...7%, a figure which betrays the failure of film policy to encourage interest and understanding in the stories of what goes on beyond our shores. Last year also saw the consolidation of companies operating in the exhibition sector and a series of momentous deals which changed the landscape of UK exhibition. In August 2004, Terra Firma acquired both the Odeon and UCI cinema circuits for a total of 580 million pounds, acquiring a 35% share of the market. Then in December Cineworld UK, controlled by the Blackstone Group, a huge private investment firm, took over UGC’s cinema operations in the UK and the control of 408 screens in 42 cinemas. Up until the takeover, UGC had demonstrated the best record for the range of films exhibited by a multiplex chain. As a result of the mergers the property and management of our cinemas is now...
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...COMPETITION CONCERNS IN FILM INDUSTRY 2013 A RESEARCH PROJECT ON COMPETITION CONCERNS IN FILM INDUSTRY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. K.D. SINGH DEPUTY DIRECTOR (LAW) COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA BY TULIKA SINGH, VTH YEAR STUDENT OF B.A. L.L.B. (HONS.) AT CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA Page 1 DISCLAIMER COMPETITION CONCERNS IN FILM INDUSTRY 2013 This project report has been prepared by the author as an intern under the Internship Programme of the Competition Commission of India for the period of one month from 7th January 2013 to 31st January 2013, for academic purposes only. The views expressed in the report are personal to the intern and do not reflect the views of the Commission or any of its staff or personnel and do not bind the Commission in any manner. This report is the intellectual property of the Competition Commission of India and the same or any part thereof may not be used in any manner whatsoever, without express permission of the Competition Commission of India in writing. COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA Page 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COMPETITION CONCERNS IN FILM INDUSTRY 2013 This research project is undertaken by me as a part of Internship programme of Competition Commission of India. Dr. K. D. Singh, Deputy Director (Law) at CCI guided me through this project. His invaluable inputs and suggestions are deeply acknowledged. Library Staff of CCI also helped me throughout the internship period...
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...The cultural and economic trends of Cinema in Ireland and Wales Acknowledgements This audit of cinemas in Ireland and Wales was commissioned by Sgrîn Cymru Wales and the Arts Council. The study was financially supported by the Ireland/Wales Interreg IIIA Community Initiative Programme: ERDF 2000–2006. Throughout the study we have been fortunate to benefit from the knowledge, enthusiasm and commitment of Rhian Iolo (Exhibition Manager, Sgrîn) and Siobhan Bourke (Film Adviser, Arts Council). Additional invaluable assistance was provided by Stephanie O’Callaghan, Michelle Hoctor, Antoinette O’Neill, and the staff at both Sgrîn and the Arts Council of Ireland. This study would not have been possible without the generous contribution of time, expertise and information from the many cinema owners, managers, projection and customer services staff we met during the study. Our thanks are also due to the individuals and organisations contacted for comment and information during the research. Our sincere thanks are due to each and every one. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors. Unless specifically attributed, they do not represent the views of Sgrîn, the Arts Council, nor those of any persons or organisations who have been consulted in the course of the study. J Ron Inglis & Sue Todd April 2004 Inglis Todd Consultants is an independent arts and media consultancy operating throughout the UK and Ireland. J Ron Inglis and Sue Todd - are among the UK’s leading...
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...UVA-F-1508 Rev. Oct. 5, 2009 THE BUYOUT OF AMC ENTERTAINMENT In July 2004, Sean Penmeyer, a principal at J.P. Morgan Partners (JPMP, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co.), was in the midst of formulating the final terms of a public-to-private buyout proposal for AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMCE). Always alert for new investment opportunities, JPMP had invested in the theater industry before and had started a process earlier that year to learn more about the current state of the market. The interest was prompted by a gradual recovery in theater attendance since the recession and post–September 11 downturn. Big hits in 2002 and 2003 such as Spiderman, Finding Nemo, Lord of the Rings, and Matrix Reloaded had brought crowds back to the theaters and increased merger and buyout activity in the sector. Through various industry sources, Penmeyer had learned that AMCE might be looking for potential investors. On April 30, 2004, a senior partner at JPMP telephoned Peter Brown, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of AMCE, to gauge his interest in further discussions with JPMP. Earlier in the year, AMCE’s board had explored several opportunities to create value for shareholders. Those included acquisitions, strategic combinations with other theater companies, and a possible recapitalization of the company to simplify its capital structure. Several past investments, including a $250 million equity infusion by Apollo Management, L.P., in 2001, had left...
