Distribution & Exhibition
NCTA and Dolby Collaborate on 3D Cable Set-Top Box
Submitted by Nick Dager on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:45.Datasat Digital Entertainment joins Crestron Partnership Program
Submitted by Nick Dager on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:35.Cinedigm Named Digital Cinema Advisor to Telluride Film Festival
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West Bank Cinema Reopens
The only movie theater in the West Bank town of Jenin finally reopened its doors on August 5th with a three-day film festival. And the resuscitated Cinema Jenin is set to be far more than a source of entertainment for the area’s residents. Its intended role is as the town’s new cultural heart, promoting peace, an intercultural dialog, education, and social integration. Exhibition
Drive-Ins Enter the Digital Age
For more than half a century, the Spud Drive-In has been a local landmark in Diggs, Idaho. Last month, with screenings of Despicable Me and Robin Hood, it became America’s first true digital drive-in. While other outdoor theatres have used digital projectors to show DVDs to large outdoor audiences, Spud is the only drive-in to date to actually employ digital cinema projection and surround sound audio. They plan to install 3D technology this month. Systems Integration
Rising to the Challenge
Attracting over two million visitors in its first two months of operation, the USA Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai China delivers its Rise to the Challenge theme in a series of Hollywood-style, multi-dimensional presentations, created by BRC Imagination Arts, that tell the story of the American spirit of perseverance, innovation and community building. Coming Soon
Republic PicturesThe legendary movie studio turns 75 years old. Complete story in our next edition |
News Stories
AMC Opens ETX Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri
Korea’s Largest Theatre Chain, CJ CGV, Converts to 3D
CJ CGV, the largest theatre chain in Korea, has converted 58 additional screens to 3D with MasterImage digital 3D cinema systems and will supply systems for all of the chain’s 160 3D theatres.
Cinema Scene Marketing Network Reaches 170 Locations
Cinema Scene Marketing has announced that its Digital Media Network has grown to 170 locations, which account for an estimated 2,250 theatre screens across the US.
Cinemark to open Century Branded Theatre in New Mexico
Cinemark has announced plans to open a new Century branded theatre in Rio Rancho, New Mexico at The Village at Rio Rancho in time for the 2011 summer blockbuster season.
Arts Alliance Media to Digitize Spain’s Yelmo Cines
In what is the largest digital cinema deal to date in Spain, Arts Alliance Media and Yelmo Cines have reached an agreement to digitize Yelmo’s chain of 31 cinemas.
UltraStar Cinemas to Install D-Box Seats in Scottsdale Theatre
D-Box Technologies has announced an agreement with San Diego-based UltraStar Cinemas to equip its new Scottsdale, Arizona theatre with 26 D-Box MFX seats. Shows / ConferencesCreateasphere
September 21-22, 2010 The New Yorker Hotel |
AMC has opened a new Enhanced Theatre Experience at the AMC BarryWoods 24 in Kansas City, Missouri.