Deluxe Entertainment Group to Incorporate Satellite Plans

December 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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As a person with experience in satellites, Adrian McCarten will be heading the helm for Deluxe Australia as it works to incorporate a satellite plan. McCarten will work as the Digital Content Distribution Executive for Deluxe Australia, which is a part of the Deluxe Entertainment Service Group, Inc. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. owns the group, which provides services for the entertainment industry and technologies to a variety of international clients. Deluxe Group works with major Hollywood Studios and offers motion picture film processing, DVD compression, EFILM digital intermediates, digital asset management, printing and distribution, digital cinema services, and other aspects to help the entertainment industry do its job.

McCarten will be leading a team to add satellite plans to the company’s portfolio. The goal is to prepare for theaters in Australia and Asia that will be using digitally equipped theaters and satellite services. The division McCarten joins already offers a variety of services, including mastering, reversioning, replication, hard-drive distribution, and Digital Cinema Packaging (DCP). The management aspects will work with Hollywood studio customers in the Asia Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand. McCarten will maintain operations from Sydney, Australia.

Under the current plan for the satellites, Deluxe will use the system to send special programs to the theaters equipped with digital receivers and equipment. These programs can include live events, special programs, traditional movies, 3D feature films, or other content delivered for entertainment purposes.

This new initiative is part of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group’s plan to build a satellite network for theaters in several countries, including Canada and the U.S. The company also entered an agreement with Echostar Corporation to help accomplish this goal. Deluxe London has a similar agreement with Argiva to cover the European market.

The global reach for this project is another reason why Deluxe went with McCarten to lead the project—he has a global network specific to satellites that the company hopes to utilize.

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The Fascinating History of the Game of Chance

July 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Gambling is an age-old pastime of mankind and has become a popular vacation activity.  Online sports betting may be one of the newest options available for avid players, but it all began long ago with a roll of the dice. In fact, followers of classical Greek Mythology believe Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus divided their universe by rolling dice.  

You can find some amazing information about gambling’s history from network and satellite news. Archeologist have uncovered evidence that some cavemen used part of a sheep’s ankle bone as the original dice, dating over 400,000 years ago. Artifacts of dice made from various materials have also been found in Egypt, India, Japan, Greece, and Rome — dating between 2300 B.C. and 1500 B.C. The Romans were enthusiastic about gambling, so much so that a law was passed that all children be taught how to throw dice and gamble. Roman leaders were known to seize the property of the wealthy to pay for their gambling debts.

During the Roman era, townspeople gambled over the fate of those on trial for treason, incest, robbery and other serious crimes. It was common during this time that royalty and landowners were privately passionate about gambling, but outlawed gambling by the public in order to keep soldiers from participating in the games instead of refining their fighting skills. When pilgrims made their voyage to the new world, they found that Native Americans already had their own games of chance.

In 1793, President Washington bought the first lottery ticket in a lottery that began as a fundraising method to develop the District of Columbia. Federal and state level lotteries continued to be popular in the United States all the way through the 19th century. During the era of prohibition, gambling was sent to the underground along with alcohol, but in the early 1930s, gambling was once again made legal and sports betting, mainly horse racing, became widespread.

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