Paramount, Dolby Ink Mastering Agreement for Dolby Atmos/Vision UHD Blu-Ray, OTT

Paramount Pictures and Dolby Labs will master content in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for streaming services and Ultra HD Blu-ray, said the companies Thursday. Dolby Atmos content is planned for Blu-ray discs as well, they said. In response to our questions about how Paramount determines which titles will be released in Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision, along with Ultra HD Blu-ray plans for DTS:X releases, a spokeswoman emailed us: “Paramount has been delivering content in Dolby Atmos for Blu-ray and Dolby Atmos/Vision for OTT for a while now, and we’re looking forward to continuing to deliver this experience to consumers this year.” Paramount began offering DTS:X immersive audio on "select" standard Blu-ray titles last summer (see 1607190020). Globally, more than 100 studio titles are available in Dolby Vision, 200-plus titles are available in Dolby Atmos and over 125 hours of original streaming content is available in Dolby Vision, they said.