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LG launches StanbyME Speaker

LG Electronics has announced the global launch of the LG StanbyME Speaker (model XT7S), the company’s latest portable speaker which works in harmony with an LG StanbyME lifestyle screen or as a standalone speaker that can be taken anywhere. LG says its StanbyME Speaker is for design-conscious individuals who relish streaming content and music at […]

March 8, 2024

Data: TV shipments fall in 2023

TV shipments will fall by 2.1 per cent this year. The world’s major manufacturers are still shipping millions of units, and some have enjoyed growth, but Samsung – still with the largest market share (18.5 per cent) – is likely to suffer the hardest with a 9.8 per cent decline in shipments (to 36.3 million […]

December 6, 2023By Chris Forrester

LG announces organisational restructuring

LG Electronics has announced organisational changes in another step towards achieving its Future Vision 2030 announced in July. The company says the changes “are being implemented to strengthen organisational capabilities and business competitiveness to realise the vision of transforming into a smart life solution company that connects and expands various spaces and experiences of customers […]

November 24, 2023

LG transforming to ‘smart life solutions’ company

LG Electronics has declared its vision to transform from its current position as a home appliance brand to a “smart life solutions company” that can connect and expand customers’ diverse experiences while driving for global annual revenues of KRW 100 trillion (€70.3bn) by 2030. In a speech at the LG Sciencepark in Seoul, South Korea, […]

July 12, 2023

LG Channels adds BINGE Korea

LG Electronics’ free streaming service, LG Channels, is set to present LG Smart TV owners in Australia, Europe and Latin America with a selection of K-content. Spanning multiple genres and something for every age,  BINGE Korea is the latest collaboration between LG and South Korea-based digital content and platform distribution company, NEW ID, the first […]

July 11, 2023

LG Electronics launches UltraGear 49-inch

LG Electronics has launched its newest UltraGear gaming monitor (model 49GR85DC), a curved 49-inch display with a 32:9 aspect ratio and an ultra-high 240Hz refresh rate. Like having two 16:9 monitors side by side, the impressive new model delivers the silky-smooth gameplay and top-notch picture quality needed for immersive gaming experiences. While designed with gamers […]

May 10, 2023

LG TVs adds more gaming services

LG Electronics is expanding the cloud gaming experience on its 2023 TVs by adding 4K support for NVIDIA GeForce NOW in over eighty countries as well as launching the popular Boosteroid service in over sixty countries. Following the additions of Blacknut and Utomik in 2022, these new options further bolster the suite of cloud gaming […]

April 14, 2023

LG expands gaming services

LG Electronics is demonstrating its strong commitment to delivering a premium TV gaming experience that offers enhanced convenience through the new webOS UI featuring a dedicated gaming hub, the addition of cloud gaming service Amazon Luna and buttery-smooth gameplay at 4K 60 FPS streaming via NVIDIA GeForce NOW on its latest TVs at CES 2023. […]

January 6, 2023

InterDigital signs patent licences with LG, Panasonic

InterDigital , a mobile and video technology research and development company, has signed an HEVC and VVC patent licence with LG Electronics, the Korean-based manufacturer of various consumer electronics products. The licence covers a range of LG products such as TVs and PCs. “I am very pleased that LG Electronics, one of the leading manufacturers […]

January 4, 2023

NEXTGEN TV ecosystem hits milestones

Pearl TV, the coalition of US broadcast companies transitioning to digital television standard NEXTGEN TV, is claiming major milestones in the rollout of NEXTGEN TV to US households and the broader ecosystem of partners that enable the deployment of devices and the broadcaster application platform, RUN3TV. These latest developments focus on consumer and innovation options […]

December 16, 2022By Colin Mann