Reports: Samsung, LG Had Strong Q1 Premium TV Shipment Volume
Both Samsung and LG had very successful first quarters for global TV shipments this year, with the South Korean companies combined accounting for more than 50% of the world’s TV shipments in the period. That’s according to highlights of Omdia TV tracking data reported by…
Samsung Acknowledges Chip Shortages Could Impact TVs
After warning that microchip shortages were threatening Samsung to scale back its TV production soon, the company revealed it is looking to secure additional supply sources, including stepping up its own P3 semiconductor production line in Pyeongtaek S. Korea three months ahead of schedule The…
Plans For Foxconn’s Wisc. Plant Change Again
Former President Donald Trump’s proclaimed “the 8th wonder of the world,” looks more like an overstated blunder with news this week that the originally promised massive U.S. display panel and electronics assembly campus in Wisconsin has been scaled back to something much more pedestrian. Taiwan-based…
Strategy Analytics: Global CE Industry Grew In 2020
Despite the impact of COVID-19 around the world last year, sales of consumer electronics products generated factory dollar revenue of $358.5 billion, up 7% from 2019, according to data released by market research firm Strategy Analytics. According to the firm’s Global Consumer Electronics Market Forecasts…
Samsung Moves Forward With QD-OLED & QNED Technologies
Reports out of Korea this week said Samsung Display, the video display panel production arm of Samsung, is continuing to advance plans to begin manufacturing next-generation flat-panel technologies based on both QD-OLED and QNED, beginning as early as next month. It was recently reported that…
Skyworth Unveils Q71 8K TV Series That Could Come Here
Skyworth, a leading Chinese TV brand preparing a major push into the U.S. TV market shortly, introduced the Skyworth Q71 8K television series at its recent Autumn Product Launch event in Bejing under the tagline “8K is Here”. Skyworth said the 8K LED-LCD TV series…
THX Reveals TCL’s 2020 6 Series TVs Will Offer Its New `Game Mode’
THX formally announced Monday that TCL will be the first manufacturer to offer televisions supporting its new THX Game Mode Certification in new 6 Series models due to hit stores soon. THX, which now offers audio and video certification and consultation services in addition to…
Peacock Struts Its Stuff Without Roku, FireTV Or Samsung TVs
Peacock, the long-awaited streaming media service from NBCUniversal, went live around the country this week offering subscription choices including an ad-supported free version, a better featured ad-supported step-up version and an add-free premium version. The service officially launched July 15th providing access to more than…
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