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TheatersCellit to Provide Moblie Marketing for Cinema Screen MediaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2006 - 9:44am.
tags: Marketing | Advertising | Movies | Theaters | Mobile Marketing | Chicago | Cellit | Cinema Screen Media |
National Amusements Launches CyGamZ Interactive Gaming VenuesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2006 - 2:49pm.
Ypsilanti, Mich. - National Amusements, the movie theater chain that owns controlling interest in media conglomerate Viacom, announced on Tuesday the launch of a new franchise of interactive gaming venues.
tags: Games | Movies | Tournaments | Commerce | Theaters | Venues | National Amusements | Frag Dolls | CyGamZ |
Paramount's "Beowulf" to Screen in 3D Using Real D TechnologyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2006 - 12:35pm.
Hollywood - Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that director Robert Zemeckis' live-action film version of "Beowulf" will be offered in 3D in select theaters on the same day of its 35mm release. The film will be presented using Real D's digital 3D projectors.
Thomson's Technicolor to Convert Mann Theatres to DigitalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2006 - 1:46pm.
Burbank, Calif. - French electronics firm Thomson announced on Monday that its Burbank, Calif.-based Technicolor Digital Cinema unit has installed digital projection systems in several Mann Theatres locations in Los Angeles, as part of its North America beta test of digital cinema equipment. The test includes projectors at Grauman's Chinese Theatre and Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood, as well as the Village, Bruin, Criterion 6 and Marketplace 4 theaters. Thomson aims to install digital projection systems in up to 5,000 screens over the next 3-4 years, and at least 15,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada over the next 10 years.
Cinema West Signs with Christie/AIX’s Digital Cinema SystemsAuthored by robert on October 13, 2006 - 1:00pm.
Access Integrated Technologies today announced that independent exhibitor Cinema West has signed a contract with the company's wholly owned subsidiary Christie/AIX, for the installation of state-of-the-art digital cinema systems for all 64 of its screens. It is the seventh chain to contract with AccessIT, raising total exhibitor commitment to its digital cinema deployment plan to over 3,000 screens.
tags: Tech | Digital Cinema | Movies | Commerce | Theaters | Video Tech | Christie/AIX | Cinema West |
Screenvision to Serve Pre-Movie Digital Ads in Carmike CinemasAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2006 - 7:03pm.
New York - Screenvision, a provider of movie theater advertising services, announced on Tuesday an agreement with movie exhibitor Carmike Cinemas, which operates 292 theaters in 37 states. Under the deal, Screenvision will display its high-definition digital advertising pre-show on Carmike screens equipped with 2K digital cinema projectors. New York-based Screenvision said the Carmike agreement boosts to nearly 6,000 the total number of digital screens that feature its pre-show.
tags: Video | Advertising | HD | Digital Cinema | Movies | Video Ads | Theaters | Screenvision | Carmike |
Stratacache Releases OmniCast Digital Cinema Distribution SystemAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 26, 2006 - 12:55am.
Dayton, Ohio - Stratacache on Tuesday introduced its OmniCast content distribution system for digital cinema. The technology can transmit digital film files from a single source to hundreds or thousands of theaters simultaneously at high speed. Ohio-based Stratacache said OmniCast has been proven to multicast 300GB video files in excess of 100Mbps on low-cost Intel servers.
AccessIT Signs Deal with The Bigger Picture for Digital Cinema ContentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 20, 2006 - 12:01pm.
Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies (AccessIT), a provider of digital cinema software and services for theaters, announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with The Bigger Picture, to make its entertainment programming available to all 785 theaters using Christie/AIX digital projectors. The programs include G-rated movies for kids on the weekends, anime films and "inspirational films" from Fox's new Fox Faith studio.
Met to Beam Operas to Movie Theaters, Internet, Satellite RadioAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:08pm.
 New York - New York's Metropolitan Opera this week announced plans to broadcast live performances to movie theaters and stream them over the Internet and satellite radio services. Six Met performances from the upcoming season will be beamed live in high-definition audio and video to movie theaters in the U.S. (National CineMedia), Canada (Cineplex Entertainment) and Europe (Odeon/UCI).
Thomson to Install Digital Cinema Systems for National AmusementsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 29, 2006 - 1:34pm.
