References

Digital Cinema Media

Digital Cinema Media is the market leader in UK cinema advertising, providing content to over 2,300 screens and over 420 sites for advertisers.

 

DCM hold around a 65% share of the UK cinema advertising market through our exhibitor clients Odeon, Cineworld, Empire, Picturehouse, IMAX, and many Independents.
The UK market is currently undergoing a major transition from analogue presentation to D-cinema and DCM has selected Unique's Advertising Accord back office software to handle their distribution and scheduling for both analogue and digital advertising.

Director of Technology at DCM, Mark Stephen, says “We are delighted to be working with Unique on this initiative. The team at Unique have been able to recognise the complexity that a transitioning market presents to the screen advertising contractor. The development of the Accord system is putting DCM at the forefront of digital content delivery while providing a platform on which to support our existing 35mm estate”.

 

Ringen Cinema

The Ringen Cinema is Northern Europe's first true all-digital cinema.

 

Located in Oslo – Norway, this high-end six-plex opened its doors in November 2008 and introduced the combination of DCI-grade digital-only film presentation with audio processing and audio distribution taking place solely in the digital domain.

The cinema is operated by the leading film exhibitor in Norway, Oslo Kino, and Unique provided all projection and sound technology while being responsible for the technical planning and project management. The complex has proven very successful and the cinema is known as the reference theatre in Norway.

 

SF Media

SF-Media manages all screen advertising in Sweden on well over 400 screens.

 

In 2006 the company decided to convert to digital and Unique was chosen as the supplier of digital infrastructure. SF-Media has had a major increase in revenue since the conversion was completed in 2007 and has had great success in developing new products and attracting new clients. The roll out was at the time the biggest digital network in Europe.

 

Clear Channel Finland

Clear Channel in Finland decided to get into the screen advertising market in 2007.

 

Unique was selected as the supplier and managed the rollout across the estates of screens owned by leading Nordic exhibitor FinnKino. Clear Channel has continued to grow the digital network and has experienced exceptional growth since the transition from analogue advertising.

 

Konsertpaléet 1

Konsertpaléet screen 1 is the major premiere venue in Bergen, Norway and one of the biggest screens in Norway.

 

This summer, the cinema was completely refurbished by Unique through the installation of a new screen from Harkness and an innovative new sound system from Alcons Audio. Alcons new top-of-the-line product for cinema audio, the Alcons CR5, is designed to offer line-array like features in a classic cinema speaker package.

 

Using ribbon-band tweeters rather than compression drivers, the CR5 offers a clarity and a transparency rarely heard in cinemas. All surround speakers are also equipped with ribbon-band drivers, ensuring that the timbre and tonal quality of the surrounds match the stage speakers as closely as possible. The cinema is also fitted with amplifiers and audio processors from Yamaha.

 

CAPA Cinema Advertising

CAPA is the dominant screen advertising contractor in norway and has been since 2000.

 

In 2001 CAPA Cinema Advertising Norway decided to transition all screen advertising in Norway form analogue to digital. Over 250 screens where converted by 2002 and the project has been a huge commercial success.

CEO of CAPA, Carl Martin Klingberg, explains "The software solutions provided by Unique have been instrumental in our continuing product development at CAPA. All our media inventory is handled and optimized by Unique solutions and the seamless integration with the operating environment at exhibitor level is first class. The Unique software solutions have contributed greatly to CAPAs growth in both revenues and profitability for CAPA and our partners."

 

Colosseum 1

The Colosseum in Oslo is the world's largest THX auditorium, and Unique is proud to have equipped this theatre with digital projection and Real-D 3D technology.

 

Thanks to the Real-D XL technology, the 62 feet wide screen is well illuminated in 3D with a Christie CP-2000-X projector. The giant silver screen is provided by Harkness in the UK.