CAMPBELL, Calif. and AUSTIN, Texas -- Samsung Electronics keynoted the inaugural Market Focus Conference Series on 'TV 3.0: The Future of TVs' organized by the Society for Information Display (SID) and IMS Conferences. The TV market conferences were held in Seattle May 26-27 during Display Week 2010 in Seattle.
John Revie, Senior Vice President of Home Entertainment Product Marketing at Samsung Electronics America, opened the first annual SID/IMS TV 3.0: Future of TVs Conference with a keynote talk on the outlook for 3D and Internet TVs.
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Both 3D and Internet-connected TVs have the opportunity to not only significantly enhance the user experience, said Revies, but also to improve the existing TV business model. Revie also discussed Samsung's view of these emerging consumer segments along with the challenges and opportunities they present to both manufacturers and retailers.
In addition to Samsung, the event featured presentations from other leading TV brand retailers and smaller regional retailers, providing attendees a well-rounded view of the opportunities and challenges associated with developing and merchandising 3D and Internet TVs.
Other participating TV brands included:
Tim Alessi, Director of New Product Development, LG Electronics
Dave Naranjo, Director of Product Development, Mitsubishi Electronics
Jim Sanduski, Senior Vice President of Sales, Panasonic
Ken Lowe, VP and Co-founder, VIZIO
Participating retailers included:
Steve Bosch, Director of TV Strategy, Best Buy
Bjorn Dybdahl, President, Bjorn's Audio Video
Dave Workman, Executive Director, PRO Group
