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CBC News Film Olympic broadcasts set for cinema simulcasts News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City6c Tomorrow5c Periods of rain Arts & EntertainmentHome World Canada BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Manitoba Thunder Bay Sudbury Windsor Toronto Ottawa Montreal NB PEI NS NL North Politics Health Arts & Entertainment Music Film Television Books Media Art & Design Theatre Technology & Science Money Consumer Life Diversions Weather Your Voice LICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Olympic broadcasts set for cinema simulcastsLast Updated Wednesday December 9 2009 141 PM ET Comments42Recommend11CBC News The Canadian TV broadcasters of the 2010 Winter Olympics have announced plans to air the Games live in movie theatres across Central and Western CanadaPerhaps taking a cue from the success of groups like the Metropolitan Opera and World Wrestling Entertainment CTV announced its Englishlanguage and Frenchlanguage RDS coverage of the Vancouver Games will be beamed to Cineplex theatres organizers announced on WednesdayCineplex which operates movie complexes from Quebec through British Columbia will carry the simulcasts in 64 venues with each dedicating one auditorium per day from Feb 1228 to highdefinition Olympic broadcastsCineplex is charging $995 for oneday tickets while unlimited access for the duration of the Games will cost $2995Theatre chains in Canada and abroad have seen tremendous success in expanding beyond movies to host live simulcasts of highprofile highdefinition productionsRecent offerings have included performances by New Yorks famed Metropolitan Opera the National Ballet of Canadas The Nutcracker Stratford Shakespeare Companys production of Caesar and Cleopatra special payperview World Wrestling Entertainment bouts National Hockey League games as well as benefit concerts and similar eventsWith files from The Associated Press Post a comment42Comments have been postedRecommend this story11People have recommended this storyLICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK RelatedInternal LinksCineplex suggests 3D sports screenings under expansion plan Stratfords Caesar and Cleopatra coming to big screen National Ballets Nutcracker to be simulcast in cinemas Met HD opera simulcasts move into more cinemas CBC Sports Amateur Sports Vancouver 2010 Olympic links FEATURE CBCs coverage of the Road to the Games YOUR PHOTOS Share photos of the Olympic torch relay VIDEO TIMELINE The Games on the news ARCHIVE Vancouvers Olympic journey 1998 to 2010 Transportation TravelSmart 2010 all you need to know MAP Olympic transportation plan (12 MB PDF) MAP Downtown Vancouver transportation plan (PDF) MAP Whistler transportation plan (PDF) MAP Venue Transportation Plan (P...