AccessIT Signs Dickinson Theatres to Phase 2 Digital
Cinema
October 23, 2008
Source: Access IT
Access Integrated Technologies,
Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ: AIXD), the global leader
in digital cinema solutions, today announced that Dickinson
Theatres is the first theatre chain to commit to the previously
announced Phase 2 Digital Cinema Deployment Plan for up to
10,000 screens.
Dickinson will convert 310 screens in 24 multiplexes across
eight states including a concentration of 84 screens in eight
locations in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. The
first eight screens to be included have been installed in
Little Rock, AR at the Chenal theatre.
"AccessIT's proven success over the
last three years gave us the confidence to select them as
our partner to take us into the digital era," said John
Hartley, President & CEO of Dickinson Theatres. "We're
thrilled to be working with them on digital cinema including
their alternative content and live event broadcast capabilities
that we expect to be showing in our theatres."
"AccessIT is excited and proud that
Dickinson Theatres will be the first exhibitor partner in
our Phase 2 Deployment Plan," said Chuck Goldwater, President
of AccessIT's Media Services Group. "With more than 80
years of excellence in the exhibition business, Dickinson
Theatres and John Hartley and his team have the experience,
the vision and the passion to take full advantage of the benefits
of digital technology as leaders in the industry."
Craig Sholder, Vice-President of Entertainment
Solutions for Christie, added: "Dickinson and AccessIT
are great partners of ours and we're delighted to continue
to support the conversion to digital. With more than 15 new
movies slated for 3D release, our unique and proven 1.2"
DLP Cinema(R) technology offers brightness levels unsurpassed
in the industry for the most compelling 3D experience. We're
enthusiastic to bring the latest advancements to their theaters
while still offering the lowest cost of ownership and best
support in the industry. Dickinson's passion and innovative
spirit will set the pace for another successful 80 years."
AccessIT Digital Cinema is the industry-leading
deployment program for Digital Cinema that provides the funding,
operations and administration for the company's studio-supported
Digital Cinema rollout plans. Its Phase Two plan for up to
an additional 10,000 screens over three years will provide
networked, turnkey, Digital Cinema systems in conformance
with DCI specifications, including AccessIT's unique Library
Management Server(R) and Theatre Command Center(R) software.
The system will also include, digital projectors and JPEG
2000 media servers from a variety of vendors whose equipment
is designed to meet the DCI specifications as well as a demanding
set of performance and reliability requirements AccessIT developed
through its success with the Phase One plan.
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc.
(AccessIT) is the global leader in providing integrated solutions
for digital cinema. The Company's ground-breaking digital
cinema networked services along with its Library Management
Server(R) and Theatre Command Center(R) software have enabled
theatres across the United States to play more than nine million
digital showings of Hollywood features to date.
AccessIT's 24/7 satellite operations delivers feature movies,
alternative content advertising, and pre-show entertainment
through its UniqueScreen Media subsidiary, including live
2-D and 3-D events through its CineLive(R) satellite network,
expanding box office sales and developing new ways to attract
incremental revenues. Through its alternative content distribution
unit, The Bigger Picture, AccessIT offers channels of programming
including Opera, Kidtoons, Faith Based, Concerts, Sports and
Anime.
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