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Samsung Electronics ranked top in Europe home theater market for the first time. According to market researcher GfK, the Korean company recorded an 18.8 percent cumulative market share in Europe over the first eight months of the year, followed by Philips, LG Electronics, SONY, and Panasonic, with 17.5 percent, 13.4 percent, 12.1 percent, and 9.3 percent, respectively.
Samsung Electronics was placed fifth in 2006 and second last year, with a market share of 8.8 percent and 15.5 percent, respectively. The company¡¯s market share this August was a whopping 23.0 percent. By region, the company¡¯s share of the British, French, and Polish markets was 27.9 percent, 26.6 percent, and 24.7 percent, respectively.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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