Carmike Cinemas plans massive digital rollout

Iria · Dec 19, 2005, 11:40 PM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carmike Cinemas Inc., the No. 3 U.S. movie theater chain, on Monday said it will install new digital projection systems from Christie/AIX at all of its nearly 2,300 screens over the next two years.

The deal, estimated to be worth nearly $300 million, marks the first major theater chain to commit to a wide-scale digital deployment, and it could serve as a harbinger for more agreements to come, Christie/AIX officials said.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Carmike Cinemas plans massive digital rollout LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carmike Cinemas Inc., the No. 3 U.S. movie theater chain, on Monday said it will install new digital projection systems from Christie/AIX at all of its nearly 2,300 screens over the next two years. The deal, estimated to be worth nearly $300 million, marks the first major theater chain to commit to a wide-scale digital deployment, and it could serve as a harbinger for more agreements to come, Christie/AIX officials said. ___________ Read More / Source: Reuters