CANAL+ And Sony Introduce A New Generation Of Digital TV Set-Top boxes With Dolby Digital 5.1- Channel Sound At IFA'99

European pay-TV leader CANAL+ and the Sony Corporation announced during the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA '99) in Berlin that they will together introduce set-top boxes with Dolby Digital 5.1-channel sound.This new format was presented to the public by CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES, CANAL+'s technology division and the world's leading supplier of digital broadcasting software solutions, and the Sony Corporation. The two companies jointly showed a new generation of digital television set-top boxes which also offer enhanced Web-related services and a wealth of advanced interactive and multimedia applications.CANAL+ and Sony are convinced that digital multichannel sound has a major role to play in the development of digital television, particularly in Europe, where CANAL+ alone already counts over 3.1 million digital subscribers. The new generation of set-top boxes will allow features such as access to the Internet in an environment specifically designed for television viewers, a full e-mail service and enhanced interactive and multimedia applications. The Dolby Digital multichannel surround sound will greatly contribute to this totally new television experience.