MACCS International and XDC Make Breakthrough In Cinema Industry by Launching “DCinema Hub” A Global Movie Distribution Platform
American Film Market (“AFM”), November 4, 2011.
Bert Huls, CEO of MACCS International said: “DCinema Hub is a revolutionary service that we are very excited to launch together with a partner like XDC which has always been a pioneer in advanced digital cinema technology and services. DCinema Hub will create and maintain a central storage where, over time, a library of all available digital copies will be built up. Exhibitors will order any movie available in the library after which DCinema Hub will initiate the delivery process of the digital copy through the appropriate channel. Instructions for hard drive preparation will be sent to third-party labs while DCinema Hub will automatically process the electronic delivery via satellite (all major networks will be supported) or broadband internet. DCinema Hub will also
“We are very proud to have found MACCS as a partner in this ground breaking service”, added Serge Plasch, CEO of XDC. “Today, the majority of the technical issues in the cinemas are related to wrong keys generated from non accurate screen info. Therefore, DCinema Hub has developed a unique push ‘n pull technology that will automatically create and maintain a global Trusted Device List (“TDL”) of all cinema’s that want to participate. This global TDL has always been the ultimate dream of the digital cinema industry and DCinema Hub is the answer. Because of the importance for the development of Digital Cinema, DCinema Hub will be open to any stakeholder in the industry including trusted third parties…”
For more info about DCinema Hub, go to www.dcinemahub.com or contact:
|
MACCS International BV Arjin van As +31 6 2500 4537 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
XDC SA Fabrice Testa +32 4 7725 1800 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
About MACCS International
About XDC
The company is the largest digital cinema company in Europe. XDC provides end-to-end digital cinema solutions including equipment supply, financing (VPF, leasing, etc), training, installation, maintenance and 24/7 NOC support. XDC also offers lab content processing and delivery services including full service including mastering, duplication, key management, extranet tracking and physical or virtual delivery. XDC has agreements in place with Arqiva, Eutelsat and SmartJog and has developed it’s own proprietary Internet-based delivery solution.