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March 9th, 2009

SatFlicks Find Their Way To Australia + New Zealand Via IDC


IDC homepage banner International Datacasting Corporation, (TSX:IDC), who provides advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, has announced the Company, in partnership with its Australian-based distributor OmniCast, received an order from Global Vision Networks for the provision of a new digital cinema broadband distribution network for Hoyts Cinemas in Australia and New Zealand.

Under the order, IDC has supplied their high performance SuperFlex SFX4104 Pro Video multimedia satellite receivers to Global Vision for installation throughout their network for Hoyts digital satellite cinemas. The SFX4104 features dual carrier operation for file delivery and live events, has built-in BISS decryption for ease of interfacing with Satellite News Gathering (SNG) sources, can decode legacy MPEG2 and MPEG4 AVC (H.264) HD video and is enabled for future upgrade using Sensio technology for live 3D alternate content. Hoyts Cinemas, one of Australia's leading entertainment corporations, owns and operates 45 cinemas, with more than 400 screens and more than 75,000 seats throughout Australia and New Zealand. Hoyts continues to invest heavily in all areas of its business with the ongoing conversion from analogue to digital and the installation of satellite equipment being a key area of focus.