Elgato and Siano Partner to Deliver High-Quality Digital TV Products for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Devices

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Elgato and Siano Partner to Deliver High-Quality Digital TV Products for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Devices

Products designed by both companies available in Europe, soon to reach Japan and Latin America

SAN FRANCISCO, December 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    Elgato, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for Apple devices, and
Siano, the world's leading supplier of mobile broadcast DTV solutions, today announced the
signing of a collaboration agreement whereby both companies will jointly deliver
high-quality solutions for viewing digital TV on Apple devices, including the iPhone,
iPad, and iPod touch.

    This collaborative venture is based on Siano's global family of receiver chips for
mobile DTV and digital TV middleware for iOS, and on Elgato's EyeTV suite of software
applications for TV over Apple devices. Some products from this partnership are already
available in the market today, while others are still in the development stage.

    Already a huge success across Europe, EyeTV Mobile is a TV tuner that connects
directly to the iPad 2. It is powered by Siano's SMS1140 chipset and manufactured by
Taiwan-based Dexatek. Similar products for ISDB-T (Latin America, Japan), ATSC-MH (USA),
and CMMB (China) markets are close to launch. The Sunday Times, a leading UK Sunday
newspaper, recently ranked EyeTV Mobile no. 1 in its 2011 "Tech List" of the top 100 most
wanted gadgets. The Sunday Times' editorial team recognized that EyeTV Mobile makes "TV
meet the tablet - at last."

    "Siano's combination of single-chip receivers and middleware is the most powerful
solution for delivering digital TV to the iPad and iPhone," said Markus Fest, CEO of
Elgato. "This joint venture has proven very successful so far, and has prompted us to work
towards several more products down the road."

    "Elgato's longtime experience with Apple products, coupled with its high-quality DTV
application on the App Store, has helped Siano and its customers to quickly transition
from a concept to a product," said Alon Ironi, CEO of Siano. "We plan to continue this
momentum to reach additional regions and develop new products."

          Siano and Elgato will showcase their digital TV products at CES 2012, Jan.

                                       10-13, 2012

            at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Mobile DTV TechZone, Booth #13545

    About Elgato

    Elgato produces award-winning TV software together with a complete range of TV tuners
and capture devices to watch, record, and edit TV and HDTV on Macs and PCs. Elgato is the
home of EyeTV[TM], the world's leading television solution for Mac computers. Elgato also
produces a variety of world-class H.264 video conversion and streaming products. Elgato is
privately held with offices in Munich, Germany and San Francisco, California. For more
information, visit the website at: http://www.elgato.com.

    About Siano

    Siano is the world's leading supplier of mobile broadcast DTV solutions. Pioneers of
the multi-standard approach, Siano provides high-performance and fast time-to-market
digital TV solutions for cellular-handheld, consumer electronics, automotive and public
transportation device makers and solution/services providers. Close partnerships with
global tier-1 PC, mobile handset and home entertainment manufacturers boast a customer
base that includes Samsung, Motorola, LG, ZTE, Huawei, Dell, Lenovo and many others. Siano
has offices in the US, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, LatAm (Brazil, Argentina) and EMEA
(Israel). For more information, visit us at http://www.siano-ms.com.

   
    For more information:

    Siano
    Matt Krieger
    Finn Partners Israel
    Email: matthew@ruderfinn.co.il
    Tel: +972-544-676-950

    Elgato
    Lars Felber
    Product Marketing Manager
    Email: publicrelations@elgato.com
    Tel: +49(89)14-33-39-15

Source: Siano Mobile Silicon

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