Sony Corp. Launches $100M COVID-19 Outreach Fund
International electronics and media conglomerate Sony Corp. said Thursday that it has launched a $100 million fund to help support some of the hardest hit victims of COVID-19 around the world. The Tokyo-based company has targeted the fund at addressing three key areas of need…
Analysts Continue To Revise Down Outlook For 2020 Television Market
The alarming escalation in the infection rate of the COVID-19 virus pandemic caused television market research firm Omdia (a.k.a. IHS Markit) to recently revise downward its forecasts for global television unit shipments during full-year 2020, but things could still get worse before they get better….
Samsung 2020 4K, 8K QLED, Crystal UHD TVs Now On Amazon
Anyone looking to make the best of the COVID-19 situation might want to consider purchasing a new TV to make staying at home a little less mind numbing. Many of Samsung’s 2020 North American 4K Ultra HD and 8K Ultra HD QLED and Crystal UHD…
2020 TV Rollouts Underway Despite COVID-19 Interruptions
You may be hiding at home, but television vendors and analysts carefully monitoring the COVID-19 Coronavirus situation around the world said that so far plans for the transition to 2020 model lines remain more or less on target. Since the virus breakout, some in the…
Review: Samsung QN65Q90T Gives More Bang For The Buck In 2020
Last year, Samsung introduced its top-of-the-line 4K Ultra HD TV in the Q90R, featuring a breakthrough Ultra Viewing Angle, anti-glare film that significantly widened the angle of view for an LED-LCD TV and reduced screen glare enough to make images seem to be projected rather…
Samsung Formally Unveils 2020 QLED TV Model Lineup
Samsung formally announced Thursday features and pricing in its 2020 North American lineup of 8K and 4K Ultra HD televisions from its high-performing QLED (quantum dot enhanced) model series. According to a company statement, Samsung Electronics said the new and expanded line is starting to…
OMDIA: NA TV Shipments Dropped 3% In 2019
Shipments to North American of flat-panel TV sets declined 3% in 2019 to 42.5 million units, according to year-end numbers compiled by Omdia (the new name of display tech research firm IHS Markit). The firm further forecasts a 0.9% decline for the category (combined LCD…
Samsung To Debut New PlayersTV Sports Network On `TV Plus’
Samsung announced a slamdunk for owners of smart TVs running the free ad-supported streaming Samsung TV Plus app by adding the just announced Players TV network, which is dedicated to sports lifestyle and culture entertainment. The new PlayersTV service was created by the Players Media…
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