Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK

Feb 10, 16:22

The growth of global LCD TV shipments is expected to fall from 12% recorded in 2011 to 7% in 2012, totaling 225 million units, market research firm GfK has estimated.

Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012

Feb 10, 01:25

Gross margins for the production of TVs by Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to remain low in 2012 as branded TV vendors will continue to press down ODM production costs due to increasing...

TPV aims to double LCD TV shipments in 2012

Feb 3, 14:05

TPV Technology aims to double its shipments of LCD TVs to 30 million units in 2012, optimizing the image of its brand products, including the Philips brand, according to the compan...

Apple unlikely to launch iTV in 2Q12, say sources

Feb 3, 01:35

The chance is low for Apple to launch so-called iTV products in the second quarter of 2012 as there are no signs indicating that Sharp is ready to ship IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide)...

AUO shipping 55-inch naked-eye 3D TV panels to Toshiba, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 31, 14:11

AU Optronics (AUO) has begun volume shipments of 55-inch naked-eye 3D 4k2k (4000x2000) high resolution TV panels to Toshiba, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...

Wistron LCD TV shipments to slide 40% in 1Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 31, 12:38

Wistron is expected to see its LCD TV shipments slide by 40% sequentially to 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2012 as rival Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...

Wistron seeking acquisition targets

Jan 31, 01:30

Wistron, after raising US$180 million in euro-convertible bonds (ECB) and building a US$100 million greenshoe fund, is seeking acquisition targets for vertical integration and is...

LCD TV area demand to reach 116 million square meters in 2018, says DisplaySearch

Jan 30, 12:09

The LCD TV market saw a rapid shift toward sizes larger than 40-inch at the end of 2011, as consumers, particularly in North America and China, took advantage of new sizes and more...

Panasonic to source TV panels from CMI, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 30, 12:02

Panasonic will outsource the production of LCD TV panels to Chimei Innoulux (CMI) in 2012, the first time for the vendor to purchase flat panels from a Taiwan-based maker, according...

China market: TV sales down 20% on-year in first week of 2012

Jan 13, 01:35

Sales of TVs by retail channels in China's tier-1 cities totaled 1.9 million units in the first week of January 2012, representing a decline of 20% from the same period of a year...

VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry

Jan 12, 01:05

Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...

OLED moving to compete in TV market, says DisplaySearch

Jan 9, 11:03

Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) technology advanced rapidly in 2011, a trend that NPD DisplaySearch forecasts will continue through this decade. OLED technology has progressed...

China market: Demand for TV panels to pick up again in March

Jan 6, 12:29

Demand for LCD TV panels in China will begin to subside in the second half of January before picking up again in March when TV vendors begin to build up inventory for the May 1 holiday...

Price competition for large-size TV segment to heat up in 2012

Jan 3, 12:21

With the prices of large-size LCD TVs continuing to fall in North America and Taiwan, coupled with capacity ramps by China-based panel makers, price competition in the large-size...

China market: Government allows licensees to dominate connected TV services

Jan 3, 11:41

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SART) has issued an administrative order banning cooperation between video websites and makers of smart TVs, connected...

Global LCD TV shipments to grow slowly in 2012, say sources

Dec 30, 14:07

Following a flat performance in 2011, global shipments of large-size display products will continue to grow at a slow pace in 2012, with LCD TV shipments to post a growth around 10%,...

3D TV gaining momentum in Western Europe and China, says DisplaySearch

Dec 29, 12:08

Consumer behavior and TV set maker strategies are resulting in widely diverging TV product ranges across the world. While the industry is truly global, regional differences are increasing...

More rumors about Apple TV

Dec 28, 16:08

Following sources' claims that Samsung Electronics and Sharp will manufacture chips and displays, respectively, for the so-called Apple "iTV," others have suggested that...

Holiday TV prices in 4Q11 expected to reach new milestones, says DisplaySearch

Dec 28, 14:20

According to DisplaySearch, average US street prices for all LCD TV sizes up to 46-inch will be below US$1,000 for the first time, and all 32-inch, including high frame-rate LED models,...

Taiwan market: Digital switchover to spur TV industry value in 2012

Dec 28, 11:08

Taiwan will completely switch terrestrial TV broadcasting from analog to digital on July 1, 2012, boosting the local TV sector - including content, hardware and services - to NT$130...

Apple suppliers to start preparing materials for iTV in 1Q12, say sources

Dec 27, 10:55

The supply chain of Apple will start preparing materials for iTV sets in the first quarter of 2012 in order to meet Apple's schedule to launch the new display products in the second...

Taiwan players may be left out of smart TV competition

Dec 27, 01:25

As smart TVs are expected to become major focuses of the IT industry in 2012, Taiwan players may be left out from the competition, according to sources from supply chain players.

US flat-panel TV pricing at lowest level in eight months in November, says IHS iSuppli

Dec 22, 11:05

The prevailing economic uncertainty, along with frantic efforts among television manufacturers to boost year-end sales, combined to drive down the price of US flat-panel TVs to their...

L&T Display Technology to close Xiamen TV plant

Dec 22, 01:30

The Xiamen TV plant of L&T Display Technology, a joint venture between TPV Technology and LG Display, has decided to discontinue its operations with industry sources indicating...

Notebook ODMs picking up the pace in inland China production

Dec 20, 01:15

Notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have both recently picked up their pace in production in inland China with Compal's plants in Chengdu set to produce 10...

China market: Gome places large volume LCD TV orders with 14 brand vendors, reports say

Dec 19, 15:04

China-base electronics retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings reportedly has placed orders with 14 brand vendors for a total of CNY53.6 billion (US$8.47 billion) worth of LCD...

Global LED TV penetration rate to reach 40% in 2011

Dec 16, 13:55

The penetration rates of LED TVs in the world's three major markets – the US, Europe and China – have climbed to 40-50% in the third quarter of 2011, which will bring...

Wistron lands smart TV orders from Lenovo, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 14, 15:35

Wistron has beaten Compal Electronics to win smart TV orders from Lenovo with shipments to begin in the first quarter of 2012 at the earliest, according to a Chinese-language...

Taiwan market: 3D TV penetration rate to reach 14-15% in 2012

Dec 9, 17:06

Chimei, BenQ and other vendors are expected to launch more 3D TV models in the Taiwan market in 2012 with the penetration rate of 3D TVs in the local TV market to reach 14-15% in...

TCL to continue purchasing AUO TV panels

Dec 6, 14:26

TCL will produce about 15 million TV panels from its own 8.5G flat panel lines in 2012 but will continue to cooperate with AU Optronics (AUO) as it still has to outsource about 50-60%...

Taiwan TV makers to begin volume shipments of direct-type LED-backlit TVs

Dec 2, 14:38

While Korea-based TV makers have begun volume production of direct-type LED-backlit TVs for the entry-level market, fellow Taiwan makers are expected to start shipping comparable...

Low-cost direct type LED backlights for LCD TV panels to emerge in 2012, says DisplaySearch

Nov 30, 14:26

Two important large-area TFT LCD trends are on the horizon: higher resolution tablet PC panels and the emergence of low-cost direct type LED-backlit panels, according to DisplaySea...