UFO Moviez buys new exhibition technology

One to watch. UFO Moviez, an India based company has bought the rights to distribute DG2L Technologies Mpeg 4 Digital Cinema System. It is being reported that “This move by UFO Moviez to invest and bring in next-generation technology to pan out its footprint in the markets, will revolutionise the way cinema is viewed both in India and around the world. Already, with over 350 plus digital theatres under its kitty, UFO Moviez has the single largest digital cinema network in the world!”

FYI the Mpeg 4 based system displays nearly 2K res end to end solution which encompasses digitising footage from HD source material, encoding and encrypting, as well as a patented ‘Reliable Transport Architecture (RTA)’ which delivers content via DVB Satellite, cable or IP (Ethernet) based networks.

At the moment, we are all waiting to see how and when widespread digital cinema will take effect. The way that film companies, execs and similar moan that people don’t go to the cinema, should inspire them to adopt such distribution models much more quickly. Digital distribution of content will save cinema owners a bundle in the long run if it means a drop in the cut of ticket prices being sent back to the studios.