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Proponents of all three formats subsidized early releases of their formats to prime the pump and get titles to market.
David DelGrosso of DTS Entertainment was the most public and direct about his work in that arena. Sony (SACD) and Dolby (DVD-A) were less public about their subsidies but everyone in the industry knew about them.
That included the efforts by each camp to release Dark Side of the Moon in Surround with their technology.
But that isn't really new. Subsidies to launch new music and video formats is a long standing practice in the industry.
For example, in the Quad days (1970's era), JVC provided funding for CD-4 releases. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that CBS did the same for labels doing SQ production work.
It's part of the cost of launching a new system.
BTW, Brian, do you think Meridian's MQA will ever catch fire. I know Warners has signed on with other companies soon to follow. What's your take on MQA?