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….
COVID-19 Poses Conundrum For Shut-Ins In Need Of A New TV
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to reverberate across the consumer electronics industry and into consumer homes as leading market research trackers continue to reduce their TV set sales predictions for 2020. Like the stock market, the uncertain nature of the television industry can…
Has Black Friday Shifted To An E-tail Holiday For Tech?
According to early anecdotal accounts, the 2019 Black Friday promotional weekend, which ended with Cyber Monday, generated a good amount of foot traffic at brick-&-mortar electronics and discount chains across the country, but the over-arching trend found much of the frenetic in person shopping activity…
IHS: Smart TVs Advance As Roku TV Builds Momentum
Televisions with built-in smart TV platforms are taking over the global TV market with increased momentum, particularly those models in North America that are based on the Roku TV operating system. That’s according to a smart TV market analysis from IHS Markit. The tech market…
Inkjet OLED Panels Move To Mass Production
Televisions based on Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology, like those premium models sold by LG Electronics and Sony, might be getting more affordable in the very near future. According to a study released by display market research firm IHS Markit, entitled Inkjet Printing for…
IHS: TCL Holds No. 1 TV Market Share For North American Unit Shipments
UPDATED! Chinese brand TCL surged to the top of the North American TV market to over take now second-ranked Samsung in unit shipment volume for the first time ever during the first quarter of 2019, according to research from IHS Markit. The research firm said…
IHS: Voice-Control Popularity Growing For TV, Video
The number of people who use voice control features on their smart TVs and set-top media streamers continues to grow around the world, although the usage percentage remains below 25% of all households, according to a new consumer survey released by IHS Markit this week….
IHS: 2018 NA. LCD TV Shipments Rose 3.7%
Shipments of LED-LCD-based television sets surpassed original forecasts for North America, according to recent end-of-year shipment figures tallied by consumer electronics research firm IHS Markit. IHS said total LCD-based televisions shipped 43.3 million units to North America last year, up 3.7% from 2017 category shipments….
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