Plasma Display Panel (PDP) News

Global TV Shipments Decline for Second Straight Quarter
Sep 11, 2012 — Global TV shipments declined for the second straight quarter, falling 8% year over year in Q2’12, according to the NPD DisplaySearch Advanced Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, LCD TV, Market Research, Plasma, Smart TV

Samsung integrates DTS Audio into Smart TVs
Jul 17, 2012 — DTS (Nasdaq: DTSI) has announced a collaboration with Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) to integrate DTS Audio into Samsung's 7000 and 8000 series LED and plasma TVs.
News categories: DTS, Inc, Samsung, LED, Plasma, Silicon IP, Smart TV

2012 LCD TV Forecast Lowered to 216M Units
Jul 10, 2012 — Shipments of LCD TVs are now expected to grow at a slower pace in 2012 than 2011, according to NPD DisplaySearch. In addition, the overall TV market is expected to decline this year, even as some segments continue to grow.
News categories: DisplaySearch, 3D, Digital TV, LCD TV, LED, Market Research, Plasma, Smart TV

Global LCD TV Shipments Fall for the First Time Ever in Q1’12
Jun 20, 2012 — Worldwide TV shipments fell almost 8% Y/Y in Q1’12, the steepest rate of decline since Q2’09. Total TV shipments for the quarter were 51M units, according to the latest release of the NPD DisplaySearch Advanced Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report.
News categories: DisplaySearch, 3D, Digital TV, LCD TV, LED, Market Research, Plasma, Smart TV

Zero Growth in Overall TV Shipments in 2012; 3D TV Shipments to Soar 90%
May 9, 2012 — TV shipments to developed markets, especially Western Europe and Japan, are expected to be down 11% Y/Y in 2012, offseting the forecasted 8% Y/Y growth in emerging markets, according to DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, 3D, Digital TV, LCD TV, LED, Market Research, Plasma, Smart TV

2011 TV Shipments Fall After Six Consecutive Years of Growth
Mar 14, 2012 — In 2011 worldwide TV shipments fell for the first time since NPD DisplaySearch began tracking global TV shipments in 2004, slipping 0.3% to 247.7M units. LCD TV shipments increased by 7% to just over 205M units in 2011.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, LCD TV, Market Research, Plasma, Smart TV

LCD TV Shipment Growth to Improve in 2012, Driven by 40" and Larger Sizes
Jan 3, 2012 — According to DisplaySearch, global TV unit shipments rose 0.1% in 2011. Sales are expected to improve in 2012, rising 2% to 254 million units. Large TV sizes continue to show strong growth, with shipments of 40"+ sets expected to grow 12% in 2012.
News categories: DisplaySearch, 3D, LCD TV, LED, Market Research, Plasma, Smart TV

Economic Concerns Reduce TV Shipments in Q2
Oct 13, 2011 — Shipments of flat-panel TVs dipped slightly in the second quarter due to soft demand from consumers amid an uncertain global economic climate, with the plasma segment performing much better than the dominant LCD space, according to iSuppli (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: iSuppli, LCD TV, Market Research, Plasma, Smart TV