http://www.screendigest.com/rss/ en-gb Copyright: (C) Screen Digest 240 Australian cinema and entertainment group Hoyts has become the first Australian and New Zealand circuit to announce its planned digital cinema rollout, including equipment choices. Hoyts Cinemas has chosen to...(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/first-australian-circuit-chooses-digital-cinema-path/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/first-australian-circuit-chooses-digital-cinema-path/view.html 2010-09-02 Panasonic has undertaken a U-turn on its stance towards 2D to 3D conversion technology by including it in two of its new 3D televisions to be released in the US market in 2010.  In the past Panasonic has...(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/panasonic-in-dimensionalisation-u-turn/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/panasonic-in-dimensionalisation-u-turn/view.html 2010-09-01 Year-on-year hardware volumes on a global basis are down just over 20 per cent for the second quarter of 2010, underscoring the fact that a number of platforms are now in decline. The console cycle is maturing and, as is typical, it is beginning to wane. Sony's PlayStation 3 is the only TV console to experience a major worldwide uptick for the period, while Nintendo's DS handhelds drop swiftly, emphasising the timeliness of Nintendo's forthcoming 3DS unit.(subscription content) http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010730a/10_08_market_monitor_games_hardware_q22010/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010730a/10_08_market_monitor_games_hardware_q22010/view.html 2010-08-30 The recovery of advertising markets this year is reflected in the revenues of global advertising agencies in the second quarter. Aggregating the global revenues of Big Five agencies (WPP, Omnicom, Publicis,...(subscription content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/ad-dollars-flow-back-into-agencies/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/ad-dollars-flow-back-into-agencies/view.html 2010-08-27 Total digital screens rose by a further 16.5% in Q2 2010, following a similar hike in Q1, as the economic benefits of 3D continue to provide the major impetus to upgrade to digital. A total of 3,875 3D screens were active at end H1 2010 in Western Europe, accounting for 73% of the total digital screen base, a higher ratio than three months prior (Q1). Over 65% of the active digital 3D systems were deployed in the past 12 month period alone, showing that this has been the most dynamic growth phase for 3D yet.(subscription content) http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010726a/10_08_digital_cinema%20_market_trends_western_europe_q22010/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010726a/10_08_digital_cinema%20_market_trends_western_europe_q22010/view.html 2010-08-26 Disney is to launch ABC TV On Demand in the UK on BT Vision's IPTV platform. ABC TV On Demand is intended to provide a catalogue of ABC Studios shows to BT Vision customers. From launch in September, the...(free content) http://www.screendigest.com/news/disney-launches-abc-on-demand/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/news/disney-launches-abc-on-demand/view.html 2010-08-26 This quarterly report combines Advertising Intelligence data and analyst commentary covering key European broadcasters' advertising revenues and ad revenue prospects for 2009-2014.(subscription content) http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010724b/10_08_mm_european_broadcasters_h12010/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010724b/10_08_mm_european_broadcasters_h12010/view.html 2010-08-24 Screen Digest has published the second edition of its biannual market monitor on TV advertising in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The report analyses the impact of the financial and economic crisis on CEE TV advertising markets and assesses the potential for 2010 and 2011 recovery. In addition, the report benchmarks crucial development indicators for CEE TV advertising markets, assessing their maturity with regards to multichannel development, advertising revenue per capita and strikes a comparison with Western Europe.(subscription content) http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010723a/10_08_mm_cee_tv_advertising_h12010/view.html http://www.screendigest.com/reports/2010723a/10_08_mm_cee_tv_advertising_h12010/view.html 2010-08-23