Sony Corporation, which is due to the protracted crisis was forced to sell the business of manufacturing VAIO notebooks and think about the allocation of business to independent TV production unit, for this week will report on the results of the fiscal year that ended in the calendar of the company on March 31.
Firstly, according to Japanese sources, Sony intends to suspend the development of televisions based on organic light emitting diodes (OLED), because a much higher market potential now have LCD TVs with a resolution of 4K (Ultra HD or 3840 x 2160 pixels). In the previous year range of Sony TV consisted of 20% products that support Ultra HD, the current share of this company is ready to increase to 40-50%. This summer, Sony will release eight new models of TVs with a resolution Ultra HD, for the current financial year, the company hopes to increase their sales . TV of this class an average of $ 970 more expensive than a lower resolution.
Sony intends to reduce the wage fund to the electronic business direction by 20%. In addition, approximately 40 senior executives for the year would have to return a third of their annual income. In aggregate, it will provide the corporation an additional $ 9.8 million savings.