Las Vegas, NV—Mar 5, 2003
Digital Cinema Providers Group Announces Formation of New Trade Association
DCPG To Work With Allied Organizations To Assist Commercialization Of Digital Cinema
At ShoWest, digital cinema industry providers today announced the formation of a
new digital cinema trade organization, the Digital Cinema Providers Group (DCPG),
which has been created to provide a forum for digital cinema equipment and
service providers to respond to market needs and concerns in order to promote
the further commercialization of digital cinema.
Membership in DCPG will be comprised of entities that sell products, provide
services or make technologies related to digital cinema. Charter members of DCPG
include: Avica, BARCO, Christie Digital Systems, Dolby Laboratories, EVS Digital
Cinema, NEC Viewtechnology/Digital Projection International, QuVIS, and Texas
Instruments.
DCPG will work in conjunction with existing industry representative
organizations such as Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) and the National
Association of Theater Owners (NATO), and standards organizations such as SMPTE,
to provide recommendations to enable a viable and sustainable commercial scale
rollout of digital cinema technology. In addition, DCPG will establish
mechanisms to inform, educate and advocate the benefits of digital cinema and
its application to feature film production, distribution and exhibition.
Industry pioneer Curt Behlmer will serve as DCPG Executive Director, with
members of the governing board to be announced soon. Additional organization
resources, including DCPG materials and website, are currently being developed
and will be available in the coming weeks.
"DCPG consists of a core group of digital cinema manufacturers dedicated to
meeting the needs of all industry stakeholders and advancing digital cinema in a
method that realizes long term viability," said Curt Behlmer. "By joining
together key manufacturers, integrators and technology licensees, DCPG will
address technology issues and suggest solutions that provide interoperability
and a complete digital cinema system. We are excited about the opportunity to
provide comprehensive and accurate information to educate the motion picture
industry and consumers on the benefits and ongoing progress of digital cinema."
