Distribution & Exhibition

SMPTE 2021 ATC Begins in November

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 11:16 -- Nick Dager

SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced that registration is open for its annual technical conference, SMPTE 2021 ATC, a virtual event with daily four-hour sessions offered November 9-11 and November 16-18. The society's annual technical conference is the world's premier peer-reviewed forum for media and entertainment technology, and this year's format and schedule, including a day of sessions presented in APAC-friendly time zones, are designed to make participation more convenient for busy industry professionals everywhere.

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GDC Technology Unveils IAB Upgrade Option for DTS:X

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 11:12 -- Nick Dager

GDC Technology announced today the option to upgrade the award-winning GDC SX-4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block to DTS:X supporting the immersive audio bitstream. This upgrade is designed to support SMPTE’s immersive audio bitstream standard ST 2098-2, which represents a major milestone towards the goal of delivering a single interoperable immersive audio format for theatrical distribution.

DCU Hires Ycong, Adds Premiere Cinemas and Epic Theatres to Network

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 11:08 -- Nick Dager

Digital Cinema United, a content services company specializing in digital cinema package production and delivery services, has hired Ronnie Ycong to lead the company’s North America and Latin America region as executive vice president and general manager – Americas. At the same time the company announced the addition of Premiere Cinemas and Epic Theatres to its DCU Connect network.

Santikos Selects Cinionic as Exclusive Tech Partner for Three Years

Wed, 10/06/2021 - 12:07 -- Nick Dager

Santikos has selected Cinionic, the Barco, CGS, and ALPD cinema joint venture, as its exclusive technology partner for the next three years. Under the new agreement, Cinionic will power the San Antonio, Texas based circuit with laser cinema systems and Barco Alchemy media servers. The exclusive partnership builds on Santikos’ long-standing relationship with Cinionic.

Grand Cinemas Installing MX4D in Theatres in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Wed, 10/06/2021 - 11:50 -- Nick Dager

Arts Alliance Media today announced that Grand Cinemas will introduce a MediaMation immersive MX4D Motion EFX Theatre to their forthcoming projects in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia which are due to open in 2022. The announcement follows the news earlier this week that AAM is now the sole cinema reseller of MX4D products globally.

Draken Film Launches Bad Movie Index

Tue, 10/05/2021 - 11:55 -- Nick Dager

What happens if you compare the streaming giants’ top movies with their ratings on major movie rating sites? The Bad Movie Index, created by Draken Film, the Swedish streaming service for quality cinema, was created to inspire people to broaden their film taste with what the service believes is the first-ever moving subscription price.

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