Access Advance has secured a notable addition to its HEVC (High Efficiency Video Codec) patent pool, with TCL signing on as a licensee. This move significantly strengthens the pool’s dominance in the global TV manufacturing market, which already includes major players like Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Vestel, and TP Vision. With TCL now part of the roster, Access Advance appears to have achieved near-total compliance from top-tier TV OEMs, with a representative telling Faultline that the pool has now licensed 60% of the TV market, and 80% of the PC market. In doing so, the addition of TCL raises questions about the increasing power of HEVC Advance royalties, and whether these are becoming an unavoidable toll booth for TV makers,…