China TV vendors and Taiwan makers sign US$5.3 billion LCD panel purchase agreement for 2010

Jan 22, 14:56

Nine China-based vendors and three Taiwan-based LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) officially signed an agreement...

Top-10 vendors to account for 90% of global LCD TV market in 2010

Dec 29, 15:11

Global LCD TV shipments in 2010 are projected to reach 155-170 million units, and shipments from top-10 LCD TV vendors are expected to account for up to 90% of the total LCD TV market,...

TCL joint venture headhunting talent from Taiwan panel industry, sources say

Nov 26, 15:37

The joint venture (JV) of China-based LCD TV vendor TCL and Century Science & Technology Investment Corporation is headhunting talent from Taiwan's panel industry, according to...

China will need 6-8 8G plants to fulfill panel demand in the future

Nov 19, 17:06

Market watchers expect China will require six to eight 8G or above LCD panel production lines to fulfill its demand in the future. China's LCD TV panel demand in 2009 is estimated...

China-based TCL announces JV with Century to jointly build 8.5G plant

Newswatch - Nov 17, 15:37

China-based LCD TV vendor TCL Group has signed an agreement with Century Science & Technology Investment Corporation to jointly set up a 8.5G LCD panel production plant in Shenzhen,...

China market: TV vendors starting price war for LED TVs

Nov 12, 12:02

Domestic and international vendors in China are cutting prices for LED-backlit LCD TVs to stimulate sales, with Hisense offering the deepest cuts, according to reports from China.

TCL may invest a 8.5G plant, says reports

Newswatch - Nov 6, 17:12

China-based LCD TV vendor TCL Group plans to enter into TFT-LCD panel production to vertically integrate its LCD business, Chinese-language website Sina.com.cn is reporting. The report...

China market: LED TV demand to reach 4 million units in 2010, says CECC

Nov 4, 11:58

Demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs in the China market is expected to increase to four million units in 2010 from one million units in 2009, and to eight million units in 2011, as both...

CBHD player launches in the UK

Oct 26, 13:53

A CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc) player has been launched for sale in the UK market by UK-based distributor GBAX at GBP259.99 (US$425). This is the first time a CBHD player...

China LCD TV vendors look to vertically integrate through LCM business

Oct 13, 17:10

China's top-five LCD TV vendors are stepping into the LCD module (LCM) production business to reduce production costs. Players are either cooperating with panel makers or raising...

Commentary: Can Motorola make a turnaround by riding on Android-powered handsets and white-box approach?

Sep 21, 16:29

Looking for ways to revive its struggling handset business, Motorola has recently come out with two relatively strong initiations - unveiling its first Android-powered handset, the...

TCL begins third-phase construction at LCD TV plant, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 18, 17:05

The China-based TCL Group has begun third-phase construction at its LCD TV production base, according to a China Business News (CBN) report.

Skyworth raises 2009 TV sales goal

Sep 15, 14:48

Skyworth, a major TV maker for the China market, has increased its TV sales goal for fiscal 2009 to HK$19 billion (US$2.45 billion) from a previous HK$13 billion, according to the...

China market: Local vendors supply almost all TVs in rural subsidy program, report says

Sep 4, 12:01

Local vendors in China dominated the TV segment in the government program for subsidized purchases in rural areas, accounting for 97.15% of the TV sets sold under the program as of...

China market: Local vendors gearing up launch of LED TVs, say reports

Aug 5, 15:46

China-based vendor Tsinghua Tongfang will launch 19-, 22-, 26- and 32-inch white LED-backlit LCD TVs in the China market prior to the traditional peak period in early October and...

China market: China TV vendors looking to increase LCD TV prices

Newswatch - Jul 8, 14:27

China TV vendors including Konka, Skyworth and TCL are reportedly looking to increase the prices of some new LCD TV models by 5-10% in July, according to a Chinese-language report...

Taiwan may see orders exceed US$4 billion from China TV and home appliance vendors in 2009

Jun 3, 10:46

Taiwan may see orders from China TV and home appliance vendors double to US$4.4 billion in 2009 from previous estimations, according to Bai Weimin, chief secretary of the China Video...

China market: 1.4 million LCD TVs sold during May Day holiday

May 20, 14:40

Around 1.4 million LCD TVs were sold during the three-day May Day holiday in China, up 75% on year, with local vendors dominating sales, according to industry sources in China.

More China enterprises coming to Taiwan for joint procurement talks

May 19, 10:39

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) on May 18 announced that the Association of Economy and Trade across Taiwan Straits belonging to China's Ministry of Commerce...

China market: TCL LCD TV shipments reportedly up over 82% in April

May 14, 16:12

China TV vendor TCL shipped 596,300 LCD TVs in April 2009, up 82.6% on year, while CRT TV shipments dropped 46.8% to 430,000 units, according to according to media reports from Chi...

Nuance tapping China market

Mar 25, 11:42

Nuance Communications, a US-based provider of speech recognition solutions, has been negotiating with China-based handset vendors including Huawei Technologies, ZTE and TCL to adopt...

AUO and CMO sign 2009 supply agreement with China TV vendors

Jan 20, 01:00

Leading Taiwan LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have signed a supply agreement for 2009 with nine China TV vendors, including Konka, Hisense,...

China TV maker TCL raising funds for LCM operation, says report

Newswatch - Nov 24, 17:09

TCL, a major TV and handset maker in China, is looking to issue new shares through private placement to raise 1.39 billion yuan (US$203.47 million) chiefly for funding its LCD module...

China handset vendors make strong inroads into emerging markets

Aug 28, 12:44

Two China-based handset vendors - TCL and Konka - have made more inroads into the global handset market, especially in emerging markets, according to data released by the companies...