IMAX Corporation is a Canadian theatre company which designs and manufactures IMAX

IMAX

IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...

 cameras and projection systems as well as film development, production, post production and distribution to IMAX affiliated theatres worldwide. It was founded in 1968 as a result of Expo 67

Expo 67

The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. It holds operations in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, as well as New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 and Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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.

As of September 2010, IMAX theatre network consisted of 445+ theatres (IMAX, IMAX 3D and IMAX Dome) in more than 47 countries. The majority are equipped with IMAX 3D. According to a Yahoo Finance online article, Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 may be interested in acquiring the movie theatre chain within a said time however, there hasn't been any official statements between representatives from Sony or IMAX, the shares of IMAX had soared because of this rumour. http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Imax-shares-jump-reports-Sony-capress-4192772983.html?x=0

3D Television Network

On January 5, 2010, IMAX announced a joint venture partnership with Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 and Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 28 network entertainment brands on more than 100 channels in more than 180 countries in 39...

to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network in the US. Sony, through its U.S. affiliate, Sony Corporation of America, Discovery Communications, and IMAX each were equal partners in the venture. The new 3D network planned to feature content from suitable genres, including natural history, space exploration, adventure, engineering, science and technology and motion pictures. Children's programming from Discovery, Sony Pictures Entertainment, IMAX and other third-party providers would be shown.