Sify.com: Giving an update on the fledgling digital cinema industry, K. Krishna, Senior Director, Marketing, Hughes Escorts Communications Ltd (HECL), said that a new set of service providers is emerging. "For want of a better name, they can be called as E-cinema/D (Digital)-cinema service providers. These service providers work with theatres and distributors to create a network platform over which the movies can be digitally transmitted and exhibited. As this network is expected to fast expand, the logistics of delivering the digital content gains relevance." And HECL, a networking company primarily through satellite media, has signed up with a couple of digital cinema service providers for building a network for E-cinema distribution.
He added that once a reliable and cost-effective medium is in place, it further throws open a host of opportunities for this industry. They include pre-show content, such as advertisements, concerts, besides enabling digital signages and the hosting of ATMs in theatres, Krishna said.
But there are challenges. "Theatre-owners do not want to invest before they see what is in it for them. So, currently, some of the equipment manufacturers have taken a lead in seeding the market themselves, by either leasing equipment or themselves turning into digital cinema service providers," Krishna said.

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