Texas-based Santikos Entertainment, North America's eighth largest cinema circuit, has agreed with Christie Digital Systems to acquire its latest RGB pure laser and RBe digital cinema projectors with Series 4 electronics along with the new DCI-compliant Series 4 integrated media block.
Golden Ticket Cinemas has selected GDC Technology Limited’s advanced integrated media block technology to replace 90 legacy media servers. The four-year replacement agreement involves the deployment of the SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block with CineCache 2TB (built-in cache memory) and the S1 Kit Plus with SR-1000.
Multiplex Cinema Limited, which says it is Hong Kong’s largest cinema circuit, has selected GDC Technology products for its newest cinema located in the recently opened Airside shopping mall. GDC’s SR-1000 integrated media block and the award-winning CA2.0 cinema automation were selected for MCL Airside after successful evaluating the products at Movie Town and MCL Cyberport.
Korean exhibitor Lotte Cinemas has selected GDC Technology’s pioneering integrated media block technology to replace 75 legacy media servers. The replacement involves the deployment of the SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block and GDC’s enterprise storage at 10 screens and the S1 Kit Plus at 65 screens.
CGV Mars Cinema Group has selected GDC’s SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block to upgrade its projection systems to the latest digital cinema media server technology.
GDC Technology has signed an agreement with Classic Cinemas to be the exclusive provider of digital cinema media servers. Classic Cinemas operates 137 screens at 16 sites in the Chicagoland area.
On June 17, digital cinema pioneer Arts Alliance Media will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The company was founded in 2003 by Thomas Hoegh and Arts Alliance Ventures, and initiated the first global digital cinema rollout, replacing 35mm projectors with digital upgrades for the UK’s Digital Screen Network. A short time later, AAM became the founding investor of Lovefilm and Picturehouse Cinemas, which were eventually sold to Amazon and Cineworld respectively. In 2007, AAM negotiated financing agreements with the Hollywood studios and that same year launched its first theatre management system. In 2008 AAM completed the first virtual print fee deal in Europe with the French cinema chain CGR.
B&B Theatres has selected the GDC Technology’s SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block with CineCache and built-in cinema audio processor for 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound for its Creve Coeur West Olive 10 luxury entertainment center. Nine of the auditoriums will offer moviegoers surround sound and B&B’s signature premium large format auditorium, Grand Screen with ScreenX, will offer guests the ultimate audio experience featuring DTS:X for immersive audio bitstream sound
Look Dine-In Cinemas has selected GDC Technology’s SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block with built-in DTS:X for immersive audio bitstream decoder. The new Look is located at 625 West 57th Street in the iconic Bjarke Ingels’-designed building.
Lotte Cinema has selected GDC Technology’s SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block for its Lotte Cinema World Tower, which is upgrading the projection booth technology as part of a renovation project. The renovation started last year with plans to complete all 21 halls by this year.
