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CBC News Film Olympic broadcasts set for cinema simulcastsskip300x250skip300x250 News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpCharlottetown Change City1c Mostly CloudyTomorrow11c A few flurries 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 CBC 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 LICENSE 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 Winter Olympics NEWS Vancouvers Road to the Games SPORTS Vancouver Now the 2010 Olympic Games CALENDAR find free and ticketed events YOUR PHOTOS Share photos of the Olympic torch relay Events Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Official ticket resale website 2010 Cultural Olympiad City of Vancouver 2010 events Whistler 2010 events Richmond 2010 events West Vancouver 2010 events Surrey 2010 events Provincewide 2010 events Province of BC 2010 updates Transportation TravelSmart 2010 all you need to ...