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Can Social Media Help A Movie Studio Conduct Market Research?

There used to be a time not so long ago, about two or three years, that motion picture distributors made many of their decisions about release patterns based on a weekly report produced by one third-party company; National Research Group. The company, founded in 1978, became a de-facto standard for…

A Comprehensive Review of Paramount’s Direct-To-Exhibitor VPF Agreement

Since January 22nd, when Paramount Pictures announced their plan to offer virtual print fees directly to exhibitors, the news has been a frequent topic of conversation throughout the exhibition community. It didn’t take long before a copy of the agreement began circulating through the industry, in…

Sony Teams Up With RealD To Offer 3D Solution

[/caption] Long criticized for their inability to project 3D films, at least inexpensively, Sony may have finally found an appropriate solution for its 4K projectors. Earlier today Sony announced they would be working with RealD to merge the two companies’ technologies into a combined product offer…

RealD Scores Hat Trick in 3D Deal With UK’s Vue

Digital 3D provider RealD was bagged three of the top three UK exhibitors with the announcement that Vue will be converting 200 screens using RealD’s solution. This follows hot on the heels of #1 exhibitor Odeon/UCI’s deal for 500 screens and #2 exhibitor Cineworld’s deal to conver…

Trades Tackle Box Office Reporting Day-By-Day

There are some who believe that Hollywood movies began a long decline when the industry started relying on a film’s opening weekend box office for a large chunk of its ultimate gross. They argue that as mainstream media began to report box office figures, who came in first over a given weekend beca…

How Good/Bad Is Sony Pictures’ Deal With Cinedigm?

Reading between the lines of digital cinema related press releases is often required to understand what a deal really means, as opposed to what those issuing the release want you to think it means. This appears to be the case with the recent announcement that Cinedigm (formerly AccessIT) has signed…

Opera Industry Voices Concern Over Movie Theatre Broadcasts

[youtube width=”480″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdUzNYGxcJ8[/youtube] Many who know me are aware what a big opera buff I am. I’ve held a subscription to the Los Angeles Opera‘s annual season for at least the past five years, and when I travel I m…

Cinedigm Scores Big With Live 3D Broadcast of NBA All-Star Event

On Satruday evening Cinedigm continued its ongoing effort to bring popular sporting events in 3D to North American movie theatres by broadcasting the NBA All-Star Saturday Night to more than 80 venues in the U.S. and Canada. Since this type of alternative content is all the rage these days I decide…

Lionsgate Goes Mobile With Webalo

[/caption] While it may not be the Hollywood-way, I’m always glad to hear about a longtime friends’ success. That’s one way of saying I need to offer a full disclosure for this post. You see, Rob Edenzon has been an acquaintance for ten years now, since joining the board of direc…

Largest UK Cinema Chain Picks Vendors for 3D While Snubbing Third Party Integrators

The UK’s largest exhibitor Odeon (formed through the merger with UCI) has selected Real Image‘s Qube server and projectors from NEC to extend the company’s digital cinema and (particularly) digital 3D reach. From the Qube press release: Odeon and UCI Cinemas Choose Qube Servers Qub…