CHRISTIE ANNOUNCES RECORD YEAR IN DIGITAL CINEMA

Christie, a global leader in Digital Cinema, announced record sales of its DLP Cinema(r) projection systems worldwide for 2007, outpacing the entire field of competition to take a commanding 80% control of the market, a nearly 20% increase over the previous year. Christie surpassed original industry expectations, setting a strong pace of installation that has culminated in more than 4,400 digital screens to date across North and South America, Europe, South Africa, Australia and Asia.

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Digitisation Boost for Indian Entertainment Industry

The face of the $11 billion Indian entertainment and media industry is changing beyond recognition with the invasion of digital technology, says a new joint study by a leading industry chamber and a global consultancy.

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Brazil and Mexico Dominate Latin American Exhibition

Latin America will be one of the world’s most buoyant market over the next five years, with Brazil and Mexico, leading the way, according to a new report, Cinemagoing Latin America* from analysts Dodona Research. The report, which covers the key markets of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, forecasts admissions in the region will reach 463 million by 2011, compared with 357 million in 2006.

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San Francisco Opera and the Bigger Picture Jointly Announce Four-Year Worldwide Digital Cinema Agreement

San Francisco Opera and The Bigger Picture, a subsidiary of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) (NASDAQ:AIXD), have announced an agreement for world-wide distribution of six operas per year beginning in early March 2008. Marking the first time that any opera company will utilize the Hollywood feature film quality digital cinema format, the agreement underscores how the era of digital cinema is transforming how and where great entertainment reaches new audiences.

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Thomson’s NexGuard Watermarking Integrated in Dolby Digital Cinema Servers

Thomson announced Dolby Laboratories Inc. offers the option of NexGuard, Thomson’s content security solution suite, in its digital cinema servers. NexGuard watermarking is intended to prevent illegal recordings of digital cinema content, as required by the Digital Cinema Initiative’s (DCI) V1.1 specifications. This partnership enables Dolby to embed NexGuard’s video forensic watermarking solution in its digital cinema server, which can replay DCI compliant 2D and 3D digital cinema images. Thomson and Dolby have been working together since 2006.

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Challenges and forecasts for the key media markets in the New Year

Leading media analyst firm Screen Digest, today releases its forecasts for the key media markets in 2008. Leading specialists in the games, mobile, cinema and video teams have put together their view of the challenges facing the key players next year, along with forecasts of which brands might win their respective markets.

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Digital Cinema Industry News - E-newsletter - December 12, 2007

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European digital cinema foundations are being laid for mainstream market take-up in 2008

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The latest report from media analysts, Screen Digest, entitled “Digital Cinema: Global and European roll-out, business models and forecasts to 2012″, argues that Europe has reached a tipping point for digital cinema development and is ready for a wide-scale roll-out. As David Hancock, the report’s lead author and Screen Digest’s Head of Cinema argues “The insurmountable obstacle of exhibitor access to key content has been removed with four studios now backing a roll-out programme and the building blocks for a mainstream market deployment are in place.”

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Christie Helps Canada Go Digital in Big Way

Christie, a global leader in Digital Cinema, is delighted to announce its acclaimed Digital Cinema projectors are installed and ready to usher in a new era of entertainment at Canada’s newest and largest Digital Cinema complex, SilverCity Oakville Cinemas, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The first of its kind, SilverCity Oakville Cinemas will open to the public on December 7th and will feature nine theatres equipped with Christie DLP Cinema projectors. Additionally, a Christie DW series 3-chip DLP widescreen projector will display digital pre-show entertainment in the new expansive lobby.
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Imax’s Digital Push Gets Big Boost From AMC

Imax and AMC Entertainment are teaming up to open 100 Imax theaters, doubling the number of large-format 3-D outlets in the United States and adding momentum to Hollywood’s growing interest in the genre.

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