While the MPEG LA tried to convince us that nothing was strange about there being two HEVC patent pools, and hinted that its strategy was to “recruit” more members, it is in fact the rival HEVC Advance group that has added to its number first, with prestigious Chinese chip vendor MediaTek joining its membership. But in the fine print of this announcement, the HEVC advance CEO told the world that it would “look again” at its policy of charging content owners for HEVC, and would come out with a new deal shortly. While MediaTek’s addition is not enough to swing the vote in one direction or another, MediaTek owns MStar which has around a 70% market share of smart TV…