While the players listed in this group have content delivery as their primary focus, other entities also deliver content, including Cinedigm, Dolby, Qube, and GDC. Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition is a joint venture of Warner Bros, Universal, and DCIP. The joint-venture’s goal is to build and operate
Archives for December 2009
Projectors
Texas Instruments 2009 was TI’s year of blunders. An internal cutback in DLP business development took place in January, largely due to the loss of sales in its DLP TV division as consumers switched to flat panel LCD and plasma sets. Included in the cutback was a reduction of staff
Servers, TMS, and Media Blocks
Server manufacturers face the most challenges in digital cinema. DCI continues to tweak its specification and test plan, requiring changes to designs. And the nascent 4K market will create a new market for media blocks inside projectors that will shift the way server technology is packaged and sold. Note that
3-D
Of the four major suppliers of add-on 3-D technology for digital cinema, three of them are reported on in this section. Dolby, the fourth, appears in the Servers section. 3-D tickets are sold with a premium added, typically in the $2-$3 range. The premium is split between exhibitor and distributor