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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549





                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                                 AUGUST 12, 2004
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                      ACCESS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                 001-31810                 22-3720962
     (State or other       (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
       jurisdiction                                    Identification No.)
    of incorporation)


  55 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 300, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY            07960
        (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


                                  973-290-0080
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

      On August 12, 2004, Access Integrated  Technologies,  Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized the
purchase of up to 100,000 shares of the Company's  common stock (the  "Shares").
The Shares will be purchased at prevailing  prices from time-to-time in the open
market depending on market  conditions and other factors in accordance with Rule
10b-18 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A copy of such press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.










                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                              ACCESS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                             By: /s/ BRIAN D. PFLUG
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                                 Brian D. Pflug
                                 Senior Vice President - Accounting & Finance
                                 (Principal Financial Officer)





Date:  August 12, 2004








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Press  Release,   dated  August  12,  2004,   announcing   Access
               Integrated Technologies, Inc.'s Stock Repurchase Program.