Burbank, Calif. - French electronics firm Thomson announced on Tuesday that its Technicolor Digital Cinema unit has signed an agreement with movie theater owner National Amusements, to install and maintain digital cinema systems in at least 120 theaters.
IMAX Faces Shareholder Class Action SuitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 17, 2006 - 1:24pm.
Radnor, Pa. - A shareholder class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in New York against large-screen format movie exhibitor IMAX, which includes allegations the company reported revenue from a number of theaters before they opened, to make its finances more attractive to suitors.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | Movies | Investing | Theaters | IMAX | Class Action | Shareholders | Stocks |
Kodak, NCM to Develop Digital Cinema Software for Movie TheatersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 17, 2006 - 1:21pm.
Los Angeles - Kodak Digital Cinema announced that it has partnered with National CineMedia (NCM), a joint venture between a number of theater owners that develops pre-feature advertising and entertainment, to develop digital cinema theater management software.
Thomson Signs Digital Cinema Firms to Use Watermarking TechnologyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 16, 2006 - 4:18pm.
Paris - Digital video equipment maker Thomson announced on Wednesday that its NexGuard digital cinema watermarking technology has been adopted by what the company estimates to be 75% of the server marketplace.
Christie/AIX Gets $217 Million Loan to Convert 4,000 Theaters to DigitalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 2, 2006 - 1:33pm.
Norwalk, Conn. - Access Integrated Technologies, the parent company of digital cinema firm Christie/AIX, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $217 million senior credit facility from GE Commercial Finance - Global Media & Communications. Proceeds will be used for Christie/AIX's nationwide conversion of 4,000 movie theater screens to a digital format. The company has already converted over 600 screens for six different movie exhibitors, and expects to complete the full rollout in 2007.
tags: Deals | Video | Digital Cinema | Movies | Investing | Debt Deals | Theaters | Christie/AIX | Loans |
IMAX, National Amusements to Open Theaters in RussiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 24, 2006 - 5:55pm.
Toronto - IMAX Corporation on Monday announced plans to expand its large-screen theaters into Russia, through an agreement with Rising Star Media, a joint venture between National Amusements and Soquel Ventures.
tags: Video | Movies | Commerce | Russia | Theaters | IMAX | National Amusements | Rising Star Media |
Real D to Install Digital 3D Systems in 150 Cinemark TheatersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 17, 2006 - 12:56pm.
Los Angeles - Real D, a developer of digital 3D cinema technology, announced on Monday that it has partnered with movie exhibitor Cinemark USA to equip up to 150 theater screens with Real D Cinema systems.
Digital Cinema Firm AccessIT Acquires Theater Ad Provider UniqueScreenAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:36pm.
Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies (AccessIT), a provider of digital cinema delivery systems, announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire UniqueScreen Media, a provider of digital preview ads in theaters.
tags: Deals | Video | Advertising | Digital Cinema | Movies | Acquisitions | Theaters | AccesIT | UniqueScreen |
IMAX 3D Version of "Superman Returns" Breaks Box Office RecordAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:34pm.
New York - The IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced on Thursday that "Superman Returns: An IMAX 3D Experience" -- the first live-action feature to include scenes in the new IMAX 3D format -- broke the IMAX box office opening week record, taking in $6.83 million over the extended fourth of July weekend.
tags: Video | Movies | Commerce | Warner Bros. | Theaters | 3D | Superman Returns | IMAX | Box Office |
bCODE Launches SMS Mobile Movie Ticketing Service in AustraliaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2006 - 12:40pm.
Sydney, Australia - Mobile ticketing service provider bCODE announced on Monday the launch of its SMS text message-based mobile movie ticket sales service with Manly Cinemas in Australia.
Archer Inks 30-Year Deal to Oversee Digital Cinema Conversion in ChinaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2006 - 4:43pm.
Los Angeles - Archer Entertainment Media Communications, a provider of digital cinema production and distribution services, announced on Thursday that it has signed a 30-year digital cinema deployment agreement with China Film Group, the country's official film production and exhibition entity.
tags: Deals | Video | Video Deals | Tech | Digital Cinema | Movies | China | Theaters | Video Tech | Archer |
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