Research and Markets: Big Plans for Digital Cinema in UK and Ireland

Research and Markets: Big Plans for Digital Cinema in UK and Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c16713 ) has announced the addition of Cinemagoing 14 - British Isles to their offering.

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Two-thirds of the United Kingdom's cinema screens have been traded in the last two years, while current plans for new cinemas in Ireland will, if fulfilled, expand the country's screen count by a third. In both countries, too, there are big plans for digital cinema. In the United Kingdom, the UK Film Council is installing a 250 screen network of projectors, while plans in Ireland are even more ambitious: Avica plans to convert every screen in the country to digital projection by the end of the first quarter 2006.

The latest edition of our long-established research report covering this market looks at these and other developments, marshalling our trademark comprehensive, detailed data to analyse the risks and opportunities in the present situation.

Cinemagoing and Moviegoing reports offer comprehensive data and analysis on major and emerging cinema markets worldwide. Depending on the size of the market and data availability, each country profile aims to cover the whole range of relevant topics.

- the cinema audience (demographic make-up, frequency) - films (local production, top films) - distribution (releases, market shares) - cinemas (number, number of screens, multiplexes) - digital cinema (take-up, uses and applications) - city and regional data (screens, admissions, box office)

- admissions, cinema revenues and costs (five-year model of industry revenues and major cost items)

- profiles of major exhibitors - five year forecasts of screens, admissions and box office

Companies mentioned: Terra Firma Cine-UK Vue National Amusements Ster Century Ward Anderson Apollo City Screen Village Roadshow Movie House Cinemas AMC Entertainment Reeltime Cinemas Curzon Leisure Hollywood Entertainment Ward Anderson United Cinemas International UGC Cinemas Ster Century Spurling Cinemas Reel Picture Cinemas Storm Cinemas Diamond Cinemas

The market for the UK and Ireland are broken down as follows:

- Audience - Films - Distribution - Cinemas - Digital Cinema - Regions - Northern Ireland - Cities - Admissions, Revenues and Costs - Forecasts

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c16713

Laura Wood Senior Manager Research and Markets press@researchandmarkets.com Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Manager of Research and Markets, press@researchandmarkets.com , or fax, +353-1-4100-980

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