China-based Skyworth to launch additional tablet models

Apr 1, 21:23

China-based vendor Skyworth will launch additional 7-, 8- and 9-inch tablet models mainly in emerging markets including the Middle East and Eastern Europe beginning in the second...

Taiwan-based panel makers are still the main providers of TV panels for China-based TV vendors

Sep 7, 01:00

Taiwan-based panel makers are still maintaining their positions as the main TV panel providers for China-based TV vendors. This is because of the panel makers' increased cooperation...

China market: Local TV brand vendors setting high sales goals for 2012, say sources

Mar 8, 16:02

Local brand TV vendors in China, including TCL, Skyworth, and Hisense, have together targeted to ship over 51 million TVs in 2012, higher than the 46 million units projected for the...

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.

Epistar Guangzhou plant breaks ground

Dec 20, 01:20

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar and lighting firm Delta have been setting up a joint venture with China-based TV maker Skyworth in the Guangdong province in China. The joint venture...

China market: International branded TV vendors strengthening sales in tier-3 to 4 cities

Nov 11, 12:02

International branded TV vendors have recently stepped up their marketing efforts to boost sales in tier-3 and tier-4 cities in China, whereas local brand vendors have strengthened...

China TV sales flat during National Day holiday

Oct 13, 16:48

Sales of LCD TVs in China's retail channels during its holiday season in early October reached 2.5-2.6 million units, representing only a mild gain compared with the same period in...

MStar wins 3D TV chip order from Skyworth, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 23, 16:56

IC design house MStar Semiconductor has landed orders of single-chip solutions for 3D TVs from China-based Skyworth, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report...

June Shipments of TV panels to China show on-month decrease

Jul 27, 13:57

Taiwan-based panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) current holds approximately 30% of the market share in China, the biggest LCD TV market in the world. The top-four panel makers, Samsung,...

China market: TV vendors shift focus to rural areas

Jul 12, 13:51

The TV market in China is set to enter a price war in the second half of 2011 due to a slowdown in demand and a lackluster performance in the first half, with vendors to shift their...

China-based Skyworth to use MediaTek single-chip 3D TV solutions

May 18, 01:25

MediaTek has announced that China-based TV vendor Skyworth has decided to adopt its 60Hz/120Hz polarized/shutter single-chip 3D TV solutions for the production of K08-, E82- and E92RD-series...

LG, TCL, Hisense, Skyworth and Vizio to show double-digit LCD TV production growth from 1Q11 to 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Apr 8, 10:45

Although the LCD TV supply chain is going through an inventory adjustment, major LCD TV brands are planning to increase production in second-quarter 2011 in order to catch up with...

MediaTek and MStar competing for IPTV solution orders from Skyworth, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 6, 15:25

IC design houses MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor are competing neck-and-neck on an order for 600,000 units of IPTV solutions to be released by China-based branded LCD TV vendor Skyworth,...

Skyworth leads delegation to Taiwan for US$600 million panel procurement

Newswatch - Aug 17, 16:19

China-based Skyworth, leading a delegation of vendors from Guangdong, China, arrived in Taiwan on August 16 for panel procurement up to US$600 million for 2010, according to a Chinese-language...

China market: TV panel inventory digested through Labor Day holiday

May 13, 16:02

Despite weaker-than-expected sales, China-based TV makers successfully digested their TV panel inventories through the Labor Day holidays in May as most of the vendors had not ordered...

China TV vendors eyeing 3D TV market

Apr 2, 16:09

China-based TV vendors including Skyworth, Konka, TCL and Hisense are eyeing the 3D TV market, with Skyworth leading the way by introducing its 3D LED-backlit TVs to target the upcoming...

China market: 25-26 million LCD TVs sold in 2009

Mar 3, 11:42

In the China market, 25-26 million LCD TVs were sold in 2009, with local vendors having a combined market share of 70-80%, according to market sources in Taiwan.

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...

Network equipment maker AboCom to make handsets for China-based Skyworth Mobile

Dec 23, 11:34

Taiwan-based network equipment maker AboCom Systems will venture into the handset segment and will initially tie up with China-based Skyworth Mobile Communication for the production...

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.

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...

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...

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.

China market: TV vendors kick off price war for 37-inch LCD models

Mar 4, 15:17

The China TV market is shifting its promotion focus to 37-inch LCD models with at least one vendor offering one at a price below cost levels, as 32-inch models are currently in shortage...