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Dolby Laboratories and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Announce Availability of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Movies on VUDU, Walmart's Streaming Movies Service
Aug 17, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE
LB), VUDU, and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) announced the first slate of titles now available in UHD with Dolby Vision™ high dynamic range (HDR) imaging. Dolby Vision titles now available for purchase and rental on VUDU® include the all-new release "The Huntsman: Winter's War," and fan favorites "Lucy," "Oblivion," and "Lone Survivor." In addition to Dolby Vision HDR imaging, "Lucy" and "Oblivion" will feature Dolby Atmos® moving audio.
This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here:http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160817005222/en/
"We're thrilled to partner with UPHE to deliver these exciting titles with the breathtaking color, deep contrast, and striking highlights that customers have come to expect from Dolby Vision. Combined with Dolby Atmos immersive audio, Universal titles such as "Lucy"and "Oblivion" have never looked—or sounded—better," said Curt Behlmer, Senior Vice President, Content Solutions and Industry Relations, Dolby Laboratories. "As more Dolby Vision enabled displays hit the market, streaming partners like VUDU make Dolby's next-generation imaging technology easier to experience than ever before."
Dolby Vision combines two powerful capabilities—high dynamic range and wide color gamut—resulting in astonishing images that, compared to standard pictures, deliver brighter highlights, more light-to-dark contrast, and colors never before seen on TV. DolbyAtmos-enabled home-theater products allow sound to move around the room in a three-dimensional way in order to create a more powerfully immersive and emotive soundscape and experience. Together, these groundbreaking technologies provide viewers with a premium home entertainment experience.
"At VUDU, we're committed to providing customers with the best possible home entertainment experience, and partnering with Dolby on HDR delivers on that promise," said Scott Blanksteen, Vice President of Product, VUDU. "We're excited to add these new Universal titles to our library and offer customers the largest selection of premium HDR movies of any digital service."
From content creation to distribution and playback, Dolby Vision has support as an end-to-end solution from A-list Hollywood directors, executives at major studios, streaming service providers, and TV manufacturers worldwide.
About Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision transforms your TV experience with dramatic imaging—incredible brightness, contrast, and color that bring entertainment to life before your eyes via OTT online streaming, broadcast, and gaming applications.
About Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos delivers moving audio—sound that can be precisely placed and moved anywhere in three-dimensional space, including overhead. It brings entertainment alive all around the audience in a powerfully immersive and emotive experience.
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 more than 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. Dolby Vision is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. VUDU is a trademark of VUDU, Inc. Universal Pictures is a registered trademark of Universal City Studios, LLC. DLB-G
Aug 17, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE
LB), VUDU, and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) announced the first slate of titles now available in UHD with Dolby Vision™ high dynamic range (HDR) imaging. Dolby Vision titles now available for purchase and rental on VUDU® include the all-new release "The Huntsman: Winter's War," and fan favorites "Lucy," "Oblivion," and "Lone Survivor." In addition to Dolby Vision HDR imaging, "Lucy" and "Oblivion" will feature Dolby Atmos® moving audio.This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here:http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160817005222/en/
"We're thrilled to partner with UPHE to deliver these exciting titles with the breathtaking color, deep contrast, and striking highlights that customers have come to expect from Dolby Vision. Combined with Dolby Atmos immersive audio, Universal titles such as "Lucy"and "Oblivion" have never looked—or sounded—better," said Curt Behlmer, Senior Vice President, Content Solutions and Industry Relations, Dolby Laboratories. "As more Dolby Vision enabled displays hit the market, streaming partners like VUDU make Dolby's next-generation imaging technology easier to experience than ever before."
Dolby Vision combines two powerful capabilities—high dynamic range and wide color gamut—resulting in astonishing images that, compared to standard pictures, deliver brighter highlights, more light-to-dark contrast, and colors never before seen on TV. DolbyAtmos-enabled home-theater products allow sound to move around the room in a three-dimensional way in order to create a more powerfully immersive and emotive soundscape and experience. Together, these groundbreaking technologies provide viewers with a premium home entertainment experience.
"At VUDU, we're committed to providing customers with the best possible home entertainment experience, and partnering with Dolby on HDR delivers on that promise," said Scott Blanksteen, Vice President of Product, VUDU. "We're excited to add these new Universal titles to our library and offer customers the largest selection of premium HDR movies of any digital service."
From content creation to distribution and playback, Dolby Vision has support as an end-to-end solution from A-list Hollywood directors, executives at major studios, streaming service providers, and TV manufacturers worldwide.
About Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision transforms your TV experience with dramatic imaging—incredible brightness, contrast, and color that bring entertainment to life before your eyes via OTT online streaming, broadcast, and gaming applications.
About Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos delivers moving audio—sound that can be precisely placed and moved anywhere in three-dimensional space, including overhead. It brings entertainment alive all around the audience in a powerfully immersive and emotive experience.
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 more than 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. Dolby Vision is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. VUDU is a trademark of VUDU, Inc. Universal Pictures is a registered trademark of Universal City Studios, LLC. DLB-G
