Los Angeles, CA – March 27, 2025 – Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) has announced the completion of a strategic investment in CineCert, a trusted leader in digital cinema technology. This investment follows CineCert’s recent acquisition of the Clipster mastering solution from Rohde & Schwarz, reinforcing DCDC’s commitment to supporting essential technologies within the industry.
CineCert and Clipster have long been recognized as the gold standard for KDM management and mastering in the media and entertainment sector, serving leading studios and post-production houses worldwide. CineCert’s acquisition of Clipster further positions it as the industry leader for these essential digital cinema technologies. As an industry-owned coalition, DCDC’s strategic investment will help ensure continued advancement, stability and longevity for the products and company. The collaboration between DCDC and CineCert underscores the importance of industry-wide cooperation in advancing digital cinema technologies as the cinema industry continues to innovate.
“CineCert has been an invaluable part of the industry for over 20 years, consistently setting the standard for security and mastering solutions,” said Howard Kiedaisch, CEO of DCDC. “Their technology is fundamental to the digital cinema ecosystem, and we are thrilled to support their continued growth. We believe in their vision and are committed to ensuring our industry continues to benefit from secure, high-quality content mastering and distribution.”
Jon Gans, CEO of CineCert, welcomed the investment, emphasizing the alignment between the two companies’ missions. “We have always seen CineCert as a business devoted to supporting the entire digital cinema industry,” said Gans. “Having DCDC, an industry utility, give us this vote of confidence means a lot to us. This investment allows us to accelerate the development of our products, now including Clipster, while maintaining the reliability and excellence that our customers expect.”
About DCDC:
Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) is a leading provider of digital content distribution solutions for the cinema industry with a footprint of over 3,100 sites and more than 33,000 screens across the U.S. With an extensive network of connected cinemas, DCDC ensures efficient, secure, and reliable delivery of feature films, trailers, and advertisements. For further information, please contact dcdcnetwork@dcdcnetwork.com
About CineCert
Since 2005, CineCert has provided software solutions and consulting services to post-production companies, motion picture studios, cinema distribution networks and other organizations that depend on the precise implementation of digital cinema and IMF technology. CineCert’s products are well known for their reliability and adaptability to both automated workflows and cloud-friendly applications. CineCert is based in Burbank, California. For further information, please contact info@cinecert.com.
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Rohde & Schwarz transfers Clipster Mastering Solution to CineCert
Rohde & Schwarz has announced the transfer of its renowned Clipster mastering solution to CineCert, a trusted expert in digital cinema. This marks a new chapter for Clipster, the gold standard for mastering.
Munich, Germany 04/03/2025 – Rohde & Schwarz has announced the acquisition of its renowned Clipster mastering solution by CineCert, a leader in digital cinema.
Clipster is recognized as the gold standard for mastering in the media and entertainment sector and has a large global customer base with leading studios and post-production houses.
This strategic move reaffirms Rohde & Schwarz’ commitment to their customer base, as well as its new strategy to focus on software-based solutions in the broadcasting market with their leading products for channel origination/playout and multiviewing.
“For decades, Rohde & Schwarz has supported the media industry with innovative and high-quality technology to meet the demanding standards for professional content production,” said Thorsten Sauer, Vice President Rohde & Schwarz Media Solutions. “As we transfer the product over to CineCert, we want to assure our customers that their needs remain top priority and the product has a bright future in the portfolio of an expert in the field like CineCert. Our focus is on innovation within the media broadcasting space.”
The agreement ensures that the media production community will continue to benefit from the expertise of CineCert as it further develops the Clipster product. The dependable and professional support that Clipster users have come to rely on from Rohde & Schwarz will be taken over by CineCert.
“For more than 20 years, Clipster has set the standard for digital motion picture finishing. First from DVS and then Rohde & Schwarz, Clipster has remained the benchmark for quality cinema mastering and we are excited at the opportunity to make it even better,” said John Hurst, CTO of CineCert. “We will be on a dual track of new feature development and the continuation of a great tradition of reliable and timely professional support. In addition, the integration of CineCert’s existing products and code base with Clipster will provide users with streamlined workflows and enhanced opportunities in areas such as automation, asset management, and key distribution.”