Sony and TCL Are Teaming Up to Make TVs
- Sony is spinning out its TV and home audio business, with TCL taking a 51% controlling interest while Sony retains a 49% stake in the joint company.
- The move merges Sony's technology with TCL's scale by leveraging Sony's picture and audio technology and TCL's display technology and vertical supply chain to streamline production and cut costs.
- The joint company will operate globally, managing development, design, manufacturing, sales, logistics and customer service; agreements are expected by the end of March with operations starting April 2027.
- Right now, nothing will change immediately, but future products are expected to carry the Sony and BRAVIA names and may be built by TCL using Sony's image-processing technology.
- Consumers planning upgrades may benefit as TCL's own product line could improve, and observers will monitor product releases from Sony and TCL for changes.
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Sony Hands Its Bravia TV Reins Over to TCL
Sony has announced that it's spinning off its home entertainment electronics business into a joint venture with rival TV maker TCL. The two companies plan to sign agreements by March 2026 that would give TCL 51 percent control of the business, while Sony will keep 49 percent. This won't mean any immediate, outward changes once the ink is dry. Sony says the agreements would lead to a third, global company in April 2027, but that assumes the deal …
Sony to spin off TV business
When I was a child, to gaze upon a Trinitron was to see heaven itself. But times have changed, and after nearly 80 years in the business, Sony is to spin off its TV business. It and Chinese electronics giant TCL will form a joint venture to "assume Sony's home entertainment business, with TCL holding 51% and Sony holding 49% of its shares." — Read the rest The post Sony to spin off TV business appeared first on Boing Boing.
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