Digital Cinema Package News <2025>

Live theater (NT Live), opera (Met Live in HD), and concert films (Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour) are now delivered as standard DCPs. However, these require a specific type of DCP known as a "Live Event DCP" or "As-Live" DCP.

A recent study by the Digital Cinema Society estimated that the global theatrical supply chain produces over 25,000 tons of CO2 annually just from shipping hard drives. Activists are pressuring studios to adopt "Green DCP" initiatives. digital cinema package news

Major studios and high-end post houses are aggressively sunsetting Interop. In 2024-2025, several European and Asian distribution networks have announced that new releases will be delivered exclusively in SMPTE format. Live theater (NT Live), opera (Met Live in