S. Korea's share of global TV market grows in 2014: research firm

By Park Sae-jin Posted : April 14, 2015, 16:58 Updated : April 14, 2015, 17:30

 

South Korean TV makers saw their global sales grow in 2014 from the previous year, while sales by their Chinese and Japanese rivals dropped during the same period, a market research firm said Tuesday.

The Korean TV manufacturers, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, sold a combined 87.05 million units last year, up 4.67 million from 2013, according to DisplaySearch. They had a combined 37.1 percent share of the market in 2014, up 0.9 percentage point from a year earlier.

In contrast, sales by Chinese and Japanese TV makers declined by 2.40 million and 3.21 million units to 51.2 million and to 44.16 million, respectively, it said.
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