Market leaders BSkyB in the UK, Canal+ in France and Premiere in Germany will have Dolby technology in every receiving set-top box for high-definition services.
The current installed base of standard-definition televisions will not display HDTV broadcasts at full resolution - that requires the purchase of an HD-ready TV set.
Dolby is also excited about Dolby Digital Plus
In addition to Dolby Digital 5.1, many broadcasters are including Dolby Digital Plus in their set-top-box specifications in order to take full advantage of new coding efficiencies, higher fidelity, and the flexibility to add more audio channels in the future. Dolby Digital Plus is included in the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Project's audio-video specifications, and has been selected as a mandatory standard for the new disc formats for HD DVD and as an optional standard for Blu-ray Discs.
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