- Kodak is planning to officially launch the TV in India in February 2020
- The brand-license of Kodak LED TVs is owned by SPPL in India
Super Plastronics Pvt. Ltd. (SPPL), has today announced the launch of Kodak HD LED TV’s Android TVs at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020. The announcement was made at Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada, United States.
“Kodak HD LED TV is betting big on its Android TV which is going to be the Flagship product of the brand. The TV will be coupled with impressive array of features such as Android 9 Pie,” read SPPL’s official statement.
Production to begin anytime soon
The company plans to start retailing this TV in India starting February 2020. “After announcing the launch at CES 2020, Kodak HD LED TV will be doing mass production of its android TV and will be launching it officially in India in the month of February 2020,” read SPPL’s statement.
Avneet Singh Marwah, Director and CEO, Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd, in a conversation with EFY Group in 2019, had stated that he was working on introducing premium TVs at affordable costs in India. He had said, “We have recently launched 43, 50 and 55-inch 4K TVs keeping upcoming Diwali season in mind. SPPL wants Indian consumers to experience big screen TVs in nominal prices. The demand for big screen TVs in India have already picked up and we are sure that with our range of economically priced 4K big screen Kodak TVs, this demand will get a major boost.”
According to 6Wresearch, India Smart TV market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 30.2 per cent by 2024. Surge in number of households with easy accessibility to internet, booming e-commerce industry and rise in purchasing power is driving the adoption of smart TVs in the country.
SPPL owns brands license of Thomson TVs as well
While the company has been retailing Kodak TVs in India for a few years now, it is also the brand license owner of Thomson TVs. As a matter of fact, SPPL had launched premium TVs in India during June 2019. These TVs are based on updates by official Android from Google.
“We are honored to be part of Android tv journey in India, we need to thank Google for all the support. We are proud to announce Thomson 65 inches Android tv, which will be India’s first 4K official Android that echoes the ‘Make in India’ initiative,” Avneet Singh Marwah had added at that time.
