Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Today's High-Def Headlines

Glasgow Touts Sony’s Share Gains, Blu-ray, Green Efforts - TWICE
Sony Electronics’ semiannual press roundtable with president Stan Glasgow took a colorful turn, as the company discussed Blu-ray, its green recycling efforts and the successful ad campaign featuring those colorful “HDNA molecules,” among other topics. Glasgow and Stuart Redsun, corporate marketing senior VP, reviewed the current CE marketplace and how Sony is competing in it during the briefing at the Sony Building, here. This comes shortly after Sony’s dealer show, where it previewed more audio, video and computer products, and other categories.

Sources: Samsung, Sony Invest Big on LCDs, Pioneer Exits Plasma - Reuters/CNET
Samsung Electronics and Sony are likely to invest about $1.9 billion jointly in a new flat-screen production line, a source at Samsung said Tuesday. The comment is the latest in a series of announcements from panel makers and sellers, underlining the robust outlook for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) as demand for sleek, stylish and increasingly inexpensive television sets rises. Meanwhile, Japan's Pioneer plans to stop all production of plasma display panels, an industry source said Tuesday, adding that it is likely to buy panels from Matsushita Electric Industrial.

Comcast Adding 6 New HD Channels in Miami - MCN
Comcast South Florida announced it is in the process of adding six new high-definition channels in the region: Food Network HD, USA Network HD, History Channel HD, Discovery Channel HD, Animal Planet HD and Sci-Fi HD.

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