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

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: [email protected]        
Tel: +972-544-676-950            

Elgato  
Lars Felber
Product Marketing Manager
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +49(89)14-33-39-15    

SOURCE Siano Mobile Silicon