EL SEGUNDO, CA – How will the TV market deal with the economic downturn and slowdown in sales growth in 2009?
 
iSuppli Corp. principal analyst Riddhi Patel on Wednesday takes on that question in a webinar, Will 2009 be the Year of Doom for TV Makers? The webinar takes place Feb. 25 at 11:30 AM EST.
 
Patel will shed light on how the television market will develop in 2009, what the key concerns are for the industry, and what strategies companies should employ to fuel demand.
 
The economic crisis is impacting the television market, both in terms of sales in developed regions and in exports from emerging nations.
 
Regions like Southeast Asia, China and parts of Latin America have seen a considerable impact on their television exports. Pair this with weakening consumer spending worldwide and it adds up to trouble for the entire television supply chain.
 
Other topics Patel will address: Which display technologies will survive the downturn? How will regional markets fare? Will price declines be sufficient to spur demand? Which strategies and brands will succeed?
 
For more information, visit http://www.isuppli.com/Events.aspx.  

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