Hello All,
Hope you are well. Please find this weeks news headlines, available as ever from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/newsindex.php
2011-01-11
China set to reel in film success - The Chinese rekindled their love affair with the cinema last month while the rest of the world went on a festive shopping binge.
Source: The National - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Review of 2010: October - A local consortium was formed to try and prevent Hebden Bridge Picture House falling victim to Calderdale Council cuts.
Source: Hebden Bridge Times - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Names Chris McGurk Chairman and CEO - The Board of Directors of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), the leader in the digital cinema industry, today announced that Chris McGurk has been named Chief Executive Officer, effectively immediately. Mr. McGurk was also elected Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors.
Source: Market Wire - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Sigma Designs Launches First Studio-Grade Set Top Box SoC - Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for delivering entertainment and control throughout the home, today set a new bar for advanced connected media players, Blu-ray players and IPTV set-top box (STB) SoCs with the introduction of its SMP8910 media processor. The SMP8910 is the first chip to integrate VXP studio quality video processing and the most flexible 3D video processing into a high-performance media processor.
Source: Market Wire - Editor: CM
2011-01-11
American cinema attendance drops 5% - The number of Americans who went to the cinema in 2010 was around 5% lower than in 2009, a recent report shows.
Source: Digital Spy - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Councillors to rule on St Albans theatre cinema plans - Councillors could agree major changes to a St Albans theatre when they meet tonight. Cabinet members at St Albans District Council are likely to approve a ?405,000 plan to cut live performances at The Maltings Arts Theatre and run the venue predominantly as a cinema.
Source: St Albans Review - Editor: UK
2011-01-11
End of the reel at town flicks - THERE was no happy ending for an independent picture house that has closed its doors just six months after opening.
Source: Derbyshire Times - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Cinemark and IMAX End Legal Battle Over Digital Cinemas - After a years-long legal standoff, Cinemark Holdings and IMAX are burying the hatchet.The two companies announced Monday that they have amicably resolved their litigation claims against each other and are partnering on a series of IMAX theaters in Cinemark owned locations.
Source: The Wrap - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Shopping giants back Tithebarn - It is also negotiating with national cinema chain Cineworld, which has signed up to fill the multi-screen cinema proposed for the 32-acre development.
Source: LEP - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
We've got cash to revive Odeon - A GROUP seeking to revive the former Odeon cinema said it had secured funding for its plans as it submitted a formal bid to take over the building.
Source: News Scotsman - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
New cinema for Newquay set for internal works to commence - The long awaited new multi-screen cinema for Newquay has moved another step forward this week, with the announcement that the external shell of the building will be completed by the end of January, allowing the works to commence on the internal fitting of the four screen complex.
Source: WTW Cinemas - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
German Cinema Admissions Plunge a Shocking 17.4% to 119 million in 2010 - Avatar and 3D surcharges couldn?t save the German box office in 2010, as revenues dropped nearly 9% and ticket sales plunged a shocking 17.4% to 119 million, according to figures from Rentrak EDI.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Rhyl cinema facelift - Plans for the major redevelopment of the Apollo Cinema, Rhyl, are set to be showcased at a special screening of the proposals later this month.
Source: News wales - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
France's Cinema Admissions Hit 43-Year High in 2010 - Some 206.5 million tickets sold for the year, a slow but steady 2.7% rise from 2009.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Cineworld boosted by string of blockbuster film smashes - CINEMA chain Cineworld said 2010 sales rose 4.7 per cent as a series of blockbusters packed its venues.
Source: City AM - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Doremi Cinema Operations Grow With Expanded Sales Team - Beth Figge and Hannah Cash Join Doremi as veteran Jim Murray relocates to Australia to manage the region
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Hackney Ocean waves goodbye to grim past with Ritzy revamp - A notorious music venue is to become an arthouse cinema as part of plans to regenerate Hackney.
Source: This Is London - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Former Jersey Odeon building 'must stay listed' - A report on behalf of Jersey Heritage has stated that the former Odeon building in St Helier must keep its listed status.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Curtains fall on yet another independent cinema - As one of Wales? few remaining independent cinemas closed its doors for the final time yesterday, Sion Morgan looks at the rich history of such picture houses ? and the dwindling few that remain
Source: Wales Online - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Barco aboard Allure of the Seas - Barco is supplying integrated creative lighting and projection solutions for multiple live stage and cinematic shows presented on Allure of the Seas. The cornerstone of the deployment is a 3D digital cinema theatre - the first installation on a new cruise ship - leveraging Royal Caribbean's pioneering alliance with DreamWorks Animation to showcase first-run movies produced by the company.
