Los Angeles - RealD, a provider of digital 3D cinema projection systems, said on Monday that its theaters brought in 71% of the total box office for Lionsgate's "My Bloody Valentine 3D," which made $27 million in its first week of release. The company also stated that opening week 3D screens for the film outperformed 2D screens by 6 to 1.

London - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), a European provider of digital cinema technology, announced on Thursday that it has secured $57.4 million in new financing to support its deployment of digital cinema projection systems in Europe.

Los Angeles - Digital cinema firm Cinedigm (NASD: CIDM) (formerly AccessIT) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Turner Sports and the NBA to broadcast TNT's coverage of "NBA All-Star Saturday Night" live in 3D HD to 80 digitally-equipped U.S. movie theaters in 35 states. Events like the slam dunk and three-point shooting contests will be screened in 3D HD on 160 screens in Carmike Cinemas, Celebration Cinemas, Cinema West, Emagine, Galaxy Theatres, Marquee Cinemas, MJR, NCG, Rave Motion Pictures, Showcase and UltraStar Cinema locations.

Morristown, N.J. - Cinedigm Digital Media Corp. (NASD: CIDM) (formerly AccessIT) announced on Wednesday that it has secured a new eight-year, $8.9 million credit facility, which will be used to fund the deployment of its digital cinema projection systems in Premiere Cinemas theaters.

Burbank, Calif. - The National Football League (NFL) announced on Monday that it will provide the first live, digital 3D broadcast of a pro football game on Dec. 4 to audiences at theaters in three cities.

Los Angeles - Sony Electronics (NYSE: SNE) said on Tuesday that its Digital Cinema Solutions and Services group has signed a deal to equip movie theater owner Muvico Entertainment's existing and new complexes with Sony's 4K digital cinema projection systems. The deal also includes LCD displays in lobby and concession areas; VAIO computers; PlayStation gaming systems; and security cameras. Muvico has 13 locations and a total of 248 screens in the U.S.

Culver City, Calif. - Sony (NYSE: SNE) announced this week that it has signed agreements with three Hollywood movie studios to help support the rollout of Sony digital cinema projection systems in movie theaters.

Hollywood - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Pictures has announced a partnership with Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) to equip U.S. movie theaters for digital cinema. The deal is separate from the one announced between Paramount, four other studios and a theater owner joint venture called Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP). Under the deal with Kodak, Paramount will pay a "virtual print" fee estimated at $1,000 each time one of its films is projected using Kodak's digital cinema systems.

Los Angeles - Five of Hollywood's major movie studios on Wednesday pledged to support a $1 billion effort to equip 20,000 U.S. movie theater screens with digital cinema projection systems. Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP), a joint venture that represents theater owners AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and Regal Cinemas signed the pact with Disney (NYSE: DIS), Fox (NYSE: NWS), Lionsgate, Paramount (NYSE: VIA) and Universal (NYSE: GE), which calls for the studios to pay a "virtual print" fee of about $1,000 per screen to help offset costs, the Associated Press reported.

Los Angeles - RealD, a provider of digital 3D movie theater projection systems, announced on Tuesday that movie exhibitor Cinemark Holdings will add up to 1,500 RealD 3D screens to its circuit. Cinemark operates 408 theaters and over 4,600 screen in 38 states and 12 countries including Mexico. RealD said the deal will put it past the 5,000 screen installation mark worldwide.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Screenvision to test a new text messaging promotion that will interact with moviegoers in theaters before the show begins. Scheduled to debut this month in 10 U.S. markets, the program will poll moviegoers on their music preferences and ask them to text their responses, with audience results then displayed on the movie screen. Screenvision's cinema advertising network currently reaches 14,000 screens across 2,300 U.S. theaters.

Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies, a provider of digital cinema services, said on Monday that it plans to install 150 of its CineLive systems throughout the U.S., which enable live broadcast of 2D and 3D content into movie theaters via satellite. The company's The Bigger Picture unit is expected to manage distribution of live events enabled by the network.

Stratham, N.H. - Laser Light Engines, a company that says it is developing "an innovative digital light source to upgrade the future cinema experience," has landed a $5 million first round of financing, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Los Angeles - Real D, a provider of digital 3D cinema projection systems, has signed a deal to equip 1,500 screens operated by Regal Entertainment Group, the nation's largest movie theater chain, CNET News.com reported. The deal will make Regal the leading provider of digital 3D screens, and bring Real D's total deployment to over 3,500 screens.

Los Angeles - Dolby Laboratories' (NYSE: DLB) Digital Cinema unit this week announced a deal with Germany's Infitec to develop and market a digital 3D cinema delivery system for theaters, Variety reported. The company hopes its system, which will compete with offerings from Real D and In-Three, will be available for deployment by next spring.

Burbank, Calif. - Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group announced on Thursday that it has promoted Jason Brenek to the newly created position of SVP, worldwide digital cinema and cinema programming. Brenek will be responsible for developing and overseeing any non-movie content, including 3D or live events, delivered to theaters enabled by digital cinema, as well as setting the company's worldwide digital cinema strategy and negotiating deployment deals around the world. Disney has taken to releasing more films in digital 3D format, such as "Chicken Little" and "Meet the Robinsons," and also beamed digital 3D Hannah Montana concerts into theaters.

Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies (Access IT) (NASD: AIXD), a provider of digital cinema projection systems for movie theaters, announced on Tuesday a massive deal with four major movies studios, to provide movies to up to 10,000 digital cinema systems in the U.S. and Canada.