Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Multiplex on brink of turning multiuse

Digital projectors and satellite dishes are about to change multiplexes forever. A wealth of live alternative programming -- think college sports, for example -- soon will be delivered on compact hard drives or through the air rather than on film shipped in heavy metal canisters.


How soon is a matter of money, contracts and new equipment. But theater owners and programming experts say there's little doubt that the next two to three years will bring some eye-popping events to the Omaha metro area.

Imagine watching a Big Red football game live on the big screen.

Or an auditorium of video gamers in Omaha competing with gamers in San Francisco.

Or a music festival on a Tuesday night, with concerts featuring top stars of rock, country, hip-hop and classical.



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