Photo Release -- Pioneer Licenses Imagination's FlowRadio Platform for Its In-Car App Program

Photo Release -- Pioneer Licenses Imagination's FlowRadio Platform for Its In-Car App Program

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BERLIN, Sept. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces that leading in-car entertainment manufacturer Pioneer has licensed Imagination's FlowRadio internet radio service for its in-vehicle app program. The internet radio and podcast content delivered by FlowRadio will be available through Pioneer's AppRadioLIVE app as a one-off in-app purchase called the Pioneer Radio Collection for $2.99 (US)*.

A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=35807

The start of a long-term technology partnership, Pioneer and Imagination will continue to work together on connected audio initiatives for the dashboard.

FlowRadio incorporates a full internet radio service with instant access to over 25,000 stations worldwide, in addition to 'listen again' programmes and around 270,000 podcast episodes. Part of Imagination's FlowCloud platform, FlowRadio includes a comprehensive set of back-end management tools and APIs to interact with a wide range devices including full support for account management and portal hosting.

Ronan McDonagh of Pioneer's Multimedia Technology Planning Team says: "Radio continues to be incredibly popular worldwide and we wanted to offer our customers the best possible solution for the car that fits in with the growing trend towards connectivity. Partnering with Imagination is ideal as they have unrivalled heritage with radio from their dominance with DAB to the development of FlowRadio, which delivers a superior internet radio service with class-leading user-interface and content recommendation algorithms. We are extremely excited about this announcement but also to be working with Imagination to enable a range of additional connected car projects that we have in the pipeline."

Tony King-Smith, Imagination's EVP of marketing says: "We are delighted to be working with Pioneer who has such prominence within the in-car entertainment space and look forward to continuing this exciting partnership and drive to be at the forefront of internet radio across all platforms globally. Quality, reliability and scalability are at the heart of FlowRadio making it, we believe, the best internet radio platform available. FlowRadio is part of a portfolio of cloud-based services with a roadmap that we are developing into many new areas including the connected car."

FlowRadio is just one part of Imagination's overall radio strategy to address the enduring popularity of radio worldwide and to help radio thrive in an increasingly connected world. Imagination continues to deliver innovation in digital and internet radio devices through consumer division, Pure and is also working on a number of other radio projects with partner 7digital.

Under the terms of its licensing arrangements, Imagination receives license fees and royalty revenues on shipments of SoCs incorporating Imagination's IP.

For more information, please visit www.imgtec.com and www.flowlive.com

Editor's notes:

*AppRadioLIVE in-app purchase of Pioneer Radio Collection is available now for iOS with Android coming soon

About Pioneer Corporation

Pioneer Corporation is a leading global manufacturer of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets. To embody our philosophy, "Move the Heart and Touch the Soul", based on its core Car Electronics business, Pioneer brings the world ever‐new products and services. It also develops organic EL lighting, medical and healthcare equipment‐related products. Its shares are traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. For more information on Pioneer, visit the company's website at www.pioneer.eu

About Imagination Technologies

Imagination is a global technology leader whose products touch the lives of billions of people across the globe. The company's broad range of silicon IP (intellectual property) includes the key processing blocks needed to create the SoCs (Systems on Chips) that power all mobile, consumer and embedded electronics. Its unique software IP, infrastructure technologies and system solutions enable its customers to get to market quickly with complete and highly differentiated SoC platforms. Imagination's licensees include many of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, network operators and OEMs/ODMs who are creating some of the world's most iconic products. See: www.imgtec.com.

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Imagination Technologies and the Imagination Technologies logo are trademarks of Imagination Technologies Limited and/or its affiliated group companies in the United Kingdom and/or other countries. All other logos, products, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Imagination Technologies' Press Contacts:         UK: Vicky Hewlett         vicky.hewlett@imgtec.com         +44 (0)1923 260 511         USA: Jen Bernier-Santarini         jen.bernier@imgtec.com         +1 408-530-5178
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