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The
Island Delivered and Projected Digitally to 16 Theaters
7/25/05
Access Integrated Technologies Digitally Delivers DreamWorks' 'The
Island' to 16 Theatres Across the United States - Island Is Fourth Motion
Picture Digitally Delivered by AccessIT Under Contract With DreamWorks -
MORRISTOWN, New
Jersey, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Access Integrated
Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (Amex: AIX) today announced its
media services division has delivered and projected DreamWorks SKG
Studios' newest major release, "The Island," to 16 digitally
equipped theaters around the country. The futuristic action thriller
featuring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson opened nationally on
Friday, July 22nd in both digital and analog formats.
In agreement with DreamWorks, AccessIT provided, under commercial
terms, digital content management and secure delivery of the film, via
satellite, to 16 AccessIT digitally equipped theaters in the U.S. This was
the fourth major release from DreamWorks that AccessIT has been contracted
to digitally deliver and project for the studio.
"We're very pleased that not only our digital format releases are
gaining traction, but that DreamWorks has again entrusted us to digitally
deliver this movie," said Russell Wintner, President and COO of
Access Digital Media, the media services subsidiary of AccessIT.
"Several roll-out programs of Digital Cinema equipment have been
announced over the past few months and we look forward to the increasing
number of screens that can utilize our delivery system."
Mark Christiansen, Head of Operations for DreamWorks Distribution,
added, "Once again we have chosen to work with AccessIT on the
digital delivery of our latest feature. AccessIT's commitment to meeting
our needs and reliably digitally transmitting our content to locations
we've booked is unique in the industry."
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) is an industry leader
in offering a fully managed storage and electronic delivery service for
owners and distributors of digital content to movie theaters and other
venues. Supported by its robust platform of fail-safe Internet data
centers, AccessIT is able to leverage the market-leading role of its
Theatrical Distribution System (TDS) with its innovative digital delivery
capabilities and in-theatre software systems to provide the highest level
of technology available to enable the emerging Digital Cinema industry to
transition from film without changing workflows. For more information on
AccessIT, visit http://www.accessitx.com.
About DreamWorks SKG
Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen launched
DreamWorks SKG in October 1994. Their vision was to create an
artist-friendly studio to develop, produce and distribute motion picture
and television entertainment that would inspire and delight audiences
worldwide. DreamWorks SKG is now a leading producer of motion pictures,
network, and cable television programming, home video and DVD
entertainment and consumer products.
SOURCE Access Integrated
Technologies, Inc.
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