DLNA® to Demonstrate Premium Content Guidelines for Connected Home at IBC 2013

AMSTERDAM, 13 September, 2013 – The Digital Living Network Alliance® (DLNA®) will be showcasingits set of connected home standards on the latest DLNA Certified® devices at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC). In addition, the Alliance will be using consumer devices to display DLNA’s Premium Content Guidelines to illustrate how users will be able to receive high-value content from service providers all over the world. As part of this demonstration, DLNA will show devices built to standards for RVU and HTML5 remote user interfaces (RUI), which allow service providers to maintain a consistent user interface with different devices, ensuring consistency in appearance for end users.

Devices used for the demonstrations include the latest DLNA Certified® TVs, media players, set-top boxes, smartphones and tablets from the world’s leading manufacturers.

WHO: Member companies including ACCESS, AirTies, ARM, AwoX, DirecTV, Parrot, Seagate , and SiliconDust will be alongside DLNA representatives to demo the latest advancements in connected home technology.

Additionally, Raffaele de Peppe, the Chair of DLNA ’s European Task Force, will discuss how DLNA is

revolutionizing the way consumers interact with digital content in the connected home on a panel in the Connected Consumer Debates.

WHEN: IBC 2013 will be held September 12 –17, 2013. De Peppe will serve as a panelist for “The ‘Connected World Assembly of Associations’” panel at IBC Connected World taking place on Monday,

September 16 from 3 –4 p.m. CEST in Hall 14.

WHERE: DLNA demonstrations at IBC 2013 will be held in Hall 14, Stand 14.430 at The Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre .

WHAT: IBC is the premier annual conference and exhibition for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and media content worldwide. IBC invites more than 50,000 attendees from more than 160 countries in the electronic media and entertainment industry.

About DLNA The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a technology standards organization driven to build industry consensus to advance the interoperability of products in consumers’ connected homes. Founded in 2003

with a membership of more than 250 companies, this unique multi-industry collaboration continues to implement an innovative set of guidelines utilized by service providers, electronics manufacturers, and software developers to provide consistent performance in a connected home environment. Consumers can share and enjoy personal and premium content, regardless of manufacturer, on a wide variety of products including mobile devices, PCs, set top boxes, AV receivers, game consoles, TVs and more. DLNA has also created a robust certification program which tests and verifies the interoperability of products built to its standards, ensuring consumers that devices branded with the DLNA Certified mark will successfully connect and exchange content. Additional information about the Alliance is available at www.dlna.org or find the Alliance on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dlnacertified or on Twitter @DLNA .

DLNA's leading member companies include ACCESS, ARRIS, AT&T, AwoX, Broadcom, CableLabs, Cisco, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Google, Huawei, Intel, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Time Warner Cable and Verizon.

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DLNA ® Announces Two Additions to Board of Directors

Portland, OR – June 6, 2013 – The Digital Living Network Alliance ® (DLNA®) today announced two additions to its Board of Directors . The newly elected Board members from CableLabs® and AwoX join seven other elected individuals from DLNA member companies Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, Technicolor, Samsung, and Sony. They are chartered with overseeing the development of standards that allow for the sharing of content between consumer electronics products, mobile devices, service provider equipment, and PCs, regardless of manufacturer.

WHO: The two newly elected Board members are Amol Bhagwat, senior architect, Video Systems in the IP Video Technologies Group at CableLabs, and Olivier Carmona, director of technical marketing at AwoX.

Amol Bhagwat has been elected as the new permanent director of the Alliance. Bhagwat is an active DLNA participant and past DLNA board member. He has led the Alliance’s efforts to define DLNA

Premium Video guidelines and their enhancements to enable commercial content over the DLNA ecosystem. Mr. Bhagwat manages several projects within CableLabs that are focused on distribution of cable content and interactive services over the home network.

