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More troubling to me was the glaze that seemed to spread over Fithian's face when I suggested that his rhetoric on the panel about preserving windows and prices was specious.

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In the end, at Sundance, Fithian did make a weak concession to the idea that content consumption drives increased content consumption, and that theaters were floating the idea of making VOD sales in their theaters to exiting patrons.

John Tarnoff: Piracy Shmiracy: We Need New 21st Century Business Models John Tarnoff 2012

But at this week's CinemaCon, don't look for panel discussions or exhibitor booths dedicated to the evils of the new technology, said John Fithian , president and chief executive of the National Association of Theatre Owners, the convention's organizers.

The Force of Unity at CinemaCon Michelle Kung 2011

In the end, at Sundance, Fithian did make a weak concession to the idea that content consumption drives increased content consumption, and that theaters were floating the idea of making VOD sales in their theaters to exiting patrons.

John Tarnoff: Piracy Shmiracy: We Need New 21st Century Business Models John Tarnoff 2012

Both Dodd and Fithian, much to my continuing disappointment, persist in the party line scare tactic fiction about needing to save the 2 million entertainment industry jobs threatened by $58 billion in lost revenue by offshore pirate websites.

John Tarnoff: Piracy Shmiracy: We Need New 21st Century Business Models John Tarnoff 2012

Mr. Fithian said he and other organizers will be attempting to highlight the ways theater owners and studios still can cooperate, such as converting theaters to new digital-projection systems, new 3-D technologies and the growth of the international market.

The Force of Unity at CinemaCon Michelle Kung 2011

"The VOD-windows issue is a little contentious and we're trying to figure that out privately," Mr. Fithian said in an interview.

The Force of Unity at CinemaCon Michelle Kung 2011

After an introduction by Mr. Fithian, the address is to be delivered by Christopher Dodd, the newly appointed chairman and CEO of the MPAA, which is the lobbying group for the six major studios.

The Force of Unity at CinemaCon Michelle Kung 2011

Even studios without official presentations are pitching in, said Mr. Fithian.

The Force of Unity at CinemaCon Michelle Kung 2011

Both Dodd and Fithian, much to my continuing disappointment, persist in the party line scare tactic fiction about needing to save the 2 million entertainment industry jobs threatened by $58 billion in lost revenue by offshore pirate websites.

John Tarnoff: Piracy Shmiracy: We Need New 21st Century Business Models John Tarnoff 2012