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Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with 3,250 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.051 billion euro in 2014.
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Meyer Sound
makes the finest loudspeakers for high-performance digital cinema applications, including VIP auditoriums and screening rooms. Ideally suited for both feature movies as well as alternative content. M
eyer Sound
is devoted to meeting the needs of exhibition, film post-production, music studios and sound reinforcement professionals with the finest audio systems available.
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, Inc., a global supplier of quality cinema products, is celebrating its 30
year of pioneering technical advancements for the motion picture industry. In 1997,
received an Academy Technical Achievement Award for its PSA Light meter. Today,
engages in the research, development and manufacture of cinema audio equipment, cinema visual and audio test equipment, and digital cinema integrated media blocks.
's equipment and products are used by major cinema circuits, independent theaters, production companies, and sound stages.
's cinema equipment is sold and used in every country in the world.
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Bardan Cinema
has been a leader in cinema equipment sales in Latin America and the Caribbean for over 40 years. With a well-established reputation and broad customer base that spans independent boutique theaters to large multiplexes,
provides total solutions and services ranging from cinema design, equipment sales, installation, monitoring and VPF implementation. In collaboration with D-Cinema NOC,
now offers comprehensive
/365 proactive monitoring and remote support to exhibitors throughout the region.
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offers a full range of state-of-the-art cinema products and services to outfit your theater with the latest and greatest in the most cost-effective manner. From 3D projection systems to 3D sound, TMS solutions to remote monitoring, CES has you covered. As global leaders in the industry, CES has factory-certified technicians that are fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and have installed over 1,000 digital cinema systems in over 17 different countries.
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With over 17,000 systems in the market,
Sony Digital Cinema 4K
technology lets movie goers experience exceptional picture quality from every seat in the cinema – with spectacular detail, contrast and colour on any size of screen.
Sony Digital Cinema 4K
projection systems give audiences a more immersive, emotionally engaging visual experience you simply can't get at home – in 2D or with a choice of smooth, easy on the eye 3D solutions. Sony 4K offers four times the resolution of an HD TV or previous-generation 2K digital cinema. It's captured the imagination of audiences and industry alike, winning Hollywood's commitment as underlined by 4K releases from studios such as Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and Sony Pictures. It has also won the support of Hollywood heavyweights like Christopher Nolan ("Dark Knight Rises", "Inception"), David Fincher ("The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo") and Harald Zwart ("Karate Kid"), who have all released recent blockbusters in the 4K format. The only manufacturer currently deploying 4K projection systems in volume, Sony serves many of the world's biggest and most prestigious cinema chains, as well as small independent screens and art house cinemas.
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As part of Ymagis Group, dcinex is a leading provider of Digital Cinema services in Europe including VPF management, postproduction, DCP mastering, KDM delivery, digital cinema installation, maintenance and technical support. The Ymagis Group has deployed digital systems in cinemas under VPF representing close to 5,800 screens throughout Europe with both exhibition circuits and art house independent cinemas. Since 2014, the Ymagis Group operates, through its subsidiary Smartjog Ymagis Logistics, the largest e-delivery network for cinema content in Europe, using both, satellite capacity and ADSL/fibre lines, as well as a number of HDD's duplication hubs. The Ymagis Group has also become a software house, providing innovative solutions such as a theatre management system (TMS) and a full electrical automation system.
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3D, LLC is a stereoscopic 3D technology company that provides pioneering 3D solutions for theaters, television and handheld devices. With systems installed in 38 countries worldwide,
offers audiences the best 3D image experience, while providing exhibitors with a compelling ownership-based pricing model.
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Moving Image Technologies
manufacturers and markets a full complement of cinema exhibition equipment and services to support the industry's transition to digital cinema, including: custom engineering, systems design, integration, digital technology solutions for 3D, digital cinema, pre-feature on-screen advertising and components.
Moving Image Technologies
' mission is to have the most talented, passionate people in cinema working to provide the best presentation tools for the cinema exhibition industry.
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Sonic Equipment Company
is a one stop provider for all of your Digital Cinema needs. From site survey to install, our knowledgeable staff is there with you. Our certified and bonded technicians will work you and your staff through the install and training. Be sure to ask us about our Digital Service options. From digital conversions to building new theatres, our company is your best choice. We have been building and renovating theatres for more than 20 years across the Midwest. This experience allows us to be there with you from consultation to your grand opening. Call us today or follow us on the web.
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Ballantyne Strong Inc.
is a provider of digital cinema projection equipment, screens and services as well as specialty lighting equipment. The Company supplies major and independent theater chains, top arenas, theme parks and architectural sites around the world.
Ballantyne Strong
is a value added reseller of major brands that include BARCO, NEC, Doremi, GDC, USL, Dolby and QSC. Excellent products coupled with Strong Technical Services providing installation, integration, NOC (Network Operation Center) and field service.
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Harman International
leverages the combined technical leadership and worldwide distribution networks of
JBL Professional
Crown International
to provide the most innovative digital audio systems available.
JBL Cinema
loudspeaker systems are the market leaders from sound stages and post production rooms to theatres worldwide. The new "next generation" ScreenArray® Series feature the latest JBL technical innovations.
DSi, Digital Screen Series, amplifiers provide the full range of power, while incorporating all digital processing required for the JBL cinema speakers, creating the perfect integrated digital theatre sound system.
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Dolby Laboratories
develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For four decades
has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the company has entertainment industry liaison offices in New York and Los Angeles, and licensing liaison offices in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
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Unique Digital
Limited, based in Dublin and London, has developed a suite of leading software solutions for the management and delivery of digital cinema content, including a full featured Theatre Management System (RosettaBridge TMS), content delivery system (Movie Transit), advertising back office system (Advertising Accord), KDM delivery solution (Basekey), and VPF management software (Cinema Accord).
Unique Digital
Software Limited, based in Manchester, is a subsidiary of
Unique Digital
Limited and handles mastering and distribution business in the UK and Ireland on behalf of
Unique Digital
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CJ 4DPlex
is the world's first 4D cinema company for feature films. Headquartered in Seoul and with international offices in Los Angeles and Beijing, the company provides 4DX cinema systems for exhibition partners along with 4DX codes of major Hollywood titles.
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is a leader in visual solutions for world-class organizations, offering diverse applications for business, entertainment, and industry. A leading innovator in film projection since 1929 and a pioneer in projection systems since 1979,
has established a global reputation as a total service provider and the world's single source manufacturer of a variety of display technologies and solutions.
offers comprehensive solutions for cinema, large audience venues, control rooms, business presentations, training facilities, 3D and Virtual Reality, simulation and education as well as industrial and government environments.
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Arts Alliance Media
is the worldwide leader in digital cinema. The company offers industry-leading cinema software solutions; financing solutions for digital conversion; installation, maintenance and support for digital cinema systems; management and delivery of content to cinemas; and world-class event cinema.
