Dolby Atmos Comes to the Home via Blu-ray to Transport Entertainment Enusiasts into a New Dimension of Sound

Tokyo, September 9, 2014-Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) subsidiary Dolby Japan K.K. today announced that NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation/NBCUniversal, will soon make movies featuring Dolby Atmos soundtracks available for home theater enthusiasts with Dolby Atmos enabled A/V receivers and speakers.

Dolby Atmos, the most significant advancement in home theater audio in 20 years, will bring consumers deeper into the story by delivering an experience that moves sound in every dimension throughout the room with amazing clarity and true-to-life detail, said Yuki-hiro Osawa, Representative Director and President, Dolby Japan. The amount of support and excitement from the industry and enthusiasts alike for Dolby Atmos has been overwhelming. We have teamed up with an amazing group of industry leaders to give consumers around the world the very best entertainment experience when they choose to watch a Dolby Atmos movie in their home.

NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation/NBCUniversal, is among the first studios to show support for Dolby Atmos via Blu-ray Disc™ offerings. The first title available on Blu-ray Disc will be the NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC release Nature on November 6 (original English title: Enchanted Kingdom).

Consumers will be able to experience Dolby Atmos home theater products at leading home theater retailers such as AVAC Corporation and Bic Camera Inc. More locations are expected as additional products are introduced into the market throughout the year.

Manufacturers that have announced Dolby Atmos A/V receivers or preprocessors include Denon, Integra, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, Steinway Lyngdorf, Trinnov Audio, and Yamaha. Manufacturers developing Dolby Atmos enabled speakers and add-on modules include Atlantic Technology, Definitive Technology, KEF, Onkyo, Pioneer USA, Teufel, and Triad Speakers. Onkyo also announced a Dolby Atmos equipped home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) solution. Silicon providers Analog Devices, Inc., Cirrus Logic, and Texas Instruments have developed chips in support of Dolby Atmos home theater A/V receivers and processors. Additional manufacturers that have committed to delivering future Dolby Atmos products include Datasat, Emotiva Audio Corp, Outlaw Audio, Storm Audio, and Now Hear This (NHT).

About Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos delivers captivating, multidimensional sound that places and moves specific sounds anywhere in the room, including overhead, to bring entertainment alive all around the audience.

Since its introduction in the cinema in 2012, Dolby Atmos has been embraced by all the major Hollywood studios, seven Academy Award winning directors, and 16 Academy Award winning sound mixers, among others.

Now, entertainment enthusiasts will be able to enjoy Dolby Atmos in their home theaters. For more information on Dolby Atmos, please visit the Dolby Atmos web page.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For nearly 50 years, sight and sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby . For more information, please visit www.dolby.com.

Dolby, Dolby Atmos, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Academy Award is a trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of Blu-ray Disc Association. S14/28301 DLB-G

Media Contacts:

Aya Itokawa

Dolby Japan

T: 03-3524-7353

F: 03-3524-7389

aya.itokawa@dolby.com

Takahiro Sakagawa / Akinori Yabata

PR agency for Dolby Japan: PRAP Japan

T: 03-4570-3191

F: 03-4570-3189

t-sakagawa@prap.co.jp / a-yabata@prap.co.jp

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