CMS adoption soars with over 425 percent growth in screens globally
GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’), a leading global provider of digital cinema solutions, announced today that its Enterprise Software solutions have been widely adopted by leading cinema chains globally. These cinema chains have replaced their legacy software systems with GDC’s Theatre Management System (TMS), Central Management System (CMS), and Network Operations Center (NOC). GDC anticipates continued growth of its enterprise solutions in 2025, especially following the launch of GDC’s software suite, which is available in web-based, cloud-based, and on-premise deployment formats.
Dr. Man-Nang Chong, founder and CEO of GDC Technology stated, “Our enterprise software is the result of over 20 years of experience in digital cinema, built through continuous collaboration with various industry partners. By implementing our software suite, these partners gain access to advanced technology that addresses operational challenges through automation tailored for today’s and tomorrow’s digital cinema landscape.”
Impressive Growth of GDC Software Suite Adoption
TMS Designed for Multiplexes: A comprehensive solution for managing movie content, digital cinema equipment, and more from a central location across the multiplex. It enables teamwork with multi-user control, managing screenings, content, power, automating SPLs, pre-show entertainment, KDM delivery, DCP, and remote monitoring with a mobile app. Currently, over 24,000 screens and 3,400 theatres are powered by GDC’s leading TMS software, illustrating a robust adoption rate.
CMS Designed for Cinema Headquarters: Managing screenings across an entire cinema circuit from headquarters GDC’s Central Management System enables automated KDM delivery, third-party integration for show programming and content transfer, as well as monitoring scheduled shows and playback status. GDC’s CMS has become a pivotal tool for cinema management and by October 2024, over 5,420 screens across 800 theatres utilized this system, showcasing remarkable growth of over 425 percent in screens and 300 percent in theatres from 1,030 screens across more than 200 theatres in 2019. This rapid adoption reflects the critical role of CMS in enhancing operational efficiency and offering seamless management solutions for cinema chains with multiple locations.
NOC Designed for Cinema Headquarters: Managing multiplexes across various locations allows for monitoring device health, automating fault ticketing, and managing log reports. The implementation of GDC’s NOC has seen exponential growth from 2022 to 2024, where the number of screens using NOC technology surged from 2,500 to 5,080, representing an increase of approximately 105 percent. Additionally, the number of theatres rose from over 380 to more than 830, an increase of about 120 percent. This growth highlights the increasing demand for and effectiveness of GDC’s NOC systems in optimizing global cinema operations.
About GDC Technology Limited
GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’) is a leading digital cinema solutions provider with its manufacturing facility certified with ISO 9001:2015 by SGS. GDC develops, manufactures, and sells cinema media server for both projector and LED cinema display, content storage system, cinema audio processors, cinema enterprise software including theatre management system and advanced cinema automation system for the global cinema industry. GDC is a licensee of the DTS Surround and DTS:X with IAB, the object-based immersive sound technology from DTS, Inc. for the development of its media servers and cinema audio processors. In addition, GDC also provides a suite of digital cinema products and services, including cinema projectors, LED cinema, 3D product, audio equipment, projector lamp, post-production service, and Electronic Delivery System (EDS).