Television Programs Presented In Dolby Digital 5.1 Receive 17 Sound-Related Emmy Nominations

July 18, 2006

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced today that the sound teams for television programs produced and presented in Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 sound received 17 Emmy(R) nominations for the upcoming 58th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards. "It is great to see that for the past two years the vast majority of the programs recognized with sound-related Emmy nominations use Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound to provide viewers with a complete entertainment experience. We are honored to work with the industry's leading sound teams, producers, and directors," said Tom Daily, Marketing Director, Professional Division, Dolby Laboratories. Dolby will host the annual Television Academy's Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Nominees Reception on August 17. The 58th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards show will be broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 19. The following programs nominated for sound category Emmy Awards were produced in Dolby Digital 5.1: Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series: CSI ER Smallville 24 Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special: Category 7: The End of the World -- Night 1 Flight 93 Sleeper Cell Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series: Boston Legal CSI: Crime Scene Investigation House Lost 24 Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie: Flight 93 Sleeper Cell Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special: Two and a Half Men Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation: 78th Annual Academy Awards(R) 48th Annual Grammy(R) Awards About Dolby Laboratories Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For four decades Dolby has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the company has entertainment industry liaison offices in New York and Los Angeles, and licensing liaison offices in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, please visit http://www.dolby.com.

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