had been made. Later, a story emerged that MIT had entered into an agreement with Dolby whereupon the university would be awarded a large sum if the MUSICAM system was rejected. Following a five-year lawsuit for breach of contract, MIT and its GA representative received a total of $30 million from Dolby, after the litigants reached a last-minute out-of-court settlement. Dolby also offered an incentive for Zenith to switch their vote (which they did), however it is unknown whether they accepted the offer. Grand Alliance Chronology 1987 - Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service is formed, with Richard E. Wiley as chairman 1990 - Simulcast principle advocated by the FCC 1990 - Four competing digital HDTV systems announced 1992 - Systems tested at Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC) 1992 - All competitors announce planned improvements 1993 - ACATS Special Panel recommends retesting 1993 - Grand Alliance forms, "collaborative" phase begins 1994 - Grand Alliance system undergoes ATTC verification testing 1995 - ATSC Standard A/53 is published, incorporating Grand Alliance System 1996 - FCC Adopts ATSC A/53 as standard for the transmission of digital television, but excludes requirements with respect to scanning formats, aspect ratios, and lines of vertical resolution 1997 - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presents Primetime Engineering Emmy Award to Grand Alliance companies for developing and standardizing the transmission and technology for digital TV. References , March 1, 1993. , December 27, 2005. , December 24, 1996. , August 1998. , September 30, 1999. ATSC Digital television High-definition television History of television Technology consortia Television organizations in the United States