RealD Opens European Office

RealD, the world’s leading outfitter of 3D-enabled theatres, announced the company has opened the doors to its first European office, located in the greater London area. The office, headed by Bob Mayson, the recently
appointed managing director of RealD Europe Ltd., is headquarters to a team that oversees sales, customer service and operations throughout Europe.

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ODEON and UCI Cinemas Choose Qube Servers

The Qube XP-D digital cinema server has been chosen by ODEON and UCI Cinemas – Europe’s largest cinema operators – to be a part of their current 111 screen digitization plan across Europe.

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Red Camera Users Embrace DROBO for Storage Tasks

Data Robotics, Inc. announced that its award-winning Drobo is the go-to storage solution for video professionals using the state-of-the-art RED ONE 4k Digital Cinema camera. RED ONE cameras are used by digital film makers to get the quality of film with the convenience of digital media. With the ability to do tapeless capture on location combined with a low-cost editing drive and archival storage for project video assets, Drobo has become the ideal storage solution for all stages of video production. Drobo has been used in conjunction with RED ONE cameras recently by both Two Brothers Entertainment and The Pixel Corps.

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Ballantyne Trims Staffing by 10% to Better Align Overhead with Ongoing Shift to Distribution Model

Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc., a provider of cinema equipment and services, announced today that it has reduced its overall staffing by 19 persons, or approximately 10%, as part of the ongoing shift in its business from the manufacture of film projection equipment to the distribution of digital cinema projectors. Annualized cost savings related to these actions is estimated to amount to approximately $900,000. Ballantyne will record a first quarter severance charge of approximately $255,000 related to these actions.

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Doremi Cinema Introduces CineAsset

Software Based Mastering Solution Converts Unencrypted Files to JPEG2000 for Digital Cinema Playback

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Dipson’s Lakewood Cinema 8 Premieres New Technology

The movie theater business is changing and Dipson’s Lakewood Cinema 8 is now one of few locations in Western New York to have cutting-edge digital and 3-D technology.

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Wirral’s new digital cinema shows vision of the future

MERSEYSIDE’S first all-digital cinema will be one of the key attractions in the next phase of ambitious plans to redevelop a Wirral resort.

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XpanD Unveils State-of-the-Art 3D Glasses

XPAND Launches the “X101 Series” The New Generation in 3D Glasses Technology

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VER Acquires HD/SD Camera Related Equipment from DALSA

DALSA Corporation, an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors, announced today that Video Equipment Rentals (“VER”), an international AV, audio, broadcast and computer equipment rental company, has purchased DALSA’s inventory of High Definition and Standard Definition (“HD/SD”) camera related equipment. The equipment sold does not include DALSA’s Origin or Evolution digital cinema cameras or related “4K” equipment.

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Moving Image Technologies and All Media Capital Partner To Assist Exhibitors in Financing of 3D Digital Cinema Systems

MOVING iMAGE TECHNOLOGIES has partnered with All Media Capital to assist theatre owners in participating in the 3D and digital cinema rollout, while at the same time providing the means for an exhibitor to maintain control of his own projection equipment. With the recent announcement from Paramount Pictures, who has agreed to provide direct re-imbursement to exhibitors through VPFs (virtual print fees), it is an ideal time to install digital systems for the upcoming slate of 3D releases. Other studios are expected to follow Paramount’s lead to offer the same type of re-imbursements that they have extended to the large circuits.

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