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...1 OFDM as a possible modulation technique for multimedia applications in the range of mm waves Duš Matiæ an Abstract - In this paper is given an overview of a multiple carrier modulation technique known as OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex). It focuses on problems that are specific for its use in the future mobile multimedia communications (MMC) in the range of 60 GHz. I Introduction Multimedia is effectively an infrastructure technology with widely different origins in computing, telecommunications, entertainment and publishing. New applications are emerging, not just in the wired environment, but also in the mobile one. At present, only low bit-rate data services are available to the mobile users. However, demands of the wireless multimedia broadband system are anticipated within both public and private sector. This report discusses possible ways to enable multimedia communications in the mobile environment. Multimedia communication has a rather large demands upon bandwidth and quality of service (QoS) compared to what is available today to the mobile user. Bitrates for multimedia span from a few Kb/s, for voice, to about 20 Mb/s for HDTV, or even more in the peaks. When solving this problem, first question is how to put this large bit stream on air with sufficient QoS guaranties, i.e. which modulation can compromise all contradicting requirements in the best manner. The radio environment is harsh, due to the many reflected waves and other effects. Using...
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...Case Study on Fundamental Analysis of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Analyzed By Tarak Shah Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) Ahmedabad © IIPM, 2006 -1- Paradoxical phenomenon of Indian Media and Entertainment industry – reality or just a passing impulse? “Inconsistency, absurdity and contradiction usually surprise people but when question comes to invest in stock, it invariably leads to confusion, misjudged perceptions, miscalculated action and at the end heavy monetary losses” India has been recognized as the most assertive and rapidly developing country all over the world. India has not only attained higher economic growth (8.1 % in FY 2005-06) but also superior social development, better standard of living to its people, and it is marching towards the most vibrant democracy. No one can deny the fact that Indian stock market is the barometer of the India’s progress and prosperity. Recently, Indian stock markets are touching new heights everyday. On 19th April, 2006 the Sensex reached to 11900 points despite large scale FII selling rally. The underlying reason for such surmounting upward movements of Indian bourses is strong economic foundations laid down by robust sectoral growth and well-thought out policy support of Indian government. Sectors like Steel, Information Technology, Cement, Banking, Gas and Petroleum, Automobiles, Infrastructure and Media & Entertainment seem to be promising because of their tremendous growth potential...
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...Introduction The Digital Video Broadcasting[1] (DVB) project recently initiated a study mission on Internet TV content delivery to investigate technology options to deliver DVB-type content over the Internet to a large number of CE devices (including game consoles), PCs or mobile devices. The study mission focuses on content delivery, but other functions such as codecs, security, or metadata are also considered. The study mission aims to gather information from subject matter experts in the field of Internet Content Delivery to ensure a wide and comprehensive consideration of technology options and the most accurate evaluation against some high-level evaluation criteria. To address these objectives, the study mission starts with a questionnaire to collect information on existing technologies in the respective area. This questionnaire serves to collect information on technologies, services and solutions in the scope of Internet TV content delivery. Given the fact that the DVB Consortium has successfully produced specifications that have been standardized for most TV broadcast systems in the past, we are seeking synergies between the technologies considered in this questionnaire and existing DVB technologies. Such synergies may then be further evaluated and exploited in a specification phase that may be launched after the study mission has been completed in the fall of 2009. The questionnaire is open to many types of Internet TV Content Delivery technologies and DVB...
