Distribution & Exhibition

Christie Helps Bring the Bedford Playhouse to Life

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 10:55 -- Nick Dager

Christie cinema projectors illuminated all three screens for the September grand opening of New York State’s newly renovated, historic Bedford Playhouse. The original Playhouse first opened its doors in April 1947, and 70 years later the total audio/visual design and installation phase for the new complex was awarded to Digital Media Systems, a valued Christie business partner, as part of the construction of the new facility that began in spring 2017.

Regal Launches Rebranding Campaign

Tue, 10/30/2018 - 14:56 -- Nick Dager

Regal, since March of this year part of Cineworld Group, the second biggest exhibitor in the world, has unveiled its new logo. The rebranding is part of a larger strategy to commit $1.0 billion over five years to build new cinemas and renovate existing ones, to ensure that Regal is The Best Place to Watch a Movie!

Ymagis Group Reports Third Quarter Earnings

Tue, 10/30/2018 - 09:27 -- Nick Dager

Ymagis Group today reported its consolidated revenue for Q3 and for the first nine months of 2018. The lower than expected performance of CinemaNext’s equipment distribution activities and increased difficulties with Eclair's post-production and restoration activities are not sufficient to offset the decline in virtual print fee activity over the third quarter of 2018.

Immersive Rooms

Mon, 10/29/2018 - 12:36 -- Nick Dager

One of the biggest technology trends in motion picture exhibition today is immersive seating. Several companies have successfully partnered with exhibitors, movie studies and other producers to create an audience experience that actively mirrors the sights, sounds, actions and aromas of the movie on the screen. MediaMation is unique among these companies because not only are the seats in an MX4D theatre designed for movement and effects, the entire room is.

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MediaMation MX4D

Abramorama Releasing East Bay Punk Documentary to iTunes

Fri, 10/26/2018 - 09:25 -- Nick Dager

Abramorama and Giant Pictures announced today that the punk music documentary, Turn it Around: The Story of East Bay Punk is being released in more than 70 territories including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil and Latin America. The film can now be purchased only on iTunes.

Abramorama originally released the film in theaters during the Fall of 2017, and it has played to enthusiastic audiences in more than 125 markets across the U.S. 

D-Box Installing Seats in Two Full Auditoriums

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 11:35 -- Nick Dager

For the first time in the U.S., D-Box will install motion recliner seats in two full auditoriums. The first installation is slated for November at the Maya Bakersfield Theatre in California. The second installation will start in December at the North Las Vegas Theater and be completed just in time for the highly anticipated holiday blockbuster season.

Making Sense of the SMPTE DCP Standard

Tue, 10/23/2018 - 11:48 -- Nick Dager

Despite the fact that the industry adopted an internationally ratified SMPTE DCP standard nearly a decade ago, there remains widespread confusion and disagreement about what constitutes a universally accepted digital cinema package. If that sentence makes no sense to you, you’re not alone. For months the European Digital Cinema Forum with sponsorship from the International Union of Cinemas has been developing a web portal to address this problem. Their mission statement is, “To act as an informational resource for the industry on the SMPTE DCP and its operational use, and to provide a point of reference of on-boarding for those individuals/organizations willing to aid in the transitional process on a territory by territory basis.”

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SMPTE DCP Standard
European Digital Cinema Forum

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