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Tonight in London, LG will spoof media with the supposed launch of a new TV series from David Nutter, the director of Smallville and Supernatural, called Scarlet. But there is no TV show. The carefully stage event is actually part of an elaborate worldwide promotional campaign for its upcoming Scarlet TV range, flat-panel models with […]

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Sony plans to double the annual production capacity of its LCD TV factory in Slovakia, making it the largest producer of LCD TVs worldwide. The Slovak facility (pictured) will produce four million sets by the end of 2008. As part of the expansion, Sony will double the local workforce to 3,500 by the end of […]

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The Samsung Group intends to bounce back from the tax evasion and corruption investigations which have dogged it for months with its biggest-ever investment plan. During 2008, it says investment will rise 24 per cent, to 27.8 trillion won. Beneficiaries include Samsung Electronics, which will receive 5.3 trillion won. Shares rose on the news.

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Despite its new alliance with Sharp, Sony and Samsung have now confirmed that they will invest 1.8 trillion won in a cutting-edge 8th generation LCD manufacturing line at their S-LCD joint venture plant in Tangjeong, South Korea. The Gen-8 line is designed to yield super-large LCD screen sizes, in excess of 50 inches. Production will […]

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JVC is to shutter its TV production facility in Scotland as part of its global restructuring campaign. JVC Manufacturing UK LTD (JMUK) employs 300 staff and has been making TVs (originally CRT then LCD) since 1987, for both the UK and European markets. It will cease production at the end of July and initiate company liquidation procedures around September.

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