NATO/CBG wählen AIX für 8.000 Kinos auf DCI

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NATO und CBG sind somit auch im DCI Camp.

 

Wayne Anderson, CBG managing director: "AccessIT offered the winning package of extensive experience, exhibitor choice, and competitive cost. Our mission is historic: ensure that independent cinemas survive and thrive in the digital age -- and AccessIT proved its skill and determination to make that happen."

 

Kendrick Macdowell, NATO vice president and general counsel: "The CBG began as a small buying program for independents -- but mushroomed quickly into its current size and significance when it became an advertised vehicle for independents to acquire digital cinema equipment and service. NATO's commitment to the broadest possible digital deployment for our industry is well-known. We're proud to have worked with a man of Wayne Anderson's stature to ensure that the march of digital cinema does not leave behind the vital independent segment of exhibition."

 

Mark Christiansen, executive vice president of operations Paramount Pictures. "It's great to have the Cinema Buying Group and proven digital cinema integrator, AccessIT at the forefront of the digital integration process. The theatres represented by CBG will see their path to the advantages of digital cinema, including 3D feature presentations, made much easier because of AccessIT's knowledge and experience."

 

Chuck Viane, president of distribution Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures: "Today's moviegoers want to see films projected under the best possible conditions, and digital projection provides a superior experience that adds to the enjoyment factor. Therefore we applaud the Cinema Buying Group's efforts on behalf of the world of exhibition and their choice of AccessIT. Clearly, everyone in the industry must do its part to make going to the movies as exciting as possible. We're thrilled to see so much interest in installing digital projection in theaters around the country, and we will continue to support and encourage the exhibition world in making this a reality."

 

Julian Levin, executive vice president, Twentieth Century Fox: "We are delighted the Cinema Buying Group has selected AccessIT to be the integrator of digital cinema projection equipment for its exhibition members. Fox has been engaged in conversation with the CBG for many months and this announcement is not only timely but will move the process forward. The efforts of the CBG in pulling together such a significant group of independent exhibitors is nothing short of amazing. The independent exhibitors are critical to the overall industry transition and with 8,000 screens strong, the CBG is a very significant group. AccessIT brings a wealth of experience in not only procuring and installing digital projection equipment but also in providing the necessary training and services required to insure a smooth transition from 35mm to a digital projection platform. Fox has existing deployment arrangements with AccessIT which includes contributing virtual print fees toward the cost of DCI-compliant digital projection systems. We look forward to discussing the addition of the exhibition members of the CBG."

 

 

Ich hatte zwar erwartet das es schnell geht, aber das Tempo verblüfft. Kodak und Technicolor, die gegen AIX mitgeboten haben, bleiben somit aussen vor, bei AIX dürften hingegen die Champagnerkorken knallen.

 

 

CBG vertritt die 8.000 kleineren und mittleren Kinos in den USA, NATO ist der Dachverband nahezu aller grossen Ketten mit ~30.000 Kinos in den USA.

 

http://investor.accessitx.com/releasede...eid=302809

http://www.natoonline.org/pdfs/CBG-NATO...202008.pdf

 

Tja, damit ist das Rennen wohl durch, von den 10.000 auf 36 Monaten finanzierten Kinos von AIX sind binnen eines Monats somit wohl 8.000 weg.

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