CTA: U.S. TV Sales Will Drop By 1% In 2019 To 38.8M Units
Television sales in the United States are expected to “taper off” in 2019, with LCD TVs showing declines as 4K Ultra HD, 8K and OLED-based displays register growth, according to mid-year forecasts released Monday by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). According to the CTA’s mid-year…
TV Sales Could Suffer Under President’s Mexican Tariffs
President Trump’s threatened 5% tariff on all imported goods from Mexico beginning June 10th could have a significant impact on the U.S. television business if carried out. The president announced the tariffs in a Twitter statement Thursday, saying the measure will be left in place…
Super Bowl LIII Expected To Sell Bigger TVs
Despite the return of familiar NFL champions to Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII contest, the big event is expected to be a relatively good driver of big-screen TVs as well as smaller devices used for streaming. According to research compiled by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA),…
CTA: TVs, Smart Devices Top Holiday Wish Lists
It’s going to be an electronics Holiday Season if forecasts by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) prove correct. That means a 4K big-screen might be waiting for you near the tree, menorah, or the Kwanzaa or secular humanist dinner table this year. The technology trade…
Chinese TVs Dodge Trump’s Tariffs – For Now
The president’s decision to begin imposing tariffs on the first wave of products imported from China, apparently won’t have a big impact on most China-made televisions and displays sold here, but could still be coming if a trade war ensues, experts warn. President Trump said…
CTA: It’s Looking Like Another Hi-Tech Black Friday
CTA’s Steve Koenig delivers holiday cheer at CES 2018 Unveiled For 2017, Black Friday has become a moniker more for the price-slashing mania during all of November than for the traditional Friday after Thanksgiving selling bonanza. According to Consumer Technology Association (CTA) market research presented…
CTA Forecast: 4K Ultra HDTVs To Grow 59% In 2017
The Consumer Technology Association released mid-year forecasts this week showing that newer technologies like high dynamic range (HDR) are helping to boost sales of some 4K Ultra HD TV segments, but overall, the television business is seeing shipment declines this year. High dynamic range…
CTA Objects To Possible ATSC 3.0 TV Tuner Mandate
The Consumer Technology Association Friday called out what it called “troubling language about a TV tuner mandate” included in new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on voluntary adoption of the next generation ATSC 3.0 television broadcast system….
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