Source: L&Si Online - Editor: VM
2011-01-11
Dolby partners with RAAM for prestigious 3D award - This year Dolby Laboratories, a leader in digital cinema services, is to sponsor the RAAM Awards “3D Movie of the Year” category. The award will be presented to the highest grossing 3D movie during 2010 (Jan 1 – Dec 31 2010) at a gala dinner in London’s five star Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in the heart of Mayfair.
Source: Press Release - Editor: PK
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Tuesday, 11 January 2011
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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 04-01-2011
Hello All,
Nadelik Lowen ha Blydhen Nowydh Da! (or Happy new year) to you all, I hope you had a good Christmas and that 2011 is a good one for you. I have written a review of the news from 2010 which you can find at http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/2010review.php.
Finally, before the news headlines for the last two weeks, the King's Speech is out this week (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/). You maybe interested to know that the Projected Picture Trust (http://www.ppttrust.org), of which I am the chairman, provided a projector and projectionist for the film in December 2009. If you have a look at the International Trailer you can see a very brief shot of the projector at 1m04secs in, and I believe that the Trust also as a thank you in the credits.
And now for the first news headlines of 2011, available in the usual place: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php:
2011-01-04
Odeon Cinema fate to be decided shortly - Though the fate of Odeon Cinema building has not yet been decided, however, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) wants to use its land for recreational purposes.
Source: The News - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Film reels bound for cinema taken in Maidstone - Thieves have stolen four rolls of film reel that were bound for an Odeon cinema in Kent.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Cinepolis India appoints Devang Sampat as head strategy - Cinpolis India has appointed Devang Sampat as head of strategy. Sampat has been directly associated with the Indian film exhibition industry for over a decade, specializing in corporate strategy and planning.
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
XDC to deploy SmartJog library & delivery solution in 100 cinemas in Europe - XDC will deploy SmartJog service in 100 cinemas under contract with XDC. The service enables all cinemas to be connected to the SmartJog network as well as provides cinemas with a storage library for Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs).
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Scrabble Entertainment signs up with Hollywood studios for Mid-East deployment - Indian digital cinema deployment entity Scrabble Entertainment is now going international. After deploying 220 screens across 23 cities in India, and with plans for a further 250 screens by next year, Scrabble Entertainment is now planning to foray into the Middle East.
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Odeon must reel in buyer to stop the rot - Now, conservation groups have raised concerns that the former Odeon on Clerk Street is suffering from pigeon infestation, damp and dry rot.
Source: Scotsman - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Actors join campaign to save Thirties cinema - Four of Britain's top actors have joined a campaign opposing plans to build a supermarket and two 14-storey blocks of flats on the site of a Thirties art deco cinema.
Source: This Is London - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Cinedigm Announces Digital Financing and Deployment for ShowPlex Cinemas - New Theatre Circuit Will Operate 83 New Digital Cinema Screens in Five Midwest States
Source: Market Wire - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
MediaVest retains ?3m Cineworld business - MediaVest has retained the ?3m media business for multiplex cinema chain Cineworld, ending a three-month pitch process.
Source: Media Week - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Diggers drive out blockbuster premieres as Leicester Square becomes building site - Leicester Square has welcomed some of the biggest stars in the world to its international movie premieres. But for the next 17 months it will host a giant building site - putting red- carpet appearances by the likes of Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Emma Watson under threat.
Source: This Is London - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Ritzy cinema staff agree three-year deal - Union members at the Ritzy cinema accepted a three-year pay deal this month. Rates for 2010/11 will increase by 3.4 per cent backdated to 1 October.
Source: BECTU - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
New owners upgrade theaters - The theater complex at Meadowbrook Mall is under new ownership, a move officials will enhance the movie experience for local moviegoers. Officials also say it should increase the flow of customers.
Source: Morning Sun - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
How 3D films cost families an extra ?11 for a trip to the cinema - Taking children to the movies is a favoured way of keeping them entertained over the holidays. But those hoping a trip to the cinema will provide them with a moment?s peace should beware: it could come at a high price.
