Deluxe Acquires Atlab

Deluxe Acquires Atlab

Includes Film Processing / Post Facilities in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe), and Amalgamated Holdings Limited (AHL) announced today that Deluxe has acquired The Atlab Group (Atlab) from AHL in Australia.

Atlab is the largest film processing laboratory in the region. The company has had its roots in the Australian film industry for 80 years providing processing, printing and post production services for feature films, television and commercials. Today, Atlab also offers a broad range of creative services including digital post production, digital intermediates (EFILM(R)) and a brand new first class sound mixing facility. The 400 channel mixing stage is fully integrated into Atlab's film laboratory and EFILM's Sydney location so that filmmakers can manage all of their post needs under one roof.

The Atlab facilities will be rebranded Deluxe Sydney, Deluxe Melbourne, and Deluxe Auckland with the management team remaining in place.

"Over the last few years we've developed a strong alliance with Atlab and look forward to the continued working relationship with them," said Cyril Drabinsky, CEO and President of Deluxe. "This next step will strengthen our ability to service the film and post production needs of our clients in the southern hemisphere," adds Drabinsky.

Deluxe has been servicing the entertainment industry for 93 years. Today the company has laboratory and post production facilities in Hollywood, Toronto, Vancouver, New York, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, and now Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

About Deluxe

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., is the leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies to major Hollywood Studios and an international client base. Services include motion picture film processing, printing and distribution; EFILM(R) digital intermediates; post production and subtitling services; titles design and digital VFX; DVD compression, encoding and authoring; digital cinema services, digital asset management, digital distribution; and marketing fulfillment services. Deluxe laboratory and post production facilities are located in North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. Deluxe Digital Studios offer home entertainment services in North America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit www.bydeluxe.com

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CONTACT: Cathy Main, Vice President Marketing, North America, Deluxe,
+1-323-960-8454 (office)

Web site: http://www.bydeluxe.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment