Four New HD Channels Launch with Dolby Digital 5.1; Bravo HD+, Cinemax HD, The Movie Channel HD, and Spice HD Equip for Dolby Multichannel Audio Broadcasting.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004 Four more channels have announced that they will be delivering high-quality Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. 5.1 sound to their viewers to complement their HD programming. Bravo HD+, Cinemax HD, The Movie Channel HD, and Spice HD all use Dolby Digital broadcasting equipment. Bravo HD began broadcasting in Dolby Digital 5.1 last year and will feature series such as The West Wing, the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as arts and entertainment, including Cirque du Soleil's Varekai, Image Entertainment's Music in High Places concert specials, Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte, and Santana and Branford Marsalis Branford Marsalis (August 26, 1960, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American jazz and classical saxophonist. He was born the oldest of six sons to Delores Ferdinand Marsalis and famed pianist Ellis Marsalis, Jr.. in concert in Dolby Digital 5.1. Cinemax HD began broadcasting in Dolby Digital 5.1 on November 12. Content presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 includes feature films such as Catch Me if You Can, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Antwone Fisher  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . , Road to Perdition, Old School, Solaris, and Ghost Ship In modern English, the term ghost ship has come to denote at least one of three separate (though occasionally overlapping) definitions, all of which involving, in one respect or other, unexplained circumstances. . The Movie Channel HD launched on December 1 featuring programming such as Bandits, Hardball, Novocaine Noun 1. novocaine - procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) Novocain, procaine hydrochloride Ethocaine, procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine , Rollerball, and What's the Worst that Could Happen presented in Dolby Digital 5.1. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mark Greenberg, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Communications for Showtime Networks Inc., "Our The Movie Channel HD viewers expect a certain quality not only of video, but of audio as well. The high-definition video content -- coupled with a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack -- provides our HD customers with the best viewing experience available." Spice HD launched its service December 1, and will present all of its original programming in Dolby Digital 5.1. Spice HD will offer more than 1,200 hours of native HD programming, including the live daily shows Spice Clips, The Nooner, and the reality series Unzipped. "We outfitted our new production studio with state-of-the-art equipment across the board," said Jeff Jenest, General Manager, Spice Digital Networks. "This included selecting Dolby Digital 5.1. We have always brought the highest quality product to our audiences, and this audio complement is an important element in our delivery of HD." "Many more HD services have launched recently, and Dolby Digital 5.1 is the natural accompaniment," said Tom Daily, Marketing Director, Professional Audio, Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound really draws viewers into the program, and broadcasters know that. Dolby Digital 5.1 is a 'must have' feature for HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates broadcasts." About Dolby in Broadcast Dolby Digital technology intensifies and enhances the digital broadcast experience. Approximately 28 million households worldwide have Dolby Digital 5.1 home receivers, while roughly 22 million digital cable, satellite, and terrestrial DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. set-top boxes have been sold to date that deliver a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio stream. As the number of Dolby Digital 5.1-channel devices continues to rise, more television services are broadcasting in Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, delivering an increasing variety of high-quality programming to their viewers. Worldwide, over 75 TV Networks regularly distribute TV programs with stunning Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. For a listing of programs broadcast in Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, please visit www.dolby.com/tvaudio. About Dolby Laboratories Dolby Laboratories creates technologies that intensify and enhance the entertainment experience. For nearly four decades, Dolby has been instrumental in defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. , games, televisions, and personal computers. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. has entertainment industry liaison offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Los Angeles, and licensing liaison offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tokyo. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, please visit www.dolby.com. Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. 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