BLUFFDALE, UTAH & NEWARK-ON-TRENT, U.K. — Vue has deployed an Auracast-based assistive listening system across 20 cinemas in the United Kingdom and Ireland, bringing direct wireless audio access to more than 200 screens. The installation uses Auri , an assistive listening system developed by Listen Technologies and Ampetronic around Bluetooth Auracast broadcast audio....
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No actionable change to clinical practice; however, audiologists fitting Auracast-compatible devices may wish to inform patients that Vue Cinema venues now support this technology for an improved cinema experience.
Large-scale real-world deployment of Auracast assistive listening in a major cinema chain signals accelerating venue adoption, which raises the practical value of counselling patients on Auracast-compatible hearing devices.
- 01Vue Cinemas has rolled out Auri's Auracast-based assistive listening across 20 venues in the UK and Ireland.
- 02The deployment covers more than 200 screens, making it one of the largest Auracast cinema installations to date.
- 03Auracast (a Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast standard) allows compatible hearing aids and earbuds to receive audio wirelessly without proprietary receivers.
- 04No borrowable assistive listening headsets are required, reducing stigma and logistical barriers for hearing-impaired cinema-goers.
- 05The announcement comes from a blog/press-release source; independent verification of deployment scale is not available.
Vue Cinemas has deployed Auri's Auracast assistive listening system across 20 UK and Ireland venues covering 200+ screens.
press releaseunclearAuracast provides wireless audio access to hearing-aid users without requiring venue-supplied headsets.
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