Dolby Digital Selected for First HD Channel in China with 100 Percent of Programming in Surround Sound; New China Hometheatre Channel HD Movie Channel First to Bring Chinese Viewers a Complete HDTV Experience on All Programming.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced today that the China Movie Channel is launching China's third HD channel, the China Hometheatre Channel HD Movie Channel with Dolby(R) Digital 5.1. The new HD channel will be the first in China's broadcasting history to broadcast 100 percent of its programming in surround sound.

The China Movie Channel group will celebrate the launch of the China Hometheatre Channel HD Movie Channel on April 27, 2006 in a media conference at the Movie Channel Building, where media representatives will be invited to experience the high-quality HD service with both high-definition picture and Dolby Digital surround sound. The new HD channel will start broadcasting to Chinese viewers the same day. Chinese viewers with suitable HD set-top boxes and home theater systems need only subscribe to local cable broadcasters to receive the new HD channel.

"Our viewers will be excited about our move to provide them with stimulating programming both visually and audibly, making the entertainment experience more compelling," said Mr. Ya Ning, Director, China Movie Channel. "When watching television, the video and the audio are equally important to the experience, and working with Dolby insures that viewers will have the highest quality audio possible."

"China Movie Channel is taking a lead in bringing its viewers the most compelling television experience. With the launch of its new HD channel, which is broadcasting completely with Dolby Digital surround sound, China Movie Channel is part of the world's elite broadcasters moving to a comprehensive high-definition presentation," said Bill Jasper, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dolby Laboratories.

Dolby Digital is used extensively in the broadcast television industry worldwide, including North America, Europe, and Australia, via satellite, cable, and terrestrial services for both HDTV and standard-definition DTV programming. In January of this year, China Central TV announced China's first HD channel, CCTV HD Channel, which broadcasts select programming in 5.1 surround sound from Dolby. Also in 2005, Dolby worked with the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group (SMEG) to launch China's first standard-definition cable television channel with 5.1 surround sound.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For four decades Dolby has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the company has entertainment industry liaison offices in New York and Los Angeles, and licensing liaison offices in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, please visit www.dolby.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the performance, capabilities, and impact of Dolby's broadcast products and surround sound technologies, as well as high-definition video; the potential benefits that Dolby customers, including broadcasters and audiences, may derive from these products and technologies; and the anticipated market acceptance of these products and technologies, especially in China, are "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations. The following important factors, without limitation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: risks associated with building customer and consumer acceptance of and demand for Dolby's technologies and services in China and throughout the world; competition risks; risks associated with the development of the markets for surround sound broadcasts generally; rapid changes in technical requirements for sound entertainment; risks associated with introducing new technologies to broadcasters; risks associated with having Dolby products and technologies adopted as industry standards in the broadcast industry and other entertainment industries; and other risks detailed in Dolby's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2005. Dolby disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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