Meyer Sound Cinema Experience audio systems will be featured in two premier cinemas at Toronto's new TIFF Bell Lightbox, a dazzling new five-story complex in downtown Toronto that is destined to become a leading international centre for film. TIFF Bell Lightbox is slated to open on September 12th during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival®.

Meyer Sound, a leading designer and manufacturer of self-powered loudspeakers, has been named official sponsor, conference audio provider of the 3rd annual 3D Entertainment Summit(tm) produced by Unicomm, Inc. and The Bob Dowling Group and presented in association with Variety, September 15-16, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City, Calif.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTN), a provider of digital cinema projection equipment and services, cinema screens and other cinema products, announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide and install state-of-the-art NEC digital projection systems, GDC cinema servers, Strong MDI screens and other equipment at Chunky’s Cinema Pubs (www.chunkys.com) with a combined 16 screens at its Pelham and Nashua, NH and Haverhill, MA locations.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced today that the Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF) has equipped the TIFF Bell Lightbox, the festival’s newly constructed year-round home, with a full suite of Dolby® cinema technologies. The TIFF Bell Lightbox is outfitted with Dolby 3D, Dolby Digital Cinema, and Dolby Digital surround sound.

Underscoring its world-leading 3D technology capabilities, XpanD will once again provide the 3D technology at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Five thousand XpanD X101 3D glasses will be used as five international juries assess and bestow the Lion’s Award to the world’s best in film.

During a recent company visit from Cinemark, Digital Cinema pioneer Barco held a live demonstration of a pre-launch version of its upcoming DLP Cinema® Enhanced 4K projector. This demo shows that Barco is rapidly paving the way for the commercial release of its 4K projector line, which will complement its current 2K projector offering in early 2011.

Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, announced today that its projectors will be used to screen movies debuting at the world-renowned Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado, September 3-6, 2010.

Vue Entertainment, one of the UK’s leading operators and developers of state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas, has reached an agreement in principle with Sony Europe to install 4K digital cinema projection systems across its circuit.

XDC, the n°1 digital cinema service company in Europe, signs a cooperation agreement with Rising Alternative, the new pan-European alternative content distribution company, to provide, in Europe, digital mastering and distribution logistical services for their alternative content programmes.

The expansion stage of the Düsseldorf-based cinema outfitter continues. Having set up own branch offices in Poland, Holland, Austria and Hungary, FTT opened its own representation in Belgium and Luxemburg on 1st September 2010. The company FTT Digital Cinema Belux S.A. is a joint venture with the company Professional Cinema Sound of Serge Lambillotte, an industry veteran with long-standing experience in cinema technology.

Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) DLP® announced today it has started shipping DLP Cinema® Enhanced 4K chips to its licensees, Barco, Christie Digital and NEC. Projectors with the DLP Cinema 4K chip are expected to be installed in Q1 2011 and several industry demos are anticipated between now and then by DLP Cinema licensees. With the availability of this chip, DLP Cinema offers exhibitors the widest variety of stable resolution options to suit their needs at any screen size.

Christie®, the leader in digital cinema projection, will present a pre-launch demo of its new Solaria™ Series 4K DLP Cinema® projector line for digital cinema at IBC2010 in Amsterdam, September 10-14.  Taking the lead with the world’s first demo of a DLP Cinema solution in 4K, the new Christie CP4230 features the enhanced 4K DLP Cinema chip from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and is designed to be compliant with the Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) specification.  It is the most robust and cost-effective 4K solution available today, based on time-tested, highly reliable DLP Cinema technology.

Doremi Cinema, a global leader in digital cinema technology, today announced that Sydney based Hoyt's Cinemas, has awarded Doremi exclusive rights to supply all the playback server technology for the next phase of its digital cinema deployment. The deal also includes delivery of Doremi’s CaptiView Closed Caption Viewing Systems for hard of hearing patrons.

Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading digital cinema company, has announced that it has partnered with Hoyts Cinemas, Australia’s leading cinema chain, to rollout AAM’s Theatre Management System (TMS) across the entire Hoyts circuit in both Australia and New Zealand.

Sony Corporation and TOHO Cinemas Inc., the largest theater chain in Japan, have reached an agreement to install a total digital cinema system solution. Through this agreement, Sony 4K Digital Cinema projection systems will be installed in all TOHO Cinemas sites for each of the exhibitor’s 545 screens, not including co-operated theaters.

Doremi Cinema, the leader in digital cinema technology, today announced an exclusive agreement with Empire Theatres Limited of Canada to install Doremi Cinema Servers on more than 300 Empire screens. The installations will include Doremi's DCP-2000 and Integrated Media Block (IMB) with Doremi's ShowVault. Burbank California based Doremi manufactures the industry's most popular digital cinema servers with more than 15,570 units shipped worldwide.

over 400 screens across 49 locations to 2K and 4K-ready Series 2 Christie Solaria™ projectors over the next three years. As a part of the Digital Cinema Implementation Partners - Australia program (DCIP-A), the agreement is a testament to the 25-year relationship between Christie and Hoyts, and makes the deal the largest of its kind in Australia and New Zealand. The deal was made official at the Australian International Movie Convention held August 15-19, 2010.

Datasat Digital Entertainment announced today that their new AP20 Audio Processor is part of the Crestron Integrated Partner Program. Compatible with Crestron and designed for both commercial cinema and high end home theater applications, the AP20 offers 16 channels of analog and digital reproduction and features Dirac Live® room optimization technology.

The digital rollout continues gaining ground in the Netherlands. After Jogchem’s Theaters B.V., another large cinema circuit in Holland, announced to install digital cinema systems at its 60 cinemas together with FTT Filmtronics B.V., the Dutch FTT branch, last month, Wolff Cinema Groep, a company operating on a cross-national scale, decided to equip four sites with 4K systems of Sony.

Edge Digital Technology will commence negotiations with the studios to provide a Virtual Print Fee solution for independent cinema owners and operators. Edge Digital Technology is the leading digital cinema and 3D technology provider with a vast majority - over 300 systems - installed across Australia.