Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF DTS, INC.  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007

|                                                       |                                                | JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION
|------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------
|SUBSIDIARIES OF DTS, INC.:                             |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Europe (UK) Limited                        |                                              
|                                                       | DTS (BVI) Limited                              |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Canada Holdings, Inc.                      |                                              
|                                                       | dts Japan KK                                   |                                              
|                                                       | International Cinema Services, Inc.            |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Digital Images, Inc.                       |                                              
|SUBSIDIARIES OF DTS (BVI) LIMITED:                     |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | DTS (ASIA) Limited                             |                                              
|                                                       | DTS China Holding Limited                      |                                              
|                                                       | DTS (BVI) AZ Research Limited                  |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Licensing Limited                          |                                              
|SUBSIDIARY OF DTS LICENSING LIMITED:                   |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | DLLNI LIMITED                                  |                                              
|SUBSIDIARY OF DTS CHINA HOLDING LIMITED:               |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | DTS China Licensing (Hong Kong) Limited        |                                              
|SUBSIDIARY OF DTS CHINA LICENSING (HONG KONG) LIMITED: |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | Guangzhou DTS Digital Theater System, Co. Ltd. |                                              
|SUBSIDIARY OF DTS CANADA HOLDINGS, INC.:               |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Canada ULC                                 |                                              
|SUBSIDIARY OF INTERNATIONAL CINEMA SERVICES, Inc.:     |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Italia Sr.l.                               |                                              
|                                                       | DTS France S.A.R.L.                            |                                              
|SUBSIDIARIES OF DTS (Asia) LIMITED:                    |                                                |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Korea Liaison Office                       |                                              
|                                                       | Beijing DTS Digital Theater Systems Limited    |                                              
|                                                       | DTS Taiwan                                     |                                              

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