest_news.php


2012-04-24
The Death of the Traditional Film Projectionist -
Source: Channel 4 News

2012-04-24
NAB 2012: More Than Half Of The World's Cinema Screens Are Digital - Innovation continues as laser illuminated projection is previewed, anti-piracy measures are developed.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2012-04-24
Theatrical rescue plan for old Odeon cinema - MUSICAL producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh wants to turn a former Glasgow cinema into a theatre. Sir Cameron wants to refurbish the old Odeon in Renfield Street, but admits his chances are slim. He said: "You could put 2000 seats in there, but the city doesn't seem to want it. I would certainly contribute money towards it."
Source: Evening Times

2012-04-24
Carmike Acquires Clarion, PA-Based Digital, State-of-the-Art Seven-Plex Theatre - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. /quotes/zigman/87233/quotes/nls/ckec CKEC -0.47% , a leading digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the completed acquisition of a seven-screen entertainment complex based in Clarion, PA. All seven screens at the Clarion location will feature state-of-the-art digital projection and sound systems, one screen is 3-D compatible and all seven auditoriums have stadium seating configurations. The theatre was acquired from Destinta Theatres, a regional exhibitor with four remaining theatres, two in PA, and one each in NY and CT.
Source: Market Watch

2012-04-24
Smartjog and Cinelab Group Inks A 5 Year Agreement for Digital Cinema Distribution Solutions in Russia and CIS - CineLab becomes the first digital cinema network operator to license SmartJog's solutions.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS Announces High Frame Rate 3D Technology at NAB 2012 - Head of Department Moving Picture Technologies Siegfried Foessel reveals high frame rate capabilities for 3D, shot with 120 frames per eye.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. (Digiplex) Prices Initial Public Offering - Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. /quotes/zigman/9438327/quotes/nls/dcin DCIN 0.00% , a fast-growing motion picture exhibitor dedicated to transforming movie theatres into digital entertainment centers, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 2.2 million shares of Class A common stock at $6.10 per share.
Source: Market watch

2012-04-24
Cinemark Announces Opening of New 16-Screen All-Digital Century Theatre in Fremont, CA - The Newest Bay Area Theatre Features Cinemark's NextGen Concept.
Source: Market Watch

2012-04-24
Digital Film Technology Integrates Fraunhofer IIS's easyDCP Post Production Software - easyDCP allows for easy generation and play-out of digital cinema packages and offers a high quality, cost-effect way to create a variety of distribution formats.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
New Cineplex Odeon Windermere and VIP Cinemas Opens April 20th - Tickets go on-sale April 18th Invitation-only gala event April 18th - Media invited Grand opening Community Day fundraiser April 28th.
Source: Market Watch

2012-04-24
IDC Announces Cinema Distribution with Thaicom - International Datacasting Corporation /quotes/zigman/17429 CA:IDC +3.28% , a global leader in digital content distribution for the world's premiere broadcasters, today announces the signing of a contract with Thaicom Public Company Limited which, in conjunction with their customer, will own and operate a satellite cinema distribution system throughout south east Asia.
Source: Market Watch

2012-04-24
Sonic Equipment Company Completes 100% Digital Conversion of Rogers Cinema Circuit - Sonic Equipment Company, an industry leader in digital cinema integration and Rogers Cinema, are proud to announce the successful completed conversion of all seven of Roger Cinemas Theatres throughout Wisconsin. All 38 of Rogers Cinemaís screens feature Christieís award winning series II projectors, GDC servers and Datasat AP20 audio processors.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
Barco Expands Partnership with Cinedigm, Providing Immediate Access to $125M Digital Cinema Financing Program in North America - Barco, the global digital cinema technology leader, has signed a new supply agreement with Cinedigm to secure additional funding for exhibitors wishing to finance their digital cinema conversion. This turnkey solution from Barco and Cinedigm is available immediately and will continue through late 2012.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
Park Road, Weta cooperate with Christie on high frame rates - New Zealand-based Park Road Post Production and Weta Digital have signed a technology co-production agreement with Christie to work together on digital cinema production and projection advancement, especially high frame rates (HFR).
Source: Screen Daily

2012-04-24
Odeon to complete digital projector overhaul with NEC Display Solutions - Europe's largest cinema operator Odeon UCI is to upgrade all of its 2,100 screens in its 231 cinemas across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy and Portugal to one of the four digital projectors available from NEC.
Source: Screen Daily

2012-04-24
Cameron urged to help save Bradford Odeon - THE Prime Minister is to be asked to personally step in to resolve the ongoing battle to save one of Bradford's most iconic buildings from demolition after it emerged the agency that owns it has a contractual clause that could prevent it being demolished.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2012-04-24
'The Impossible', the First Film with imm Sound's Immersive 3D Sound - The film 'The Impossible', directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, recreates the drama of the tsunami that hit the coastlines of Thailand in December 2004. imm sound is the world leader in 3D immersive sound solutions for the cinema industry and the filmís post-production will be carried out using their 3D immersive sound.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas Launches Boothless Projection System with Christie Managed Services - 'Theater of the Future' Brings Luxury and the Latest in Hi-Tech, Low Maintenance Digital Cinema Technology to the U.S.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
New seats arrive for Oban Phoenix Cinema - NEW seats emblazoned with the Oban Phoenix Cinema's logo have arrived at the George Street picture house as refurbishments continue apace.
Source: Oban Times

2012-04-24
Photonica Inc. Taking Pre-Orders from Industry Developer Partners for Large to Digital Cinema-Size Direct-View Flexible Flat Screen Displays - First manufacturing line expected to be operational for delivery of units to industrial partners by end of Q1 2013
Source: D cinema Today

2012-04-24
CinemaCon 2012: Volfoni Presents Smartcrystal Cinema, Their First Passive 3D System for The Cinema - For the first time ever, Volfoni's passive 3D polarization modulator, SmartCrystal Cinema, will be on display at the 2012 CinemaCon, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, April 23-26.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
Odeon Lead the Way with Unique Digital's Basekey - Odeon Cinemas have signed up to Unique Digital's new Basekey key delivery system to distribute the film security keys to all 108 sites across their circuit in the UK & Ireland.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-04-24
SmartJog Doubles its Satellite Capacity via Intelsat to Expand Delivery of Digital Cinema Services in Europe - SmartJog to increase its global digital cinema distribution on Intelsat 905
Source: Press Release

2012-04-24
Christie Cinema Solutions Provide Cinemacon Attendees “Future Proofing” Investments - New Products to Power High Frame Rate (HFR) Projection, Premium Experiences and Alternative Content Revenue Streams for Exhibitors
Source: Press Release

2012-04-24
Christie renews partnership with Cannes Festival for further three years - Christie®, world leader in digital projection solutions for the film industry, today announced the renewal of its partnership with the organising body of the Cannes International Film Festival for another three years.
Source: Press Release

2012-04-24
New Christie SKA-3D Cinema Processor Enables Virtually Any Alternative Content Source on a Digital Cinema Projector - Christie® has announced the launch of the new Christie® SKA-3D™ digital cinema processor, a powerful product innovation that delivers flawless audio performance and 2D/3D image playback from virtually any content source on any brand of projector with separate L/R eye dual DVI inputs. It is a true, high-calibre “all in one” cinema processor that ends equipment rack clutter by combining multiple units typically found in a projection booth – an audio processor, digital crossovers, video scaler, 3D decoders, video cross conversion and more – into a single, lightweight and compact box.
Source: Press Release

2012-04-24
Christie IMB Introduced at Cinemacon - Designed for DCI-compliancy, fully-integrated media block brings 4K and high frame rate projection to life
Source: Press Release

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