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Microspace Digital Cinema Experiences
200% Growth in Less Than One Year
Leading
Distributor of Digital Cinema Via Satellite to Deliver Feature
Films and Alternative Content to 3,000 Screens in the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico
Raleigh,
NC, and
Los Angeles, July 8, 2008– Microspace Communications
Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital
cinema via satellite, announced today that it has expanded
its network to more than 3,000 screens across North America
becoming the largest independent network to service theater
owners. Since 2005, the company has delivered 33 major motion
pictures from nine studios, including the first 3-D movie
and the first 4K movie via satellite, to theater circuits
within the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Using
its VELOCITY® satellite system, Microspace now services
six full
theater circuits including Carmike Cinemas, Celebration!
Cinema,
Megaplex and Cineplex Entertainment. In addition to these
full theater circuits, Microspace also delivers
feature
films and alternative content to theatres across 22 other
circuits.
Much
of the
success of Microspace is a result of Hollywood’s
demand
for an effective and cost efficient method of delivery to
the growing number of digital screens across North America.
Satellite
distribution offers studios, theater exhibitors
and alternative
content providers a less labor-intensive and secure method
of content delivery. Delivering motion
pictures
via satellite is a secure, scalable, hands-free approach
that includes full tracking and verification of
the delivery
through the entire process and reduces the overall workload
of the theater staff.
“
Microspace
has been delivering select movies to our theatres for well
over a year now and the full process from initial installation
to actual theatre implementation and operation has been
has been very straightforward and painless, said Fred Van
Noy, Chief Operating Officer of Carmike Cinemas Inc. “We
hope
to realize cost savings and operational efficiencies from
the Microspace network as the rollout is completed.”
“
Microspace
provides expert service in delivering content via satellite
to our screens,” said Mike Renlund, Digital Cinema
Specialist for Megaplex. “We were so pleased with
the operation
and ease of the Microspace delivery system we have fielded
it to all of our theatre complexes. ”
Microspace has distributed 33 motion pictures to date.
The company has also delivered alternative content such
as sporting events, including a college football game delivered
live in High Definition to multiple theater locations and
the delivery of a sporting event to over 150 Carmike theatres.
“
We are
very pleased to reach the 3,000 screen milestone ahead of
forecast by developing a satellite digital delivery system
that meets the security, reliability and accountability
required by our studio and exhibitor customers,” said
Curt Tilly, manager of digital cinema distribution at Microspace. “Microspace
has built
a dependable digital cinema delivery network by expanding
on its successful 20 year satellite broadcasting
business.”
Microspace
has played an integral part in helping the industry address
the concerns and workflow of electronic distribution via
satellite for the past five years. These deliveries have
proven the robust nature of VELOCITY and the engineering
work that went into developing a comprehensive in-theatre
delivery solution. The Microspace approach was then presented
to the industry as an open platform, thus encouraging further
connectivity and integration with other key suppliers serving
the motion picture and theater exhibitor community.
By the
end of
2007, Microspace’s digital cinema unit had
distributed
feature films from five studios to a network that included
1,000 screens. This included more than a dozen
participating
theater circuits within the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
About
Carmike Cinemas
Carmike
Cinemas,
inc. is a premiere motion picture exhibitor in the United
States with 262 theatres and 2,339 screens in
36 states,
as of March 31, 2008. Carmike’s focus for
its theatre
locations is small to mid-size communities with populations
of fewer than 100,000.
About Megaplex Theatres
Megaplex
Theatres,
owned
by Larry H. Miller Theatres Inc., is an early adopter and
leader in the digital cinema industry.
With
its commitment
to providing an “Uncommon Experience” Megaplex
Theatres
furnishes
the highest quality of feature film presentation, often
posting some of the highest box office
sales
in the nation.
About
Microspace
Microspace
Communications
Corporation
(Microspace),
a subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Company, is the leader
in satellite
services
for digital
cinema,
business communications and digital signage. The company
operates the largest global
business
satellite
broadcasting
network with nearly 340,000 remote links worldwide. With
a 20-year heritage, Microspace's
VELOCITY® satellite services power networks for Morgan
Stanley,
Abercrombie
and Fitch,
John Deere and many, many more. Microspace uses the Intelsat
network for delivering
services
to the
digital
cinema industry.
The VELOCITY
service is available as either a dedicated solution or as
an on-demand service, enabling customers to easily and affordably
expand bandwidth as their needs change. Microspace is headquartered
in the U.S. and has a presence in Europe and Latin America.
For more information, visit www.microspace.com.
About
Capitol Broadcasting
Capitol
Broadcasting
Company, Inc. is a diversified communications company which
owns and/or operates WRAL-TV, WRAL Digital,
WRAL-FM,
WRAL-HD2, 99.9 The Fan, Microspace, the North Carolina News
Network, CBC New Media Group and Wolfpack Sports Marketing
in Raleigh,
NC, WJZY-TV and WMYT-TV in Charlotte, NC; WILM-TV
in Wilmington,
NC; WRAZ-TV and The Durham Bulls in Durham, NC; and real
estate interests including the American Tobacco
Project
and Diamond View office building in Durham, NC
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