TV Set Market – Page 14

GfK Predicts Significant UltraHD Sales Progress

by Tom Allen

At the recent MIPTV event in France, GfK shared its UltraHD TV sales data. In the 12 months to January 2015, 298,000 sets were sold in the UK; 294,000 in Germany; and 290,000 in …

LCD TV Demand Slows in 2015, After Strong 2014

by Tom Allen

LCD TV shipments were up more than 7% worldwide last year, says IHS DisplaySearch. Developed regions exhibited improved demand, although growth slowed in emerging markets. IHS has lowered its forecast for the coming year, …

TV Sales Rise 3% in Europe, but ASPs Fall

by Tom Allen

Market research by GfK, published by Germany’s Association for Consumer and Communication Electronics (GFU), shows that TV set sales in Western Europe rose 3.2% YoY in 2014. Unit sales exceeded 34 million units, while …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 16

UltraHD Costs Keep Coming Down

by Tom Allen

Supply chain sources expect global UltraHD TV penetration to reach 20% this year. UltraHD models now cost just 15% more than FullHD TVs to produce, but about 50% more at retail. The increasing demand …

Putman: UltraHD Spells End of 1920 x 1080 Sets

by Tom Allen

Pete Putman of HDTV Expert has predicted that the production of ‘ordinary’ (1920 x 1080) TV screens will cease by the end of 2016/2017. Quoted in the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers’ …

Samsung Will Use WRGB in OLED TV Return, Says ET News

by Tom Allen

Samsung Display is resuming its efforts in the OLED TV market – according to Korea’s ET News. The source says that SDC is taking up OLED TV panel production once more, using a different …

Sony Denies Sell-Off, Focuses on Premium

by Tom Allen

At a recent press event, Sony North America officials denied rumours that parent company Sony Electronics would spin off its audio and video businesses. Mike Fasulo, president of Sony North America, said, “We are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TV Set Market| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Weak 2014 Boosts Chinese New Year TV Comparison

by Tom Allen

TV sales ‘recovered’ during the Chinese New Year period, according to DisplaySearch’s Bing Zhang in a new blog post (http://tinyurl.com/pj8xam2). Unlike 2014, the three-week period in 2015 showed no signs of weakness. DisplaySearch’s initial …

Nearly 50% of US Homes Will Own a 4K TV by 2020, says Strategy Analytics

by Vanessa Browning

The USA will emerge as the leading market for 4K or Ultra HD TVs in terms of household penetration by 2020 followed by the leading Western European markets, Australia, South Korea and China. According …

Tags:TV Set Market| UltraHD & 4K

Three Companies Take Almost 50% of TV Panels in 2015

by Tom Allen

Almost half of all TV panels shipped in 2015 will be purchased by Sony, Samsung Electronics or LG Electronics, according to IHS. In 2014, these brands increased their LCD TV shipment market shares by …

Panasonic MD: Watch Out For Large Screens

by Tom Allen

Panasonic’s UK MD, Andrew Denham, has urged channel partners to think “very carefully” about how quickly the large-screen market for UltraHD TVs is growing. Speaking to ERT Online at the Panasonic Convention 2015 in …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 09

by Tom Allen

Acer‘s H7550ST, introduced at CES (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation), is now available in Europe. The projector costs €840. Asian sources have said that three major notebook vendors – Dell, HP and Lenovo …