Over 40 Million Television Set-Top Boxes Now Include Dolby Digital Decoding

9-Dec-02

Dolby Laboratories announced that over 40 million DolbyÆ Digital set-top boxes for decoding terrestrial, digital cable, and satellite transmissions have been manufactured and are available to consumers worldwide. This milestone demonstrates the progress of Dolby Digital as the worldwide audio standard for digital cable, satellite, and terrestrial digital television (DTV), enabling millions of viewers to enjoy programming in high-fidelity sound.""Dolby Digital continues to be chosen by broadcasters and standards committees worldwide as the audio solution for DTV and digital cable due to its unique combination of high audio quality and bandwidth efficiency. Dolby provides the tools and technical support to broadcast professionals and to set-top box manufacturers to ensure that the format continues to dramatically improve the quality of broadcasting,"" said Tom Daily, Director, Marketing, Professional Audio, Dolby Laboratories. ""As more and more viewers are gaining access to digital cable and satellite TV, Dolby Digital will continue to meet the audio needs of the broadcaster and the consumer."" The success of Dolby Digital audio in broadcast is enhanced by the existence of a large base of home theater systems with Dolby Digital. Worldwide, over 20 million home receivers include Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding. More than 50 broadcast and cable television networks are on air with Dolby Digital 5.1, including ABC, BSkyB, Discovery, Fox, HBO, PBS, Premiere, Showtime, and Starz! Dolby currently reports approximately 42.7 million Dolby Digital set-top boxes on the market, up approximately 32.5 percent from a year ago. For more information, visit www.dolby.com/tvaudio.

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