As predicted weeks ago the funding for the much touted Digital-Cinema rollout has evaporated and with it the misplaced hopes of many in our industry. The lethal combination of high investment/no return (in itself a reason to dismiss the concept outright) and the global economic downturn rendered the D-Cinema initiative a non-starter and hopefully puts it to final rest.
Funding reconsideration - if ever - will not occur for 3-5 years, so independent exhibitors can breath a sigh of relief and return to a normal business posture in managing their cinemas. Further, a 3-5 year hiatus will find the technology upon which D-Cinema is based to be completely obsolete. The studios will hopefully and finally dismiss this misconceived method of movie distribution and accept the fact that film - although burdened by huge logistical baggage - is still the best way to combat piracy as the ease and sophistication of digital copying strengthens by the day.
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