Qube Cinema will
showcase multiple new features of Qube Wire at CineEurope 2018. As part
of this new distribution workflow, delegates will be able to see new features,
which include, broadband and
satellite delivery to theatres, Wire Safe™, SMPTE FLM format support and an interesting data visualisation feature, What’s-on-Wire (WOW). Product demonstrations will be available to delegates
at Qube Cinema’s booth #706 on the
trade show floor. These features highlight a highly flexible and simplified
digital cinema distribution workflow.
• Qube Wire Theatre Appliance for broadband
and satellite delivery to theatres – The Qube Wire
Theatre Appliance is a cloud connected in-theatre system to enable directdigital delivery of DCPs to
the cinema. The appliance includes 4 TB of internal storage and can be
networked directly to digital cinema servers and TMS systems. Featuring a low
profile 1U chassis, the Qube Wire Theatre Appliance works with both satellite
and broadband delivery modes.
• Universal Inbox – Qube Wire’s new
Universal Inbox provides exhibitors with visibility into the detailed status of
all their content and KDMs. The Exhibitor can sign into Qube Wire Cinemas at
any time to look at a dashboard with the real-time status of content transfers
and all KDMs for their theatres.
• SMPTE FLM-x data feed – In
addition to the de facto Facility
List Message (FLM) implementation most common throughout the industry, Qube Wire now hosts theatre information in
the latest SMPTE format – the Extended FLM data, as recently published in the
SMPTE ST430-16-2017 specification document. These FLM-x data feeds are provided
free for all exhibitors using the Qube Wire service.
• What’s
on Wire (WOW)–
What’s on Wire is a dashboard that allows Qube Wire users to see an interactive
view of their content flow in various territories around the globe. This is a
real-time view of content delivery status that provides useful at-a-glance
information for distributors.
“There
is no better platform than CineEurope to demonstrate new technologies in
digital cinema,” said Nigel Dennis, Head, European Business Development for
Qube Cinema. “We are showcasing new features of Qube Wire that will take movie
content distribution to a higher level. The Qube Wire platform is future ready
and the service has now expanded to 127
countries in its path to 100% global coverage. Qube Wire is uniquely geared to
ease the hassles of theatrical movie distribution and make it an easy and
seamless experience.”
The
Qube Wire service is now available across 127 countries. The territories
where Qube Wire content delivery services are now available includes all major
regions of the world including developing and mature markets, from Southeast
Asia to Africa to Europe and the Americas. Qube Wire can already deliver
content to 95% of theatres worldwide
outside of mainland China.
Qube
Cinema invites content owners, distributors, exhibitors and film festivals to
sign up on Qube Wire and get exclusive offers. Content owners and distributors
get US$100 free in their account upon sign up. Exhibitors get free Theatre
Appliance(s) upon sign up. And film festivals will receive free technical
support and electronic delivery to their event.
About Qube Wire:Qube Wire is
a self-service, single-window system for global theatrical
distribution. With a simple but comprehensive user interface, distributors can
manage their digital cinema assets, assign territorial rights for their content
and have their Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) and keys (aka Key Delivery
Messages or KDMs) delivered to movie theatres across the world. Theatres can
manage their own digital cinema device details and access their Universal Inbox
on the Qube Wire service as well. To sign up for the Qube Wire service, visit
www.qubewire.com
