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Marcus to add 19 RealD 3D systems
Marcus Theatres plans to install 10 RealD 3D systems in new theatre locations throughout the Midwest. The company also plans to install nine RealD 3D systems at existing 3D locations in select Marcus theatres. More »
DCIP completes financing for digital rollout
Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC (DCIP) completed its financing transactions for the deployment of DCI-compliant digital projection systems to nearly 14,000 movie theatre screens across North America, including screens operated or managed by AMC Entertainment, Cinemark Holdings and Regal Entertainment Group. More »
Santikos installing Barco digital in five San Antonio locations
San Antonio, Texas-based Santikos Theatres selected Barco cinema projectors for their digital projection conversion of five additional multiplexes. More »
GDC delivers server upgrade for Series 2 DLP Cinema projectors
Digital-cinema company GDC Technology is introducing the S2 upgrade for all SA-2100 digital-cinema servers, the first servers to be commercially deployed with the new generation of Series 2 DLP Cinema® projector. More »
Nordic Digital Alliance to digitize Norwegian screens
Nordic Digital Alliance (NDA), the joint venture run by Arts Alliance Media and a Norwegian consortium of businesses, was awarded the contract to roll out digital cinema across the large West region of Norway, as part of the nationwide rollout scheme run by Film & Kino, the industry organization for Norwegian cinema. More »
Great Escape chooses Christie digital projectors
Great Escape Theatres purchased 174 Christie digital cinema projectors with Texas Instruments’ DLP Cinema® technology. The 14th-largest theatre chain in North America, Great Escape installed 12 Christie projectors to support the premiere of Avatar in 3D; the rest will be in place before the summer. More »
Academy honors DLP Cinema for color accuracy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors presented the 2009 Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) to four individuals responsible for the color accuracy of Texas Instruments DLP Cinema® projectors. More »
International 3D Society elects executive board
The International 3D Society named Buzz Hays, senior VP of the Sony 3D Technology Center, as chairman of the Society's inaugural executive board. More »
Berlinale chooses Barco digital projectors
Barco was chosen as the exclusive digital-cinema projector supplier for the Berlinale's 60th-anniversary edition, which runs through Feb. 21 in Berlin, Germany. More »
Jogchem's Theaters prepares for XDC digital rollout
Jogchem's Theaters B.V. (JT Bioscopen), one of the leading exhibitors in The Netherlands, and leading European digital-cinema company XDC agreed on the deployment of DCI-compliant digital-cinema systems in all 60 of JT's screens in The Netherlands. More »
XpanD hires Fox veteran Jonathan Ross
XpanD, the world's leading developer of 3D active-shutter glasses, appointed Jonathan Ross as the company's first worldwide president of content and distribution. More »
Warner to support Odeon-UCI digital rollout
Warner Bros. Pictures International entered into a comprehensive digital-cinema deployment agreement directly with Digital Deployment Associates Ltd. to advance the conversion to digital cinema in Odeon sites throughout the U.K. More »
Christie installs new line of 4K-ready digital projectors
Leading digital-cinema projector company Christie confirmed full production, shipping and installation of a new generation of 4K-ready DLP Cinema® projectors, the Christie Solaria™ series, beginning with the Christie CP2220. More »
RealD XL mounting available for Kinoton DCP projectors
3D cinema technology provider RealD is now offering a designated holder for the RealD XL Cinema System on Kinoton’s DCP digital-cinema projectors. More »
US Polarizer enters 3D market
A new company, US Polarizer LLC, has entered the polarized film business. Industry veteran Paul Caramagna is the general manager. More »
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