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gearlog.com - 2/6/2009

Report: Pioneer Exiting TV Business, Spinning Off DVD

— gearlog.com — A report in the Nikkei Japanese business journal Friday claims that "Pioneer Corp. will pull the plug on its loss-ridden television business and shift its DVD player operations to a new venture with Sharp Corp. in a sweeping overhaul," according ... (more) Report: Pioneer Exiting TV Business, Spinning Off DVD

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twice.com - 2/12/2009

Pioneer Exits TV Business As Losses Mount - 2/12/2009 7:03:00 AM

— twice.com — -- TWICE, 2/12/2009 7:03:00 AM Tokyo Pioneer Electronics will exit the TV business by March 2010, cut 10,000 jobs worldwide and center on car electronics and other home electronics businesses. Pioneer made the announcement as it posted operating and ... (more) Pioneer Exits TV Business As Losses Mount - 2/12/2009 ...

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engadget.com - 2/12/2009

Pioneer officially leaving the TV biz by March 2010, focusing on audio

— engadget.com — Bad news Kuro fans, the rumors were true and Pioneer is leaving the TV manufacturing business. On the upside, the restructuring deadline is March 2010, so a predicted net 130 billion yen ($1.44 billion) loss shouldn't be enough to get between you ... (more) Pioneer officially leaving the TV biz by March 2010, ...

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Pioneer Exits TV Business, No More Sweet Plasmas [Pioneer]
Gizmodo — Our favorite plasma maker and TV tech group is exiting the TV business for good, says HD Guru. ...

Pioneer shutting down TV business forever
CrunchGear — ... much to say here other than what I’ve stated in the headline, folks. Pioneer has announced that they are officially getting out of the plasma HDTV business. Despite the quality of their plasma HDTVs, the TV division hasn’t been doing so well. Another factor is Panasonic’s recent announcement that their new plasma factory would not be ready to roll until 2010. The Nikkei reports that Pioneer’s DVD division will be joining forces with Sharp in some new joint venture. via HD Guru

Rumor: Pioneer abandona el mercado de las TV
Gizmología — Adiós y buen viaje Pioneer, porque se ha lanzado la bomba: Pioneer sale del mercado de las TV, tanto esfuerzo en las Kuro para nada esto. Según informa Nikkei News, la empresa puede dejar de fabricar todo tipo de pantallas, saliendo por completo del negocio de las pantalla de alta definición. Algo tiene que ver que el año pasado se dejase de fabricar las pantallas de plasma, un síntoma que seguramente pocos se esperaban fuese tan drástico. Panasonic se encargaría de fabricar sus pantallas, pero el que dejen por completo el ...