Five years ago this week… InterDigital got defensive about the company’s lack of movement, which it backed up with the acquisition of Technicolor’s R&I assets. The company said at the time that it aims to harness its 30,000 patents for projects like mobile ray tracing and 3D volumetric compression, and said the company was unconcerned about the rise of AV1, asserting that MPEG technologies will endure. Strong debut for Max in Southeast Asia: WBD’s Max streaming service launched in Southeast Asia in November 2024, attracting 1.4 million subscribers by year-end, according to Media Partners Asia. Capturing 26% of Q4 net customer additions, strong performance was noted in Thailand. However, it still trails behind Netflix, which dominated with 48%…