The Japanese Market for UK Films - BFI
The Japanese Market for UK Films - BFI
The Japanese Market for UK Films - BFI
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- Management of Digital Cinema screening system operations<br />
SPE and SPEJ<br />
- Supplying DCI Standard complying with high quality Digital Content such as<br />
“Da Vinci Code”.<br />
Warner Mycal<br />
- Supply of theatres<br />
- Operation of theatres<br />
- Management of Digital Cinema screening system operations<br />
NTT East<br />
- Supplying high speed fibre optic network in eastern Japan<br />
- Establishment and management of distribution centre (Tokyo Data Centre)<br />
- Supplying and development of Digital Cinema Equipment control console<br />
jointly with NTT West<br />
As mentioned in the Executive Summary, there have been no official<br />
announcements or reports. Industry insiders in Japan appear to be watching<br />
what the Hollywood Studios decide. Moreover, from the digital cinema panel<br />
discussion at Showest in 2007, it emerged that Hollywood studios, exhibitors<br />
and manufactures/ systems companies have different opinions about the<br />
structure and system of virtual print fees. <strong>Japanese</strong> exhibitors and distributors<br />
think that it will take some time. However, NTT and other big companies involved<br />
in infrastructure are developing high speed fibre optic network systems not only<br />
<strong>for</strong> digital cinema but also <strong>for</strong> direct to consumer plat<strong>for</strong>ms such as IPTV. If Toho,<br />
one of the biggest exhibitors, starts the move into digital cinema, everything will<br />
change quickly, with other exhibitors following their lead. Besides feature films,<br />
Toho has shown an original programme of Toho Takarazuka musical on their<br />
sites which was very successful.<br />
(4) Digital Cinema in S.Korea and China<br />
1) Korean Government and related organizations<br />
Korea founded the Digital Cinema Forum in August 2004 with the intention of<br />
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