Hollywood studios to pay for digital screens

Oct. 1, 2008

Hollywood studios to fund digital screens in theaters Five Hollywood studios have agreed to help pay for a $1 billion-plus plan to provide digital technology for about 20,000 movie screens in North America, a precursor to showing movies in 3-D. Digital Cinema...

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