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Author Topic: EDI, meet Rentrak Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 01-07-2003 04:44 PM                     Our US Film-Techers may have to start reporting box office to two companies instead of one. Fox, Disney, Focus, Lions Gate and IDP are switching from EDI to Rentrak for their box office data. Rentrak provides a similar service for homevideo. According to Variety, cost and ease of database use are among the reasons for the switch. Fox Searchlight titles will use Rentrak exclusively; Disney apparently will use EDI and Rentrak for the time being.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-07-2003 04:52 PM                        Rentrack uses automated reporting for the video rental market. They are good for writing custom modules to interface with existing rental systems. I'd imagine, for theatres, they are going to use the same automated method that they already use. Perhaps in the future YOU won't have to report to anyone.  |  IP: Logged Greg Borr Film Handler Posts: 39 From: Watervliet, MI Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-08-2003 08:24 AM                        We are currently developing an interface that will automatically send numbers to Rentrak upon close out, I would imagine other POS companies are doing the same, no more phone calls!  |  IP: Logged Mike Williams Master Film Handler Posts: 255 From: Knoxville, TN Registered: Feb 2002 posted 01-08-2003 09:25 AM                     We already send grosses to Rentrek directly from corporate after each theater closes and we have their file.  |  IP: Logged David Goodman Film Handler Posts: 7 From: State College, PA, USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 01-08-2003 02:28 PM                     We already report nightly to Rentrak and EDI. I must admit its a bit annoying to have to have two companies call you nightly while you are closing out. They ALWAYS call at least once,before you have the #'s for the night. Telling them to call later is hopeless. Anyone else have to report to both.  |  IP: Logged Kara J. McVay Film Handler Posts: 95 From: Delaware, OH Registered: May 2002 posted 01-08-2003 04:21 PM                        When EDI started calling me at way too early, I simply stopped reporting to them. They would call around 7-9:00, and want numbers, I told them for 2 weeks that we always called them, had for years and not to call. They wouldn't so, I just call Rentrak. That is one nice thing about being independent.  |  IP: Logged Bill Carter Expert Film Handler Posts: 162 From: Minneapolis, Minnesota Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-09-2003 01:31 AM                     I report to both each night. I have to FAX to Rentrack.  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-11-2003 02:17 PM                     We report to both also, have been for about two months now. The only real difference I notice is that Rentrack has the annoying habbit of calling after every show on Friday afternoon to get updated grosses on the new releases. Because of out computer system the only way to do it is to add up the number of tickets and multiply by the bargain price. Extremely annoying when you are trying to get weekly paperwork done.  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 01-11-2003 05:58 PM                    Who said you have to report to Rentrak? Is it in your rental agreement that you must report to whomever comes a callin'?  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-11-2003 09:58 PM                     We were told by our home office to comply with EDI and Rentracks requests. I assume they have it all worked out. I never give out grosses to anyone else.  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 01-12-2003 06:51 AM                        No Rentrak here ... just EDI. I assume Rentrak gets their numbers directly from the corporate computer system because they've NEVER called.  |  IP: Logged Paul Goulet Master Film Handler Posts: 347 From: Rhode Island Registered: Jan 2000 posted 02-15-2003 10:33 PM                        We just started last night faxing to rentrack and also calling the figures into EDI..  |  IP: Logged Steve Anderson Expert Film Handler Posts: 168 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Feb 2000 posted 02-16-2003 08:37 AM                        No info given out to either services. If they want the numbers contact our booker.  |  IP: Logged Blake Zaugg Film Handler Posts: 57 From: Lafayette, LA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 02-03-2004 01:04 PM                     Is there a fee to use rentrak/EDI? We use RTS now, How can we switch from making the phone calls every night?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-03-2004 01:20 PM                        RTS will report your numbers to Rentrak automatically when you "close" your tickets. You just have to set it up to do so. I'm not at the theatre now so can't tell you how, but it's in there.  |  IP: Logged

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