Panasonic officials have confirmed that they no longer manufacture televisions in Japan. They say they will focus on overseas production. The latest Japanese-made Panasonic televisions stopped rolling off-line at a factory north of Tokyo at the end of March. Officials said small-batch manufacturing was expensive and hurt the company’s bottom …
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The generals who seized power in a coup three months ago seek to further isolate the country amid continued opposition to their power. Myanmar military-controlled media announced the ban on satellite dishes, saying outside broadcasts threatened national security, as generals who took power in a coup February 1, accused a …
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In the ’80s and’ 90s, it was quite standard for Hollywood superstars to run overseas advertising campaigns. Before the internet made all content international, any of their American audiences were unlikely to see its Japanese ads. Even today, the big players are still ready to be the face of the …
Read More »Panasonic nears deal to outsource TV production to Chinese TCL
OSAKA – Panasonic is set to outsource TV production to Chinese rival TCL, the world’s third largest TV maker, as part of the Japanese electronics group’s latest initiative to cut costs in a segment where its brand has disappeared, Nikkei learned. The two sides are negotiating the scope of the …
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