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DTS Finalizes Digital Booking Systems Acquisition; DTS Expands Cinema Services With Addition of DBS

Posted on: Monday, 17 April 2006, 09:00 CDT

DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) announces that the company has finalized its acquisition of Digital Booking Systems (DBS) from FilmStew International, Inc. DBS, the only Application Service Provider (ASP) that enables cinema exhibitors and distributors to manage communications via the Internet, has transitioned all operations and customer support to DTS. The acquisition represents DTS' continuing expansion of products and services for an increasingly digital and software-based film industry.

Created by FilmStew, DBS allows exhibitors and distributors to conduct business online by accelerating the process of booking playdates, scheduling showtimes, programming trailers, tracking data and facilitating film rental payments. Uniting geographically scattered organizations and enabling them to function as a single, cohesive business unit, the functionality of the application has been carefully designed to accurately model standard practices in the exhibition industry.

"We have had tremendous cooperation between DTS and FilmStew in completing this acquisition," said Don Bird, Senior Vice President, Cinema Division at DTS. "DTS is pleased and excited to add Digital Booking Systems to our increasingly diverse offerings for the cinema industry."

J. Sperling Reich, Founding Director and President of DBS, will assume the role of Director, Product Development, Digital Content Networks for DTS. As a result of the acquisition, www.digitalbooking.com will remain active.

About DTS Cinema Division

DTS, a leading digital sound company, is now a leading digital entertainment company, with emergent capabilities and resources to integrate and support a fully digital experience for high-quality cinema presentation.

DTS' expanded range of products and services are founded upon our proven expertise in the creation and delivery of digital media for cinema, and have been developed to meet the opportunities and challenges of the industry transition to a digital entertainment platform. Our content creation and delivery tools for D-cinema and E-cinema, and media network systems offer new standards of quality and ease of operation. These tools and systems are designed to define and support new opportunities for increased revenues and efficiencies for content providers and exhibitors.

Alongside the existing advantages of DTS' single print solution for cinema sound, we provide an extended portfolio of products and services that allow flexibility and easy implementation of the latest delivery, scheduling and presentation solutions for pre-show, advertising and alternative content.

DTS continues its relentless commitment to partnering with exhibitors in providing value-added products and support in the transition from film to a fully digital entertainment experience.

About FilmStew International Inc.

FilmStew International Inc., through its Internet property FilmStew.com, is a leading provider of news, information resources and web based applications covering the film and television industries. The company's unique collection of consumer and industry-specific businesses has an established history of developing unique and appealing consumer content, as well as wide-ranging industry specific resources and software applications. FilmStew's award winning content attracts hundreds of thousands of readers each month from around the world. FilmStew.com houses such resources as Project Tracker, a film development and production database; Contact Directory, a database with phone and address listings for thousands of industry professionals that enables users to research who represents specific talent. Applications FilmStew has developed include Digital Booking Systems (DBS), an online film management tool that facilitates communication between motion picture exhibitors and distributors. FilmStew was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Hollywood, California. John Culton is FilmStew's Chairman and co-founder.

About DTS

DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) is a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience. DTS decoders are in virtually every major brand of 5.1-channel surround processor, and there are hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics products available worldwide. A pioneer in multi-channel audio, DTS technology is in home theatre, car audio, PC and game console products, as well as DVD-Video, Surround Music and DVD-ROM software. DTS audio products are featured on more than 27,000 motion picture screens worldwide. Additionally, DTS provides imaging technology and services for the motion picture industry; DTS Digital Images, formerly Lowry Digital Images, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTS and an industry leader in image restoration and enhancement. Founded in 1993, DTS is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California and has offices in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan and China. For further information, please visit www.dts.com.

DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause DTS' results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements containing the words "planned,""expects,""believes,""strategy,""opportunity,""anticipates" and similar words. These statements may include, among others, plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or financial or operating performance; statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual growth and results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the rapidly changing and competitive nature of the digital audio, consumer electronics and entertainment markets, the company's inclusion in or exclusion from governmental and industry standards, customer acceptance of the company's technology, products, services and pricing, risks related to ownership and enforcement of intellectual property, the continued release and availability of entertainment content containing DTS audio soundtracks, changes in domestic and international market and political conditions, risks related to integrating acquisitions and other risks and uncertainties more fully described in DTS' public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov. DTS assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.

Source: Business Wire

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