Showtime Launches Dolby Digital On All Channels

7-May-02

Showtime Networks Inc., which was the first premium network to launch DolbyÆ Digital 5.1 surround sound on its HDTV signals in 2000, has now brought the audio technology to every one of its standard definition and HDTV channels throughout all time zones. The result is 32 Dolby Digital 5.1 enabled channels -- triple the number of Dolby Digital 5.1-enabled channels of all other premium networks combined. Since launching the audio format, Showtime has aired more than 190 movies, including theatricals and Showtime Original Pictures, and 145 series episodes in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, including ""The Chris Isaak Show"" and ""Queer As Folk."" In 2002 alone, the network plans to air close to 150 movies, and 88 series episodes in Dolby Digital 5.1 including two new, highly anticipated sci-fi series: ""Odyssey 5,"" which will also be the first series shot fully in true HDTV resolution, and ""Jeremiah."" Upcoming theatrical offerings in Dolby Digital 5.1 for May and June include ""Save The Last Dance,"" ""The Ladies Man,"" ""Hannibal,"" ""Spy Kids,"" ""Apocalypse Now: Redux,"" and ""Along Came A Spider,"" among many others.Showtime plans to begin promoting the audio format's availability on-air in May to make viewers more aware of the technology's availability for their favorite programs. Viewers can also go to dolby.sho.com or www.dolby.com/tvaudio for more information.

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