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TV prices have soared 300% in the last eight months

The per unit cost of TVs will go up by at least Rs 2000-3000 starting April 1st, 2021

TV makers jump on PLI bandwagon as more AC companies evince interest

Apart from offering inducement to any incremental production over the next five years, the scheme has the potential to transform the manufacturing landscape in the country

Larry King, American broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

Larry King's broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation

Committee on TRP ratings submits report to I&B minister Javadekar

The committee constituted to make the Television Rating Points (TRPs) of TV channels more transparent, submitted its report to the Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday.

TRP scam: Ex-BARC CEO Dasgupta's police custody extended

The Mumbai police told a local court here that Partho Dasgupta, arrested former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council manipulated the television rating points of Republic TV and its Hindi arm.

Prices of TV and appliances likely to go up by around 10% from January

Prices for LED TV and appliances such as refrigerator, washing machines are expected to go up by around 10 per cent from January next year on account of rise in costs of key input materials like copper, aluminium and steel and increase in ocean and air freights charges. Besides, prices of TV panels (Opencell) have also gone up by over two-folds due to short supply by the global vendors, while cost of plastic has also gone up due to rise in crude oil prices, said manufacturers. Terming it as imminent and unavoidable, manufacturers such as LG, Panasonic and Thomson are going to increase the prices from January, however, Sony is still reviewing the situation and is yet to take a call on this. "We expect the increase in commodity prices to impact our product pricing in near future. I anticipate the prices to go up by 6-7 per cent in January itself and may go up to 10-11 per cent towards end of FY Q1," said Panasonic India President & CEO Manish Sharma. LG Electronics India is also ...

TRP rigging case: Former operations head of ratings agency BARC arrested

This is the 14th arrest in the case

Sony A8H OLED 4K Android TV review: A tech-rich smart TV worth your money

Though not the company's top-end offering, the Sony Bravia A8H is a premium model in the Japanese electronics maker's OLED smart TV portfolio in India

After festive season, price hikes: Everyday items may get out of reach

Commodity inflation to hurt consumers and businesses. Property developers may hold price lines, but others may not

Samsung leads global TV market with 33.1% share in July-September quarter

Samsung sold $9.3 billion worth of TVs in the third quarter, up 22 per cent from a year earlier

Nokia Smart TV 50 review: A regular television lifted by great audio system

The Nokia Smart TV 50-inch, priced at Rs 33,999, seems to best represent Flipkart's new range of value-for-money products

BS READS: From phones to TVs - Xiaomi's smart rise in India's gadget market

India's smart home market, worth $3 billion, is estimated to double over the next two years. Yuvraj Malik explains how Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi is working to be at the top of this market

Centre's FTA norms led Samsung to resume local television production

Samsung, which holds more than 27% of the local TV market, has been importing finished sets from Vietnam, where it has a large production-cum-assembly base

SC restrains Sudarshan TV from telecasting two episodes of 'Bindas Bol'

SC restrained Sudarshan TV from telecasting two episodes of 'Bindas Bol' programme, which are scheduled for today and tomorrow, saying it prime facie appears to vilify the Muslim community

Hisense Ultra QLED TV 65U7QF review: A no-frills Android smart television

The Hisense Ultra QLED TV (65U7QF) is not the TV that will complement your home interiors but it sure will keep you entertained

Xiaomi launches Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition smart TVs in India: Details here

The Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition (32) and Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition (43) are priced at Rs 13,499 and Rs 22,999, respectively

To promote local production, govt announces curbs on import of colour TVs

Putting an item under a restricted category of imports means the importer of that commodity will have to seek licence from the commerce ministry's DGFT for imports

Thomson launches Android-certified Path 9A, Path 9R and Oath Pro smart TVs

The new range will be available from August 6, exclusively on home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart

Television, digital ads grow at 40% and 60% of pre-Covid levels: Experts

Media industry experts and agency heads point to a revival in TV and digital advertising in June, as big spenders such as FMCG, automobiles, and e-commerce get operations back to pre-Covid-19 levels

Thomson launches Oath Pro series Android smart TVs in India: Price and more

The Oath Pro-series comes in 43-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch screen sizes priced at Rs 24,999 onwards