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Display Solutions' Digital Cinema Projector Series offers the most comprehensive digital cinema solution on the market today. These 3D-capable models enable theaters to deliver stunning digital images regardless of screen size, while simplifying theater management and reducing costs. All of
's digital cinema projectors meet DCI specifications for performance and reliability, meeting the requirements of today's cinema industry. NEC also offers full digital signage solutions, highlighted by its award-winning 32"-82" LCD displays and multimedia projectors, for lobbies, concessions and concourses.
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manufactures the highest-quality digital cinema projection bulbs available.
xenon short-arc lamps boast a spectrum that is closer to natural sunlight than that of any other artificial light source. In addition to commercializing products for search and spot lights, which demand precise, powerful white beam lamps,
became the first in the world to develop a xenon short-arc lamp exclusively for large scale, theater-use movie projectors.
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Today, amongst the handful of companies across the world that are working to fulfil the exacting needs of DCI, there are fewer still that look beyond.
Qube Cinema
is committed to creating a seamless world of Digital Cinema with products that are innovative, powerful, reliable and cost-effective.
Qube Cinema
is a company with a passion for cinema and a thorough understanding of film, video, audio and computer technology along with vast experience in the production, post-production and exhibition industries - a unique combination of expertise that has helped in the development of the company's digital cinema technology.
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As one of the world's leading solution providers for digital cinema, media delivery and display markets,
GDC Technology
has successfully delivered and installed digital cinema servers, projection and 3D systems worldwide.
GDC Technology
is currently the largest supplier of digital cinema servers throughout Asia and the second largest provider of digital cinema servers worldwide, serving its customers through offices in the US, Mexico, Spain, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, China, India, Peru and Indonesia.
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is the cinema leader of complete D-cinema audio technology under one brand. Complete
B-chain solutions provide the very best play back for Digital Cinema, for both feature release and alternative content.
system designs offer remote monitor and control of cinema complex sound systems integrated into the D-cinema network infrastructure. With 40 years in the pro audio business
provides innovative solutions that integrate, signal processing, amplification and loudspeakers seamlessly to provide both exhibitors and cinema patrons a true D-cinema experience.
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is a leading provider Digital Cinema services in Europe including VPF management, postproduction, DCP & KDM servicing, and digital cinema installation and maintenance.
has deployed digital systems in cinemas under VPF representing close to 2,800 screens throughout Europe with both exhibition circuits and art house independents cinemas. Since 2014, Ymagis operates, through its subsidiary Smartjog Ymagis Logistics, the largest e-delivery network for cinema content in Europe, using both satellite capacity and ADSL/fiber lines. Ymagis has also become a software house, providing innovative solutions such as a theatre management system and a full electrical automation system.
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4DX to Launch First Five Cinemas in Africa Beginning with Two in South Africa
Immersive Cinema Experience Coming to Nu Metro's Cape Town and Durban Locations by the End of the Year
Barcelona—Jun 25, 2015
J 4DPLEX, creator of 4DX – the world's first 4D cinema technology for feature films – and Nu Metro Cinemas, the fast-growing South African cinema operator, have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a partnership that will for the first time bring 4DX to Africa.
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NEC Display NC1201L Digital Cinema Projector Achieves DCI Compliance
All NEC Digital Cinema Projectors Now Certified; Speaks to NEC's Cinema Innovation, Exhibitor Dedication
Chicago—Jun 25, 2015
EC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) compliance for its NC1201L laser projector, targeted to modestly sized theaters.
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Ymagis Group, Proyecson and Ciné Digital Service Help Bring the Power of Barco Alchemy to Cinemas Worldwide
Kortrijk, Belgium—Jun 25, 2015
arco, a global industry leader in digital cinema projection, announces that the theater management systems (TMS) of three key European system integrators are now compatible with the Barco Alchemy cinema projector range. Over 75% of the cinemas worldwide that use a TMS can now rely on their TMS to manage the Barco Alchemy projectors – a number that is growing month by month.
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Barco's Jan Daem Unanimously Elected LIPA (Laser Illuminated Projector Association) Board Chairman
Kortrijk, Belgium—Jun 25, 2015
Barco, global leader in digital cinema technology, is proud to announce that Jan Daem, long-time board member at the Laser Illuminated Projector Association (LIPA), has been unanimously elected as chairman of the board.
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GDC Technology Signs VPF Agreements with Six Prominent Argentinian Exhibitors
Hong Kong—Jun 25, 2015
DC Technology Limited ("GDC Technology"), a world leading digital cinema solutions provider, is pleased to announce that it has entered into Virtual Print Fee (VPF) agreements with six exhibitors in Argentina – Village Cines, CCA CinemaCenter, Cines Multiplex, Atlas Cines, CPM and Cinema la Plata Cinemas – to manage a financial subsidy that assists with costs involved in the chains' conversion to digital cinema.
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Ymagis Group Announces New Partnership with Eutelsat for Content Delivery Arm DSAT Cinema
Paris (France), Liège (Belgium)—Jun 24, 2015
magis Group (ISIN: FR0011471291, TICKER: MAGIS), the European specialist in digital technologies for the cinema industry, today announced it has reached an agreement with Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris ISIN: FR0010221234 TICKER: ETL) to strengthen the operational activities of their content delivery company DSAT Cinema (DSAT). Eutelsat and dcinex (Ymagis Group) have a 50.2% and 49.8% ownership stake in DSAT, respectively.
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Grand Middle East Première for Barco's 4K Laser-Illuminated Projectors
Kortrijk, Belgium—Jun 24, 2015
he laser-illuminated projectors of digital cinema leader Barco will soon be making their debut in some of the most prestigious cinemas in the Middle East. CinemaCity and Prime Cinemas, two trendsetting brands of the World Media Holding group, will install seven of Barco's laser projectors (DP4K-22L and DP4K-30L) in their flagship cinemas, to open early 2016 in the luxurious Mall of Qatar in Doha, Qatar and Abdali Mall in Amman, Jordan, respectively. Besides the laser-illuminated projectors, Barco will provide the cinema exhibitors with a total of twenty-six more Alchemy digital cinema projectors later this year.
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Unique Digital and Cinema Equipment & Supplies (CE+S) Announce New Partnership in the Americas
London & Miami—Jun 24, 2015
inema Equipment Supplies (CE+S) and Unique Digital Ltd. are pleased to announce their new partnership, blending the market leading positions of CE+S and Unique Digital to provide a comprehensive software and support solution for the American markets.
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Award-winning Nordic Cinema Group chooses Barco 4K laser-illuminated projectors to 'bring great experiences'
Kortrijk, Belgium—Jun 24, 2015
igital cinema pioneer Barco proudly announces that Nordic Cinema Group (NCG) will soon install Barco's DP4K-60L laser-illuminated projectors in its flagship cinemas in Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia) and Helsinki (Finland). The choice for laser is key in NCG's constant quest to improve and intensify the cinema experience – a pursuit that has yielded Jan Bernardsson, CEO of NCG, the '2015 International Exhibitor of the Year Award' at this week's CineEurope.
