NCM publicly proclaimed its interest in purchasing Screenvision in USA Today. NCM previously gained Screenvision’s anchor account, Loew’s Cineplex, following Loew’s purchase by AMC in 2006. It’s not clear that this is a good fit for NCM,
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Other News
Is XDC still making digital cinema servers? If Cannes was an indicator, then the answer is “no.” XDC’s press release for Cannes promoted its use of Doremi servers at the event. Presumably, the XDC variety wasn’t up to par. Just to keep
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Executive Summary
Texas Instruments and the Gore board. The “Gore board” was supposed to bring enhanced security to TI’s Series 1 projectors. However, it not only falls short of improved security, concern is mounting that it creates dark screens.
3-D
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Texas Instruments
Having rescued itself from its 3-D licensing fiasco, TI is now giving second thought to its “Gore board” for enhanced security in Series 1 projectors. The Gore board, so named for the manufacturer of the tamper-proof material that surrounds
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3-D Scorecard
While exhibitors beat up Fox over who will pay for 3-D glasses for Ice Age 3, and Fox beats up Real D for not approving lower priced glasses, 3000 screens are now 3-D capable around the world, and they’re not all Real D. Dolby now has a
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