Kodak posts larger loss amid bankruptcy costs
(Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co on Tuesday said its third-quarter loss grew 41 percent from a year earlier, reflecting restructuring and other costs as the bankrupt camera pioneer shifts its business...
View ArticleBryce Bayer, Father of Digital Imaging Dies at 83
Creator of the Bayer Filter Left Fingerprints on Every Digital Feature By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Whether you use a RED EPIC, an Arri Alexa, or even a Black Magic Cinema Camera, you have Bryce Bayer...
View ArticleDigital Bolex Returns to the News, Still Largely Vaporware
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) You gotta admire the spunk and dedication of Joe Rubinstein and Elle Schneider, the creators of the Digital Bolex. When they announced it to great fanfare at South By...
View ArticleKodak May Be Down, But Thanks to Last Minute Financing, They’re Not Out
Film Company introduces new Super 8mm Film By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Watching the long, slow death of Kodak has been painful. Having been forced into bankruptcy, and staving off speculation that...
View ArticleBankrupt Eastman Kodak to sell patents for $525 million
(Reuters) – Bankrupt camera maker Eastman Kodak Co agreed to sell its digital imaging patents for about $525 million to a consortium led by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp, a key step to ending its...
View ArticleKodak patent sale plan gets bankruptcy court approval
By Nick Brown – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co’s proposed $525 million sale of its digital imaging patents to Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp got a bankruptcy judge’s approval last Friday,...
View ArticleKodak posts bigger loss, but sees mid-2013 bankruptcy exit
(Reuters) Eastman Kodak Co fourth-quarter loss more than tripled, but the camera pioneer said on Monday that it is on track to emerge from bankruptcy in the middle of 2013 as it shifts its business...
View ArticleFujifilm Ends Motion Picture Film Manufacture
Kodak last man standing By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Director Christopher Nolan and other kindred spirits who have dug their heals in protest against the digital revolution may have had a glimmer of...
View ArticleEastman Kodak to sell document imaging business assets
(Reuters) – Bankrupt photography pioneer Eastman Kodak Co said it has agreed to sell some of its document imaging business’ assets for $210 million in cash under a stalking horse bid by Brother...
View ArticleKodak Sells Its Film and Imaging Businesses
Deal with close to $3 Billion By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) You’ve heard the old joke about if a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears it, does it make a noise? Well, here’s a philosophical question…...
View ArticleFilm Isn’t Dead – Kodak Signs Deal with Studios
Will Provide Motion Picture Film for Movies and Television By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) What a difference a year makes. After 20th Century Fox announced last year at CinemaCon that it would be ending...
View ArticleKodak prepares $406 million offering as it eyes bankruptcy exit
(Reuters) Eastman Kodak Co on Tuesday said it will seek court approval for a $406 million rights offering that could give creditors a big equity stake in the company after it emerges from Chapter 11...
View ArticleKodak shareholders won’t get voice, creditors back Chapter 11 exit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge rejected a bid by Eastman Kodak Co shareholders to set up a committee to represent their interests, and the company won the backing...
View ArticleStar Wars Cinematographer: New Trilogy to be Shot on Film
Original DP Taylor Dies at 99 By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) In another signal that Disney plans to go back to the roots of the original trilogy, Star Wars director of photography Dan Mindel announced...
View ArticleTrueSense Announces 4K Micro Four Thirds Sensor
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Truesense Imaging is taking the lessons they’ve learned from their Super 16 CCD chips and will start creating 4K CMOS sensors in micro four thirds. The sensor will shoot...
View ArticleKodak Alaris Vows to Continue Legacy of Film
Kodak Pension Fund gears up for consumer film sales By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Although Kodak couldn’t weather the storm and was forced to sell off the very business that gave birth to modern...
View ArticleKodak Brand Lenses Hit the Market
Making a return to photography By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When Kodak filed for bankruptcy and sold just about everything but the name, it looked like we’d be living in a post-Kodak photo world. But...
View ArticleKodak Teams Up with Lomography to Boost Film Manufacturing
Kodak Alaris to sell film and paper on Lomography Website By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Don’t list that Nikon F1 on eBay yet. While Kodak’s future is looking bright after having signed deals with major...
View ArticleCartridge Makes Super 8 Cameras Digital
Captures native Super 8 in 720p By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Now that Kodak has closed all their Super 8 processing facilities, there’s a ton of Super 8 cameras that will no doubt find their way to...
View ArticleKodak revenue falls 18 percent on lower motion picture film sales
(Reuters) Eastman Kodak Co, the once mighty photography pioneer that emerged from bankruptcy protection in September, reported an 18 percent fall in quarterly revenue, partly due to a decline in its...
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