Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP) is a company owned equally by exhibition industry leaders AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC). Representing more than 14,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada, DCIP is headquartered in Bergen County, NJ with offices in Minneapolis and Denver. DCIP was created in 2007 to plan and implement the deployment of digital cinema during the motion picture industry’s transition from film to digital technology.
The primary benefit of universal implementation of digital cinema distribution and exhibition is the cost savings that result from eliminating the need to print, deliver and retrieve thousands of celluloid film reels per release. With a digital cinema distribution system in place, film studio/distributors will be able to deliver digital content via broadband or satellite links at little marginal cost.
Digital cinema promises a new world of programming flexibility, picture quality and image consistency. It is expected to expand alternative, non-traditional theatre programming, ultimately providing more choices to moviegoers.
