Amsterdam, April 62014—Unified Streaming, a leading provider of cross-platform video streaming technologies and DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a leader in high-definition audio solutions, announced today an extension of their existing partnership incorporating the DTS-HD Layered Audio solution into the Unified Streaming Platform to encompass support for HLS and Microsoft Smooth Streaming.

At NAB 2013, Unified Streaming and DTS announced their first collaboration involving DTS-HD Layered Audio, specifically for MPEG-DASH. With the addition of support for real-time DTS Layered Audio Stream Reconstruction, DTS’s efficient adaptive bit-rate solution can now be applied to all three of the most widely used streaming protocols.

“DTS-HD Layered Audio was designed to address the inherent issues with traditional multi-encode adaptive bit-rate audio streaming solutions,” said Mark Johnson, Vice President of Streaming and Media Solutions, DTS. ​“By maintaining DTS’ efficient single-encode approach and being able to extract several quality layers out of that encode, DTS-HD Layered Audio empowers streaming services to efficiently and cost-effectively deliver a seamless, scalable audio experience, even in challenging broadband conditions, to any device or software featuring a DTS-HD decoder, all from a single file.”

“We’re excited to be the first to incorporate DTS Layered Audio Stream Reconstruction, it is a unique and innovative approach to adaptive bit rate audio ‚” said Arjen Wagenaar, CTO of Unified Streaming. ​“Such an elegant solution was an obvious fit for our products whose primary purpose is to easily deliver adaptive streaming.”

To experience DTS-HD Layered Audio and the Unified Streaming Platform, please visit the DTS booth at NAB 2014, taking place April 7 – 10, 2014 in Las Vegas – booth #SU4414.

For more information about DTS, please visit www​.dts​.com.

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