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IMAX Signs First Agreement in Nigeria with Filmhouse Cinemas
Nigeria's Largest and Fastest-Growing Circuit to Bring The IMAX Experience® to Country; IMAX Continues Push into Africa Following Deals in Angola and South Africa
Barcelona—Jun 24, 2015
MAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) and Filmhouse Cinemas, Nigeria's largest chain of theatres, today announced an agreement for an IMAX
theatre to be located in a new construction project in Lagos, the nation's biggest city with a population of more than 20 million. The deal, announced at CineEurope, marks the first-ever IMAX agreement in Nigeria and West Africa. Nigeria now ranks as Africa's largest economy. Today's agreement also underscores the Company's continued expansion in Africa, where in the past year IMAX signed its first-ever deal in Angola and added four new theatres to its network in South Africa.
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Severtson Supplies FatCats with Multiple Custom Cinema Projection Screens in New Arizona Location
As the Company's Sixth Family Entertainment Location Nationwide, the New Gilbert, Ariz. Property Hosts Six Movie Theaters, Consisting of Silver 3D, Higher Gain White, and Standard Matte White Severtson Cinema Screens
Gilbert, Ariz., USA—Jun 24, 2015
evertson Screens, a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the commercial, cinema, entertainment, home theater, education, house of worship, and pro AV markets, is pleased to announce that it has supplied FatCats (www.fatcatsfun.com) with custom cinema projection screens for the family entertainment company's new Gilbert, Ariz. location's six movie theater auditoriums. The FatCats Gilbert location opened June 15.
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CineCardz Announces Guillaume Thomine Desmazures as CEO
Barcelona—Jun 24, 2015
ineCardz, the "Say it Large company", today announces the appointment of Guillaume Thomine Desmazures as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Guillaume previously held leadership positions in the international media industry. He joins the company after 7 years at Arts Alliance Media as its Senior Sales Manager, after having successfully ensured the digital transition through VPF model throughout the French and Spanish market, and ultimately the Latin-American market.
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Ymagis and Proyecson to Build A Long Term Partnership for Exhibitors Services in Spain
Paris (France),Valencia (Spain)—Jun 24, 2015
magis Group (ISIN: FR0011471291, TICKER: MAGIS), the European specialist in digital technologies for the motion picture industry, today announced that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a key shareholding in Proyecson SA, a leading Spanish cinema integrator. The company, specializing in cinema installation and maintenance of digital cinema equipment, is based out of Valencia and operates various offices and representations across Spain.
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Unique Digital Provides DCP Production Support to Project Everyone for Cannes Lions Launch
London—Jun 24, 2015
Unique Digital Ltd. is proud to provide DCP production support services to Project Everyone for its Cannes Lion launch in association with SAWA.
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Cinema Star Chooses MasterImage 3D for Rollout of new 3D Screens in Russia
Selects HORIZON3D, High‐Brightness Cinema System, to Provide Premium 3D Experiences
Moscow, Russia—Jun 24, 2015
asterImage 3D, innovator of cinematic solutions, announced today a partnership with Tashir Group's Cinema Star theater chain to provide 3D cinema systems in support of their efforts to bring premium movie-going experiences across Russia.
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4DX Expanding into Turkey Upon Signing New Agreement with Mars Cinema Group
Cinemaximum Marmara Forum in Istanbul to be First Turkish Location
Barcelona—Jun 23, 2015
J 4DPLEX and Mars Cinema Group are partnering to bring 4DX to Turkey for the first time. Developed by CJ 4DPLEX, 4DX is the world's first 4D-technology based cinema for feature films, using motion, vibration, water, wind, lighting, scents and more to provide moviegoers with a truly immersive experience. The first Turkish location for 4DX will be at Cinemaximum Marmara Forum in Istanbul, which boasts the greatest number of screens and seats of any cinema in the country. It is expected to open in mid September this year.
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Dutch Exhibitor JT Cinema Centralises Operations with Arts Alliance Media's Producer Software
London—Jun 23, 2015
eading Dutch exhibitor JT Cinema is set to centralise all its operations with a deal to buy Arts Alliance Media's Producer enterprise content management system. The agreement, which covers 102 screens across the Netherlands, will see all of JT Cinema's sites connected to Producer at head office. From one central instance at head office, JT will be able to monitor and manage all content, KDMs, advertising and trailer pre-show, and reporting across 20 sites.
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014 DS selects Unique Digital's Advertising Accord
London and Barcelona—Jun 23, 2015
14 DS (Madrid) has selected Advertising Accord™ software developed by Unique Digital to drive their full conversion to digital cinema pre-show management and distribution.
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Smallest Barco Cinema Projector Takes Digital Cinema Where It's Never Gone Before
Kortrijk, Belgium—Jun 23, 2015
arco, global market share leader in digital cinema projection, is proud to introduce the smallest member of its digital cinema projector portfolio. The DP2K-6E brings the renowned Barco image quality, reliability, modularity, and powerful Barco Alchemy processing to chains and independent cinemas with screens up to 7.5 meters (24 feet) wide. The brand-new projector will be commercially available in October 2015.
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Philips Launches its New Digital Xenon Lamps XDC 2001C for Christie Projectors and XDC 2000N for NEC Projectors at CineEurope
Barcelona, Spain—Jun 23, 2015
hilips continues to expand its portfolio of Digital Cinema Xenon lamps and is pleased to launch two new lamp models at CineEurope. The new high performance 2 kW Digital Cinema Xenon lamp XDC 2001C comes with the longest 100% warranty in the industry (1100 hours) and is specifically designed for the Christie CP2210, CP 2215 and CP2000-M digital cinema projectors.
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Novo Cinemas Expands IMAX® Commitment with Two-Theatre Laser Agreement in Middle East
Jun 10, 2015
Severtson Screens Launches Giant Electric Motorized Cinema Screen at CineEurope 2015
Jun 9, 2015
Ymagis Group Appoints Maxime Rigaud Head of Exhibitor Services for France, Switzerland and Africa
magis Group Appoints Maxime Rigaud Head of Exhibitor Services for France, Switzerland and Africa Paris (France), Liège (Belgium), June 9, 2015 / Ymagis (ISIN: FR0011471291, MNEMONIC: MAGIS), the European specialist in digital technologies for the motion picture industry, today announced the appointment of Maxime Rigaud as General Manager of Exhibitor Services for France, Switzerland and Africa. The announcement follows the Group's purchase statement on March 25 of the French company R2D1, which is specialized in the installation and maintenance of digital cinema equipment.
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Jun 9, 2015
GDC Technology Appoints Reiner Doetzkies as Vice President of Technology Development, Worldwide
DC Technology Limited ("GDC Technology"), a world leading digital cinema solutions provider, today announces that Reiner Doetzkies joined the company on June 1 as Vice President of Technology Development, Worldwide.
