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Sony inks d-cinema deal; Warners 'close'


April 16, 2009 With official word Thursday that Sony has inked a virtual-print-fee agreement with the biggest digital-cinema integrator, Warner Bros. becomes the sole holdout in exhibition's second-phase rollout of d-cinema systems. "We're in the middle of negotiations," Warners domestic distribution president Dan Fellman said. Sony signed its VPF pact with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners several weeks ago, but the news was delayed pending internal review of the formal announcement.

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