... the sound which encourages audiences to see the film. Audiences see the cinema experience different to the entertainment they can get at home. Despite the competition from television, cable/satellite, DVD and VHS and other leisure activities the admissions to cinemas are continually growing due to the investment in multiplexes and big budget films. Producers, distributors and exhibitors have realised that ... ...

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... , including mobile phones, fax machines, personal digital assistants (PDAs), personal computers and the Internet, join with traditional media technologies such as radio, television, videocassette recorders, digital cameras, and digital video (DVD) players help to connect family members to one another and to the outside world. The information and communication technologies are not only present in the home but much activity in ... ...

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... ticket prices. The summer of 1990 marked the first downturn in domestic box office revenue since the start of the industries boom. Despite the new technologies of home cinema and DVD videos, motion picture attendance has been consistent, even in times of recession. With the start of the Gulf War in 1990 attendance did drop for the first two weeks of ... ...

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