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, LG TVs Updated To Relieve COVID-19 Cabin Fever
As the COVID-19 pandemic increases reliance on digital streaming entertainment to help weather the viral storm, two of the world’s largest television manufacturers announced this week additional new capabilities now available to owners of some of their smart TV sets. On Wednesday, Samsung revealed that…
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…
Canon To Deliver EOS R5 With 8K Video, In-Body Stabilization
Canon’s forthcoming next-generation full-frame camera the EOS R5 will offer internal 8K video recording at up to 30p, the company’s Australian sales company confirmed in a press statement Friday. According to the statement, the advanced mirrorless camera, which is due out later this year, will…
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…
Report: U.S. Pay-TV Services Lost 4.9M Subscribers In 2019
The cord-cutting revolution saw a veritable blood bath for traditional pay-TV services over the course of 2019, as an estimated 4.915 million customers dropped their providers, according to data released this week by the Leichtman Research Group. The year-end U.S. pay-TV market research report from…
Optoma Adds Trio Of Value 1080p Gaming, Home Theater Projectors
Optoma, the value-positioned home theater projector manufacturer, introduced a trio of high-brightness Full HD 1080p DLP projectors suitable for competitive video gaming and home theater movie viewing, alike, with suggested retail prices starting at $649. Each of the new Full HD Optoma models are said…
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