mkpeReport

top analysis covering digital cinema, 3-D, HFR, and laser illumination

Executive Summary

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  • Cinedigm’s press releases. Cinedigm announced the signing of a “distribution agreement” with Warner, and letters of commitment for $100M in funds. All good news, but devils still lurk.
  • The “iDon’ts” of digital cinema. The list hasn’t changed much since 2005, and is unlikely to change soon without industry investment.
  • TI’s transition to Series 2 causes road bumps for its OEMs.
  • Closed Captions at ShowEast. Doremi debuts its proprietary closed caption system, and USL still working on closed caption glasses.
  • Sony Playstation comes to the Cinema. Exhibitors take note – there’s a lot more to this than pushing “go” on a Playstation.
  • European Commission seeks input on proposed digital cinema tax credits in Italy.
  • Technicolor 3-D film system at ShowEast produced less than stellar results.
  • ISDCF reports hard drive formatting issues.
  • SMPTE RP428-6 Digital Leader on the way.
  • Support growing for media block interface.
  • Digital Finance Limited of Ireland signs deployment agreements.