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International: Global LCD TV unit demand to grow in 2012

14 February 2012 - Global LCD TV demand is projected by GfK to grow 7% to 225m units in 2012 compared to 211m in 2011, which itself represents an increase of 11% from 2010. more >>

New Zealand: Rugby World Cup impacts New Zealand TV sales

23 December 2011 - During six weeks in September and October, New Zealand hosted the Rugby World Cup 2011. Rugby has undoubtedly always been a popular sport in New Zealand, but this year the popularity reached a crescendo, when the national team (the “All Blacks”) won the cup. This has not happened since it was last played on home ground, back in 1987, which was the first time a Rugby World Cup event was ever held. more >>

GfK TEMAX Australia: Q3 2011

18 November 2011 - Consumers continued their love affair with the smartphone in quarter 3, leading to a whopping 45% quarter on quarter value growth for the telecom sector. At the opposite end of the scale was an 11% decline for the consumer electronics sector. The net result was an overall growth of 5% for the technical consumer goods industry; a positive result against the back-drop of global financial unrest, and significant swings in local consumer confidence. more >>

Australia: Movie functionality helps sustain digital camera market

11 November 2011 - Despite the rising popularity of devices such as phones for capturing images, the traditional digital camera market in Australia remains strong. The DSLR segment was the main driver behind this. According to GfK retail sales data, units increased by 23% and value by 3%* in the YTD comparison. more >>

Australia: No slowdown in growth for external hard drive market

28 October 2011 - The external hard disk drive market continues to grow in Australia, with the latest market figures showing an increase of 45% in units and 18% in value (moving annual turnover Aug 11 vs. 10). In fact, in the past year, an extra 1 million terabytes of storage capacity has been sold-in to the Australian market. more >>