Panasonic considers exiting from plasma TVs: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp is leaning towards withdrawing from plasma television operations as part of a downsizing of its television business over three years starting next fiscal year, the Nikkei newspaper said on Monday. The troubled consumer electronics maker has already been selling assets, including real estate, to strengthen its financial position. Panasonic's TV business, which generated sales of more than 1 trillion yen ($10.5 billion) during the peak in 2009/2010, is seen earning less than half of that amount in 2015/2016, the newspaper said without citing any sources. ...

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