Source: Daily Mail - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Technicolor to issue shares to pay back debt - Set-top box maker Technicolor (TCH.PA) said on Wednesday that it will issue new shares worth about 213 million euros to pay back creditors after it failed to sell assets in its restructuring process fast enough.
Source: Reuters - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
What we were watching at the cinema this year - It?s been good year for British films, this year. It?s been a fantastic year for animation but above all it?s been the year in which 3-D has taken off to such an extent that it has ceased being a story-telling device and has become a gimmick.
Source: EADT - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Closing date set for Odeon - A CLOSING date has been set for bids to be submitted for the former Odeon cinema on Clerk Street.
Source: Scotsman - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Planning look again at listed building system - ALL the Island?s historic buildings are to be re-examined to see if they should be retained as listed properties. Jersey Heritage Trust will manage the survey, which will take place next year and in 2012, on behalf of Planning.
Source: This Is Jersey - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
US cinema attendance 5% down on 2009 - The number of north Americans who went to the cinema in 2010 was around 5% down on the 2009 total, figures show.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Blockbuster deal coming to IMAX - The curtain on a mergers and acquisitions boom could go up early in 2011.
Source: Daily Mail - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Coming soon? New future for grand old cinema - THE former Adelphi cinema in Attercliffe has been put on the market.The grade II listed building off Attercliffe Road is being sold through London firm Paramount Investments for ?220,000, although ?unconditional offers are invited?.
Source: Sheffield Telegraph - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Karachi's first 3D digital cinema opens its doors - Movie enthusiast Mariam Azmi said she has watched every trailer on the project website and has scheduled her entertainment calendar for the next month. ?We have no real entertainment in the city which is why this is just what we need right now,? she said, while testing the popcorn, which for her is ?an equally essential? part of the movie experience. ?Good, fresh? she commented, munching the kernels. Display screens above and on the ticket counter listed the movies playing at the cinema as well as the prices (different for regular and 3D cinemas).
Source: Tribune - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Deluxe Acquires Creative Services and Media Services Business Units from Ascent Media - Completes Previously Announced Transaction to Enhance Post-Production Service Offerings
Source: PR Newswire - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Final curtain for Hillfields' old Theatre One cinema - IT was the first cinema in Coventry that brought blockbuster hit Star Wars to city audiences. Crowds packed out Theatre One, in Ford Street, Hillfields, after beating the rights to show it before ABC and the Odeon.
Source: Coventry Telegraph - Editor: VM
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http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
Regards
Peter J. Knight
Webmaster
Nadelik Lowen ha Blydhen Nowydh Da! (or Happy new year) to you all, I hope you had a good Christmas and that 2011 is a good one for you. I have written a review of the news from 2010 which you can find at http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/2010review.php.
Finally, before the news headlines for the last two weeks, the King's Speech is out this week (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/). You maybe interested to know that the Projected Picture Trust (http://www.ppttrust.org), of which I am the chairman, provided a projector and projectionist for the film in December 2009. If you have a look at the International Trailer you can see a very brief shot of the projector at 1m04secs in, and I believe that the Trust also as a thank you in the credits.
And now for the first news headlines of 2011, available in the usual place: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php:
2011-01-04
Odeon Cinema fate to be decided shortly - Though the fate of Odeon Cinema building has not yet been decided, however, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) wants to use its land for recreational purposes.
Source: The News - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Film reels bound for cinema taken in Maidstone - Thieves have stolen four rolls of film reel that were bound for an Odeon cinema in Kent.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Cinepolis India appoints Devang Sampat as head strategy - Cinpolis India has appointed Devang Sampat as head of strategy. Sampat has been directly associated with the Indian film exhibition industry for over a decade, specializing in corporate strategy and planning.
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
XDC to deploy SmartJog library & delivery solution in 100 cinemas in Europe - XDC will deploy SmartJog service in 100 cinemas under contract with XDC. The service enables all cinemas to be connected to the SmartJog network as well as provides cinemas with a storage library for Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs).
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Scrabble Entertainment signs up with Hollywood studios for Mid-East deployment - Indian digital cinema deployment entity Scrabble Entertainment is now going international. After deploying 220 screens across 23 cities in India, and with plans for a further 250 screens by next year, Scrabble Entertainment is now planning to foray into the Middle East.
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Odeon must reel in buyer to stop the rot - Now, conservation groups have raised concerns that the former Odeon on Clerk Street is suffering from pigeon infestation, damp and dry rot.
