Dolby Laboratories Awarded Second Consecutive Emmy

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has awarded Dolby Laboratories its second consecutive Emmy for outstanding technological achievement.Dolby was honored for outstanding technological achievement in ""the development of Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) technology."" Dolby shares this award with Matsushita, Philips, Sony, Toshiba and Time Warner.The Emmy Award-winning technology, Dolby Digital, is a form of digital audio coding that enables consumers to hear the same thrilling 5.1-channel surround sound at home that they first enjoyed in movie theatres. Specifically, it allows formats such as DVD and digital television broadcasts (DTV) to provide high-quality, multichannel audio without sacrificing picture quality.""We are extremely pleased that the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has again recognized our accomplishments in digital audio and our leadership in home entertainment technology,"" said Dolby Laboratories' Roger Dressler, Director of Technology Strategy. ""Dolby Digital technology is included in every new multichannel home entertainment format, and is being used in millions of consumer products already.""This Emmy Award is the third for Dolby Laboratories. Company Chairman Ray Dolby received an Emmy Award in 1989 for ""outstanding achievement in engineering development for audio noise reduction systems for professional television tape recorders."" In 1998, television's most prestigious honor was awarded for Dolby Laboratories' ""pioneering development of a multichannel, digital audio, bit rate reduction system, standardized for the ATSC high-definition and standard-definition television systems, and for worldwide Digital Versatile Disc.""