CinemaCon 2014: DCDC expands theater footprint with Deluxe/EchoStar satellite network acquisition

In the first six months it’s been up and running, the Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) has delivered more than 70 films. The group has secured commitments to install satellite and/or terrestrial transmission technology in nearly 1,300 theaters covering 17,000 screens in North America. Some 950 of those are satellite-capable already. And with the acquisition of the Deluxe/EchoStar satellite network announced last week during CinemaCon, DCDC is adding nearly 1,000 cinemas—doubling the size of its own satellite network.