DTS and Freebox to Integrate Surround Sound Technologies for Unparalleled Consumer Experience
January 05 2011 - 11:20AM
Business Wire
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI), the leader in high definition audio,
today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Free, a
premier supplier of Internet, telecom, and television products and
solutions, to integrate DTS surround sound technologies into Free’s
forthcoming Digital Media Player products. The Freebox devices will
launch in January 2011 into the French market and will include DTS
Digital Surround processing for an unparalleled home audio
experience across multiple platforms.
"DTS teamed up with Free to make an immersive surround sound
experience a reality for today’s platform-agnostic consumer,
tapping the latest IPTV services, network-enabled PCs, HDTVs and
smartphones," says Brian Towne, Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer at DTS, Inc. "As the convergence of broadcast and
telecom evolves, DTS is continuing to expand its footprint in this
growing ecosystem by delivering the finest audio experience
possible – across all delivery platforms. Collaborating with a
dynamic and progressive company like Free is a natural step for
us."
"As Free continues to provide a complete package of internet,
telephone and IPTV services offering access to hundreds of TV and
movie channels across France and other countries, the incorporation
of DTS Digital Surround technology into our hardware allows us
to offer a clearly differentiated service adding great value
for end users," says Sebastien Boutruche, General Manager at
Freebox SAS. "This partnership with DTS is an exciting progression
in today's content delivery marketplace. The flexibility of the
technology also ensures that we can continue to offer more features
and high performance in the future."
The integration of DTS technology into Freebox products is the
latest milestone in the growth of DTS, a company that is quickly
becoming a household name in the HD entertainment space. This
momentum, coupled with its growing adoption in other multimedia
areas, further solidifies DTS' position as a leading provider of
high performance audio.
For more information on DTS Surround Sound and all other DTS
technologies, please visit www.dts.com; or, to find out more about
Free and their products and services, please visit www.free.fr.
About DTS, Inc.
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) is dedicated to making digital
entertainment exciting, engaging and effortless by providing
state-of-the-art audio technology to hundreds of millions of
DTS-licensed consumer electronics products worldwide. From a
renowned legacy as a pioneer in multi-channel audio, DTS became a
mandatory audio format in the Blu-ray Disc standard and is now
increasingly deployed in enabling digital delivery of movies and
other forms of digital entertainment on a growing array of
network-connected consumer devices. DTS technology is in home
theaters, car audio systems, PCs, game consoles, DVD players,
televisions, digital media players, set-top boxes, smartphones,
surround music software and every device capable of playing Blu-ray
discs. Founded in 1993, DTS' corporate headquarters are located in
Calabasas, California with its licensing operations headquartered
in Limerick, Ireland. DTS also has offices in Northern California,
Washington, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea,
Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For further information, please
visit www.dts.com. DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc. All
other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. (c)
2010 DTS, Inc. All rights reserved.
About Free
Free, a subsidiary of Groupe Iliad, is a major player in the
French telecommunications and Internet access market (4,528,000
broadband subscribers as of 30 September 2010). The Iliad Group is
listed on Euronext Paris under the ticker ILD. For more information
on the Freebox V6 Revolution, please visit
http://www.iliad.fr/en/.
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and results to differ materially include, but are not limited to,
the transition to the next generation optical drives and consumer
adoption of such technology, the rapidly changing and competitive
nature of the digital audio, consumer electronics and entertainment
markets, the Company's inclusion in or exclusion from governmental
and industry standards, continued customer acceptance of the
Company's technology, products, services and pricing, risks related
to ownership and enforcement of intellectual property, the
continued release and availability of entertainment content
containing DTS audio soundtracks, success of the Company's research
and development efforts, risks related to integrating acquisitions,
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current financial crisis and global economic downturn, a loss of
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