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SNACK CORNER
The power of the front line: Good first impressions ensure your customers will return
I recently had a conversation with a hotel manager who happened to be at the desk when I checked out. More »
EUROPEAN UPDATE
U.K. film stats go digital
Before the news of its pending abolishment hit on July 26, the U.K. Film Council (www.U.K.filmcouncil.org.U.K.) provided ongoing proof of the essential and successful nature of its support work. More »
ASIA PACIFIC ROUNDABOUT
Japanese protestors target 'The Cove'
In Japan, it's not safe to go to the movies—if the movies happen to be about dolphins. More »
DAY AND DATE DOWN UNDER
Glitches and mixups happen everywhere, including Down Under
The recent incident in which a screening of Inception was stopped at a Los Angeles cinema attended by the film’s director Christopher Nolan reminded me of several cinema disasters Down Under. More »
CANADIAN NEWSFRONT
Cineplex acquires Digital Display and Communications
Top Canadian theatre circuit Cineplex Entertainment acquired Digital Display and Communications Inc. (DDC), a leading implementer of digital signage and networks and associated products and services. More »
IN FOCUS
Ensuring high-quality 3D in cinemas
There is lots of discussion within the industry regarding good-quality 3D and what the public mandates when paying a premium price to see a 3D movie. The debates increase in frequency when it comes to shooting a movie in 3D or planning a conversion from 2D to 3D. More »
FJI Columns
In Focus
Commentary on issues impacting the motion picture theatre industry, from the Editor's desk. More »
The People Factor
Keith Wiedenkeller, AMC Entertainment Senior VP of Human Resources, offers insights on hiring and training employees and maintaining a productive and cordial work environment. More »
Asia/Pacific Roundabout
FJI Far East Bureau Chief Scott Rosenberg looks at developments in Asia from his home base in Bangkok, Thailand. More »
Day & Date Down Under
David Pearce reports from New South Wales on movie industry news in Australia and New Zealand. More »
Snack Corner
FJI Concessions Editor Anita Watts surveys the latest products and trends related to the cinema's profit center, the concession stand. More »
European Update
FJI Exhibition/Business Editor Andreas Fuchs reports on the latest exhibition news all across Europe. More »
Canadian Newsfront
Adina Lebo of the Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada provides cinema news from our northern neighbors. More »
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News
Metropolitan Opera HD series adds 300 theatres
“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series of live performance transmissions into movie theatres around the world, will expand in its fifth season to 1,500 theatres (an increase of 300 theatres), while adding Egypt, Portugal and Spain to its network of now 46 participating countries. More »
DLP ships 4K chips to licensees
Texas Instruments (TI) began shipping DLP Cinema® Enhanced 4K chips to its licensees, Barco, Christie Digital and NEC. Projectors with the DLP Cinema 4K chip are expected to be installed in Q1 2011 and several industry demos are anticipated before then by DLP Cinema licensees. More »
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