Olivier Carmona has been elected to the position of director with a set term of two years. Carmona previously served as a representative of the DLNA Board of Directors and is the current chairman of the Compliance and Test Committee. He has led DLNA efforts in driving increased standardization and openness for home networks. At AwoX, Carmona oversees marketing, technical evangelism, and standardization.

WHAT: The DLNA Board of Directors consists of nine individuals from DLNA member companies who oversee and facilitate the cooperation of more than 250 member companies to provide consumers with an interoperable network of consumer electronics, mobile devices, service provider equipment and PCs. DLNA technology enables multi-branded digital products to interoperate and share digital content, making it easier for consumers to connect and enjoy their digital content.

About DLNA Members of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) share a vision of an interoperable network of consumer electronics (CE), personal computers (PC), mobile devices and service providers throughout the home, enabling an environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content services. Founded in 2003, the group established and maintains a platform of interoperability based on open and established industry standards that, when used by manufacturers will support the sharing of media through wired or wireless networks. More than 250 multi-industry companies from around the world have joined DLNA, committing the time and resources necessary to achieve their vision. DLNA's Promoter Members include: ACCESS, AT&T, AwoX, Broadcom, CableLabs, Cisco, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Google, Huawei, Intel, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Technicolor, Time Warner Cable and Verizon. Additional information about the Alliance, its participating companies and membership benefits is available at www.dlna.org or find the Alliance on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dlnacertified or on Twitter @DLNA .

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DLNA® Showcasing Latest Connected Home Technologies at IBC 2012

AMSTERDAM, 6 September, 2012 – The Digital Living Network Alliance® (DLNA®) will be demonstrating the newest in its nearly 20,000 DLNA Certified® product models available worldwide at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC). Devices include the latest Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones, tablets, digital TVs, set-top-boxes, media players and much more.

WHO: DLNA President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Nidhish Parikh will be in attendance demonstrating DLNA Certified® products, as well as participating in several panel discussions throughout the convention. Parikh is also the director of personal media industry collaboration at Nokia, a DLNA Promoter Member.

WHEN: IBC will be held September 6-11, 2012. Parikh will be participating in the Connected Consumer Debates at IBC on the panel discussion “Networked Home of the Future” taking place September 8 from

3-4 p.m. CEST. Parikh will also participate in the panel discussion “The Assembly of Associations in the Connected World” taking place on September 10 from 11:30-12:30 p.m. CEST. Both of these sessions

will take place in exhibit Hall 14 at IBC Connected World.

WHERE: DLNA Certified® devices will be demonstrated at IBC 2012 in Amsterdam in Hall 14, Stand 411 in The Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre .

WHAT: IBC is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. Expected to attract more than 50,000 attendees from more than 160 countries, IBC blends a distinguished industry conference with an exhibition showcasing more than 1,300 suppliers from the electronic media technology industry.

Meeting with DLNA at IBC 2012 Press or analysts interested in meeting with DLNA at IBC 2012 to discuss the Alliance’s vision for the fully connected digital home should contact Marta Weissenborn at McGrath/Power Public Relations and Communications at +1 (408) 727-0351 or martaweissenborn@mcgrathpower.com. For more information about DLNA, please visit our website www.DLNA.org or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dlnacertified.

About DLNA Members of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) share a vision of an interoperable network of personal computers (PC), consumer electronics (CE), mobile devices and service providers in and beyond the home, enabling a seamless environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content services. Founded in 2003, the group established and maintains a platform of interoperability based on open and established industry standards that, when used by manufacturers will support the sharing of media through wired or wireless networks. More than 240 multi-industry companies from around the world have joined DLNA, committing the time and resources necessary to achieve their vision. DLNA's Promoter Members include: ACCESS, AT&T, AwoX, Broadcom, CableLabs, Cisco, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Ericsson, Google, HP, HTC, Huawei, Intel, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Technicolor and Verizon. Additional information about the Alliance, its participating companies and membership benefits is available at www.dlna.org or find the Alliance on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dlnacertified or on Twitter at @DLNA .

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