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Jun 3, 2015
HARMAN's JBL Professional M2 Master Reference Monitor Provides Flawless Audio for Joseph Magee in the Sound Mixing of Pitch Perfect 2
n May 15, <em>Pitch Perfect 2</em> starring Anna Kendrick opened in theaters nationwide grossing more than $100M in just two weeks. At the heart of the film's success is its musical score. Supervising Music Mixer Joseph Magee, whose credits include the original <em>Pitch Perfect, Saving Mr. Banks, High Fidelity </em>and <em>Into the Wild</em>, recorded and mixed all of the a capella vocal performances using HARMAN's JBL M2 Master Reference Monitors in a specially-built studio on location in Baton Rouge.
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Jun 2, 2015
San Andreas Opening Weekend Shows That Disaster Movies Rock in 4DX
an Andreas opened in 4DX theatres around the globe this weekend, attracting moviegoers seeking the most immersive screenings of the film. With 90 percent occupancy over the first few days of its release at the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, CA, more than 75 percent in the UK and more than 60 percent in Mexico, San Andreas was the latest blockbuster to take advantage of interest in this unique cinematic experience.
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Jun 2, 2015
Qalif Ultimate from Highlands Technologies Solutions Guaranteed the Quality of the Screenings at the 68th Cannes Film Festival
Jun 1, 2015
PGM and UNIC Enter Long-Term Partnership on CineEurope
May 28, 2015
Cannes Film Festival, Cinexpert and French CST: IT Security and Advanced Monitoring
May 27, 2015
France's Film Factory Adds Second Meyer Sound Cinema System: "The Difference is Remarkable"
he presence of Meyer Sound in French film post-production continues to grow with Film Factory, which has added an Acheron®-based loudspeaker system for its newest mixing stage in the Paris suburb of Clichy.
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May 27, 2015
Volfoni Welcomes RealD's Utility Model Patent Invalidation in China
May 21, 2015
CJ 4DPLEX Opened its First Romanian Auditorium
J 4DPLEX and Cinema City opened its first 4DX movie theatre in Mega Mall, Romania this past Tuesday. Cinema City is the largest multiplex operator in Central and Eastern Europe, operating 99 multiplexes across borders. Through its solid and robust partnership with Cinema City, 4DX has taken an important first step in its successful launch in the Romanian market.
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May 19, 2015
Wanda Cinema Line Embraces Christie Vive Audio with Second Major Installation in China
anda Cinema Line, the largest movie theater operator in China, continues to demonstrate its high level of confidence in the innovative Christie Vive Audio™ system by equipping its latest "Wanda Hall 9" auditorium at Wujiaochang Wanda Cinema in Shanghai with Christie's cutting-edge cinema audio solution, which utilizes ribbon driver speakers and Class D amplifiers.
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May 19, 2015
Christie Promotes George Scheckel and Bryan Boehme to Senior Director Appointments
hristie®, the global leader in helping customers create the world's best shared experiences, today announced two promotions within its senior sales and business development team.
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May 18, 2015
MasterImage 3D Successfully Invalidates RealD's Chinese Utility Model Patent
asterImage 3D, worldwide leader in 3D display technologies for digital cinema, successfully invalidated RealD's Chinese utility model patent by filing an appeal before the Chinese Patent Re-examination Board (PRB). The Chinese PRB agreed with MasterImage 3D's claim that RealD's patent lacked inventiveness and failed to meet the requirements for patent protection. As a result, MasterImage 3D will continue to sell its high-brightness HORIZON3D product line in China.
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May 15, 2015
Sonic Equipment Company Hires Former Wehrenberg Chief Engineer Dan Herron as STL District Tech
onic Equipment Company, a leader in the cinema service industry, is proud to announce the hiring of Daniel (Dan) Herron as Saint Louis District Tech. This position requires dedicated and committed attention to various theaters large and small throughout the state of Missouri, and Sonic is confident that Dan's experience and aptitude will bring quality and consistency to the demanding job.
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May 14, 2015
Wyoming's Studio City Mesa Gains Competitive Edge with Meyer Sound
o outshine its competition with the most impeccable movie experience in Wyoming, Studio City Mesa in Casper has made technology the centerpiece of its beloved roadhouse theatre, the Cooper Auditorium. The theatre now boasts a 7.1 Meyer Sound cinema system, 4K projection, and a curved, 64-foot, premium large-format (PLF) screen which is the state's largest.
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May 14, 2015
Amptown System Company to Present CINE SOUND LAB at CineEurope 2015 in Barcelona
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Cinema 21 Installs Southeast Asia's First Christie Vive Audio Cinema Solution in Jakarta
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Jack Plotnick
Cree Summer
Foxxy Love
Tara Strong
Toot/Princess Clara
Adam Carolla
Spanky Ham
Jess Harnell
Captain Hero
James Arnold Taylor
Wooldoor Sockbat
Jess Harnell
Mickey Mouse
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The announcer says "Next millenium on Drawn Together". In fact it would be many millenia later.
At end of the episode, Captain Hero is able to roll so fast that he spins the Earth backwards. Yet earlier in the episode, when the cast mates were leaving the house to go save Foxxy, he was rolling so slow that Xandir volunteered to push him out of sheer annoyance. There was no way he should've been able to move that fast, especially without his powers.
Halfway through the episode, when Captain Hero attempts to roll into the pool to commit suicide, he cannot make it over a small bump. He then tries to roll into the garage to poison himself, but he cannot make it over a fork. However, later in the episode, he manages to roll over a really tall flight of stairs.
Captain Hero: I just realized, I'm an ass man... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Spanky: (crying after Foxxy gets taken away) The horror! The horror! She was my favourite joke ever!
Spanky: Foxxy's a minstrel; Captain Hero's in a wheelchair...
(farting sound)
Spanky: ...I just crapped myself! It's the holy freakin' trinity!
Xandir: That place is more guarded than my father's affections.
Clara: You're in a wheelchair now. Society no longer values you.
(Orange juice falls into Captain Hero's lap when he is trying to put a straw into it with his mouth)
Captain Hero: (makes a splattering noise) Now my pants are all wet.
Clara: But the container didn't even open.
Captain Hero: I know.
Wooldoor: Aw man, that guy needs to see a doctor.
Spanky: Why? Is red pee bad?
Toot: Ugh! Now what's wrong with Little Miss Tumor For Attention?
Toot: I thought cancer was called the silent killer.
Captain Hero: Sure Clara was pissed and Toot was fat, but screw them. Foxxy was totally into it so I focused all my attention on her.
Captain Hero: Aw. Now I can't see her boobies.
Wooldoor: Captain Hero never wants to play. He just wants to stare at that poster.
Wooldoor: My dear housemates, I'm afraid that Foxxy...does not have a brain tumor.
(Housemates breath sigh of relief)
Wooldoor: I too would be relieved, if it didn't happen to be...opposite day!
Captain Hero: I guess it goes without saying, I wasn't about to sling some yogurt on an unconscious woman's feet.
Captain Hero: Even watching Foxxy ride a mechanical bull became oddly sexual.
