European digital screen base grows by 70% in 2008

Digital cinema is gaining ground in Europe. According to recent figures provided by MEDIA Salles, the number of digital screens equipped with DLP Cinema or Sony 4K technology increased during 2008 by 70% to 1 529 digital screens as of 1 January 2009. The European Audiovisual Observatory estimates that between 4 and 5% of all European screens had been converted to digital by the end of 2008. The number of theatres equipped with at least one digital screen grew to 815 sites, up 48% from 2007.