What:Twentieth Century Fox and Cisco Systems, Inc. will join forces to make motion picture history when Cisco becomes the first company ever to digitally transmit a movie over a coast-to-coast IP (Internet Protocol) network. TITAN A.E., a new animated action adventure epic by Twentieth Century Fox, will be delivered from Fox's CyberCenter in Los Angeles to Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta for its premiere showing at SUPERCOMM 2000.
Location:SUPERCOMM 2000
Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA
(Enter on Peachtree Street at Symphony Hall entrance)
Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2000
Run of Show:6:00 p.m. ESTPress conference-Rich Auditorium, Woodruff Arts Center
Fox and Cisco will host a press conference featuring Cisco executive vice president Don Listwin, and president of Twentieth Century Fox Animation Studios Chris Meledandri. SUPERCOMM press badge or press I.D.required.
6:30 p.m. ESTBehind the Scenes Technology Tour
Cisco vice president of service provider marketing LarryLang will conduct a tour of the system used to digitally distribute and display TITAN A.E., including Cisco GSR12000 routers, Cisco 7140 series VPN routers, Cisco content networking services, BARCO / Texas Instruments projection system, QuVIS QuBits server, Sigma Designs, Txrus Compound Curved Screen and Eastern Acoustic Works digital audio sound system.
SUPERCOMM press badge or press I.D. required.
7:00 p.m. EST Reception - Main Hall, Woodruff Arts Center
Cisco and Fox will host a reception for Cisco customers and the media. Cocktails and dinner-style hors d'oevres will be served. SUPERCOMM press badge or press I.D.required.
8:00 p.m. ESTMovie Screening
TITAN A.E. will begin at 8 p.m. sharp. Tickets are required to attend the premiere. They can be obtained by showing SUPERCOMM press badge or press I.D. to Cisco public relations staff at the Cisco SUPERCOMM booth #807 or at the press conference registration desk at the Woodruff Arts Center.
Dress: Casual dress is appropriate for all events.
Broadcast Feed:B-Roll from the premier event, footage from Titan AE and interviews with Cisco's Don Listwin and Fox's Chris Meledandri, will be available on Tuesday 6/6 and Wednesday 6/7 via satellite transmission:
Tuesday, June 6
10:30 pm - 10:45 pm EST
Telstar 5
Transponder 7
C Band
Standard Audio 6.2-6.8
Wednesday, June 7
7 am - 7:15 am EST
Telstar 5
Transpoder 7
C Band
Standard Audio 6.2-6.8
About TITAN A.E.A forthcoming summer blockbuster, TITAN A.E. represents a new generation of filmed animation, blending new technologies, cutting-edge computer imagery and classic animation. The movie will be released nationally on June 16. It features celebrity voices of Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, Drew Barrymore, Janeane Garofalo, Nathan Lane and John Leguizamo.