BOSTON — (July 6, 2026) — Access Advance LLC today announced that Sharp, M&K Holdings, Tagivan and 9 other patent owners who own substantial video codec patent portfolios that cover the core technologies behind video decoding, processing, and streaming media delivery, have joined the Video Distribution Patent Pool (VDP Pool) in the first half of 2026.

“The addition of all of these new Licensors’ patent portfolios is a real win for both the VDP Pool and our many existing and future Licensees,” said Peter Moller, CEO of Access Advance. “These companies have broad and deep patent portfolios and further enhance the program’s market leading position in resolving the licensing issues around the use of modern video codecs across all the diverse business models of internet video streaming.”

The following patent holders have joined the VDP Pool as Licensors in the first half of 2026:

1. Digital Insights Inc.
2. Hanbat National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
3. Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd.
4. Industry-Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
5. M&K Holdings Inc.
6. Mirage Inc.
7. Sharp Corporation
8. SK Planet Co., Ltd.
9. Tagivan II LLC
10. Telechips, Inc.
11. Vidaxio LLC
12. Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd.

Access Advance welcomes all the new Licensors and Licensees to the VDP Pool and thanks them for their participation in building the comprehensive licensing program for streaming media technology.

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