Skyworth (), officially Skyworth Group Co., Ltd., is a Chinese

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. Its subsidiaries design, manufacture and sell

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s and other audio-visual products. They also invest in properties. Headquartered in Nanshan High-tech Park,

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,Company Profile
Skyworth Group Official Site as of 2010, Skyworth has operations in

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Skyworth Overseas Official Site and

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OEM/ODM
Skyworth Marco Commercial Offshore Co. Ltd. Official Site as well as in various locations in

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

including

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Dongguan Dongguan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the ...

.Skyworth Listed in Shenzhen Top 100 Enterprises
Skyworth Digital Technology Co. Ltd. Official Site The company refers to itself as an "industry cluster", but it may serve as an anchor for multiple integrated industrial-base sites. Skyworth is a member of the Chinese consortium that developed the

Enhanced Versatile Disc The enhanced versatile disc (EVD) is an optical-medium-based digital audio/video format, developed by Beijing E-World (a multi-company partnership including SVA, Shinco, Xiaxin, Yuxing, Skyworth, Nintaus, Malata, Changhong, and BBK Electronics), ...

.Master of Innovation?
businessweek.com, APRIL 14, 2003 It is also an

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, making televisions that retail under brand names other than its own.Skyworth Digital Holdings Limited Annual Report 2007/08
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History

Skyworth was established in 1988 in Shenzhen. In 1992 Skyworth Group established its headquarters in Hong Kong. In 2003 the head office of the group was moved into the newly-built Skyworth Building. From 1996 to 2000 is termed by the company its "fast growth period", during which it was the number four, in term of production volume, television manufacturing company in China. This period of growth culminated with an

IPO An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors. An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investment ...

on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in April 2000.Chronicles
Skyworth Group Official Site After 2000, Skyworth experienced problems resulting from such quick expansion. It shuttered a small appliances unit and sold to creditors an 80% equity stake in its newly minted mobile phone subsidiary for a nominal sum.

Products

The company's core products, televisions and

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es, are complemented by a variety of other products and services including leasing itself property and

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s. SKYWORTH has five different TV series targeting different audience segments: W, S, Q, G and A series.  W stands for “Wonder”. The latest products include the SKYWORTH W82, the first mass-produced transformable TV, and the SKYWORTH W92, an 88-inch 8K OLED TV, launched in March 2021. S stands for “Supreme”. The latest product is the SKYWORTH S82, a 4K OLED TV, launched in September 2021. The Q series presents “Quality” products. The latest product is the SKYWORTH Q72, a 4K SmartMiniLED TV, launched in September 2021. The G Series stands for “General”. The latest product is the SKYWORTH G90, a 4K OLED gaming monitor, launched in September 2021. A stands for “Ablaze”. The latest product is the SKYWORTH A20 Pro, a 4K 120Hz flicker-free TV, launched in September 2021.

Operations

Subsidiaries

Skyworth has many wholly owned subsidiaries and is a partner in many joint ventures. Below is an incomplete list. ;Skyworth USA Corporation In 2017, Skyworth opened its first American corporate branch office in

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, Skyworth USA Corporation. ;Shenzhen Coocaa Network Technology Co Ltd A joint venture with Netac Technology, Shenzhen Coocaa Network Technology Co Ltd provides free high-definition movie and video download services.Skyworth and Netac set up Coocaa Network Technology Co., Ltd. jointly
Skyworth Mobile Official Site Its first product was a television that can play video from special USB flash drives. ;Shenzhen Skyworth Automobile Electronics Co Ltd A manufacturer of in-car AV electronics,About Company
Shenzhen Skyworth Automobile Electronics Co Ltd Official Site it is incorporated in the

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. ;Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co Ltd The second biggest subsidiary of Skyworth Group Co Ltd, its focus is on

es.Skyworth Profile
Skyworth Official Site It was created from the union of Skyworth Bandwidth Co Ltd and a Skyworth R&D team.
Skyworth Digital Technology Co. Ltd. Official Site It also has made

players.Chinese firms make final effort on Enhanced Versatile Disc
EE Times India, 27 Dec 2006. Located in the Nanshan District of

,Skyworth Digital's Global Sources page
globalsources.com it operates two factories in the city, one of which is in Shiyan county in the Bao'an District of

, most probably at the Skyworth high-tech industrial park in Tangtou village. Skyworth Digital Technology's R&D wing is also located in the Nanshan District of

