All four screens at the Scala arthouse cinema in Lüneburg, Germany, are being equipped with Auracast, following positive feedback from audiences. The cinema, known as a Kino in German, had a six-month test in its main auditorium. It was judged to be a success, leading to all four screens being upgraded to the Bluetooth LE Audio assistive listening technology, The award-winning independent cinema became the first in...
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No actionable change for clinical practice; audiologists may note this as a real-world Auracast venue deployment worth mentioning to patients who attend cinemas.
Real-world venue adoption of Auracast is an early indicator of how quickly this assistive listening infrastructure is spreading in Europe, which will affect counselling conversations about hearing-aid Auracast compatibility.
- 01All four screens at Scala cinema in Lüneburg, Germany now carry Auracast broadcast audio.
- 02The full rollout follows a six-month pilot limited to the main auditorium.
- 03Auracast streams audio wirelessly to compatible hearing aids, cochlear implants, or earbuds.
- 04This is one of the first known full-cinema Auracast deployments in Germany.
- 05The deployment is promoted via aurahear.com, an Auracast advocacy/industry blog.
A six-month Auracast pilot in Scala's main auditorium was successful.
press releaseunclearAll four screens at Scala cinema are now equipped with Auracast broadcast audio.
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