Source: Scotsman - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Actors join campaign to save Thirties cinema - Four of Britain's top actors have joined a campaign opposing plans to build a supermarket and two 14-storey blocks of flats on the site of a Thirties art deco cinema.
Source: This Is London - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Cinedigm Announces Digital Financing and Deployment for ShowPlex Cinemas - New Theatre Circuit Will Operate 83 New Digital Cinema Screens in Five Midwest States
Source: Market Wire - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
MediaVest retains ?3m Cineworld business - MediaVest has retained the ?3m media business for multiplex cinema chain Cineworld, ending a three-month pitch process.
Source: Media Week - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Diggers drive out blockbuster premieres as Leicester Square becomes building site - Leicester Square has welcomed some of the biggest stars in the world to its international movie premieres. But for the next 17 months it will host a giant building site - putting red- carpet appearances by the likes of Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Emma Watson under threat.
Source: This Is London - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Ritzy cinema staff agree three-year deal - Union members at the Ritzy cinema accepted a three-year pay deal this month. Rates for 2010/11 will increase by 3.4 per cent backdated to 1 October.
Source: BECTU - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
New owners upgrade theaters - The theater complex at Meadowbrook Mall is under new ownership, a move officials will enhance the movie experience for local moviegoers. Officials also say it should increase the flow of customers.
Source: Morning Sun - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
How 3D films cost families an extra ?11 for a trip to the cinema - Taking children to the movies is a favoured way of keeping them entertained over the holidays. But those hoping a trip to the cinema will provide them with a moment?s peace should beware: it could come at a high price.
Source: Daily Mail - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Technicolor to issue shares to pay back debt - Set-top box maker Technicolor (TCH.PA) said on Wednesday that it will issue new shares worth about 213 million euros to pay back creditors after it failed to sell assets in its restructuring process fast enough.
Source: Reuters - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
What we were watching at the cinema this year - It?s been good year for British films, this year. It?s been a fantastic year for animation but above all it?s been the year in which 3-D has taken off to such an extent that it has ceased being a story-telling device and has become a gimmick.
Source: EADT - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Closing date set for Odeon - A CLOSING date has been set for bids to be submitted for the former Odeon cinema on Clerk Street.
Source: Scotsman - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Planning look again at listed building system - ALL the Island?s historic buildings are to be re-examined to see if they should be retained as listed properties. Jersey Heritage Trust will manage the survey, which will take place next year and in 2012, on behalf of Planning.
Source: This Is Jersey - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
US cinema attendance 5% down on 2009 - The number of north Americans who went to the cinema in 2010 was around 5% down on the 2009 total, figures show.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Blockbuster deal coming to IMAX - The curtain on a mergers and acquisitions boom could go up early in 2011.
Source: Daily Mail - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Coming soon? New future for grand old cinema - THE former Adelphi cinema in Attercliffe has been put on the market.The grade II listed building off Attercliffe Road is being sold through London firm Paramount Investments for ?220,000, although ?unconditional offers are invited?.
Source: Sheffield Telegraph - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Karachi's first 3D digital cinema opens its doors - Movie enthusiast Mariam Azmi said she has watched every trailer on the project website and has scheduled her entertainment calendar for the next month. ?We have no real entertainment in the city which is why this is just what we need right now,? she said, while testing the popcorn, which for her is ?an equally essential? part of the movie experience. ?Good, fresh? she commented, munching the kernels. Display screens above and on the ticket counter listed the movies playing at the cinema as well as the prices (different for regular and 3D cinemas).
Source: Tribune - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Deluxe Acquires Creative Services and Media Services Business Units from Ascent Media - Completes Previously Announced Transaction to Enhance Post-Production Service Offerings
Source: PR Newswire - Editor: VM
2011-01-04
Final curtain for Hillfields' old Theatre One cinema - IT was the first cinema in Coventry that brought blockbuster hit Star Wars to city audiences. Crowds packed out Theatre One, in Ford Street, Hillfields, after beating the rights to show it before ABC and the Odeon.
Source: Coventry Telegraph - Editor: VM
Google News Reader
You can also view the news via Google Reader Shared Items, this service provides more stories, more frequently updated, but with less quality of information. You can also subscribe to the RSS FEED of the same information.
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
Regards
Peter J. Knight
Webmaster
Sunday, 2 January 2011
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