DTS announced a worldwide strategic alliance with LG to...

DTS announced a worldwide strategic alliance with LG to incorporate the DTS-HD decoder in LG home entertainment products including 4K TVs, sound bars, AV receivers and digital media players. DTS emphasized support for streaming in its Tuesday announcement, saying the DTS-HD decoder was designed “from the ground up” to support streaming media and over-the-top content delivered in multiple profiles of the DTS-HD codec. It also said the decoder was designed to be compatible with disc-based media, including Blu-ray and DVD. The agreement marks a “significant expansion in delivering DTS’ premium audio to more LG products and more customers worldwide,” said Jea Yoo, president, DTS Korea. Yoo said DTS looks forward to “working together in bringing to market next-generation products.” The announcement didn’t reference DTS’s Play-Fi multiroom wireless audio technology. LG is part of the Qualcomm AllSeen Alliance whose AllPlay platform allows for interoperability with compatible products, including the Monster SoundStage wireless multiroom audio speakers that will begin shipping this month (see separate report in this issue). DTS didn’t immediately respond to questions.