NEWS RELEASECOMPREHENSIVERESOLUTIONOF PATENT ISSUE RELATING TO
DIGITAL CABLETELEVISION BROADCASTERSULDAGE and Eight (8) Digital Cable Television Broadcasters Executed License Agreements
September 3, 2024
ULDAGE Inc.
ULDAGE Inc., the patent pool license administrator, is pleased to announce that, up to today, Eight (8)Digital Cable Television Broadcasters as shown below and ULDAGE have executed license
agreements for patents relating to (2K) digital cable television broadcasting and ultra-high definition(4K) digital cable television broadcasting (hereinafter collectively referred to as Digital CableTelevision Broadcasting):
Cable Television Toyama Incorporated
CCNet COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Chukai Cable Television System Operator
ChupiCOM Co., Ltd.
HIMAWARI NETWORK INCORPORATEDKATCH Network Inc.
Miyazaki Cable Television Co., Ltd.
shonan cable network
Digital Cable Television Broadcasting cannot be realized unless both ends exist: the broadcasters
which send signals that comply with the CATV Standards and the receivers (STB, etc.) which receive
such signals. Consequently, ULDAGE has pursued negotiations with digital cable broadcasters forlicense program of Digital Cable Television Broadcasting.
At present, ULDAGE has pooled approximately 500 (2K) digital cable television essential patents
owned by 15 companies and approximately 50 ultra-high definition (4K) digital cable televisionessential patents owned by 9 companies. Under the licensing program for receivers (STBs) of (2K)
digital cable television broadcasting, which has already started in 2008, 8 companies aremanufacturing and selling the receivers (STBs) under the license agreement, and the program has
contributed greatly to the establishment of the environment for the expansion of access to (2K) digital1

cable television broadcasting in relation to the complete transition from analog broadcasting to digital
broadcasting.
The recent execution of the license agreements with Digital Cable Television Broadcasters isgroundbreaking in that the Digital Cable Television Broadcasters now reward the patent holders,
namely, the developers of the relevant technologies, by directly bearing an appropriate proportion ofroyalties for the use of such technologies.

As the result, digital cable television broadcasters whoenter into the license agreement are entitled to use the essential patents for Digital Cable Television
Broadcasting pooled in Uldage’s license program and can operate broadcasting business in alegitimate manner.
In the license agreement with the Digital Cable Television Broadcasters, it’s agreed that royalties arepaid based upon the number of subscribers of multi-channel services.

Uldage will proceeding license

arrangements with other digital cable television broadcasters having more than 30,000 subscribers ofmulti-channel services to obtain a pool license of essential patents for CATV Standards owned by anumber of patent holders under reasonable conditions based upon the number of subscribers ofmulti-channel services.
For inquiries about the license program or provision of information about digital cable television
broadcasters having more than 30,000 subscribers of multi-channel services, please contact following
mailing address.
Mailing address:ｕｌｄａｇｅ＿ｃａｔｖ＠ｕｌｄａｇｅ．ｃｏｍ
Uldage already entered into the license agreements with Terrestrial digital broadcasting concluded
with 129 stations in March 2013, BS digital broadcasting with 20 stations concluded in September
2015, 110degree CS digital broadcasting with 24 stations concluded in April 2018, ultra-highdefinition (4K) BS digital broadcasting with 9 BS4K digital broadcasting stations concluded in August
2022,ultra-high definition (4K) CS digital broadcasting with SKY Perfect Entertainment Corporation
concluded in January 2024 and Digital Cable Television Broadcasting with JCOM concluded in April
2024.
ULDAGE will continue to contribute to maintaining the environment for broadcasting business in astable manner and to the fair sharing of patent royalties.
*****2About ULDAGE Inc.
ULDAGE Inc. was established in July 2006 for the purpose of providing tools for revitalizing businessby creating a competitive environment through collaboration and resolution of patent issues in thiscomplex digital age. ULDAGE Inc. undertakes its business by granting licenses for essential patents
held by multiple parties in a single package (by the patent pooling method) which offers convenience
to both patent holders and business operators.
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Phone:+81-(0)3-6256-0150

President & CEO:

Shuichi Endo

Stated Capital:

60,000,000 yen

Shareholders:

JVC KENWOOD Corporation

14.29%

Sharp Corporation

14.29%

Sony Group Corporation14.29%

Toshiba Corporation

14.29%

Panasonic Holdings Corporation

14.29%

Maxell Co., Ltd.

14.29%

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

14.29%

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