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Foxconn Ups Sharp Offer

by Tom Allen

Japanese media sources have said that Foxconn has made an offer of ¥625 billion ($5.3 billion) for Sharp (for previous coverage, see Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout). The Japanese government is concerned about …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 02

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INCJ Looks at Sharp/JDI Merger

by Milos Pavlovic

Sharp could be able to shortly finalise a restructuring plan that could inject $3 billion into the business, according to Reuters, which quoted “sources close” to the deal. The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Hisense Begins Sharp Licensing

by Tom Allen

Hisense is now the third-largest TV maker, in terms of market share, in the world, announced Hisense American CEO Jerry Lin at the company’s press conference. Hisense has a 5.8% share of the worldwide …

Tags:CES 2016| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Licensing| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 02

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Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout

by Tom Allen

Sources in Japan, including the Nikkei newspaper, claim that Hon Hai has proposed a purchase of the entirety of Sharp for ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion). The figure represents a 50% – 60% premium on …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 52

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Sharp MEA Chooses Telelogos

by Tom Allen

Sharp MEA has signed a deal with Telelogos, a digital signage software provider, to enable a turnkey digital signage solution across MEA. Media4Display will be offered pre-installed on Sharp signage throughout the region. The …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Sharp Prepares 8k for ISE

by Tom Allen

ISE preparations are under-way, with more companies having announced their plans for the show. ISE 2016 will run from the 9th – 12th February in Amsterdam. NEC (4.R24) will again split its stand into …

Tags:Digital Signage| ISE 2016| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Panasonic| Retail| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 49

‘Super IGZO’ Lowers Power Draw

by Tom Allen

Android Headlines claims that Sharp is to introduce a new type of panel called ‘Super IGZO’, to compete with high-end LCD and AMOLED smartphone displays. The new panels use an improved version of Sharp’s …

Tags:IGZO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 49

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INCJ Considers JDI/Sharp Merger

by Tom Allen

The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) could split Sharp’s LCD business off into a new subsidiary of Japan Display (JDI), according to Japan’s Mainichi. Both organisations have previously been linked to a takeover …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Sharp Prepares to Relocate, Says Japanese Media

by Tom Allen

Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo Shimbu has said that Sharp is considering relocating its headquarters in Osaka to the nearby city of Tenri, in Nara Prefecture. The report’s sources say that Tenri is Sharp’s main hub …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 48

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will show new 13″ and 15″ Macbook Air models at WWDC 2016, next summer. The 11″ model will be discontinued, and the new editions will be thinner …

Tags:Apple| Canon| CES 2016| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Lenovo| LFD - Large Format Display| Notebooks| Projectors| Razer| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 48

SHARP CELEBRATES CHANNEL SUCCESS WITH FIRST CHANNEL CHAMPION AWARDS

by Isaac Oburu

Sharp has honoured outstanding contributions made by its channel partners at its first Channel Champion Awards, recognising teams and individuals who have produced exceptional results in 2015. Sharp commemorated the occasion by opening the …

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