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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.

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

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

WiiM Dramatically Expands Presence in U.S. CI Channel by Adding Multiple Rep Firms

March 5, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

WiiM product

WiiM, maker of a line of digital audio and streaming products that make a premium high-fidelity audio experience accessible to all, announced today that it is dramatically expanding its salesforce network in the U.S. It is doing this via the addition of at least six new independent manufacturer representative firms across the country.

Learn more about WiiM’s salesforce expansion…

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Filed Under: Feature, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Strategy Tagged With: integration, Reps, streaming, WiiM

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

Harmonia Distribution Announces Leadership Changes in Wake of Schultz Departure

January 29, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

Harmonia Distribution display at an audio event

La Verne, Ca-based Harmonia Distribution, a national distributor of select high-end, high-performance audio brands, has announced recent changes to its leadership structure in the wake of the departure of former President David Schultz, who left the company at the end of 2025. Taking over as President is Jesse Luna, who was promoted from his previous role as Vice President of the company. Also, Jeff Coates has assumed the role of Director of Sales. Coates was also an internal advancement from his previous position as US Sales Manager.

Learn more about the leadership changes at Harmonia Distribution…

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Filed Under: Distributors, Management, News, People Tagged With: Harmonia Distribution, Jeff Coates, Jesse Luna

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

CEDIA Announces 2026 Board Members and First Ever Woman Chairperson

January 15, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

The new CEDIA Board Chairperson is Amanda Wildman
Amanda Wildman

On Wednesday, the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) announced the roster of new members joining the Global Board of Directors after a “slate” vote by members recently. The trade association also announced a historic first – for the first time in its history, a woman has been selected as Chairperson of the organization.

Learn more about the changes to the CEDIA Board & Leadership

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Filed Under: Associations, Management, News, People Tagged With: Amanda Wildman, board of directors, CEDIA, Daryl Friedman

Huge News From AVPro Global as Current CTO Matt Murray is Named CEO

January 14, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

Big news this morning out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota as AVPro Global Holdings, LLC, one of the fastest growing companies in the custom integration industry, announces it has named current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matt Murray as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Company founder and current CEO Jeff Murray will become the Chairman of the Board in a move that the company says was a long-planned generational leadership transition.

Learn more about the leadership transition at AVPro Global…

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Filed Under: Brands, Feature, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Jeff Murray, Matt Murray

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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