The Art And Science Of Collaborative Planning At CES
Michael Aguilar is widely known throughout the consumer electronics industry for his global supply chain initiatives on behalf of one of the world’s biggest companies - Panasonic U.S.A., where he had...
View ArticleSony, Panasonic Eye Blu-ray Capacity Increase
New technology from Sony and Panasonic could enable Blu-ray manufacturers to boost the format’s per-layer disc capacity from 25GB to 33.4GB. Existing players would likely be able to read the...
View ArticleNetflix Streaming On Board More Disc Players, TVs
At CES Jan. 7, Netflix announced agreements with five global consumer electronics companies that will introduce Netflix-ready devices later this year. The partners include Panasonic, Sanyo, Sharp,...
View ArticleSony, Panasonic, Others Gear Up For 3D TV Blitz
Sony Corp. expects to increase its TV shipments by 70 percent over the next 12 months, due in large part to its upcoming 3D models, according to Sony executives. Panasonic, meanwhile, said it’s...
View ArticlePanasonic Touts Plasma On 3D Marketing Tour
Embarking on a 15-city demonstration tour of 3D HDTV, Panasonic is using 3D as the latest differentiator between its plasma displays and the LCD screens of its rivals. Consumers find the new technology...
View ArticleNYT On ‘How TV Makers Are Selling The Idea Of 3D At Home’
The New York Times profiles Samsung Electronics, Panasonic, and other electronics brands in their attempts to convince consumers that 3D home entertainment is here to stay. Marketers have their work...
View ArticlePanasonic Offers Two Free Blu-ray 3D Movies With 3D HDTV Purchase
Purchasers of Panasonic’s new Viera 3D plasma HDTV can receive the Blu-ray 3D versions of Fox’s Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Universal’s Coraline in a mail-in promotion between the consumer...
View ArticleWarner’s Sanders Remains DEG President; Disney’s Chapek Steps Down
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) named its new board of directors for the coming fiscal year (Aug. 1 – July 31), while announcing that its chairman, Bob Chapek, was stepping down. Chapek, who was...
View Article‘Avatar’ 3D Blu-ray Will Launch As Panasonic Exclusive: Report
Like other films debuting on Blu-ray 3D this year, James Cameron’s “Avatar” will only be available with the purchase of 3D TV hardware from a single company. Panasonic has snagged an exclusive...
View ArticleVudu Streaming on Panasonic Blu-ray Players
Walmart-owned Vudu continues its holiday marketing push, with the streaming video-on-demand service becoming available on Panasonic’s 2010 line of Viera Cast-enabled Blu-ray on Nov. 24 (via PR...
View ArticleReport: Panasonic Has Exclusive on ‘Avatar’ 3D Blu-ray into 2012
Panasonic’s marketing exclusive on the Blu-ray 3D version of James Cameron’s “Avatar” runs through February of 2012, according to a report by UK-based gadget site T3 (via CNET). The consumer...
View ArticleDirectors Talk Blu-ray, Home Entertainment Tech at CES
Renowned filmmakers Baz Luhrmann, Michael Mann and Oliver Stone will appear at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week, trading thoughts on Blu-ray and other home entertainment...
View ArticleConsumer Electronics Companies To Develop 3D Glasses Standard
Working together as the “Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative,” four consumer electronics companies intend to commercialize a backward-compatible standard for 3D glasses beginning next year. Panasonic Corp.,...
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