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Empire Acquires Seven Top Sound Facilities in North America

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Empire Investment Holdings has acquired CSS Studios from Discovery Communications. CSS Studios is a holding company that owns seven distinct businesses including the largest independent post-production sound company in North America. Through this acquisition Empire adds Todd-AO Soundelux Sound One Modern Music POP Sound Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edge to its global portfolio. “The Empire team understands and respects the importance of these companies to the creative community ” said David F.

Peoria Riverfront Museum First to Feature GSX Giant Screen

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

On October 20th the new Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria Illinois will open to the public with the first GSX giant flat screen theater. The facility will become the highest resolution digital Giant Screen Cinema in the world capable of 2D and 3D presentations and will be the only theater to offer multiple automated aspect ratio modes including 4:3 at 4K by 3K resolution.

Goodrich Expands Relationship with Cinedigm

Sat, 10/13/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Goodrich Quality Theatres has expanded its relationship with Cinedigm Digital Cinema and is incorporating a full suite of Cinedigm Software to further integrate and streamline its circuit-wide movie operations. Since converting 274 screens at 30 theaters to digital in 2011 Goodrich has been using Cinedigm's LMS Theatre Command Center as the operational hub within the theatre to manage and coordinate the scheduling and playout of all digital content including features advertisements and movie trailers.

Chuggington Heads for Kidtoons

Fri, 10/12/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The popular train-based preschool series Chuggington hit the big screen nationwide at more than 135 Kidtoons locations this October.  Kidtoons is an on-going matinee program that brings kid-friendly content to movie-going families every month at a variety of theatres around the country. Chuggington is a CGI-animated series that follows the adventures of Wilson Brewster and Koko trainee engines each with their own unique personality and learning style. The series is set in a world much like our own with cities villages and diverse cultures and geography.

Carmike to Buy Sixteen Rave Cinemas Theatres

Fri, 10/12/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Carmike Cinemas has signed a definitive agreement to purchase 16 entertainment complexes with an aggregate of 251 screens based in seven states and 13 individual markets from Rave Cinemas. The purchase price consists of $19 million in cash subject to customary working capital adjustments and $100.4 million of assumed lease obligations comprised of capital leases and financing obligations.

Life of Pi in 3D Opens 50th New York Film Festival

Fri, 10/12/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The highly anticipated world premiere in 3D of Academy Award winning director Ang Lee’s Life of Pi was projected at Alice Tully Hall opened the 50th Annual New York Film Festival. The movie was screened using Christie Solaria digital cinema projectors.
 
Digital Media Systems selected and installed two Christie CP4230 DLP Cinema projectors for the event. “We are pleased to be a sponsor of the New York Film Festival ” said Craig Sholder vice president entertainment solutions at Christie.

Cinedigm Acquires U.S. Rights to Come Out and Play

Fri, 10/12/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Cinedigm has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Come Out and Play (El Juego De Niños) Belarus-born Makinov’s English-language horror film that made its world premiere last at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival. Cinedigm's theatrical distribution will begin early next year with subsequent roll out across on-demand digital and DVD. In Come Out and Play Beth (Vinessa Shaw) and Francis (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) vacation before the birth of their child. Francis insists on venturing to a more serene locale Beth hesitantly agrees.

Belmont Capital Signs VPF Deal with Cinedigm

Fri, 10/12/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Cinedigm Digital Cinema has announced a long-term virtual print fee deployment agreement with Belmont Capital for the theatres operating under the name Your Neighborhood Theatres. This conversion will deploy 89 screens at 11 sites. Installation should be completed this fall using digital projector systems from NEC Display Solutions. Belmont Theatres are located in the Northeast including the States of Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York and Rhode Island.

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