Tuesday, 8 February 2011
The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 08-02-2011
Hello All,
Please find this weeks news headlines available as ever at: http://ping.fm/S6RKk
2011-02-08
‘Silent’ national anthem at a cinema near you - A silent rendition of the national anthem by children with hearing and speech impairment is now being played at cinema halls and on television channels. Nearly 500 special children from eight schools in city have
Source: DNA India - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Imax Finds a Niche in Digital Future - Moviegoers in Moscow who do not want to munch popcorn with the multiplex masses will soon have an alternative. At a V.I.P. cinema that is set to open in April, they will be able to watch blockbusters on a large, curved Imax screen while lounging in oversize leather chairs. The cost of a ticket for one of the 80 seats: close to $100.
Source: New York Times - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinema space to turn into a food court - The cinema at Richmond Centre is expected to close some time this year, after city council this week approved a development permit.
Source: North Shore News - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinema and the authorities - Over 4 billion roubles will be allocated by the Russian government to support Russian cinema in 2011. This figure was specified at a session of the Governmental council on the development of Russian cinema which took place outside Moscow on the 1st of February, with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the chair.
Source: Voice Of Russia - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Fox Searchlight fills financing hole in the U.K. - When the abolition of the U.K. Film Council was announced last summer, funding for British filmmakers was thrown into uncertainty. But Fox Searchlight and Ingenious Media saw an opportunity.
Source: Variety - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinema scheme approved for Bournemouth - A nine-screen cinema complex has been given the go-ahead on a plot of land next to a 1920s seafront building in Bournemouth.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
City urged to force repairs to Odeon site - COMMUNITY activists have launched a campaign to persuade council chiefs to step in and save the former Odeon cinema.
Source: News Scotsman - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corporation Announces Digital Deployment for Southern Theatres - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), the global leader in digital cinema, today announced the deployment of 283 Cinedigm-Certified
Source: MarketWire - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Southfields screen dream still alive - The dream to restore an old picture house could still be on track, despite a residents
Source: Wandsworth Guardian - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Is there a reason for 4K digital cinema after all? - Necessary, perhaps, in a stadium-seating theater
Source: Variety - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Apollo looks to take on big three cinema chains - Apollo Cinemas, a 14-strong independent theatre chain, looks set to sell a stake to more than double the size of the business.
Source: Independent - Editor: VM
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Regards
Peter J. Knight
Please find this weeks news headlines available as ever at: http://ping.fm/S6RKk
2011-02-08
‘Silent’ national anthem at a cinema near you - A silent rendition of the national anthem by children with hearing and speech impairment is now being played at cinema halls and on television channels. Nearly 500 special children from eight schools in city have
Source: DNA India - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Imax Finds a Niche in Digital Future - Moviegoers in Moscow who do not want to munch popcorn with the multiplex masses will soon have an alternative. At a V.I.P. cinema that is set to open in April, they will be able to watch blockbusters on a large, curved Imax screen while lounging in oversize leather chairs. The cost of a ticket for one of the 80 seats: close to $100.
Source: New York Times - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinema space to turn into a food court - The cinema at Richmond Centre is expected to close some time this year, after city council this week approved a development permit.
Source: North Shore News - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinema and the authorities - Over 4 billion roubles will be allocated by the Russian government to support Russian cinema in 2011. This figure was specified at a session of the Governmental council on the development of Russian cinema which took place outside Moscow on the 1st of February, with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the chair.
Source: Voice Of Russia - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Fox Searchlight fills financing hole in the U.K. - When the abolition of the U.K. Film Council was announced last summer, funding for British filmmakers was thrown into uncertainty. But Fox Searchlight and Ingenious Media saw an opportunity.
Source: Variety - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinema scheme approved for Bournemouth - A nine-screen cinema complex has been given the go-ahead on a plot of land next to a 1920s seafront building in Bournemouth.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
City urged to force repairs to Odeon site - COMMUNITY activists have launched a campaign to persuade council chiefs to step in and save the former Odeon cinema.
Source: News Scotsman - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corporation Announces Digital Deployment for Southern Theatres - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), the global leader in digital cinema, today announced the deployment of 283 Cinedigm-Certified
Source: MarketWire - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Southfields screen dream still alive - The dream to restore an old picture house could still be on track, despite a residents
Source: Wandsworth Guardian - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Is there a reason for 4K digital cinema after all? - Necessary, perhaps, in a stadium-seating theater
Source: Variety - Editor: VM
2011-02-08
Apollo looks to take on big three cinema chains - Apollo Cinemas, a 14-strong independent theatre chain, looks set to sell a stake to more than double the size of the business.
Source: Independent - 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://ping.fm/9Mpcx
Regards
Peter J. Knight
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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 01-02-2011
Dear All,
Welcome to this weeks news headlines, available as ever at:
http://ping.fm/rOHUg my thanks to Vicky Mansfield for her help in compiling them.
2011-02-01
Take a Peek into the Renovated Picture House - Guests get a first look at a spiffed up Picture House on Saturday since the historic theater was closed for its restoration
Source: Pelham Patch - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Former Odeon Jersey demolition refusal a 'huge blow' - The refusal to allow the former Odeon in Bath Street to be knocked down has been described as a huge blow to Jersey's building industry.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
More2screen Team Up with Odeon, Vue and Apollo to Broadcast the World - More2Screen, is delighted to announce that on 23 February 2011 the world
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Official handover of new Newquay cinema - Keys to the brand new cinema in Newquay are officially being handed over by the main contractor today (Wednesday 26 January 2011).
