CN Films Chooses SmartJog’s Digital Delivery Technology

CN Films has named SmartJog, the global leader in secure digital delivery of entertainment media, to operate a platform for digital delivery of independent European films.

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NEC Digital Cinema Division Wins the 2007 American Business Award

NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of network, IT and digital cinema solutions, today announced that the its STARUS™ NC2500S digital cinema projector with DLP Cinema® technology from Texas Instruments® was awarded a “Stevie” at the 2007 American Business Awards.

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DALSA Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results

DALSA Corporation, an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors, today reported revenue of $47.7 million for the quarter ended June 30th, 2007, and net income of $20,000 or $0.00 per share, diluted.

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3D Biz Expo 2007 – Technology, Business & Markets For 3D Stereoscopic Displays

OBJECTIVE

The 3D industry (stereoscopic, volumetric and holographic) is much more diverse and rich than most people realize.  There are over 40 distinct market/application segments offering 3D solutions today.  But there is little awareness of these applications across the industry, which is hindering sharing of technology and solutions.  There is also a key need to educate the customer community about the maturity and sophistication of 3D solutions.  All this is needed to move the 3D industry from a series of niche applications to a broad market force with mainstream solutions.
 
As a result, Insight Media (IM) and the US Display Consortium (USDC) have organized the 3D Business Symposium & Exhibition (3D Biz-Ex).  Our goal is create a “Big Tent” environment that will bring together developers, providers and customers in all of these 3D market/application segments.  This has never been done before, and we believe it will create a unique environment for attendees to:
- Gage the full scope of the diverse 3D industry
- Learn about other 3D applications
- Network with other leaders in the industry
- Develop technology/solution partnerships
- Help customers understand the maturity and benefits of 3D solutions
- Allow leaders to understand the key business issues facing market expansion
- Enable greater understanding of technology innovations, market dynamics and strategic opportunities
- Lay the groundwork for a major exhibition expansion in 2008

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Our goal is to create the largest US-based event focused on the 3D industry.  Consequently, 3D Biz-Ex will consist of two parts. 

• A symposium consisting of presentations and panel discussions about technology, markets, opportunities and business issues
• An exhibition where the latest 3D components and solutions in a variety of market/application segments will be shown.

The symposium will feature key industry leaders who will present data, analysis, innovations, forecasts, business solutions, market opportunities, hurdles and challenges within the varied 3D industry.  The goal is to help the industry identify ways to overcome challenges and to take advantage of opportunities to grow the market. (See preliminary agenda sessions below.)

The exhibition will complement the symposium by showcasing state-of-the-art 3D components, technology and solutions across the diverse 3D market.  This is designed to help educate and assure potential customers about 3D solutions and to facilitate cross-pollination among industry providers to help advance solutions.  The exhibition will be open for conference attendees only on September 18, and open to the general public on September 19 from 10am-3pm.

Note: exhibition space is limited in 2007, so reserve a space early.  Our goal is to expand the exhibition significantly in 2008 and the conference organizers welcome your input on this expansion.  We invite you to attend this important event to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunity to meet with industry professionals and media representatives. Please go to www.3dBizEx.com for the latest updates on this event.

Agenda

     ·      3D Markets and Outlook
     ·      3D Public Displays
     ·      3D Gaming
     ·      3D Cinema
     ·      Other 3D Displays and Technology
     ·      3D TV
     ·      3D Visualization

REGISTRATION

Early Registration                    $595       before 8/20/07
Late Registration                     $695       before 9/14/07
On-Site Registration                $795       on-site
Exhibits (Wednesday Only)     Free
The conference registration fee includes morning refreshments, lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday, light afternoon refreshments, and the evening networking reception. Please click the link below to register online.
 

SPONSORS  &  EXHIBITORS

A limited amount of space is available for product demonstrations and sponsorships. We expect to be able to accommodate approximately 40 exhibitors with 4×6 tabletops. To find out more information please contact Insight Media, Dian Mecca, (203) 831-8464, dian@insightmedia.info..  Conference website:  www.3DbizEx.com.

Cinema Digital Film Festival – Seoul – Launches

Cinema Digital Seoul (aka CinDi), a new film festival devoted to Asian features shot on digital format, will hold its first edition from July 20-27.

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Showplace Cinemas Latest To Sign Digital Deployment And Pre-Show Programming Deal With AccessIT

Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (“AccessIT”) (NASDAQ:AIXD) today announced that Showplace Cinemas, (North Park Cinemas, Inc.) will be the eleventh chain to convert 39 megaplex screens in three locations to Digital Cinema using AccessIT’s Theatre Command CenterTM software and pre-show programming and Christie DLP Cinema® projectors.  The completion of this contract brings AccessIT’s Christie/AIX program to a total of 3,486 screens committed of the 4,000 in the Christie/AIX plan.

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Britain loves film and the world loves our films

Britain is a nation of film lovers with box office takings up 56% in the last ten years; British films are popular overseas with exports at an eleven year high; and British creative talent is in demand across the world, according to a new report published today by the UK Film Council.

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Arts Alliance Media and Park Circus Sign Long-Term Digital Cinema Content Services Agreement

Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, has signed an exclusive agreement with Park Circus to provide digital cinema content services for their theatrical releases for three years. The agreement covers mastering (preparation of Digital Cinema masters, repackaging and versioning) and supply chain services (generation and distribution of digital prints, and secure key management services).

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Kodak And Supercinema Clarici Bring Digital Cinema To Italy

Kodak announced today that Supercinema Clarici, in Foligno, Italy continues its transformation into one of the country’s finest cinemas with the installation of the proven Kodak Digital Cinema solution. The Kodak installation includes the versatile and flexible Kodak Content Player JMN3000 and an NEC NC2500S cinema projector supplied by Prevost, NEC’s Italian distributor.

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The Final Frontier – Digital Technology Is Changing Cinema

A rapidly growing number of cinemas are going digital. Over 3,000 North American screens have been converted, nearly two-thirds of them in the past year. Some download films and advertisements via satellite, and others have films delivered on hard drives (which are a lot smaller, lighter and cheaper than big reels of film). America’s biggest chains, which have lagged behind, will start to convert cinemas next year. And Europe, which has trailed even further, should catch up thanks to a deal announced this month with two Hollywood studios.

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