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...The companies’ presence in the living room is no less dominant, Sony, Bang & Olufsen, Panasonic and Philips’ OLED TVs incorporate LG panels....
...Analysts estimate LG Display will sell just 800,000 units this year — mainly because manufacturing costs are so high. OLED TVs are three times more expensive than LCD TVs....
...The line up is: Portugal v Sweden, France v Ukraine, Greece v Romania and Iceland v Croatia PlayStation 4 launches Sony launches its PlayStation 4 in the US....
...All the companies identified pledged to co-operate fully with the investigations....
...LG Display, formerly LG Philips LCD, reported a net profit of Won717bn ($734m) for the first three months of the year, compared with a Won169bn net loss a year ago....
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...LG Philips LCD on Monday reported its highest net profit in three years as panel prices stabilised on rising demand and production costs continued to fall....
...Both JVC and Korea’s LG Electronics are showing super thin HDTV sets measuring just 1.5in and 1.7in thick respectively....
...LG Philips LCD gained 3.5 per cent to Won43,500. The Nikkei 225 stock average rose 2.8 per cent to 13,688.28, while the broader Topix gained 2.5 per cent to 1,334.72....
...In South Korea, better-than-expected results from chipmaker Samsung Electronics and LCD screen manufacturer LG Philips blunted sharp falls elsewhere on the Seoul market....
...Separately, Samsung Electronics’s rival, LG Philips LCD, said on Monday that it has signed a preliminary agreement with TV set makers to form a strategic alliance....
...South Korea’s Kospi shed 3 per cent to 1,683.56 as exporters LG Philips LCD dropped 1.1 per cent to Won40,400 and Hyundai Motor dropped 0.5 per cent to Won67,100....
...According to the company, as of June 11 its 32.9 per cent stake in LG Philips LCD was worth just over €4bn, its holding in TSMC €3.4bn and its 19.9 per cent of NXP €854m....
...LG Electronics moved up 9 per cent to Won102,500. LG.Philips LCD, the world’s second-largest maker of liquid-crystal displays, rose 5.1 per cent to Won52,500....
...Earlier this week, Samsung’s cross-town rival LG.Philips LCD also reported its biggest quarterly profit in more than three years....
...LG Philips LCD, a joint venture with Philips, also reported a Won169bn quarterly loss amid a supply glut....
...LG Philips LCD, the world's second largest flat screen maker, reported a fourth straight quarterly loss Tuesday, hit by weaker panel prices amid industry-wide oversupply....
...The world’s largest LCD panel maker performed better than its rivals, posting Won310bn in fourth-quarter operating profit, while LG Philips LCD and others struggle with heavy losses....
...Samsung’s cross-town rival, LG Philips LCD, is building a similar LCD assembly plant in Poland. Samsung’s LCD business reported Won650bn in operating profit last year on sales of Won11,700bn....
...Samsung said it was “strongly committed to fair competition and ethical practices” while LG Philips said it would co-operate fully with regulatory authorities....
...Shares in LG Philips, the Dutch-Korean LCD maker, have lost a quarter of their value since the 2004 initial public offering....
...The comments will help improve sentiment in the television sector following a recent downbeat report from LG Philips LCD, the Korean-Dutch joint venture which is one of the largest producer of flat-screen...
...Philips, the Dutch electronics group, on Monday unveiled higher sales and operating profits for the second quarter but net profit fell sharply following a poor performance at LG Philips LCD, its flat-screen...
...LG Philips LCD, one of the top producers, kicked off the rout by halving its expected operating profit margin....
...LG Philips LCD, the world’s second-largest flat-screen maker, reported a record loss in the last quarter on weaker-than-expected World Cup sales....
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