Tv Market

From smart to short-lived: Why your TV might not last as long as you think

A survey has revealed that televisions are requiring repairs much sooner than expected, with one in three households reporting issues with their television sets within five years of purchase

Toshiba Unveils C350NP Smart Google TV with Dolby Vision and Atmos Starting at INR 26,999

Equipped with REGZA Engine ZR and REGZA Power Audio, and Advanced Features for an Elevated Home Entertainment Experience

Reliance, Disney form joint venture to merge TV, OTT business in India

RIL to invest $1.4 bn in JV; Nita Ambani named chairperson, Uday Shankar vice-chairperson

Thomson to enter domestic laptop segment, mulls export in global markets

Consumer electronics major Thomson will enter the laptop market in India in the next two quarters and is also considering to export smart TVs and other products manufactured in the country to foreign markets, a company official said on Wednesday. Thomson, owned by Technicolor SA, said it is "pretty satisfied" with the quality and standards of manufacturing by its India brand licensee Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd (SPPL), which is investing Rs 300 crore to set up a fully-automated plant at Hapur in UP to increase its manufacturing capacity to 2 million TV units per annum. Thomson, which sells laptops in niche markets such as the US, France and other parts of Europe, will enter the laptop segment in India in the next two quarters in the entry, mid, and premium segments. India is one of the fastest growing markets for Thomson, which re-entered India through SPPL in 2018 after 15 years and is aiming to be among the top five global markets, said the company's Technicolor Trademark Licensing

Super Plastronics eyes 8% smart TV market share in next 2 yrs: CEO Marwah

Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd (SPPL), a TV manufacturing company having licenses of several global brands, expects to have around 8 per cent market share of the smart TV market in the next two years, said director and CEO Avneet Singh Marwah. The company has a portfolio of five global brands, operating in the TV and appliances segment, which includes - Thomson, Kodak, Blaupunkt, White-Westinghouse and White-Westinghouse (Trademark of Electrolux). SPPL, is increasing manufacturing capacity from the current 7 lakh units to 2 million units annually with its upcoming greenfield manufacturing facility at Hapur, in Uttar Pradesh, where it is investing Rs 300 crore to set up a fully-automated plant. "We are aiming to generate a revenue of Rs 1,200 crore in the current financial year 2023-24 and Rs 2,000 crore in the next fiscal," Marwah told PTI. In FY 2022-23, SPPL had a revenue of around Rs 700 crore and sold 4.5 lakh units of smart TV. Currently, SPPL is getting the highest contribution o

Zee Media exits BARC, 14 news channels to be out of viewership rating

Zee Media sent a letter to the TV viewership measurement company on Friday evening, said sources

We want to be a broadcast services gateway in India: TBS' Anna Lockwood

We are leveraging the PoPs for our global media network inter-connection

Vu TV refocuses its sales strategy on emerging market of high earners

Vu Store went live on December 1, and is housed in a new retail business called VU D2C Private Limited

TV prices to rise from April as panels get costlier in global markets

Prices of LED TVs are set to rise further from April as the cost of open-cell panels has gone up in the global markets

Samsung retains top spot in global TV market with 8.5 mn shipments in Q2

The global TV shipments from the top 15 TV brands dropped 2 per cent on-year to 38 million units in the April to June period, the report showed

Kodak TV India to invest Rs 500 cr for new plant in UP over next 3 years

The new plant would be used to develop and test Android TV products so as to reduce dependency on other countries, a company statement said

Restrictions on TV imports to help domestic industry build capacities: ICEA

The government on last Thursday imposed restrictions on TV imports, a move aimed at promoting domestic manufacturing and cut inbound shipments of non-essential items from countries like China

Import ban on TVs: Xiaomi to TCL, Chinese majors face double whammy

Xiaomi, OnePlus, TCL, and Realme also hit by component price hikes

Appliances & consumer electronic mkt to double to Rs 1.5 trn by FY25: CEAMA

The appliances and consumer electronics industry is projected to double to Rs 1.48 lakh crore by 2024-25, according to a report. The market is expected to see acceleration in growth on account of surging rural consumption, reducing replacement cycles, increasing penetration of retail, a wide choice of brands and products at various price points, it added. The industry had a total market size of Rs 76,400 crore in 2018-19, in which Rs 32,200 crore was contributed from domestic manufacturing, according to the joint report by CEAMA and Frost & Sullivan. The report is based on product categories, which include air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, television (TV) and audio. "The overall market size of the five categories covered in this project for the year FY19 is 76,400 crore and the market is estimated to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 11.7 per cent till FY25," the report said. It also suggests that domestic value addition for "ACE (appliances and ...

TVs may get cheaper as govt scraps import duty on open cell panels

The move will help television manufacturers cut prices by up to 3.5%

Smartphone firms storm smart TV market, thanks to low data tariffs

Smart TVs have pre-installed OTT apps and other offerings which serve as a distribution channel for OTTs and earn revenues for the TV brands

The real drama on TV

The world's second largest TV market continues to grow and surprise