Tag Archives: Pioneer

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Toshiba’s TV-making pull-out is bad news, not good, for Japan’s surviving manufacturers

And then there were three: Toshiba’s announcement that it’s to stop making TVs and instead licence out its brand means only Panasonic, Sharp and Sony are left carrying the Japanese flag in a market sector the country once dominated – but for how long? If you think Toshiba’s decision to stop making TVs for export […]

Pioneer VSX-924

UPDATE: Pioneer finds a buyer for its DJ division, a week after agreeing to sell AV business to Onkyo

Following last week’s confirmation of its plans to sell its AV division to Onkyo, Pioneer has found a buyer for its DJ equipment business – but it’s not going to be completely hands-off   Pioneer has today announced the sale of its DJ equipment business, which recently marked its 20th anniversary with the launch of […]

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Pioneer licenses its brand for $100 Walmart tablet

Kuro fanbois look away now – your day’s about to get a whole lot worse The recent news that Pioneer TVs are about to reappear in European shops had the Kuro faithful elated – well, for a moment, anyway – before their hopes were dashed: all that’s going to be Pioneer about the new TVs, […]

Pioneer’s getting back into the TV business – well, almost…

The announcement, reported in trade magazine ERT, that Pioneer TVs will soon be back in Dixons stores, could just show the way forward for the big Japanese names Pioneer was a – umm – pioneer for the Japanese TV business when it launched its Kuro range back in the Spring of 2007, it embarked on […]