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...Salma Mathlouthi Business Seminar 690A Case Study 21: Telewizja Wisla Introduction Claire Hurley and her business partner have acquired a supra-regional TV license for Belgium. Their company has gotten initial funding from Polish traders and today faces the tough challenge of raising yet another $7 million to finance the beginning of procedures of the TV station. Claire and her partner need to resolve questions regarding proper partners, company valuation, and deal structures. Hurley, a 35-year-old U.S citizen with a background in International finance and economic development, had co-founded TVW in 1991, with Wojtek Szczerba, 41-year-old, a Polish freelance television producer living in London. In late 1994, Szczerba, with Hurley’s help secured the only private regional television-broadcasting license for southern Poland. Soon thereafter Szczerba was ousted from an operating position at TVW by its major investors Realbud, a Polish construction firm and Efekt, a Krakow-based real-estate company. Since then, Roman Sztorc and Jarek Potasz had run the company. Sztorc a 56-year-old engineer had spent most of his career managing multi-million dollar construction projects for Realbud in the former Soviet Union and in Eastern bloc and Middle East countries. Sztorc delegated responsibility for TVW’s day-to-day operations to Potasz, whose abilities he trusted greatly. Potazc, a 33-year-old engineer, had managed several Polish print media concerns prior to working...
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...ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09 Good economic circumstances usually make for great team-building. Its an excellent time to assemble the best talent that wants to be part of a profitable whole. With some diligence, its not difficult to get a model act together in terms of a mix of optimal goals and objectives for individuals, the team and the organization; set up systems for open and frequent communication, peer accountability; and create a culture that appreciates and bonds the team for best results. However, even in prosperous times things are never THAT perfect… and exceptional organizations more often than not, tend to get built by less than exceptional teams. And then there are times when the economy is less than booming. The times when businesses have to take tough calls. Are these a good time for building the finest teams? The last year demonstrates resoundingly that these are indeed great times to build excellent teams and very nimble teamwork. Periods when resources aren’t available for the asking, force organizations and teams to roll up their sleeves and develop REAL PEOPLE POWER. These are times when wise organizations leave behind any misguided reluctance to focus on teams and grapple squarely with the realization that without the right teams and work methods, the organization will not effectively identify and implement new ways to survive and thrive. Resource-scarce situations force huge efficiencies. They ensure that much more is achieved with less. Flatter organization...
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...QUESTION: In ASIC v Healey [2011] FCA 717 at [14] Middleton J stated: A director is an essential component of corporate governance. Each director is placed at the apex of the structure of director and management of a company. The higher the office held by a person, the greater the responsibility that falls on him or her. The role of a director is significant as their actions may have a profound effect on the community, and not just shareholders, employees and creditors. Under the Corporations Act 2001 anyone who is over 18 and not disqualified can be a director. Is it appropriate that there be no qualifications for directors? Should there be different requirements for directors of proprietary companies and directors of public companies? ANSWER Sections 201B(1) and 201B(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 stipulate that directors must satisfy a minimum age requirement of 18 years and are ineligible for appointment if they are disqualified from managing corporations. This qualifies a large proportion of the Australian population. Nonetheless, it is appropriate that there be no qualifications for directors; the corporate form should be available to everyone. The onerous obligations imposed on directors set a high benchmark for Australian directorship. To require positive qualifications would disqualify many competent directors. Qualifications would be inappropriate in many business contexts because the skills required of directors are specific to the corporation. Directors can...
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...On the Use of Quality of Service in IP over ATM Bruce A. Mah1 bmah@CS.Berkeley.EDU The Tenet Group Computer Science Division University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-1776 (510) 642-8905 (voice) (510) 642-5775 (fax) ABSTRACT The future Internet will very likely include some components based on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), as well as existing network technologies. This environment produces the possibility of using one of the strengths of ATM (namely, quality-of-service guarantees) to improve the performance of Internet traffic. In this report, we document some of our work in progress on the use of performance-guaranteed ATM virtual circuits to carry IP datagrams. We are currently addressing the implications of various IP-over-ATM strategies on network performance, particularly those aspects relating to quality of service, multiplexing, and virtual circuit management. We are evaluating these performance effects using INSANE, a new object-oriented, discrete-event network simulator. 1 Introduction The construction and deployment of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks are a recent development in the field of computer communications. Integrating this new technology into the existing Internet requires schemes for managing the transmission of IP datagrams over ATM networks. Such schemes ideally will take advantage of the strengths of ATM, such as its capability for supporting quality of service guarantees, while effectively bridging the ...
