Abstract
Cinema is in the process of converting all the world' s screens to digital projection equipment. However, since the development began in earnest in 1999, numerous problems have been encountered in replacing its longstanding analogue forerunner, not least who is going to pay for this conversion and how and by whom will it be undertaken.
The publication of technical specifications by a joint US studio led grouping in 2005 proved a catalyst for a US-wide first phase roll-out and this territory has taken a significant advance over much of the world. We are now at a stage where the foundations have been laid for a European-wide mainstream deployment to begin, and this report analyses the business models being developed, the value proposition for both exhibitors and distributors, the remaining challenges for deployment companies, the forecasted speeds of adoption by all territories and key driver territories and companies.
Key findings:
- At the end of 2007, 5.5 per cent of the world' s modern screens are converted to digital and we predict that by 2012 this will rise to 48 per cent.
- The dominant business model for digital conversion is the Virtual Print Fee, but there may be other models entering the market
- The driver market is the USA, but significant government involvement is pushing other countries, such as China, UK and Norway.
- Despite almost full digital provision of studio movies in the USA, a key obstacle to overcome in Europe, outside of the business model, is the provision of arthouse and European content.
- The main financial beneficiaries, certainly in the short-term, are distributors but digital 3D and alternative content are forming the beginnings of a persuasive business case for the exhibitor
- The digital conversion will cost an approximate $10bn worldwide over the next ten years
In the report:
- Forecasts of digital cinema screen growth by territory to 2012 Overview of the current state of the market; globally, regionally and for key driver territories
- Analysis of the current business models, focusing on the Virtual Print Fee but also exploring others in the global and European market
- Analysis of the European digital cinema market and the obstacles blocking growth
- The digital cinema value proposition for the distributor, including an evaluation of print costs and distributor benefits
- The digital cinema value proposition for the exhibitor, including digital 3D, alternative content, and theatre management systems
- Full datasets for digital screen growth and penetration, projector manufacturer sales and market shares, projector market sizes, server manufacturer market shares and digital content.
- Analysis of the key challenges remaining to resolve before full market roll-out can be achieved
- Analysis of the progress made towards the digital delivery of movies by satellite or other means
- Analysis of the role that Hollywood has played in the move towards digital conversion
- Full company profiles for all key digital cinema players (exhibitors, projector manufacturers, server manufacturers, third-party facilitators, digital 3D system manufacturers
- Digital cinema progress timeline from 1999 to 2007
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Global overview of digital cinema
- Global Overview of Digital Cinema
The evolving business model
- The Evolving Business Model for Digital Cinema
Developing the European DC market
- Developing the European Market for Digital Cinema
D-Cinema: The numbers
- D-cinema overview
- D-cinema screens by region
- Leading d-cinema territories
- Total d-cinema screens as a proportion of total screens Total d-cinema screens by site
- Leading d-cinema locations
- Leading exhibitors by number of d-screens
- D-cinema projector resolution
- Projector manufacturers
- Projector territories
- Projector Market Values
- Leading Third Party Operators
- Server Manufacturers
- D-screen forecasts
D-cinema content and releases
- Overview
- Theatrical distribution in a digital age
- Value proposition of digital cinema for distributors
Cinema exhibition in a digital world
- Value Proposition for the exhibitor
Exhibitor profiles
- Exhibitor Profiles
- Carmike
- Regal
- Cinemark
- Rave Motion Pictures
- Odeon
- Kinepolis
- Utopolis
- Cinecitta MultiplexKino
- Lotte Cinema
- Warner Mycal
Driver territories
- USA
- UK
