Vizio continues its amazing run by being the king among the LCD HDTV manufacturers after the second quarter thanks to its large shipments for a 21.7% share. But while that is an achievement, it is no safe margin as far as the other companies are concerned. And one company that is closely gaining headway is that of Samsung Electronics with 21.3%. This was an improvement from its previous numbers of 17.8%, largely due to its new LED sets.

Now that is something Vizio may want to consider. Though it has blossomed into being the leader in the LCD HDTV dramatically, the other pioneers may be catching up to them sooner than they think. And if they are not careful, they may just dip to a lower spot should they become careless. This makes you wonder if Vizio may have a new moniker in mind. If so, that should be something that can help them keep their lead if not provide distance between them and the other brands like Samsung.

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Is it surprising to find LG Electronics overtaking erstwhile electronics manufacturing giant Sony Corp? At least for the first half of 2009, LG Electronics has made some headway with its aggressive push on various LCD TV launches, leading to its record breaking run and thus becoming the world’s second-largest manufacturer of liquid crystal displays (LCD) TV.

The sales figures don’t lie but you just have to look at the products launched from the previous months. There is no doubt that LG Electronics has released a variety of TV solutions under the LCD niche that have led towards the customer preference. Sony Corp. for its part has been unveiling its own share of LCD TVs, but not as many compared to LG Electronics which is obviously enjoying its finest year yet despite the economic blues.

For the record, LG electronics has sold 6.74 million units of LCD TVs globally compared to Sony Corporation’s 6.54 million units. That measly .2 million difference was all LG Electronics (12.6%) needed to jump to the number 2 spot as far as market share is concerned. Sony fell to third spot (11.4%) in the market share which is being dominated by Samsung Electronics (19.9%) as of late.

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Being able to watch TV content on your mobile phone has been out there in the market but has not really made any headway just yet. Hopefully though when this is brought to the Latin America market, mobile users will be able to appreciate and look at handy TV viewing right at their fingertips.

And now with this new service being brought to the mobile industry by Telegent Systems, the new free-to-air feature aims to build up the market for mobile TV viewing demand.

Since last year, subsidiaries of America Movil and Telefonica that are the leading operators in their country have deployed multiple models of Telegent-enabled TV handsets that allow consumers to receive live, free-to-air broadcast TV programs at no extra cost. Free-to-air TV phones provide an additional benefit to operators.

Because they leverage the existing broadcast ecosystem and TV content, operators are able to deliver the TV feature to customers without a significant financial investment in infrastructure and content licensing, and customers are able to access TV on their mobile without having to pay more for a service.

“A significant market exists for consumers who want the familiar TV content and broadcast delivery available on free-to-air TV handsets,” said Anna Maxbauer, market analyst with IMS Research. “IMS estimates market demand for analog TV handsets at more than 150 million units in 2013.”

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