Calgary’s Jarome Iginla made up for lost time Friday night by doing what he does best: scoring goals and causing havoc for opposing defencemen. The Calgary captain scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Flames to a convincing 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in his first game in close to a month. Jarome Iginla, left, had a goal and an assist Friday night in his return to the Flames. (Larry MacDougal/Canadian Press) The win allowed Calgary, who went 4-for-10 on the...
Briefing: Sharp ahead of schedule on production of LCDs
February 3, 2007 on 3:21 pm | In |
TOKYO: Sharp ahead of schedule on production of LCDs
Sharp, the largest Japanese maker of liquid-crystal displays and mobile phones, said Monday that it would double production of large- sized LCD screens in January, two months ahead of schedule, to meet demand for its Aquos flat-panel televisions.
The new line at the Kameyama factory in central Japan will double Sharp’s large-screen output to 30,000 glass “substrates” a month, the company said. The glass plates can each make eight 40-inch panels or six 50- inch screens.
Sharp began production at Kameyama in August, becoming the first company to operate a so-called eighth-generation line that makes the large screens. Samsung Electronics of South Korea, the world’s largest maker of LCD panels, plans to begin production at its eighth-generation plant during the second half of 2007. Sharp trails Samsung and Philips Electronics of the Netherlands in global LCD TV sales, according to the research firm DisplaySearch. (Bloomberg)
KPN inquiry extended
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch competition regulator will extend its investigation into KPN’s purchase of Tiscali’s unit in the Netherlands after an initial investigation found that the acquisition could hinder competition.
KPN must now apply for permission to make the purchase, the regulator said. The acquisition would give KPN a market share of about 50 percent in the retail and wholesale markets for broadband Inte
et access, the Dutch regulator, NMA, said.
KPN agreed to buy the unit in September for \255 million. KPN has said that the purchase would add about 200,000 broadband Inte
et clients, bringing KPN’s total to about 2 million customers. (Bloomberg)
Dogan sale approved
ISTANBUL: Turkish and German competition regulators have approved the purchase of a 25 percent stake in the Turkish broadcaster Dogan TV by the German publisher Axel Springer. Dogan Yayin, which agreed to sell the stake for \375 million, or $491 million, said that due diligence had also been carried out successfully. (Reuters)
FIRST CHOICE HOLIDAYS, a British travel operator, agreed to buy LateRooms, the Inte
et hotel booking company, for 108 million. (Bloomberg)
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