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Even if film distributors were to reject the conventional wisdom of windowing, those windows are jealously guarded by their respective sectors.  The theatrical exhibition window is particularly so

announced in September 2014 that they would distribute a sequel to the 2000 hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon simultaneously via Netflix and IMAX theaters worldwide, movie theater chains swiftly circled the wagons and announced a boycott of the Weinsteins’ film.

“value of ownership for the consumer” is a euphemism for “consumer willingness-to-pay.”  The longer a consumer must wait before they can watch a movie on their Netflix subscription, the likelier that consumer is to pay for a DVD

numerous industries have attempted to insulate themselves from disruption by persuading lawmakers to prescribe their exclusive industrial role in public laws, including auto dealers and beer distributors

windowing has been widely criticized as contributing to piracy, and “leaving money on the table.”  Empirical evidence bears that out.  Content producers are not unaware of this data; their calculus is that the revenues attributable to aggressive windowing (and avoiding friction with their distributors) exceed losses associated with piracy.

Windowing alienates consumers and arguably undermines respect for copyright in countries that receive content late

In the content distribution example, compensation might involve repayment for government resources expended on attributable piracy, perhaps based on a user-fee model that various government agencies already have.  If the windowed release distribution model generated more revenue than the costs it incurs, it would continue, taxpayers would be made whole, and the externality would be “internalized.”

Studies consistently show users thumb through only a handful of apps on a regular basis

This is why tech bellwethers — from social media platforms such as Facebook to traditional hardware companies like Apple — are churning out news products, designed to court and engage audiences to their brand-ecosystems.

Facebook plans to announce the launch of Notify, a standalone news app, the Financial Times reports. Featured content will come from media partners including Vogue, The Washington Post and CBS.

Professional content already is splintered across content creators and technology platforms

Apple News, for iOS 9. The mobile app aggregates news from a wide range of sources into a mobile-friendly format,

Twitter Moments is a feature on Twitter that links tweets in a traditional story format, from beginning to end.

Snapchat has been partnering with publishers for Snapchat Discover. The app, widely popular with millennials, includes a "Discover" feature that showcases stories from publishers including Vice, People, CNN and National Geographic

For example, with instant articles Facebook directly hosts outside publishers' articles on its social network — and Facebook pockets the traffic

Facebook on Wednesday also said its daily video views have reached 8 billion, though some tech analsyts including Pfeiffer wonder if a single view is measured by only a few seconds on an autoplay setting.

Facebook in fact is testing its own, site-specific video hub, as Re/code has reported.

If someone came to us and said, "Would you launch a TV series in Imax day-and-date?", that's definitely something we would consider

We have over 300 theaters open; we have over 200 theaters in backlog [where a theater has been approved and the space designated, but it hasn't been built yet]. We just announced a 10‑theater deal.

Wanda, which accounts for the largest number of Imax screens in China, has its own giant-screen technology. Worried? I'm not very worried.

If the public wants an experience that's better than a standard 35mm but not as good as an Imax, there's a category they fit in.

In 2015, you announced the creation of the Imax China Film Fund to invest in Chinese tentpoles.

We can leverage those relationships, plus the Imax technology, plus the Imax release windows, and create value by investing in the right films.

We could get into original programming, but we're not going to be a small participant in a $200 million movie. Could I see there being a $10 million or $20 million film that is with an Imax filmmaker who loves Imax and plays well to the Imax audience and has the right ancillary distribution afterward? Yes. That's something we're exploring.

кинотеатры в течение трех лет должны отдавать под русское кино не менее 50% сеансов в среднем за квартал. По данным Фонда кино, за первые девять месяцев года все российские кинотеатры отдали под русские фильмы около 19% своих сеансов, в том числе крупные сети – около 18%.

По данным Фонда кино, в городах с населением менее 100 000 человек работает 707 залов. Если исключить из них кинотеатры в подмосковных городах, то в малых региональных городах открыто около 600 залов

Это около 15% от всех современных кинозалов в стране.

на 100 000 жителей России приходится менее трех кинозалов, это 42-й результат среди всех стран мира.

За первые девять месяцев этого года жители России и СНГ (без учета Украины) потратили на билеты в кино 36,5 млрд руб., и 16,8% из этой суммы – на российские фильмы

В итоге Фонду кино этой осенью удалось договориться с несколькими крупными киносетями («Люксор», «Пять звезд», «Киномакс», «Премьер-зал» и «Мираж синема») о том, что последние приложат максимальные усилия для увеличения доли русских сеансов в своих залах в следующем году до 20%

В мае «Ленфильм» откроет свои новые производственные цеха и павильоны.

В конце года «Союзмультфильм» наконец‑то обретёт собственное здание, свои производственные мощности рядом с Останкино.

запустили программу государственных дотаций при открытии современных кинозалов, которые могут показывать премьеры, в малых городах с населением меньше 100 тысяч. Всего планируем 512 новых, современных кинозалов. В этих кинозалах в течение трёх лет будет установлена российская доля – 50 процентов

На эти цели в общей сложности в Фонд кино мы выделили 2,5 миллиарда рублей.

Удивительно, но цирки простаивают между представлениями. Там будет, соответственно, показываться 100 процентов детского кино.

– установили минимальную фиксированную квоту на поддержку детского кино, оно у нас было забыто в последние годы, и анимационного. В общей сложности 25 процентов.

Мы решили вместе с телеканалами поддерживать те сериалы, которые самим телеканалам делать невыгодно: классика литературы или дорогие исторические сериалы. Первые примеры нашего совместного производства, телеканалов и Минкультуры, – «Тихий Дон», «Бесы» по Достоевскому, «Молодая гвардия» Фадеева, «Екатерина Великая».

сделали список из ста лучших фильмов, которые нужно показывать нашим детям. Эти фильмы очистили от авторских прав, разместили их на сайте культура.рф, нашем портале, в бесплатном доступе, на сайте Минобрнауки

мы придумали, что эти фильмы будут показываться в кинотеатрах, то есть детей туда будут водить бесплатно, и кинотеатры такую свою социальную функцию выполняют. Плюс к этому они сделали короткие, по 10–15 минут лекции перед каждым фильмом, о чём и как делалось это советское кино

Hollywood is also the place for filmmakers who want to make movies for a global market. China and Russia make films for their own markets, but I don’t see the likelihood of those places replacing Hollywood

Hoddick said he wants to develop three additional films this year, then eight in 2017 and then 12 a year after that

The Barco Escape costs exhibitors $100,000 with an additional fee per movie.

there are currently 21 Barco Escape theaters in the world — 16 in the United States, two each in Europe and China, and one in Mexico.

the plan is to have more than 100 by the end of this year, and 1,000 within three to five years. Oh, and they want an additional 1,000 just in China, soon to be the world’s biggest movie market — and one where Imax is in the process of opening hundreds of its own screens

Hoddick said while Barco Escape is only for 2D films at this point, he imagines it’s only a matter of time before 3D comes to the platform

it’s currently about 4 percent more expensive to produce a movie for Barco Escape, because the work has to happen in post-production, Hoddick said new cameras from manufacturers including Sony that can film in the 7:1 aspect ratio necessary for the medium will slash costs significantly

the theater will soon install a camera-based surveillance system to analyze demographics and customize which “lobby dominations” go live — think superhero trailers going up when a crew of high school kids walks in

Отметим, что среди российских вещателей некоторые программы в формате 360 гарудсов планирует показывать телеканал "Авто24", а также "Россия 24". 

The results of the other experiments came to the controversial conclusion that those with wealthier backgrounds were more likely to cut off other drivers, lie in negotiating, or cheat.