. ;Shenzhen Skyworth-RGB Electronics Co Ltd Skyworth Group co-established Shenzhen Skyworth-RGB Electronic Co Ltd with China Shenzhen Television Company or China Shenzhen Color TV Company and either China National Electronic Devices Company or China Electronic Component Industry Company in 1993. ;Skyworth Marco Commercial Offshore Co Ltd Skyworth Marco Commercial Offshore Co Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary invested by Skyworth in November, 2000, and tasked with the research and development, production, sale and distribution of TV and AV products for the overseas market. It is a Chinese

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. ;Skyworth Mobile Communication (Shenzhen) Ltd Established in 2003, it manufacturers mobile phones.About Us
Skyworth Mobile Official Site Due to losses and the amount of debt it had taken on, 80% of ownership in Skyworth Mobile was sold for the nominal cost of one yuan and one Hong Kong Dollar to creditors Shenzhen Baoyi and Shine Success in 2008 with the understanding that they would inject more cash into the enterprise.DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION INVOLVING DISPOSAL OF 80% EQUITY INTEREST IN 創維移動通信技術(深圳)有限公司 (SKYWORTH MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS)
singtao.com ;Skyworth Precision Technology Co Ltd Located in the Skyworth high-tech industrial park the Tangtou village of Shiyan County, Bao'an District,

, Skyworth Precision Technology Co Ltd manufactures moulds for use in the injection molding of parts for household appliances, automobile components, televisions, etc.About Us
Skyworth Precision Technology Co Ltd Official Site ;Skyworth TTG Holdings Ltd Formed in 2008 with Tripod Technology Group Inc,Formation of Skyworth TTG Joint Venture
Skyworth TTG Official Site, Press Releases, September 19, 2008 an IT services company, Skyworth TTG provides IT services to companies. As of 2008, it had locations in the US, China, Norway, and Singapore. It helped Telenor put in place several Oracle identity management systems in 2010.Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards 2010 Winner - Telenor
Oracle Official Site, Announcements, 2010 ;Skyworth Qunxin Security and Protection Technology Co Ltd A manufacturer of AV security products, including CRT CCTVs and CCD cameras,Skyworth Qunxin Security and Protection Technology Co., Ltd. About
madeinchina.com it was established in 2000 or 2001 and is located in Bagualing,

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. ;Other Other subsidiaries include: Skyworth Multimedia (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, Skyworth Photoelectric Science & Technology Co Ltd, Shenzhen Display Technology Co Ltd, Skyworth Application Electronics Co Ltd, Skyworth LCD Technology Co Ltd, Skyworth Die Plant, Skyworth Semiconductors Company, and Shenzhen Skyworth Qunxin and Fang Technology Co Ltd.

Production bases and facilities

Skyworth has a number of production facilities. Television productions bases are located at the New Guangming District of

,OEM/ODM
Skyworth Overseas Official Site in the Hohhot Economic Development Area of

,Skyworth forged a strategic alliance with LG Display
Skyworth press release, 7 April 2008 at a flat display industrial park in the Shiyan county of the

Bao'an District Bao'an District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province. It is one of the districts formerly lying outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. History Bao'an was the historical name of Bao'an County ...

, and at the Guangzhou Economic and Technology Development Zone in

. The company also has logistic centers in Shuangliu,

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese pro ...

; Yichun,

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

; and Lishui,

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

.ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2007
dbpower.com Another Skyworth-owned site is the Skyworth High-Tech Industrial Park, located in the Tangtou village of Shiyan County, Bao'an District,

. Skyworth overseas locations include offices in Mexico, Russia, and the United States. Shenzhen is also site for R&D efforts.

Partners

In 2014 their partners included: Inview Technology Ltd, a UK based company specialising in advanced

EPG Electronic programming guides (EPGs) and interactive programming guides (IPGs) are menu-based systems that provide users of television, radio and other media applications with continuously updated menus that display scheduling information for ...

s for digital TV. Skyworth announced that they will be offering operators a number of Inview's services including advertising, Push-VOD and multiscreen. Inview has also developed the software platform for Skyworth's HDMI dongle that allows users to view content such as VOD, live streamed channels and social networking apps on any television, controlled by their mobile phones. The TV provides the content and the mobile device provides gesture input.

Digital terrestrial television

Coocaa freeview is the national digital terrestrial television (DTT) service in China. It is owned by CCTV (China) and operated by China Media Group (CCTV Networks).

References

External links

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Photo Gallery of Skyworth TTG locationsSkyworth-RGB Electronic Co Ltd
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