- Germany
- France
- Belgium
- Norway
- Ireland
- China
- Korea
- India
Digital delivery of movies
- 1. Physical Transportation of Media
- 2. Wireless delivery
- 3. Wireline delivery
- 4. Hybrid Solution
Hollywood and digital cinema
- Hollywood and Digital Cinema
Determining Screen Widths
Obstacles facing Digital Cinema roll-out
- Key challenges remaining for 2008 and onwards
- Technical
- Economic
- Logistical
Profiles - Projector Manufacturers
- DLP Technology
- LCoS Technology
Profiles - Server Manufacturers
- DTS
- GDC Technology
- QuVis
- Dolby
- Doremi
- Kodak
- Qube
- IntoPix
Profiles - Third party operators
- AccessIT
- Technicolor Digital Cinema
- Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP)
- Cinema Buying Group-NATO
- Digeserv
- Arts Alliance Media (AAM)
- XDC
- Digital Cinema Limited
- Unique Digital
- Ymagis
- FHP
- D-Cinema Korea
- China Film Group
Profiles - Digital 3D cinema
- RealD
- NuVision
- Dolby Digital 3D
D-Cinema timeline
Tables and Charts
Executive Summary
Global overview of digital cinema
- D-cinema deployments curve worldwide
- D-Cinema deployments by region
The evolving business model
- VPF example
Developing the European DC market
- Digital Cinema Conversion Index for Europe
- DCCI
- Range for data measures in Europe
- Time Fee tariff
- VPF model
- Box office per print: France
D-Cinema: The numbers
- Global d-cinema screen growth
- D-Cinema screens per territory
- D-Cinema Screens per region
- D-Cinema sites
- D-Cinema sites per screen
- Leading d-cinema territories ranked
- D-screens by US State
- D-screens as a proportion of total screens
- Leading d-cinema territories by penetration of total screens
- D-screens by site
- Leading world cities by d-screens H1 2007
- Leading exhibitors by d-screens 2005
- D-cinema projectors by resolution overview
- D-cinema projectors by resolution detailed
- Market share of projector units by manufacturer %
- Manufacturer market shares: Europe
- Manufacturer market shares:North America
- Manufacturer market shares: Latin America
- Manufacturer market shares: Asia
- Manufacturer market shares: Australasia
- Manufacturer market shares: Africa Total
- Projector Market Values $000s
- Leading third party operators 2007
- Total units deployed by server manufacturer H1 2007
- D-cinema screen forecasts by territory
- Forecast d-screens
- Forecast d-screens
- Forecast d-screens (Global)
D-cinema content and releases
- Number of films released in high-end digital format
- Global digital releases
- Widest high-end digital releases: 2006
- US Distributors digital slates 2005
- US Distributors digital slates 2006
- Films released in digital
- Distributors releasing in digital
- Proportion of overall films released in digital UK
- Proportion of distributors releasing in digital UK
- Distributors releasing digitally 2005 UK
- US Distributors digital slates 2006 UK
- Proportion of overall films released in digital
- Proportion of distributors releasing in digital
- Distributors releasing digitally 2005 Germany
- Distributors releasing digitally 2006 Germany
- Proportion of overall films released in digital
- Proportion of distributors releasing in digital
- Number of 3D releases by year
- Past and upcoming digital 3D releases by distributor
Theatrical distribution in a digital age
- Release Widths for feature films
- Print market sizes
- Print Market Regional Summary
- Release Width Regional Summary
- Front loading of revenues in Germany and UK
Cinema exhibition in a digital world
- Box Office per Screen results 3D vs 2D
Exhibitor profiles
- Exhibitor digital penetration US
- Exhibitor digital penetration UK
- Exhibitor digital penetration Europe
Driver territories
- US facilitator plans
Digital delivery of movies
Hollywood and digital cinema
- D-cinema screen growth
Determining Screen Widths
- D-cinema projectors and target screen size
- CST, France (in metres)
- AAM, UK (in metres)
- Average seats per auditorium in Western Europe
- Seat and Screen size distribution
- Seat and screen size distribution (continued)
- Average seats per metre
Obstacles facing Digital Cinema roll-out
- 2005 listing of challenges facing the industry and advances made
Profiles - Projector Manufacturers
Profiles - Server Manufacturers
Profiles - Third party operators
- Planned deployments in USA
- XDC screen network as at November 2007
