Digital Cinema Report has a nicely reported state-of-the-digital-deal story on it’s website. Publisher Nick Dager starts it off with a bang: The answer lies in the fact that the studios, either by happenstance or by design, are taking a very passive-aggressive approach in their negotiations with DCIP. Several studios are demanding higher virtual print fees,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: NATO
Fithian abides by Geneva Convention
NATO president John Fithian addressed NATO of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan’s Geneva Convention Wednesday, touching on the state of the industry, summer movies, the digital transition, 3D and what trimester Jeffrey Katzenberg is in, and more, courtesy of Boxoffice.com, below.
…and Fithian blasts back (with extra Spielberg-iness)
NATO president John Fithian responded to remarks made by Jeffrey Katzenberg about the slow pace of 3D cinema installations. In a Variety interview, Fithian previewed a speech he is scheduled to make at ShowCanada today. Fithian countered that some of the studios can’t agree on what they’ll pay the top three circuits in virtual print… Read more »
Cinema Buying Group chooses AccessIT
The Cinema Buying Group announced today it has chosen AccessIT to be the digital cinema system integrator for the more than 8000 independent screens under the group’s umbrella. Wayne Anderson, CBG managing director, complimented the quality of submissions from all vendors in the CBG’s Request for Proposal process. In the end, he said, “AccessIT offered… Read more »
Tough economic times can be good for movie theaters
Nobody wants a bad economy, but movie theaters are well positioned to do well in tough economic times. In five of the seven recession years over the last four decades, box office revenues have gone up – as much as $670 million in one case. And it’s not hard to see why: Click the… Read more »