Company Milestones

1990

1993

DTS introduces DTS Digital Sound, which utilizes a proprietary timecode on the film print to synchronize playback from CD-ROMs encoded with 5.1-channel digital surround sound. Soundtrack is played back through five full-range discrete speakers and a sub-woofer.
Investors including Universal Studios and Steven Spielberg fund DTS. Jurassic Park marks the debut of DTS in motion picture theatres on 876 screens.
Company releases its first product, the DTS-6 Digital Playback System for cinema.

1994

1996

DTS receives an Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award for the Design and Development of DTS Digital Sound System for Motion Picture Exhibition.
DTS introduces DTS Coherent Acoustics, a proprietary and scalable digital audio architecture applicable to a broad spectrum of consumer digital devices and multimedia formats. Company begins incorporating its technology in consumer and professional audio products.
Company introduces the DTS-6DSV Special Venue unit, becoming the only digital sound format enabling digital surround presentations for large screen and motion-based ride films.

1997

DTS opens satellite office in Tokyo, Japan.
Company offers content owners the DTS Encoding Service.
DTS launches DTS Entertainment, a recording label dedicated to producing high-quality multi-channel music.
First CDs and laser discs incorporating DTS technology available.
Unit sales of consumer electronics products with DTS technology reaches 3,000.

1999

DTS relocates its European office to Twyford, England.
DTS establishes licensing agreements with most major consumer electronics manufacturers worldwide.
DTS Cinema Division releases the DTS-6AD Cinema Processor and the DTS-ES Extended Surround Decoder.

2000

DTS Consumer Division releases the CAE-4 Mastering Encoder and begins selling DTS hardware and software encoders directly to content providers.
DTS introduces DTS-ES, the only digital audio format capable of delivering 6.1 channels of discrete audio in the consumer electronics market.
DTS Digital Sound featured on 100 percent of films released by all major Hollywood studios.
Unit sales of consumer electronics products with DTS decoders surpasses ten million.

2001

Company introduces DTS 96/24, offering an unprecedented level of audio quality for multi-channel sound on DVD-Video and DVD-Audio.
First PC software containing DTS decoders become available.
DTS Consumer Division launches the Software Development Kit (SDK) for video game developers.
First video games and game console containing DTS technology released, offering the true discrete multi-channel experience.
More than 20,000 motion picture screens worldwide utilize DTS digital sound playback systems.
70mm screening of Buena Vista's Pearl Harbor at baseball stadium in Japan features DTS eight-track sound.
DTS Cinema Division introduces the DTS-CSS Cinema Subtitling System.
DTS Entertainment releases its first DVD-Audio titles.
Unit sales of consumer electronics products with DTS decoders surpasses sixteen million.

2002

60 sound cameras worldwide incorporate DTS timecode generator hardware.
More than 100 million home, auto and portable entertainment products incorporate DTS trademarks or technology.
DTS Entertainment's release of the DVD-Audio version of Queen's classic A Night At The Opera becomes best-selling DVD-Audio title ever; title goes on to win several awards, including 2002 Best DVD-Audio Disc at the DVD Awards.
More than 22,000 motion picture screens worldwide utilize DTS digital sound playback systems.
DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) consortium recognizes DTS Digital Surround sound as a broadcast option.
DTS expands its Agoura Hills-based headquarters.

2003

DTS celebrates its ten-year anniversary.
DTS opens office in Guangzhou, China.
DTS Cinema Division debuts new product line with the XD10 Cinema Media Player.
DTS Entertainment's release of the DVD-Audio version of Queen's The Game wins multiple awards, including the DVD Association's 2003 DVD-Audio Excellence Award, the DVD Awards' Best DVD-Audio Disc and the Canadian Entertainment Network Awards' Best DVD-Audio Release of the Year.
DTS announces initial public offering (Nasdaq: DTSI.)
DTS Entertainment signs an agreement with EMI to create and distribute a "DTS Signature Series" line of DVD-Audio titles based upon the EMI library.
More than 200 million home, auto and portable entertainment products incorporate DTS trademarks or technology.
David Bowie concert successfully broadcasts in DTS Digital Surround to cinemas via DVB.
2004 Acura TL is the first car in U.S. to include DTS 5.1 surround capability as a standard feature.
Creative's new Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS is the first PC product to feature DTS-ES capability.
More than 100 films are released with DTS-CSS captioning and audio description.

2004

DTS implements U.S. customs program to protect against trademark infringement.
Alpine debuts first car audio system to incorporate DTS-ES.
DTS and Swedish Radio present world's first high-resolution live broadcast in 5.1 Digital Surround.
DTS introduces Lossless digital sound for cinema.
More than 190 films are released with DTS-CSS captioning and audio description.
DTS debuts the Pro Series Surround and Pro Series Network encoders - the first software encoders for DTS 96/24 and DTS-ES.
DTS technology is selected as a mandatory audio format for both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD next generation disc standards.
DTS opens Hong Kong office.
DTS unveils DTS-HD brand of lossless technology for next generation high-definition media formats.
DTS establishes DTS Canada ULC.

2005

DTS acquires Lowry Digital Images, an industry leader in image restoration and enhancement.
More than 300 million DTS-licensed consumer electronics products available worldwide.
DTS establishes subsidiaries in Paris and Rome.
DTS officially changes its name from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. to DTS, Inc.

2006

DTS demonstrates DTS-HD Master Audio for the first time in public at CES.
DTS acquires Digital Booking Systems, the only Application Service Provider (ASP) that enables cinema exhibitors and distributors to manage communications via the Internet.