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...IMPROVISED MODEM BROADBAND ANTENNA Chapter 1 Problem and Its Background Introduction The internet nowadays could be considered as a secondary need in everyone’s lives. Most devices nowadays were produced to have an internet connection to allow surfing. The internet nowadays evolved so rapidly in our everyday lives. It serves as a medium of communication and it also passes information across the globe. There are some questions though about the internet, on it works or how could it provide our daily needs. Many of us have many questions about the internet, especially about its signals. Internet users in rural areas are frequently experiencing dropped signals from their broadband modems. Those dropped signals will lead to incompletion of information and communication. This Improvised modem broadband antenna could answer and provide solutions for the problem of dropped signals experienced by internet users. As this research continue to progress, there are a lot of innovations observed that can manipulate the internet signals by using some recycled devices that can be found in anyone’s homes. This study will be quite interesting for the involvement of the internet in the modern era, and for the reason that this will be very useful for internet users that does not want an occurrence of dropped signals in their broadband modem. Background of the Study The increasing number internet users led us to do this study. This study attempts to end the problem that most internet...
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...Written Report For “JULY AT THE MULTIPLEX” MEMORANDOM TO: Mr. Mull T. Plex and the Consortium FROM: Team 1 DATE: March 6, 2011 RE: Legal, Statistical, and Ethical Analysis of “July at the Multiplex” As per your request, we have arranged a report based on the incident that plaintiff, moviegoer Tommy, has filed a civil complaint about. This incident involved Tommy’s visit to the Royal 16 Theater, your property in the Eastfield Mall, intending to watch a movie, “The Governator.” This analysis examines the possibilities and outcomes of the possibilities in order to determine what the best option is for you. This analysis covers: * Facts of the Case * Legal Analysis * Statistical Analysis * Ethical Analysis * Conclusion If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at our office by phone at (555) 555-1234 or by email atXXXXXX Table of Contents MEMORANDOM 2 List of Figures and Equations 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 INTRODUCTION 7 LEGAL ANALYSIS 8 Misrepresentation 8 Rule 8 A representation of a fact was made 8 The representation was falsified with intent to deceive 8 When made, the representation was known to be false or made recklessly without knowledge of its truth. 9 The representation was made with the intention that the plaintiff should rely upon it. 9 The plaintiff justifiably relied upon the representation 9 The plaintiff suffers economic damages as a result. 10 Things to consider 10 Conclusion. 10 ...
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...Investment analysis November 2015 Jaime J. Delgado Code Unit STR364 Student Num. Q12576077 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction…….………………………………………………………................... 2 p 2. Overview of Land Securities..…….................................................................... 2 p 3. The market trends, opportunities and risks..…...…………................................ 2 p a. Housing in London 2 p b. Commercial real estate in the UK 3 p 4. Strategy for management and marketing.……………………………………….. 3 p c. Business model .……........................................................................... 3 p d. Performance.……................................................................................ 4 p 5. Specific project analysis …………....…………………........................................ 4 p e. Stakeholders aspirations …………………………………………………... 4 p f. Operational performance …………………………………………………… 5 p 6. Conclusion and recommendation ………………………………………….............. 8 p 7. References …………………………………………………………………………….. 9 p 8. Appendix………………………………………………………..…..............…..…....... 11 p 1. INTRODUCTION This report aspires to critically evaluate the performance of Land Securities and provide enough evidence to allow non-professional investors to understand the Company performance, the market where it operates and decide if investing in Land Securities is...
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...Introduction: Role of labour and industrial laws are of paramount importance. We know that the total economy of a country greatly depends upon the industrial sector. In addition, the growth of the industrial sector involves with some major aspect. These major aspects are the local investment policy, foreign direct investment policy, labour management etc. Besides the necessary infrastructure for investment natural resources are also important and it is very clear that if all these essential elements are not available then growth of industrial sector is unfeasible. Besides all these things labour issues are also very important. Proper management of labour is an essential matter for growth of industrial sector. Timely disposal of labour disputes are also important. We see that in most of the cases the labour law disputes do not solve with in short time. So the remedy which is essential from the case becomes delayed. The labour law is very much important in Bangladesh perspective. It is highly important for the industrial development of Bangladesh. We know that labour is a most important part of an industry. So, we can not think an industry with out labour. Labour right is most essential in Bangladesh. But the labours are in ignorance about their right. They don’t know properly about labour laws and education. It is a great problem. For this reason, they retrenched by the employee. Very often, they retrenched with out any legal process. Labour Laws in Bangladesh: In Bangladesh...
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