Captain Hero: So that's why you shaved your pubes to read: Hi Captain Hero, what's up? I bet you like what you see huh? Yeah baby, use that x-ray vision to check me out. That's right. Uh-huh. You can look but you can't touch. Oh yeah, Foxxy likes to tease you but never please you. I know this is off topic, but if you happen to run to the store, can you get me some onions? I'm going to make a salad tonight and the only I'm missing are onions. And maybe some tomatoes, but only if they look good. Otherwise skip it and I'll go to the farmer's market later. Actually, that's what I'll do anyway. Now where were we? Oh yeah. You were checking me out. You're a naughty.......And then I guess you ran out of room.
Clara: How dare you look at us naked with your x-ray vision!
Princess Clara: You know, at first I was uncomfortable with the idea of showering with another woman, but then the producers forced me!
Mexican Mouse: Hey señor, what's your hurry? It's siesta time... I think.
Spanky: (showing a drawing of the promotional poster for "Jaws") You know this one! It's a movie! It's about a hideous, remorseless beast!
Toot: Time's up!
Spanky: It's Yentl! Yentl! You suck! (crumples the drawing into a ball and throws it at Foxxy's head, waking her up)
Captain Hero (referring to Toot): Clara, Foxxy watch out. There's a rhinoceros loose in the bathroom.
Princess Clara: Oh my God, it's M****y Mouse.
Captain Hero: I knew you would be behind this, Mickey M****.
Captain Hero: Turn on the TV, gay friend!
(Xandir turns on the TV and sees the exact same sceen)
Captain Hero (On TV):T urn on the TV, gay friend!
Princess Clara (Not on TV): I like this show.
Foxxy: Hizzle Medizzle Captain Hizzizzle!
Captain Hero: I'm sorry Foxxy, I don't speak blackanese.
Foxxy: No you izzizzle! I think I'm hizzizzle a stroke! Call nine one wizzle!
Jewish Stereotype: Oy! I'll sue you for every penny and then.. I'll invest it wisely.
Toot: While you sat there watching us naked, did you ever for one second, considered me attracive?
Hero: Oh sure there's an atrraction. You have a certain, what's the word, gravitational pull.
Toot: Ha ha! Very funny!
(As Toot walks off Ling Ling gets stuck in orbit around her)
On the season 2 DVD this episode includes commentary on the episode and commentary on the commentary.
Every one of the negative stereotype cartoons featured in the episode is based off an actual cartoon shown at some point in time.
Captain Hero (every time something bad or unexpected happens): NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Captain Hero's screams of frustration are a a reference to Superman's reaction to Lois's death near the end of the first Christopher Reeve Superman movie, when he shouts loudly and then turns back time to bring her back, as Captain Hero also does to a more extreme degree. It's also a parody of Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode III, when Vader finds out that he killed Padme.
Captain Hero giving Foxxy a tumor is possibly an allusion to the substory in Alan Moore's classic graphic novel The Watchmen, wherein Dr. Manhattan (the only super-powered being in The Watchmen) is shamed into self-exile after he is accused of causing cancer in those around him.
The producers of Drawn Together couldn't get the rights to Mickey Mouse from Disney, so they had to censor his name when somebody said it, also, they didn't show his face, only his trademark ears, and gloves, so that the views could tell it was Mickey, even without seeing his face.
Xandir mentioned the radiation on level "Gimmel". Gimmel (ג)is the third letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
Supposedly, Captain Hero was supposed to give up his powers from falling off a horse, but it was changed to going somewhere in a polar region.
Apparently toons can be destroyed by simply erasing them in the Drawn Together universe.
This episode was supossed to air during season one.
This episode revolves around Captain Hero & Foxy Love.
Initially, this episode was unaired due to the fact that it made fun of Christopher Reeve, and he died shortly before the episode was meant to air.
Superman/Christopher Reeve
Captain Hero in a wheel chair is very similar to the condition that Christopher Reeve, who played Superman in the Superman movies, had before he died. At the end of the episode Captain Hero erases Foxxy and he tries to turn back time by going in circles around the Earth in his wheelchair. This happens in of the Superman movies.
Opposite Day
When Wooldoor mentions that it is opposite day, it is significant of a certain SpongeBob SquarePants episode called "Nature Pants/Opposite Day." Especially because Wooldoor is said to be based on SpongeBob.
Alien Resurrection: Foxxy's clone's face saying "kill me" is an allusion to the movie Alien Resurrection, in which Sigourney Weaver's clone said the same, after which Sigourney torched it with a flamethrower.
Concentration Camps
The cartoon erasement camp is a parody of the Nazi concentration camps which were used to exterminate Jews during the Holocaust in World War II.
Soda/Pop Rocks Combination
In the episode's opening sequence, Wooldoor explodes by eating Pop Rocks and drinking soda. This is a reference to an urban legend that consuming Pop Rocks and soda at the same time will make the stomach explode and cause death; this rumor has traditionally been attached to the actor who played Little Mikey in the Life cereal commercials. In actuality, the combination is not harmful in the least, and John Gilchrist, who played Mikey, is alive and well.
Fortress Of Solitude
Captain Hero's Pillowfort of Solitude is an obvious spoof of Superman's most famous headquarters, The Fortress of Solitude, a gigantic fortress made entirely of alien crystals located in the Arctic.
Mickey Mouse: Until it's the happiest place on Earth.
This is an obvious reference to Disneyland's slogan "The happiest place on Earth."
Star Wars
When Mickey Mouse is in the pod and the machine screws on his hat and ears, it is a reference to Darth Vader in Star Wars.
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They kept me blindfolded and gagged, and when they wanted me to speak, they took out the gag.
Ford India decides on second thought that showing kidnapped women bound and gagged was not an appropriate marketing strategy.
Tig watching his daughter, bound and gagged but still conscious, burnt to a crisp in front of him.
mid-15c., "to choke, strangle," possibly imitative or influenced by Old Norse gaghals "with head thrown back." The sense of "stop a person's mouth" is first attested c.1500. Related: Gagged; gagging.
"joke," 1863, probably related to theatrical sense of "matter interpolated in a written piece by the actor" (1847); or from the sense "made-up story" (1805); or from slang verbal sense of "to deceive, take in with talk" (1777), all perhaps on notion of "stuff, fill" (see gag (v.)).
"act of gagging," 1550s, from gag (v.); figurative use from 1620s.
gag (gāg)
v. gagged, gag·ging, gags
To choke, retch, or undergo a regurgitative spasm.
To prevent from talking.
[1864+; fr early 1800s British, ''soldier,'' of unknown origin; perhaps fr the Sierra Leone Creole language Krio galut fr Spanish galeoto, ''galley slave'']


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I don't really love to find these little critters in my garden, but I'll make an exception for these colorful paper snails. With a few basic supplies, and a little coiling technique, you can make a whole family of snails in… Continue Reading →
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When it comes to keyboards that are compatible to use with my iPad–I have always had a soft spot for the Apple Wireless Keyboard. It's a great combination of a full size keybaord that's not too large, but still feels sturdy and comfortable to type on. One drawback, though, is that with the Apple Wireless Keyboard, you have no practical solution to use it with your iPad when a flat working surface is unavailable . If you want to work on your iPad in a car or any other circumstance where your lap is the closest you are going to get to a table, I have found that your best options are keyboard cases that provide all-in-one solutions.
