Dolby Congratulates the Joint Video Team Standards Committee on Its 2008 Primetime...

Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:00am EDT

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Dolby Congratulates the Joint Video Team Standards Committee on Its 2008 Primetime Emmy for Engineering

SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) congratulates the Joint Video
Team (JVT) Standards Committee for its 2008 Primetime Emmy(R)
Engineering Award for developing the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile.
The Emmy recognizes the team for its work to enable high-definition
images in the H.264/AVC video encoding system to deliver HD video to
viewers via satellite, cable, and Blu-ray Disc(TM).

The JVT is comprised of members of the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The 2008 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award, presented by the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), recognizes nine
contributing companies to the JVT: Broadcom, Docomo, Dolby
Laboratories, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Microsoft,
Motorola, Panasonic, Sony, and Thomson, as well as ISO, IEC, and ITU.

"The JVT members are a group of dedicated, hard-working engineers
focused on improving delivery of HD video signals to viewers, thus
improving their entertainment. We congratulate the members of this
dedicated committee on this well-deserved Emmy Engineering Award,"
said Walt Husak, Senior Manager, Electronic Media, Dolby Laboratories.
"As a contributing company, Dolby would like to thank the chairs --
Thomas Wiegand, Gary Sullivan, and Ajay Luthra -- for their leadership
and determination in creating the High Profile feature set."

The Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards ceremony is August 23, 2008
at the Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles. These Emmy Awards are
presented to individuals, companies, or organizations for engineering
developments that greatly improve existing technologies or, through
innovation, improve television transmission, recording, or reception.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) is the global leader in technologies
that are essential elements in the best entertainment experiences.
Founded in 1965 and best known for high-quality audio and surround
sound, Dolby innovations enrich entertainment at the movies, at home,
or on the go. Visit www.dolby.com for more information.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories. Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Emmy is
the trademark property of ATAS/NATAS. S08/20295 DLB-G

Dolby Laboratories
Joshua Gershman, 415-645-5611
joshua.gershman@dolby.com