Copyright © 2010 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News Sun, 7 Feb 2010 09:26:00 GMT Business News on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/H6G7E8S5 The head of Harvey Norman consumer electronics, David Ackery, and John Slack-Smith have been revealed as having multimillion-dollar loans via private company Dimbula. It has also been revealed that the Norman in Harvey Norman was last year paid $15 million in dividends and $17.9 million in 2008. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:26:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/H6G7E8S5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20100208082827c2214.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/P5N6C2Q9 Leading research company GFK has said that the consumer electronics market will decline despite reaching over $681 bn in sales and, while the Australian market is still growing, the USA will decline 12 per cent and Europe 36 per cent. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:55:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/P5N6C2Q9 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20091204075718044b0.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/S6E9E3N4 The phone lines between Spain and Sydney could be running hot tonight after Jim Flynn, the former CEO of failed technology media company Derwent Howard, bought his failed company back for $160,000 after placing the company into administration with debts of over $4M in August. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:49:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/S6E9E3N4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200912010351220dff9.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/A2N4G6A5 Amber Technology who is one of the few consumer technology distributors to list locally on the ASX has reported a 43.2% decline in profits despite a 2.5% increase in revenues. However this has not stopped some senior Amber executives getting pay rises. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:13:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/A2N4G6A5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2009112308154486084.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/J2Q5E5E4 Sony, who lost the Beta Vs VHS battle, then spent hundreds of millions of dollars on robots that no one wanted and roll in motion MP3 players that were the joke of the industry, is now convinced that consumers will flock to their products to buy content. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:13:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/J2Q5E5E4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200911220515048b668.gif http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/R3T2L8K9 Insurance Companies who are exposed to over a million dollars worth of debt following the $5M collapse of technology magazine publisher Derwent Howard are set to start asking questions of the administrator, after two key assets involving Sony and the Woolworths owned retailer Dick Smith, were moved to new entities only weeks before the Company was placed into voluntary administration. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:18:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/R3T2L8K9 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20091116082021c8609.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/R5D2B9A7 After investing millions into marketing for their plasma and digital camera's, including $9M on the Australian Tennis Open and millions more on Rugby, Panasonic Australia is now reaping the benefits with big increases in market share in the flat panel TV, digital camera and camcorder markets claims the Japanese Company’s CEO Steve Rust. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:20:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/R5D2B9A7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20091110092325b4b2d.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/L2H2S3J5 Federal and State environment ministers have agreed to create a national legislative framework to address e-waste in Australia. The landmark decision, which comes after years of pushing by consumer groups and the industry, was made at a meeting of Environmental Protection Heritage Council (EPHC) comprising the State and Federal environment ministers in Perth yesterday. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/L2H2S3J5 Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200911060621266418e.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/S6K8V5Q3 Panasonic has confirmed that they are set tp proceed with the acquisition of Sanyo Electric and that the feal will cost them around $4.5 billion. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:49:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/S6K8V5Q3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20091105095123aa3f9.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/L4V3S8Q5 Intel, who is already being investigated in Europe for threatening PC vendors like Dell and HP is now being accused of”bribery and coercion" after a two year investigation by Federal agents in the USA. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:25:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/L4V3S8Q5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20091105092801dcd42.jpg