But the operators of the cinema in France 5

Imagine that the seventh Art has given you freedom of choice to see the new James Bond, Quantum of Solace", cinema room, digital optical disk (DVD), video on demand (VOD), or is on a string of pay television after his release. This "universal output" would be, for a producer and its Distributor, to make the movie available in room and on any digital medium. "Bubble", Steven Soderbergh, was, as of 2006, one of the few American films to be broadcast simultaneously in the room, on cable and DVD. Since then, Hollywood is attracted by the so-called multicast "day and date", often as early as three months with the consent of the right holders. Across the Atlantic, this shortening of the time contributes to fight piracy on the Internet and maximize the revenue of the works. In Europe, the television without frontiers (TVWF) of 1989 directive makes it mandatory unlike the United States for the time between the projection in cinemas and dissemination on small screen: two years or one year if the string cofinances the work. It was without effective digital: DVD, VOD (in sale or rental), TNT and "catch up TV" ("catch-up TV" online after the antenna). It. Today, nothing prevents a film producer to launch its VOD movie before the room... Because not only the legal vacuums... In France, the professional agreements were extinguished without having been renewed! This is true of those concluded between 1999 and 2001 with historical television (Canal , TF1, France television...) and signed in 2005 with the operators of the Net (France Telecom, Neuf Cegetel, Numericable).... The first set the period to 12 months after the room for encrypted strings and 36 months for the free, while the second placed VOD for seven months and a half a window intended to close then that starts the broadcast by a channel encrypted. These agreements are more binding film producers and broadcasters, a fortiori not new DTT channels or new digital bouquets, as Orange cinema series launched this month. Only six months of the so-called "physical" video (DVD in head) still have a legal basis. The national Centre for cinematography (CNC) well engaged in September with all stakeholders the chronology of the media reform to reach an interprofessional agreement. But the operators of the cinema in France 5.400 boycotted the meeting by fear for their activity. Their million seats always receive a competitive advantage: the exclusivity of the first release of the film for six months. "Excessive", found the Olivennes report, which has led to the agreements of the Elysee Palace on November 23, 2007 a year already. As the film perform most of their entries in rooms as soon as the first five weeks. And the works leaving the room earlier like to bounce faster online. Or the liaison office of cinematographic industry (BLIC) work to "sanctuarize" room as"culture". For their part, publishers and distributors of DVD want to arrest their decline. Film producers, they determined majority a year to shorten Windows from the VOD to six months as the DVD, or even four months both to little that each contributes to the financing of films. Producers speak of three months. But the agreements signed at the Elysee Palace provide discussions to "redevelop media chronology" but "within a maximum period of one year" after the entry into force of the creation and Internet law. But after the vote on the draft to the Senate on 30 October, the National Assembly would review in January or February. Therefore no modernization of the front Windows... 2010 "Too late!" thought the senators, who have set a deadline: March 31, 2009. Otherwise, agree foul, a decree to impose any PAF digital. Time: the transposition of European directive (ex-TVWF) audiovisual media Services begins late November in the National Assembly. The chronology of the media will then enter the digital economy, and the enlargement of the pre-financing of French films will be required to all audiovisual operators. The privilege of the theatrical release may be experiencing its last hour.