Source: Deborah Clark Associates PR - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Glenelg cinema lifeline - THE landmark Glenelg cinema could be saved from demolition and converted into a multi-theatre complex.
Source: Guardian Messenger - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
IU Cinema/Bloomington, IN - The newest addition to the Fine Arts corridor of Indiana University
Source: Theatre Historical Society - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
IMAX Signs First Commercial Theatre Deal in Egypt With Misr International Films - IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Misr International Films (Youssef Chahine), the leading film company in Egypt, today announced an agreement to install a digital IMAX
Source: Global Newswire - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Regal Cinemas to add 1,500 RealD 3D Screens - Deal doubles chain's screen count to 3,000
Source: Variety.com - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Writing’s on the wall for Bridgnorth projectionists - It’s the end of an era at a Shropshire cinema, which is moving into the digital age after replacing its 1940s projector.
Source: Shropshire Star - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Questions over future of East Anglian Film Archive - It is a unique collection celebrating the history of East Anglia in celluloid. But speculation is mounting as to the future of the prestigious East Anglian Film Archive amid suggestions that its owners, the University of East Anglia, are considering moving it from its existing home.
Source: EDP24 - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Porthmadog cinema on the brink of closure - THE future of one of the last remaining examples of art deco cinemas in North Wales is teetering on the brink.
Source: Caernarfon Herald - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Cobb Theatres Selects Barco for Conversion of its Circuit - Cobb Theatres will complete the digital conversion of its entire circuit with the purchase of an additional 100+ Barco digital cinema projectors for eight of its theatres serving Florida, Alabama and the Southeast.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Hard times mean good times at Christie - While the recession has been brutal on many manufacturing companies in Waterloo Region, it doesn
Source: The Record - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Campaigners' chance to buy Lonsdale Alhambra cinema - People in a Cumbrian town campaigning to keep their cinema open have been given three months to raise
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
World's smallest cinema not big enough, says manager - The manager of the world's smallest cinema says it was not big enough to survive.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
£1 million plan for Marlborough - Plans to spend up to £1 million on upgrading Marlborough’s Town Hall have been unveiled by the town council .
Source: Gazette And Herald - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Detroit Theatre in Lakewood closing doors for good Monday - The marquee was bright and the lines long at the Detroit Theatre in Lakewood on Saturday night as movie-goers indulged in the popular weekend activity.
Source: News Net 5 - 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://ping.fm/wHXpU
Welcome to this weeks news headlines, available as ever at:
http://ping.fm/rOHUg my thanks to Vicky Mansfield for her help in compiling them.
2011-02-01
Take a Peek into the Renovated Picture House - Guests get a first look at a spiffed up Picture House on Saturday since the historic theater was closed for its restoration
Source: Pelham Patch - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Former Odeon Jersey demolition refusal a 'huge blow' - The refusal to allow the former Odeon in Bath Street to be knocked down has been described as a huge blow to Jersey's building industry.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
More2screen Team Up with Odeon, Vue and Apollo to Broadcast the World - More2Screen, is delighted to announce that on 23 February 2011 the world
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Official handover of new Newquay cinema - Keys to the brand new cinema in Newquay are officially being handed over by the main contractor today (Wednesday 26 January 2011).
Source: Deborah Clark Associates PR - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Glenelg cinema lifeline - THE landmark Glenelg cinema could be saved from demolition and converted into a multi-theatre complex.
Source: Guardian Messenger - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
IU Cinema/Bloomington, IN - The newest addition to the Fine Arts corridor of Indiana University
Source: Theatre Historical Society - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
IMAX Signs First Commercial Theatre Deal in Egypt With Misr International Films - IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Misr International Films (Youssef Chahine), the leading film company in Egypt, today announced an agreement to install a digital IMAX
Source: Global Newswire - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Regal Cinemas to add 1,500 RealD 3D Screens - Deal doubles chain's screen count to 3,000
Source: Variety.com - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Writing’s on the wall for Bridgnorth projectionists - It’s the end of an era at a Shropshire cinema, which is moving into the digital age after replacing its 1940s projector.
Source: Shropshire Star - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Questions over future of East Anglian Film Archive - It is a unique collection celebrating the history of East Anglia in celluloid. But speculation is mounting as to the future of the prestigious East Anglian Film Archive amid suggestions that its owners, the University of East Anglia, are considering moving it from its existing home.
Source: EDP24 - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Porthmadog cinema on the brink of closure - THE future of one of the last remaining examples of art deco cinemas in North Wales is teetering on the brink.
Source: Caernarfon Herald - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Cobb Theatres Selects Barco for Conversion of its Circuit - Cobb Theatres will complete the digital conversion of its entire circuit with the purchase of an additional 100+ Barco digital cinema projectors for eight of its theatres serving Florida, Alabama and the Southeast.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Hard times mean good times at Christie - While the recession has been brutal on many manufacturing companies in Waterloo Region, it doesn
Source: The Record - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Campaigners' chance to buy Lonsdale Alhambra cinema - People in a Cumbrian town campaigning to keep their cinema open have been given three months to raise
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
World's smallest cinema not big enough, says manager - The manager of the world's smallest cinema says it was not big enough to survive.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
£1 million plan for Marlborough - Plans to spend up to £1 million on upgrading Marlborough’s Town Hall have been unveiled by the town council .
Source: Gazette And Herald - Editor: VM
2011-02-01
Detroit Theatre in Lakewood closing doors for good Monday - The marquee was bright and the lines long at the Detroit Theatre in Lakewood on Saturday night as movie-goers indulged in the popular weekend activity.
Source: News Net 5 - 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://ping.fm/wHXpU
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