A poll conducted by website TechBargains shows that nearly six people in 10 preferred to watch the Super Bowl on a modern HD or Smart TV, rather than from the stands. The poll found that 59 per cent preferred watching the game on a TV, and that 25 per cent of the site’s shopping visitors […]
Panasonic is headed for a $10.24 billion loss this year (in the 12 months to March 31st) and is engaging on a significant restructuring of its giant electronics businesses. A year ago it managed a $6.2 billion loss, described then as being the worst-ever, has been exacerbated this year by the problems caused by the […]
Switzerland’s SRG says it will turn six of its regular channels into HD services, starting February 29th. However, the all-embracing ‘best of’ HD Suisse channel will close. The six channels equate to two each for the nation’s three main languages (French, German and Italian). At the same time the new HD services will adopt the […]
Sky Italia announced it is adding 13 HDTV channels on February 1, bringing the total of HD channels to 52. The latest additions include Extreme Sports HD, MTV Live HD, launching directly in HD. A number of existing channels will get their HD versions – Fox Life, Real Time, Eurosport 2, ESPN America, Discovery Science, […]
The World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) has opened in Geneva, gathering 3,000 experts together from more than 150 nations to debate a wide range of treaty-level topics. It meets for the next three weeks until February 17th. Tarek Al Awadhi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was appointed chairman of the conference. High on the agenda […]
Linear TV viewing in the UK matched the record level it set in 2010, with commercial TV increasing its share of total viewing to 64 per cent in 2011, according to Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK. The average viewer watched 4 hours, 2 minutes of linear TV a day in […]
Hitachi is to close its one remaining Japanese factory producing TV sets. The facility, in Gifu prefecture, will instead turn out electronic components. The factory concentrated on making TVs for the Japanese market. A statement from Hitachi said simply: “We can’t expect the domestic TV market to grow much, and price competition is getting more […]
With forecasts exceeding 80 per cent of units shipped by 2015, connected TVs are expected to lead the way in global TV shipments escalating from 27 per cent in 2011, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting. On a regional level, Japan leads the way in the adoption of connected TVs, with 59 per cent […]
Sony might be suffering, and local rival LG is cutting investment for this year, but South Korea’s Samsung is on a revenue roll. The electronics company has unveiled impressive results, and told analysts that it will add 26,000 employees over the next year. Samsung has stated it intends to invest $41 billion in new developments, […]
Sports News Television (SNTV), the joint-venture between Associated Press (AP) and IMG Worldwide, has launched its HD Sports News service. The move to HD gives sports news customers more choice in how they receive content, whether in HD or SD, both in the traditional broadcast market and on digital platforms. This is part of AP’s […]