While there is absoulutely nothing wrong with this use case, I wanted more options, and I wanted at least one of them to include the Apple Wireless Keyboard. When I discovered the Nimblstand I was intrigued by the possibility of finally being able to type on my lap without compromises. The Nimblstand is very lightweight (less than 0.5 lbs) becasue it is made out of recycled materials–so carryong it around isn't a burden.


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Albert Bozzo is senior news editor in charge of features and specials at CNBC.com. Most recently he was executive producer and director of video programming at Forbes.com. In the past seven years, Bozzo has held senior news room positions at several Internet sites. In addition, he spent 15 years in financial TV, including a variety of senior positions at CNN and Bloomberg in London and New York. Bozzo is the recipient of such industry awards as CableACE and Overseas Press Club. He holds degrees from Beloit College and Columbia University.
Two years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita swamped New Orleans, the recovery efforts have created a tale of two cities … and it is doubtful that the full grandeur of the old Crescent City will ever arise from either one of them.
A market crash, currency meltdowns, bubbles and war … Alan Greenspan weathered them all during his stint as Fed chief.
Though it may not seem like much by the relatively loquacious and candid ways of his successor Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan was a proponent of transparency and made the Fed more transparent than his predecessors– even if his speeches and official testimony were memorably obtuse.
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When it comes to getting the gory details about the "Star Trek" sequel, J.J. Abrams is a master of a few words and not revealing anything too juicy. Nevertheless, when MTV News encountered the writer/director/producer at the premiere of "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" recently, we came armed with questions, the first of which was when we'll find out whether Khan will be in the picture .
"It's a little early to be talking about 'Star Trek,' but I will say that they wrote — the three writers, Damon [Lindelof], Bob [Orci] and Alex [Kurtzman] — they wrote the most amazing script, and I'm thrilled to get a chance to direct it," he said. "It's totally mine to screw up, so if you don't like it, it's completely on me. Our sets are almost done, so we're going to go back and start shooting next month."
Abrams, being the perfectionist that he is, went on to say that he hopes to improve upon a few things in the first film, but didn't mention what those fixes or improvements may be.
"I'm sure, like many people, you see what you do and you go, 'I really could have done that one better, I should have done that, that was a mistake, more of this, less of that.' You always do that," he said. "I'm hoping that as we do the next one, all the mistakes that I've made that I've hopefully learned from, I can bring to this one and hope make it better."
A master of no information, Abrams is. We did manage to get him to talk about whether "Trek 2″ will be shot in 3-D and/or IMAX, however.
"We're shooting on film, 2-D, and then we'll do a good high-end conversion like the 'Harry Potter' movie and all that. Luckily, with our release date now we have the months needed to do it right because if you rush it, it never looks good.
"We were talking about [shooting in IMAX] and I would love to do it. IMAX is my favorite format; I'm a huge fan," he added.
And finally, because we decided to go for the goods while we had him, we asked Abrams for an update on the long-discussed "Cloverfield" sequel. "I wish I could give you an update," he said. "We would love to do it if there was an idea that is worth your time. We're playing with some ideas, but we haven't found the one that you go, 'That's the reason to do it.' "
Check out everything we've got on "Star Trek 2."
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Catchy Jingles and Theme Songs
By Jesse Feldman, senior manager of content strategy and partnerships
Posted: Jun 26, 2014 2:00pm ET
I've had a lot of songs stuck in my head this week, and I put most of the blame on marketers. Presenters at recent ANA events have reminded me how much a catchy song can linger long after a commercial or film has finished. Check out some of our Marketing Knowledge Center's most recent content… and catch an earworm or two:
- The Director of Marketing and Channels at Chiquita Brands spoke at this month's Integrated Marketing Members-Only Conference about getting creative with brand assets and marketing partnerships. Chiquita has used its iconic blue sticker to grow its brand and demonstrate value to its retail partners. The presentation had me humming the Chiquita Banana Jingle and searching for banana bread recipes.
- Everyone knows that Spiderman has a catchy theme song, but the web-slinger also has some great marketing partners. As part of its strategy to modernize brand perceptions, the United States Postal Service partnered with Sony on the release of the 2014 Spider-man film. The partnership was designed to celebrate the everyday heroism of USPS workers and featured some very creative executions (NYC locals probably remember seeing the USPS trucks featuring cool movie art).
- And if you watched this year's Super Bowl game, you probably caught Coca-Cola's emotional campaign celebrating the idea that America is beautiful. The ad featured bilingual American girls singing a contemporized version of "America the Beautiful." The Group Director of Integrated Marketing Content at Coca-Cola shared some of the research, content, key tactics, and results from the campaign.
(Oh, and the original Chiquita Banana Jingle is on YouTube. Enjoy!)
Jesse Feldman works in the ANA's Marketing Knowledge Center (MKC), a rich suite of insights, case studies, event recaps, and research. You might notice her taking notes for the MKC at committee meetings, members-only conferences, or (virtually) webinars. She'll be popping onto the ANA blog to regularly highlight some latest and greatest MKC content.
ANA at CES 2015!
By Bill Duggan, Group EVP, ANA
Posted: Jun 11, 2014 10:51am ET
ANA and the Consumer Electronic Association are teaming up at the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas. "C Space" is a new central headquarters at CES curated for the marketing, advertising, content, and creative communities. ANA will be developing programming specifically tailored to the C Space audience.
Attendance at CES is 150,000+ and CEA estimates that 30,000 of those are CMOs, brand professionals, content creators, and digital advertisers. C Space will tell the story of how content, creativity, technology, CMOs, brand marketing, influencers and the consumer come together as part of the CES experience.
CES has become one of the "must attend" events for client-side marketers and ANA is thrilled to partner with the Consumer Electronics Association on this initiative. Digital marketing is an urgent priority for our members and an ANA presence at C Space will help marketers get the most out of their CES experience.
C Space will be located at ARIA and open between January 6-9, 2015. Mark your calendars!
What B2B Marketers Can Teach the Rest of Us!
By Bill Duggan, Group EVP, ANA
Posted: Jun 10, 2014 11:00am ET
I recently came back from three inspiring days in Chicago, attending the BMA (Business Marketing Association) annual conference. There were some great lessons there, and not just for B2B marketers. Here are five that stood out to me.
- The Power of Partnerships: You can't solve all problems on your own. Partnerships are necessary, sometimes even with a competitor. Partnerships provide paths to speed and scale.
- Emotion Matters: Rational factors are certainly important. But go beyond that and tap into emotional drivers. People who recognize that emotions matter are often the best leaders.
- Disruption can be a Differentiator: Disruption is a business strategy that provides a great excuse to try the impossible. Disruption is not for the faint of heart and the best disruptions start out as unpopular ideas. The biggest benefit of disruption is differentiation.
