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Super Bowl to be broadcast in Dolby Atmos for the first time

Super Bowl LIX gets underway in a matter of days and those watching at home will be able to enjoy the annual showpiece in Dolby Atmos for the first time. 

Philadelphia Eagles will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisana in front of a capacity crowd of over 73,000. 

It will be a fantastic occasion for those fortunate enough to have a ticket for the ‘greatest show on earth’, but Dolby now means the fans at home and watching elsewhere can have the next best thing. 

Comcast has added Atmos to its stream, to accompany Dolby Vision HDR, and further information has been provided. 

It will be a 4K stream but enhanced from HD rather than a true 4K experience. While Atmos will provide a heightened audio output, the service is likely to be a virtualized surround signal. 

What else to expect? Essentially, Dolby Vision will provide sharper color and enhance brightness, while Atmos adds spatial audio for a more immersive sound environment.

Chiefs chase three in a row glory

At the Caesars showdown, the Kansas City Chiefs will be aiming to secure a third consecutive Super Bowl title, a feat no other NFL team has achieved. 

The Philadelphia Eagles will be determined to ensure that does not happen, in what is a rematch of Super Bowl 57, two years ago. 

Super Bowl 59 will be screened live in the United States on Fox and streamed on Fox’s free Tubi service. 

It can be accessed on various platforms including YouTube TV and Fubo, as long as they carry Fox. Satellite services such as DirecTV and Comcast’s Xfinity (which carries Dolby Vision/Atmos tech). 

Who else is joining the Super Bowl 59 show? In addition to the football action, the usual famous game day ads will be ever-present, while Kendrick Lamar is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, with SZA as a special guest. 

Let’s not forget the potential appearance of music superstar Taylor Swift, to support her partner, the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce.

 

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