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Screenvision National Amusements Expand Their Ad Relationship

Sat, 11/13/2010 - 19:00 -- Nick Dager

Screenvision and Massachusetts-based National Amusements have announced a long-term expansion of their in-theatre advertising relationship. 
 
 Through the agreement Screenvision retains exclusive selling rights to the on-screen preshow across National Amusements’ 34 movie theatre locations representing 455 screens in the U.S. operating under the Showcase Multiplex and Cinema de Lux brands in New York Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati Hartford/New Haven and Providence.

SMPTE Releases Two New Digital Cinema Products

Sat, 11/13/2010 - 19:00 -- Nick Dager

As the conversion of theaters to digital infrastructures grows globally the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has released two digital cinema products designed to standardize workflows and ensure a consistent movie-going experience: the Digital Leader product for post-production and the Digital Projection Verifier product for theatres. The products both are based on the SMPTE RP 428-6-2009 recommended practice standard. “As the digital cinema rollout accelerates there is a critical need for standardized workflows ” says Barbara Lange executive director of SMPTE.

CinemaxX AG Installs Meyer Sound in Hamburg and Copenhagen

Sat, 11/13/2010 - 19:00 -- Nick Dager

CinemaxX AG has installed Meyer Sound Cinema Experience audio systems in two of its premiere screening rooms in Hamburg and Copenhagen.   Based on the Acheron screen channel loudspeakers the Meyer Sound systems are installed in Screen One at Hamburg’s CinemaxX Dammtor (1 001 seats) and Screen One at Denmark’s CinemaxX Copenhagen (754 seats). Both cinemas are also equipped with Sony 4K digital cinema projectors.   “We have created a special movie-going experience that now includes the best in sound along with the ultimate picture quality ” says CinemaxX CEO Christian Gisy.

IFTA Urges FCC Support for Open Internet

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Independent Film & Television Alliance has urged the Federal Communications Commission to keep an open and robust Internet from turning into private controlled networks exempt from anticompetitive safeguards.
 
 In its comments filed in response to the FCC’s further Notice of Inquiry on Broadband Policy the global trade association of the independent motion picture and television programming industry reiterated how seriously it takes the issue of open access to new media platforms.

New Mexico Film Office Moves to Campus of Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager


The State of New Mexico Film Office last month moved to the campus of Santa Fe University of Art and Design.   “We’re excited to join the campus community at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. I believe this will be a great fit with the school’s focus on arts and creativity ” says director Lisa Strout. “The university has offered the film office the opportunity to lease vacant office space for five years at $1 per year. Volunteers from the film industry are helping with the move.

National Film Board of Canada Forms Online Partnerships

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The National Film Board of Canada is taking a lead in the ever-evolving digital distribution world by forming new partnerships with top streaming websites and web retailers. 
 
 These new deals will provide high-speed access to NFB films for viewers around the world. Thirty NFB films will be offered worldwide on Joining the Docs a documentary video on demand/pay per view subscription site based in the UK.

Panasonic AG-AF100 to Start Shipping in December

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Panasonic Solutions Company has announced that the AG-AF100 which it calls the industry’s first professional micro 4/3-inch video camcorder optimized for high-definition video recording will start shipping on December 27th at a suggested list price of $4 995. Targeted at the video and film production communities the AF100 delivers the shallow depth of field and wider field of view of a large imager with the flexibility and cost advantages of a growing line of professional quality industry-standard micro 4/3-inch lenses filters and adapters.

Petrol Bags introduces Digibag DSLR Camera Bag

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Petrol Bags a Vitec Group Brand has introduced the Digibag DSLR camera bag. This semi-hard cushioned carrier is uniquely designed to safeguard a video-enabled DSLR camera and important accessories while on the go and keep them well organized on location. Petrol Digibag combines a smart streamlined design in black 900D and ballistic nylon fabrics with features designed to offer the ultimate in convenience and equipment protection. The Digibag’s top flap opens extra wide for instant access to the bag’s spacious main compartment.

IVC Digital Film Center Opens 4K Mastering Theatre

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The IVC Digital Film Center in Hollywood now features a 4K mastering theatre with both 4K and 2K projection THX certified surround and what the company claims is the largest currently installed color reference screen a 23-foot by 12-foot JKP Affinity. “The JKP Affinity screen is especially noteworthy ” says Jim James IVC’s chief engineer “and in our use it serves as what we believe is the best and largest color reference monitor now in use.

Screenvision Acquired by Shamrock Names Travis Reid CEO

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Screenvision has announced the closing of its acquisition by Shamrock Capital Growth Fund and the appointment of Travis Reid as the company's new chief executive officer. We have known Travis for many years and are thrilled that he has agreed to lead Screenvision to the next era of growth says Shamrock managing director Steve Royer.  Travis has an over thirty-year history in the exhibition space having operated chains and most recently pioneering the digital revolution for the cinema exhibition industry. He was our ideal candidate.

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