- Utility: Smart marketing is about helping – not selling – and providing utility. Utility is the North Star of marketing. Make your marketing so useful that people would pay for it. Content that offers utility is the best way to sell. Utility is a new marketing model for the age of information overload.
- Mobile: The shift to mobile has been dramatic and mobile has had more impact on the way we do business than any other technological change. A mobile moment is a point in time and space when someone pulls out a mobile device and context is the key to success in that mobile moment. Meanwhile, speed is the most important thing in building a mobile app.
Congrats to BMA for a terrific event. And thanks to Radio & Television Business Report for publishing this blog first.
What's New at the MKC?
By Jesse Feldman, senior manager of content strategy and partnerships
Posted: Jun 4, 2014 2:30pm ET
Notice anything different about us? We've made some changes to the MKC's online content hub (found under "Insights and Research" on this site).
We've given one of our core knowledge products a light makeover just in time for summer: "Snapshot" content items are now listed as "Event Recaps." Only the name has changed — we're still bringing you easy-to-read, informative executive summaries and in-depth coverage of presentations from ANA events like committee meetings and members-only conferences.
In addition, presenters' PowerPoint decks are now available for download directly from the event summary page. You'll no longer be directed to a new page before you can download a presentation. This change was made with your user experience in mind. As an example, clicking "Presentation" in the right corner of the Event Recap page for our webinar "Eight Social Strategies Proven to Drive Marketing Results" will immediately open a dialogue box to download the presentation. Convenient, right?
As always, you can browse Event Recaps by key topics of interest, direct search, and through calendar agenda items. Happy reading!
Jesse Feldman works in the ANA's Marketing Knowledge Center (MKC), a rich suite of insights, case studies, event recaps, and research. You might notice her taking notes for the MKC at committee meetings, members-only conferences, or (virtually) webinars. She'll be popping onto the ANA blog to regularly highlight some latest and greatest MKC content.
The Case For Media Procurement
By Bill Duggan, Group EVP, ANA
Posted: May 20, 2014 11:00am ET
The annual ANA Advertising Financial Management Conference just wrapped up. There were 600+ attendees and many of those were client-side marketing procurement professionals. Procurement has traditionally handled areas including contracts, RFIs/RFPs, agency evaluations, scope of work development, and supplier diversity. Agency compensation has long been a priority of marketing procurement; production has more recently become a focus.
Now, procurement needs to spend more time on media. When looking at the combination of media, production, and agency compensation, media comprises 80% of those dollars … but agency compensation and production account for 90%+ of the focus for most marketing procurement organizations.
A new trend is on the rise – media procurement – and those individuals have a laser-like focus on media. Kudos to those companies that already have media procurement. More companies now need to realize the benefit. It's where the dollars are!
Responsibilities of media procurement include: media auditing – checking that the media a client has bought is in the right places, at competitive prices; media agency evaluations; and investigating media transparency issues. Media procurement can provide an overall company perspective and the benefit of visibility of media supplier pools across businesses to help leverage a company's total investment.
Media procurement should ask, "Do we know what we're getting?," and see how and where digital advertising gets placed (e.g., frequency caps, inappropriate content, share of voice, above-the-fold) and push for greater visibility into data used to define audience targeting, especially in digital media. Media procurement should ask, "Are we getting what we paid for?," and investigate issues such as click fraud and reliance on served versus viewable impressions.
Given the strong negotiating skills of procurement, the day will even come for some advertisers when media procurement will be at the negotiation table helping to cut deals with media suppliers.
For now, more companies need to recognize the very big value of media procurement.
Thanks to Radio & Television Business Report for first publishing this blog.
You don't know what you don't know: More marketers worry about media buying transparency
Posted: May 15, 2014 10:00am ET
Transparency issues between marketers and their media agencies are on the rise, per a new ANA/Forrester Research survey.
Forty-six percent of marketers have concerns about the level of transparency between themselves and their media agency(s). Further, concerns about transparency have increased for 42 percent of marketers over the past year, and have decreased for only 13 percent.
The issues that cause the most concern are:
- Reliance on served impressions, rather than viewable impressions, for digital media
- Not knowing if my agency makes money from the media sellers on my media buy (e.g., are they getting rebates from the media?)
- How and where digital advertising gets placed (e.g., frequency caps, inappropriate content, share of voice, above-the-fold)
- Lack of visibility into data used to define audience targeting, especially in digital media
As stated in a previous blog, there is a transparency crisis in the advertising industry and this new research further confirms that. What are the implications for marketers?
- You don't know what you don't know. Marketers need to be aware of the transparency issues facing the industry and ask questions. Naive marketers could find themselves taken advantage of.
- Marketers should incorporate language in their agency contracts to provide protection. For example, language should specify how rebates made on a client's business will be handled. Such contractual language should be at both the agency and holding company levels to address an agency's overall arrangements and ensure the fair share allocation of total agency incentives/rebates, and outline the process to reallocate those dollars to a specific client.
- There is an opportunity for procurement to play a role. Procurement can have strong process management skills with strengths in risk mitigation. More procurement groups are now involved with media, recognizing that this is the largest marketing expenditure at many organizations.
As our industry continues to evolve, transparency issues between clients and agencies are likely to remain concerns. For example, programmatic buying—which has various intermediaries between the buyer and seller—appears to be an issue with emerging transparency concerns. Marketers would be wise to pay attention!
Thanks to The Economist for first publishing this viewpoint in their Lean Back marketing blog.
Metrics & Procurement
By Bill Duggan, Group EVP, ANA
Posted: May 7, 2014 3:00pm ET
ANA's new research, "Optimizing the Procurement & Marketing Relationship," looks at the relationship between procurement and marketing.
There was a notable disconnect when respondents were asked to rate the importance placed on various metrics.
- Marketing placed its highest importance on the business metrics of sales/market share increases, improving marketing ROI, and improving brand health metrics.
- Marketing procurement focused on cost reduction, process improvements, risk mitigation, and cost avoidance.
- There was equal emphasis from both marketing and procurement on innovation, agency/supplier performance, internal stakeholder satisfaction, and industry intelligence
A key learning in this research: better alignment between marketing and procurement on success metrics is required. While cost is important, procurement should pay closer attention to the metrics of highest importance to marketers – specifically sales/market share increases, improving marketing ROI and improving brand health metrics.
Is On-the-Job Training Enough?
By Jesse Feldman, senior manager of content strategy and partnerships
Posted: May 7, 2014 11:00am ET
My team has had a busy month strategizing how to best bring insights from our Marketing2020: Organizing for Growth survey to members. Marketing2020 was a joint ANA and EffectiveBrands study and the most comprehensive global marketing leadership initiative ever undertaken. For a further overview of Marketing2020, check out this ANA webinar summarizing how CMOs, CEOs, and other leaders can align their strategies, organizations, and capabilities to build their brands in the years ahead.
