NEWS RELEASE
Commencement of the Broadcasting using the Internet Protocol (IPTV*)Standards Patent Licensing Program

October 1, 2021
ULDAGE Inc.

ULDAGE Inc. (“ULDAGE”) announced today that the Patent Pool License for the IPTV Standards is
now available.The License includes essential patents owned by the following 12 companies..

(Listed alphabetically)
Bitmedia Inc.
FUJITSU Limited
INFOCITY, Inc.
JVC KENWOOD Corporation
Maxell, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
NEC Corporation
Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)Orange SA (Formerly known as France Telecom, SA)
Panasonic Corporation
Sony Group Corporation
TVS REGZA Corporation

These 12 companies agreed on the following license terms for launching the license program throughULDAGE. The royalties relating to IPTV broadcasting are, in case of receiving devices, JPY100 per unitthat is capable of receiving either of 2K or 4K Re-Broadcasting and JPY180 per unit that is capable ofreceiving both of 2K and 4K Re-Broadcasting as examples.

For more details, please refer to Uldage’sWebsite.

Technology transition from analog to digital has made the patent issues more complicated. The IPTV
Standards License will simplify it by licensing as a package multiple essential patents held by multiple
patent holders under fair and reasonable conditions. ULDAGE Inc. currently operates license programs
under the patent pool system for the standards of high definition terrestrial digital broadcasting, highdefinition satellite digital broadcasting, high definition digital cable broadcasting, ultra high definition

satellite digital broadcasting and ultra high definition digital cable broadcasting respectively.

ULDAGE

Inc. believes that the establishment of this IPTV license scheme will help ensure a stable businessenvironment for those engaged in thebusiness of IPTV.

ULDAGE Inc. welcomes having additional holders of essential patents and hopes thatthis patent
license program will expand further.

* IPTV in this context means IPTV broadcasting services such as “HIKARI TV” and “au HIKARI”
provided through the managed network based upon IPTV Standards and is different from popular video
contents transmission services (so-called Internet Television) provided through the open network(internet).

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About ULDAGE Inc.

ULDAGE was established in July 2006, with the aim of management and promotion of patent poollicensing.
Name:

ULDAGE Inc.

Headquarters:

Yusen Bldg, 2-3-2Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Establishment:

July 13, 2006

President& CEO:

Shuichi Endo

Business Details:(1) Management of patent royalties, such as collecting patent royalties from patent licensees, anddistributing to patent holders, etc.
(2) Operation and management of patent license agreements, such as negotiating, executing,and preparing patent license agreements.
(3) Investigation and examination of patents essential to the patent license subject technology.

Shareholders
JVCKENWOOD Corporation(14.29%)Sharp Corporation(14.29%)

Sony Group Corporation(14.29%)Toshiba Corporation(14.29%)

Panasonic Corporation(14.29%)

Maxell, Ltd.

(14.29%)Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(14.29%)[For further media-related inquiries, please contact the following:]
ULDAGE Inc.
TEL: +81-(0)3-6256-0150

FAX:+81-(0)3-6256-0151

e-mail:website: http://www.uldage.com/en/