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Studios Seek Service Providers To Help Build ‘Trusted Device List’ for Digital Cinema Supply Chain
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Motion Picture Laboratories, Inc. (MovieLabs) — the research and development joint venture of Hollywood’s six major motion picture studios — has issued a request for proposals (RFP) as part of its effort to develop a worldwide, centralized “trusted device list” for the digital cinema business.
MovieLabs says that the trusted device list, or TDL, will help to increase the efficiency of the the global digital cinema supply chain. “As digital cinema extends its reach, managing the list of trusted devices is becoming more complex and labor intensive,” Steve Weinstein, MovieLabs president and chief executive, tells M&E Daily. “Automating the process of collecting, validating, and securely distributing this information is a critical need that must be addressed.”
MovieLabs has been working on the TDL initiative since late 2011, with involvement from studios, exhibitors, distributors, deployment entities, integrators, and device manufacturers.
Now, Weinstein says, “We are looking for innovative service providers interested in playing a central role in D-Cinema. Companies interested in responding to the RFP but new to the TDL effort are welcome to reach out directly to MovieLabs for assistance in getting up to speed on the initiative.”
The request for proposals, along with more information on the TDL initiative, can be found at http://movielabs.com/tdl/index.html.
