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EXCLUSIVE: Roughly three years after it began offering movies and other content to theaters via satellite, the Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition says it ended 2016 serving about three of every four U.S. screens — up from 62% in 2015. The coalition contracted with 179 exhibitors that have more than 2,650 theaters…

EXCLUSIVE: Theaters with more than 62% of domestic movie screens now look to the skies for the movies and other content they offer, up from about 44% at the end of 2014, according to data out today from the industry group that promotes the cost-reducing satellite technology. This is the first time the Digital Cinema Di…

The Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition announced a new live-streaming technology that will make it possible for theater owners to simultaneously book video from four different programs, two of them live streams, to an unlimited number of screens in their facilities. The coalition – which was founded by Warner…

This is a step forward in the campaign to install satellite dishes and equipment at theaters — a key part of the movie industry’s effort to cut distribution costs, and promote alternative content. Carmike Cinemas and Marcus Theatres, the No. 4 and 5 chains, just joined the Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, as did…

No word yet on how much the exhibition- and studio-backed satellite distribution group is paying for Deluxe/EchoStar. But the letter of intent announced today will add about 1,000 theaters to DCDC‘s footprint, including many owned by Marcus Theaters and Harkins Theaters. "This important agreement creates clarity in…

It’s taken a while to get this rolling: Studios and exhibitors introduced their joint satellite movie delivery plans at CinemaCon in early 2012. But now their Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition is up and running, and has a CEO — former tech and studio exec Randolph Blotky. The coalition says today that it actually…