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How much did AMC pay for 54 Sony 4Ks?

The tail end of ShowEast brings the announcement that AMC Theatres will install 54 of Sony’s 4K projectors in four of its new cinemas. The press release gives the details of how many projectors will go into which multiplexes and when: Sony will provide 54 SXRD 4K digital cinema systems at new…

DCI’s testing plan clears last hurdle for D-Cinema equipment makers

The long awaited compliance test plan (CTP) has at long last been published by Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) on its website. This plan will allow the independent verification of digital cinema equipment as being ‘compliant’ (a much misused word in digital cinema circles) with the DCI…

There’s not really 5,000 digital cinemas out there

DLP Cinema(R) Technology Surpasses 5,000 Screen Milestone

Rumour mill: Technicolor loses a studio while Arts Alliance gains one

Two items from the unsubstantiated-but-strong-rumour department. Technicolor is said to have lost one of their two large Hollywood studio clients for prints and lab work. That would mean that either Warner Bros or Disney have opted to go with Deluxe – and another nail in the coffin for Technic…

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Katzenberg Sees The Future and It’s In 3D

As previously reported here the big buzz this year at ShowEast is definitely digital 3D. In case there were still any doubters here at ShowEast, DreamWorks Animation topper Jeffrey Katzenberg turned up on Tuesday morning to preach the 3D gospel to 1,000 or so attendees at a breakfast sponsored by Te…

Deluxe and Sony Digital Cinema Appointments

Deluxe and Sony have both announced senior management appointments in their digital cinema divisions. Deluxe has appointed former Loews Cineplex VP John Wolski to look after the exhibitor side of their digital cinema operation. From the press release: Deluxe Digital Cinema, a unit of Deluxe Entertai…

ShowEast 2007: Digital Cinema Goes International

Possibly in an attempt to wait for attendees to wake up and join the conference, it was the second panel discussion at the international day of ShowEast 2007 that was the most relevant to the what was on the minds of world wide exhibitors. Moderated by Bill Mead, the publisher of DCinema Today, the…

ShowEast deals round up – Day 1

As always, a raft of digital and cinema related deals were announced on the first day of ShowEast. Below are the key ones. AccessIT partners Sensio for live 3D streaming Digital cinema integrator AccessIT has announced a partnership with stereoscopic technology solutions provider Sensio to broadcast…

ShowEast 2007: Internet Marketing Highlighted At International Day

Just when I think the motion picture exhibition and distribution industry is going to catch up to emerging technologies I was reminded just how far behind they may truly be. ShowEast 2007 kicked off this morning in Orlando, FL. with its international day. The first seminar in the program was entitle…

ShowEast – yet more digital and 3D

Attendees of ShowEast must be experiencing serious deja vu all over again. Digital Cinema and digital 3D are the big themes, Katzenberg is there to spread the digital/3D gospel and everyone still waits for DCIP to show its hand. So it’s just like CinemaExpo in June and ShoWest in March. OK, so…