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Theatre Owners

The Accessibility Gap

November 2010

It was reported in last month’s report that an accessibility gap exists between studios and exhibitors.  Studios put in substantial effort to include accessibility content with their movies.  Exhibitors complain that they can’t obtain it.
In this month’s ISDCF meeting, the subject was lightly explored.  The eye opener was a comment from Technicolor that they were [...]

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Other News

September 2010

The European Commission has set aside €4 million ($5.4 million) over the next two years to help European cinemas go digital.  Priority will go to arthouse cinemas screening “a substantial share” of European films.
Laser Light Engines announced that it has raised $13 million in its second round of financing, from investors including IMAX Corporation  and [...]

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IMAX vs Everyone Else

May 2010

IMAX is an enigma to investors.  Its brand was established with the 15-perf 70mm film format, without doubt the finest image ever put on screen.  But quality can be expensive and therefore unpopular.  The cost to distribute first release movies in the IMAX film format was simply too expensive to sustain.  IMAX explored digital options [...]

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US Federal Court Makes a Landmark Decision for Accessibility

April 2010

The US Federal law titled Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has largely been the driving force behind the inclusion of accessibility features in digital cinema.  There has been no shortage of lawsuits with cinema owners over accessibility in the US, largely initiated by Attorney Generals at the State level.  The case in Arizona was made [...]

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DCIP Finally Announces, and Maybe a Surprise Coming?

March 2010

The most significant announcement for the rollout of digital cinema was also the most anti-climatic.  DCIP finally announced the completion of approximately 70% of its financing package.  The announcement was hinging on the signing of a purchase agreement with Sony Electronics.  Last minute haggling?  Given that Sony will collect the lion share of the money [...]

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DCIP and its Non-Announcement

February 2010

The press has been far more eager than DCIP to announce completion of its funding and its readiness to rollout.  Both the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal published articles this month of a pending announcement.  The one announcement that did occur, though, was by Amy Miles, CEO, and David Ownby, EVP and [...]

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The Flap over Alice in Wonderland, and Other 3-D News

February 2010

If in the movie industry, one would have to be living under a rock not to watch Rich Ross take front stage and center with expected 3-D blockbuster Alice in Wonderland in his new role as Chairman of Walt Disney Pictures.  If Ross didn’t understand the temperament of exhibition before, he certainly has a taste [...]

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Other News

February 2010

Digital cinema financing in Europe continues to take center stage in European forums.  At this year’s Media Salles event, held in Helsinki, government officials of several Nordic countries explained differences in proposed programs designed to support independent cinema owners.  But some terms were questionable.  The Swedish government, for instance, will finance 60% of equipment costs [...]

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