New, "snackable" articles from Marketing2020 will go live once a week on a dedicated section of our site. You won't need a password to view the articles — so if you find the findings as fascinating as we do, share the links across your social networks (hint: your LinkedIn connections will find them fascinating). This week I wrote about the direct correlation between companies offering more days of formal training and overall performance. You (or your boss) might be surprised to see how few respondents felt they received adequate on-the-job training.
Upcoming topics we'll be covering include marketing leadership traits that drive growth and top motivators for successful marketers. We'll also be publishing infographics and key findings reports to help marketers align their strategies, organizations, and capabilities to generate growth in the years ahead. You can also follow the conversation on Twitter with #Marketing2020.
Jesse Feldman works in the ANA's Marketing Knowledge Center (MKC), a rich suite of insights, case studies, event recaps, and research. You might notice her taking notes for the MKC at committee meetings, members-only conferences, or (virtually) webinars. She'll be popping onto the ANA blog to regularly highlight some latest and greatest MKC content.
Insights from Day 2 of AFM
By Constantine von Hoffman, editor of ANA Magazine
Posted: May 6, 2014 1:30pm ET
Tuesday at the ANA Advertising Financial Management conference got off to a great start with a lively, informed — and PowerPoint free! — talk on the future of marketing by Rishad Tobaccowala, chair of DigitasLBI and Razorfish.
He began by pointing out all the assumptions the marketing industry has about the future — how it will be increasingly digital, social, data driven, mobile, and focused on emerging markets. No great surprise there, but then he started dissecting those assumptions and looked at what is left out of them and their implications.
First, he looked at how important analog's ideas and actions remain despite the seeming triumph of all things digital. For example, there is the way mobile is putting more emphasis on people and places, like how people go into a brick-and-mortar store and then look online to see if they can get a better price. That's digital supplementing analog.
One of the reasons analog will always be important is because digital is binary – yes/no, on/off – while people are not. We are a "maybe" species that frequently rejects data we know to be true in order to follow our preconceptions. "People choose with their hearts and then use numbers to justify what they just did," he said. While this might seem a critical flaw at a time when all the talk is of "data-driven decision-making," it's actually a strength we need to understand. "The underlying basis of our business is storytelling," Tobaccowala added, "and storytelling is analog." In other words, if Beauty had stepped back and made a well-thought-out rational decision about falling in love with the Beast, no one would have been the least bit interested.
Tobaccowala then warned about the risk of always looking to the market leaders for innovation. "TV and video is going to come from the slime, not the heavens," he said, turning a phrase which I bet made everyone think. His point was that just as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu have become big by being disruptors, they didn't start that way. The next disruptors are already out there, it's just that no one has caught on to them yet. "Don't pay too much attention to your bosses," he said. "They are the past."
The future of marketing is less about ads and more about utilities and services. He pointed out that for $60 or $70 a month people can get much of their media ad free by subscribing to things like HBO GO, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Spotify. While not everyone will or can do this, the 30 percent to 40 percent who do are going to be the ones most desirable to marketers. The only way to reach them is by providing something useful which they will use. He summed up the consumers' view perfectly by pointing out that ads tell consumers the brand doesn't value their time.
That really was just the first third of his talk and the rest was every bit as interesting and iconoclastic. Tobaccowala is @rishad on Twitter and I just became a follower.
AFM Conference Off to a Great Start
By Constantine von Hoffman, editor of ANA Magazine
Posted: May 5, 2014 2:00pm ET
The first session of the Advertising Financial Management conference got off with a bang as Decideware CEO Steven Wales announced a record attendance of more than 600 people. Proof that it's a quality crowd here: Wales was happy about the number of people even though Decideware had just bought us all a truly fine breakfast!
Proof of quality of the content being offered: Despite the beautiful weather and the lure of nearby beaches and pools, it was standing room only for the entire first session.
Wales was followed by Jim Porcarelli, chief strategy officer at Active International, who promised interesting results of a new CFO/CMO alignment survey which he will be releasing tomorrow.
ANA President Bob Liodice then gave a nice overview of the topics to be addressed at the conference, which are also some of the biggest concerns of marketers and agencies. "This conference is about movement," he said. "Every part of the media supply chain has been turned on its head."
There's no need for anyone to wait any longer for disruption, it's here:
- It's allowing us to have one-to-one relationships with customers.
- It's allowing us to increase creativity and innovation, making marketing fun again.
- It's making anyone who predicted the death of TV feel very silly.
He then looked at the chief worry of the entire industry: Are we leaving money on the table? Undoubtedly yes. The way to address that is by focusing on strategic media imperatives:
- Measurement — currently a lot of work is underway to come up with cross-platform comparison metrics but there's still a lot of work to be done on the plethora of unmeasured media.
- Digital media value erosion — Why isn't the industry doing more to address the problem of click fraud?
- Media transparency
- Training — Because of the rapid pace of change, very few marketers feel they know enough to optimize the tools they have. This has to be addressed.
Bob was followed by conference co-chairs Terri Burns, Aflac's strategic sourcing consultant, and Sal Vitale, Johnson & Johnson's category lead for media procurement, who further outlined what we could look forward to over the coming days.


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May law or government policy be based on faith? Given our nation's secular tradition, we would rightly protest a law prohibiting any person to eat pork merely because pork consumption is forbidden by some interpretations of the Bible. Any law based solely on sectarian religious belief should be rejected out-of-hand in a democratic society.
The objection is not that this law abridges the free exercise of religion. To the best of my knowledge, not eating pork does not violate anyone's religion. Rather, it must be rejected because it serves no legitimate public purpose and simply imposes one group's religious faith on the nation as a whole. Whether or not such a law violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause ("Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"), it certainly undermines a fundamental precept of American democracy -- one person's freedom should not be infringed merely to satisfy another's religious faith.
It turns out that in California, eating pork is perfectly permissible -- but selling horsemeat for human consumption is illegal. There are similar laws in other states; some states also ban the sale of dog for human consumption.
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So this law "simply imposes one group's [moral] faith on the [state] as a whole." The majority thinks people shouldn't eat horses, so they constrain the minority. That's the way democracy works.
Why is banning horsemeat for secular moral reasons -- unproven, unprovable, visceral -- OK, but banning pork for religious reasons forbidden? What if it turns out that some people who back the ban on horsemeat do so for religious reasons? (Horsemeat is also not kosher, and apparently in the Middle Ages some Christian leaders believed that eating horsemeat was religiously prohibited.) Would an otherwise permissible law (permissible because it was backed by people who derive their morality from secular gut feelings) become impermissible because it would now be backed by people who derive their morality from religious beliefs?
It seems to me that the answer is no: The Establishment Clause may properly be read as barring government speech that endorses religion, or government action that treats people differently based on their religion, or even government action that is aimed at promoting the teaching of one or another religion. But when it comes to laws that regulate secular actions (even including food consumption), it shouldn't matter whether the law's backers are motivated by religion or by secular moral axioms and gut feelings. A contrary rule would discriminate against voters and lawmakers because of their religiosity.
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A MELBOURNE taxi driver has been killed in a hit and run while exchanging details with another driver after a minor collision.
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