The National Association of Theater
Owners (NATO)’s Cinema Buying Group (CBG) today announced a global partnership
with Eclair USA, the US branch of Eclair, a leader in content
services for the motion picture and television industries in Europe (Ymagis
Group – FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40).
The program has been designed
to provide participating CBG movie theaters with easy and cost-effective access
to EclairPlay, a fast-growing DCP content broadband delivery platform currently
in use at over 180 North American cinemas. Through EclairPlay, CBG’s members
will have access to expanded programming options and an ever-increasing
portfolio of first-run independent films and event cinema fare.
“With today’s announcement, the CBG has taken a step
forward in providing our members, over 400 independent movie exhibition
companies, with one of our industry’s most innovative DCP delivery platforms,
EclairPlay,” remarked Bill Campbell, CBG Purchasing Director. “Qualified CBG
members will now be able to access EclairPlay’s rapidly expanding content
portal, www.
EclairPlay.com. With it, our participating
members will be able to easily source, negotiate bookings, and organize the
subsequent delivery of both independent film and event cinema programming from
dozens of domestic and international distributors. DCI-compliant DCP files are
then downloaded directly to CBG member’s projection booth without the need to
deliver traditional hard drive physical media, saving both time and money while
expanding programming options for our membership.”
“We applaud the CBG’s forward-thinking approach in
assisting their membership in creating the most dynamic programming mix for
their communities,” comments Barry Rebo, Managing Partner of Eclair USA. “Our
collaboration with the CBG comes at an especially exciting time for EclairPlay,
and should facilitate its adoption among the 1,100 CBG venues, as we begin international
deployment of EclairExpress, our software only ‘server-less solution’. EclairExpress
allows for total access to all the features of our highly-successful EclairPlay
platform without the need for additional hardware in the projection booth. From
any MacOS, Windows, laptop or desktop unit, CBG members will be able to download
their own innovative programming strands with a minimum of expense while
dramatically increasing day-to-day operational ease. In addition to our
serverless option, CBG members can also elect to deploy a highly-advanced
receiver/cache server hardware set.”
EclairPlay is a content platform specifically designed
for cinema exhibitors, distributors, content owners, sales agents
and film festivals. EclairPlay is a simple-to-use service, which allows cinema exhibitors
to access feature and trailer DCPs, marketing and promotional materials, all
within one secure platform. It is now available in the
following countries: USA, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland
and United Kingdom. EclairPlay is available at
https://www.eclairplay.com
