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Kodak Theatre, Home to the Oscars, Renamed Dolby Theatre

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GETTY E 021612 KodakTheater?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1335932489761LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The home of the Academy Awards has a new name.  The former Kodak Theatre will now be known as The Dolby Theatre in honor of Dolby Atmos, a new surround sound technology for theaters.

Dolby Laboratories announced Tuesday that the Hollywood landmark would receive a new enhanced sound system “to create a world-class showcase for Dolby’s current and future technologies, beginning with the new Dolby Atmos.”

The change will keep the Oscars at the facility for at least the next 20 years.

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