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Please find below this weeks news headlines, available as always from:
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Last weekend, I made my first visit to the Widescreen Weekend at Bradford. While I was there I wrote a blog of my experience of visiting this event, which you can read at: http://wordpress.peterjknight.co.uk/

2012-05-01
Vue Cinemas joins Arqiva - All 69 Vue cinemas will be equipped to receive feature films, trailers, advertising and live events by satellite.
Source: DCinema Today

2012-05-01
CinemaCon 2012: Texas Instruments Introduces Digital Cinema Technology For Small Theaters. - Introduced at CinemaCon, the new DLP Cinema chip is developed for screens up to 20 feet wide.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2012-05-01
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. (Digiplex) Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering - Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. /quotes/zigman/9438327/quotes/nls/dcin DCIN -6.23% , a fast-growing motion picture exhibitor dedicated to transforming movie theatres into digital entertainment centers, announced today that it has closed its previously announced initial public offering of 2.2 million shares of Class A common stock at $6.10 per share. The underwriters have been granted an option through June 2, 2012 to purchase up to 330,000 additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any.
Source: Market Watch

2012-05-01
New Christie SKA-3D Cinema Processor Enables Virtually Any Alternative Content Source on A Digital Cinema Projector - The Swiss Army Knife of Cinema Processors Combines Audio and Video Processing In An Industry First.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
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: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
Ushio Full Line-Up DXL-Series for NEC Digital Cinema Projectors - USHIO adds 1.2kw and 1.5kw to cover small size of screen.
Source: D cinema Today

2012-05-01
Christie IMB Introduced at CinemaCon - Designed for DCI-compliancy, fully-integrated media block brings 4K and high frame rate projection to life.
Source: D cinema Today

2012-05-01
CinemaCon 2012: Dolby to Unveil 'More Natural And Lifelike' Sound System - Set to debut this week, Atmos is designed to give more "precise control" to audio designers and mixers.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2012-05-01
RealD Surpasses 20,000 3D-Equipped Screens Milestone - Approximately 725 Million Moviegoers Worldwide Have Experienced RealD 3D.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
Sony Digital Cinema Demonstrates Content Exchange Platform at CinemaCon 2012, Bridging The Gap Between Content Providers and Exhibitors - Open Platform Concept Gives Content Owners Standardized Distribution and Exhibitors a Better View into Alternative Content Options.
Source: Market Watch

2012-05-01
DepthQ 3D Tops 350 Digital Cinema Installations in First Year - One year ago, at Cinemacon 2011, Lightspeed Design, Inc. debuted the DepthQ® Polarization Modulator for 3D Digital Cinema (LC-Tec Displays AB U.S. Patent No. 8023052 B1). Now known simply as DepthQ® 3D, Lightspeed's modulator is currently deployed in 364 cinemas around the world with over 50 orders waiting to be filled.
Source: Market Watch

2012-05-01
CinemaCon 2012: Sony Introduces Projector Upgrade to Support High Frame Rates- The company believes that with this software update, the majority of its 13,000 installed 4K projectors will be ready to show "The Hobbit" at 48 frames per second.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2012-05-01
China Film Group Selects Barco and GDC Technology Integrated Digital Cinema Systems for 500 Unit Deployment - Barco, the global digital cinema technology leader, is supplying 350 DP2K-20C and 150 DP2K-32B systems equipped with GDC Technology (GDC Tech) SX-2000 integrated media blocks (IMB) to the China Film Group (CFG).
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
Dolby Unveils Suite of New Offerings at CinemaCon 2012 - Dolby Atmos and DSS220 with IMB, high frame rate, and 4K capabilities redefine entertainment experience.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
Sony Continues Leading Exhibitor Shift to Digital with More Than 13,000 Sony Digital Cinema 4K Projectors Shipped Worldwide. - At CinemaCon 2012, Sony Digital Cinema today announced that its technology is increasingly being found at the heart of today’s cinema experience, as the company reached the milestone of more than 13,000 Sony Digital Cinema 4K projectors shipped worldwide. Sony revealed that demand for its broad range of digital cinema solutions is growing with complementary services and technologies signed on at hundreds of exhibitor sites.
Source: D cinema Today

2012-05-01
Barco and Doremi Team Up to Launch World - On the occasion of the CinemaCon Convention in Las Vegas, NV, USA, Digital Cinema technology leaders Barco and Doremi have announced that they are teaming up to launch fully integrated, ready-to-use projection and media server solutions for the Digital Cinema industry.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
THX® Announces Five New THX Certified Global Cinemas, Mastering/Production Studio Partners and THX Approved Equipment - THX Certified Facilities Provide Consumers around the World with the Highest Level of Audio and Image Performance - as the Filmmakers Intended - Delivering the Finest Cinematic Experiences.
Source: Market Watch

2012-05-01
CinemaCon 2012: Fox Will Stop U.S. 35mm Film Distribution Within Two Years - National Association of Theatre Owners president-CEO John Fithian -- during his joint state-of-the-industry address at CinemaCon with Motion Picture Association of America chairman-CEO Chris Dodd -- said the digital promise is being fulfilled.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2012-05-01
Christie and RealD Debut Brightest Commercially Available 3D Dual Projection System at Cinemacon - Scenes from Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Hobbit” Brought to Life in 48 Frames per Second on Massive Silver Screen.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
75 Screens from ACEC Cines Sign Spanish Digital Deal with Arts Alliance Media - In a further step forward for digital cinema in Spain, Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has announced a deal with 75 screens from the group of independent exhibitors ACEC Cines (Area Catalana de Exhibición Cinematográfica). More screens from the group may be added to this agreement to accelerate the digital transition in Spain.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
Arts Alliance Media and Sony Pictures Releasing International Corporation Announce Digital Cinema Support Agreement In Latin America - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), one of the world’s leading providers of digital cinema services, has announced a deal with Sony Pictures Releasing International Corporation (SPRI) to enable exhibitors across Latin America to convert their cinemas to digital.
Source: D Cinema Today

2012-05-01
Cinema technology moves city movie fans - Cineworld, the UK’s leading cinema chain, is thrilled to announce the addition of 34 ‘D-BOX’ movement technology seats at Cineworld Milton Keynes on Friday.
Source: Milton Keynes

2012-05-01
HARKNESS SCREENS LAUNCH FOLDABLE PERLUX® DIGITAL 220 SCREENS TO US MARKET - Harkness Screens, the world’s leading manufacturer of cinema screens, announces the launch of Foldable Perlux® Digital 220 screens manufactured from its US plant in Virginia. Foldable Perlux® Digital retains all the features of the Perlux® Digital line, with the added capability of being folded rather than rolled.
Source: Press Release

2012-05-01
Vista launches major new product for independent cinemas – Veezi by Vista - Vista is proud to announce the arrival of Veezi by Vista. Veezi is a cinema management application that has been built specifically for the independent cinema market.
Source: Press Release

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