Industry

Sharp To Launch Brand New LED & LCD TV Technology

David Richards — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:52:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Sharp who make Sony’s high end Bravia TV’s will launch a new range of TV’s including 3D models that incorporate brand new LED TV technology, in the second half of 2010 according to Mark Beard who recently moved from Samsung to Sharp as their new Marketing Manager.

Panasonic Enhances Learning With Interactive Whiteboard Giveaway

Mendelson Tiu — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:37:00 GMT

SPC and Goulburn Valley, in conjunction with Woolworths, are giving parents the opportunity to win one of 100 Panasonic fully installed Interactive Whiteboards for their child’s primary school.

3D Glasses Eliminated in New Toshiba TV Assault

David Richards — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Toshiba Australia is set to be the first vendor in Australia to deliver 3D TV without the need for 3D glasses. They are also set to mount a major assault on the Australian flat panel TV market with a new range of “Technically advanced” TV’s which will include their new Cell TV, which is capable of recording 8 TV channels at once it will also upscale 2D movies to 3D.

Harvey Norman To Use 3D To Drive Profits

David Richards — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:18:00 GMT

Mass retailer Harvey Norman is set to use the release of new 3D flat-panel TV technology to drive profitability back into the consumer electronics sector after months of discounting out old stock. The move comes after Harvey Norman Chairman Gerry Harvey slammed the discounting of goods.

Skype Coming To A Samsung LED TV

David Richards — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:43:00 GMT

Weeks after LG and Panasonic announced that they will include Skype in their new 2010 flat-panel TV offering, Samsung has announced that it is set to launch two LED TVs that will allow users to make voiceover-IP telephone calls and video conferencing using Skype technology.

Digital TV Now On 61 Per Cent Of Oz Households

Mendelson Tiu — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:54:00 GMT

The latest results of the Digital Tracker has found that 61 per cent of Australian households had converted to digital TV by the end of 2009.

Sony Slumps To 4th Spot In TV Market

David Richards — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:44:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: New January 2010 GFK sales data that was leaked to ChannelNews reveals that Sony has slumped into 4th spot in the Australia flat-panel TV market, with Samsung, Panasonic and LG now ahead of the struggling Japanese company.

Sony TV Sales Slip Further

David Richards — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:16:00 GMT

New sales data reveal that Sony Bravia TV sales have slipped during the past 12 months in the giant US market, despite overall growth for the category reaching 23 per cent. According to new iSuppli data, Sony lost 1 per cent market share behind both Samsung and Vizio, a brand that is not sold in Australia.

Samsung Devours TV Market Share

Michelle Starr — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:11:00 GMT

Samsung now has a massive hold on the TV market, according to recent data released by research company DisplaySearch.

Panasonic, 23% Surge In Plasma Sales And $308M Profit

David Richards — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:49:00 GMT

Panasonic, the world's largest maker of plasma TVs, has reported a profit of $360 million. In the same quarter last year, the company made a loss. It is the second quarter of profits for the Japanese company, which recently acquired a 50.2 per cent share in Sanyo.