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Making A Suitable Boy

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 10:40 -- Nick Dager

Produced to extremely high production standards and directed by Indian American filmmaker Mira Nair, A Suitable Boy tells the story of spirited university student Lata (Tanya Maniktala) as she comes of age in North India in 1951, at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation and is about to go to the polls for its first democratic general election. The series involves more than a hundred characters, many belonging to one of four extended families.

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Nagra Exceeds 1.5 Billion Multi-DRM Licenses in India

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 11:11 -- Nick Dager

Nagra, a Kudelski Group company, has exceeded 1.5 billion multi-digital rights management licenses served by its cloud-based security services platform for the Airtel Xstream app. Airtel Xstream is the digital entertainment platform of Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecom company. Built as an India-first video network for premium digital content, Airtel Xstream offers more than 10,000 shows and movies, and 350 live TV channels.

ABR Cinemas Upgrades Sound System

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:04 -- Nick Dager

ABR Cinemas is a multiplex located in historic Gudivada, India and is one of Andhra Pradesh’s premier cinemas. To create a more immersive experience with even, balanced sound coverage, the exhibitor recently decided to upgrade its aging audio systems. The company hired sound integrators Digital Sound System to install three Harman Professional Solutions cinema audio systems featuring JBL loudspeakers, Crown amplifiers and state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos processors.

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Carnival Cinemas Installing Christie RGB Laser Projectors Across Entire Chain

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:43 -- Nick Dager

Carnival Cinemas, Mumbai, one of the leading and fastest growing national multiplex chains in India, has chosen Christie’s RGB pure laser cinema projectors featuring RealLaser illumination technology as its projection systems to power theatre screens across the country. The projectors will be installed and maintained by TSR Films Private Limited, Christie’s pre-eminent integration partner of its family of RGB pure laser cinema projectors in India.

Yash Raj Films’ War Releasing in 4DX

Mon, 09/23/2019 - 10:53 -- Nick Dager

Leading Indian film production company Yash Raj Films has announced that its latest feature film War will be coming to select theatres in CJ4DPlex’s multi-sensory cinema experience, 4DX. War was produced by Aditya Chopra. The film will release October 2 on Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday in India. The movie in 4DX will be available in India at PVR Cinemas and Cinepolis Cinemas, and at Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, and across the UAE at Vox Cinemas.

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Sree Kalidas M-Plex Installs Christie Projection, ViveAudio

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 11:51 -- Nick Dager

Sree Kalidas M-Plex has become the first cinema complex in the southern Indian state of Kerala to install cinema projectors featuring Christie RealLaser illumination and ViveAudio. Located in the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, the newly completed multiplex has seven auditoriums. Christie’s Indian partner TSR handled the installation.

Second Emerging Cinema Markets Conference to be held November 19-21 in Istanbul

Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:38 -- Nick Dager

The Emerging Cinema Markets Conference will be held for its second year November 19-21 in Istanbul. Building on the success of last year’s event, this year special focus sessions will be held on Turkey, Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia and other emerging countries. There will also be an update on the Gulf Cooperation Council cinema industry hosted by The Big Picture Cinema Consultants. Keynote speakers and the full schedule will be announced over the coming months.

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