Samsung’s HDTVs to Ship With DTS Digital Surround

Both companies are to collaborate on using DTS’s popular Digital Surround in Samsung’s Digital TV products. DTS Coherent Acoustics provides a range of audio codecs supporting television, radio and internet broadcasting. The DTS Surround is already used in Samsung’s BD-P1400 Blu-ray disk player. DTS Coherent Acoustics offers technology solutions for terrestrial (DVB-T), satellite (DVB-S), cable (DVB-C), Video on Demand, and IP deployment.

Press Release

DTS, Inc today announced significant news in the Digital TV space by entering into a
partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd to integrate DTS audio decoding (or DTS
Digital Surround) technology into virtually all Samsung digital televisions worldwide.
This global partnership teams the global market leader in televisions with the leading
audio technology provider for HD entertainment. Most importantly, it will further
enhance the consumer entertainment experience by matching DTS best-in-class audio
technology with Samsung's industry-leading HDTV products.

"DTS is thrilled to partner with an industry leader such as Samsung as we continue our
efforts to bring the finest audio experience possible to consumers," said Brian Towne,
Executive Vice President and General Manager, DTS, Inc. "Further, we remain focused on
the future as we continue our expansion into new segments of home and portable
entertainment."

The integration of DTS technology in Samsung digital televisions is the latest
milestone in the growth of DTS, a company that is quickly becoming a household name
in the home entertainment arena. Recognition of DTS' expansion is evident by the
growing popularity of its DTS-HD Master Audio technology in the Blu-ray disc format
and its emergence into the PC space with DTS Premium Suite, a new and compelling, high
performance technology offering.