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TCL & Sony Execute a Definitive Agreement; TCL To Be Majority Owner of Sony Video & Audio Biz

April 2, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

TCL partners with Sony to take over its TV & Audio business

‘Sony’s Home Entertainment Products Will Be Transferred to TCL’

In a huge deal between two power tech players – Japan’s Sony Corporation and China’s TCL Electronics Holding Limited – TCL is set to become the majority owner of Bravia, Inc., a new holding company that will consist of Sony’s TV and audio business units. It is a deal that may ripple through the industry, as other brands may seek to mimic Sony’s move to jettison its hardware properties in order to transform themselves into a more profitable software, content, and services company.

Learn more about TCL taking over Sony’s TV and audio businesses…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: acquisition, Sony Corp, TCL

Meta is Planning Sweeping Layoffs of as Much as 20% ‘or More’ of the Company

March 19, 2026 by Ted 1 Comment

A sign on the Meta campus

The Reuters News Agency is reporting that Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is preparing plans to lay off as much as 20% – “or more” – of the entire company. These plans are being made at the same time that the company has said it is preparing to spend at least $600 billion on data centers by 2028 to facilitate its growing artificial intelligence (AI) business.

Read more on the huge disruption at Meta…

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Filed Under: Financial, Strategy, Tech Trends, Technology

Video Projector Maker Barco Acquires Audio Company VerVent, Owner of Focal and Naim

March 12, 2026 by Ted 4 Comments

[Photo: Barco]

In a move that has some of Strata-gee’s sources perplexed and scratching their heads, high-end commercial and pro video projector and display manufacturer Barco (Euronext: BAR) announced this week that it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire VerVent Audio Holding (“VerVent” and “Vervent”). VerVent itself was created by the merger of French loudspeaker maker Focal and British high-performance audio electronics manufacturer NAIM some years ago.

See more on the merger of Barco and VerVent…

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Filed Under: Brands, Feature, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: acquisition, An Steegen, audio, Barco, Focal, Naim, Vervent

Masimo Acquired by Danaher: Is This the Conclusion to an Epic Saga?

February 26, 2026 by Ted 2 Comments

Danaher Corp has acquired Masimo Corp

Four years ago, in February 2022, Masimo Corporation (Nasdaq: MASI) acquired the major audio company Sound United from Charlesbank Capital Partners in a transaction valued at $1.025 billion. That was a momentous time for Masimo and Sound United, which was about to embark on a crazy sequence of events that would see Masimo’s stock value crash, the company attempt to enter consumer health, the emergence of an activist investment group, a huge lawsuit ensue with Apple, a massive change in the governing Board, founder Joe Kiani quit (or was fired, depending on who you ask), a major cyberattack, and three years later, Sound United sold to Harman International Industries in a deal worth $350 million.

What was also momentous in February 2022 was that Strata-gee began its coverage of Masimo and took that wild and crazy ride along with them. But why am I writing about Masimo now? They’re back by popular demand…

Read all about the latest developments at Masimo…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, News, Strategy Tagged With: Danaher Corporation, Katie Szyman, Masimo Corporation, medtech, Rainer M. Blair

Sonos Q1/2026 Shows Little Progress; CEO Gives Clues to His Turnaround Plan

February 20, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

Cover page for Sonos fiscal 2026 first quarter results

Sonos, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) reported its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the period that ended on December 27, 2025. The results paint the picture of a company going through a painful transformation. And while some progress has clearly been made, there is still a long way to go – and it remains unclear whether the company will ultimately be successful. However, we’ll look at where they are right now, the plan they roughly sketched out for next steps, and you can see what you think.

Learn all about the Sonos quarterly earnings for Q1 of 2026…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: quarterly earnings, Sonos, Tom Conrad

Gentex, Parent of Onkyo & Klipsch, Announces Fiscal 2025 Financial Results

February 12, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

Gentex booth at CES 2026
[Click to enlarge][Photo: Gentex]

Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq: GNTX) announced the results of its financial performance for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2025 – the period that ended on December 31, 2025. Management expressed satisfaction with 2025’s results, which it says were achieved despite several challenging headwinds impacting performance.

Learn more about Gentex’s fiscal 2025 results…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Gentex, Integra, Klipsch, Onkyo, Steve Downing, Voxx

Industry is Abuzz – What’s Happening With Sony TVs & Audio? What is China’s TCL’s Involvement?

January 23, 2026 by Ted 6 Comments

Sony is selling its TV and audio business to TCL

The industry is all abuzz ever since this past Tuesday, when Sony Corporation announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TCL “for strategic partnership in home entertainment field.” The announcement goes on to describe, in really sketchy terms with virtually no details, an idyllic or almost utopian vision of how this “partnership” would operate.

But it’s all code. The media has scrambled to spread the news of what they know…which is virtually nothing. Let me help you decode the important meaning of this announcement.

Learn more about this new Sony & TCL ‘partnership’…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Sony, TCL

Pending Court Approval, Howard’s Appliance Will Soon Disappear Forever

December 18, 2025 by Ted 3 Comments

A Howard's Appliance store, partially covered by its liquidation plan

Howard’s Appliances, Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, and we now know the path the company’s directors have chosen to take in this transition for the company. In addition to filing a comprehensive Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy, along with a series of attachments containing, among other things, huge inventory lists, the Howard’s team also added a series of Motions requesting the court grant immediate “Hearings on Emergency Basis.”

What was I able to glean from literally hundreds of pages of document filings? Read on…

See more on the Howard’s Appliance bankruptcy filing…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Law, News, Retailers Tagged With: bankruptcy, David Steinhafel, Howard's, S5 Equity

Apparently for Sale, Emerald Board is Reviewing Multiple Offers to be Acquired

December 18, 2025 by Ted 2 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

From Emerald Expositions website

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) – parent company of Emerald Expositions, CEDIA Expo, CEPro, Commercial Integrator, and many more – announced Tuesday that it’s Board of Directors has begun “a review of potential strategic options.” Why does it have to consider “strategic options?” Because Emerald says it has received “inquiries” about offers for a possible acquisition of the company.

Yes, it appears that Emerald is on the market, looking for a new owner…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Media, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: acquisition, Emerald, Herve Sedky

After Nearly 80 Years of Operations, Howard’s Appliance Suddenly Closes All Locations

December 11, 2025 by Ted 4 Comments

A Howard's Appliance Experience Center
Howard’s Experience Center in Murrieta, CA

Blames Tariffs & Slowing Spending; Company to File Bankruptcy

Shocking news emerged at the end of last week as we learned that Southern California multi-location retailer Howard’s Appliance suddenly closed all stores. Local media is struggling to get details on the situation, but here is what we know so far: Howard’s Appliances, a large and formerly successful independent TV, Appliance, and Mattress retailer in Southern California, just days after Black Friday, suddenly announced to employees it would be closing in two days. No reason was provided, and all employees were laid off as of December 6.

There was no formal announcement circulated to customers, and some have taken to social media to complain that they had deposits on various appliances and were waiting for delivery…delivery that is apparently not coming.

Learn more about Howard Appliances closing…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Management, News, Retailers Tagged With: bankruptcy, Howard's

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