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The D2-MAC method for TV components allowed digital sound to be transmitted in stereo and in various languages. Loewe produced a television with an internally pluggable D2-MAC decoder, Sat-TV tuner, and PiP modules. However, the 1,250-line HDTV did not manage to establish itself and was taken off the
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Loewe celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023, adopting a new slogan, âCentury of
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In 1963, Loewe launched the
Optaport, a portable television. It had a 25 cm-wide screen and built-in FM radio. The first Loewe colour televisions were launched along with the introduction of colour television in Germany. In 1979, Loewe began production of a fully integrated chassis television.
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In 2010, Loewe developed its first batch-produced LCD TV with LED background lighting, the next-generation âIndividual SLâ. In the same year, the LED series âArtâ and âConnectâ with DR+Streaming, MediaText, HbbTV, CE-HTML, and an improved streaming client were introduced at the IFA exhibition. The
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1998 marked two more milestones in the company history: the launch of the Xelos @Media, a television with internet access, and that of the
Spheros, the first Loewe flat-screen television. In the following year, Loewe AG had its IPO, led by Rainer Hecker (CEO) and Burkhard Bamberger (CFO).
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Following financial hardships, in July 2013 the company filed for bankruptcy protection, but on 1 October 2013, the Loewe Group entered into a self-administration process. In March 2014, major assets from Loewe AG were taken by the Munich-based investor
Stargate Capital GmbH.
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The environmentally friendly âCS1â television went into production in 1995. Television tubes could be disposed of separately while the casing cover and electronics were designed such that they could be completely melted for reuse. Hence, the CS1 was recyclable.
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From 1995 onwards, Loewe kept evolving from classic consumer electronics to a multimedia specialist. In 1997, Loewe introduced the âXelos @Mediaâ â the first TV with internet access. In the same year, the first Loewe flat-screen TV, âSpherosâ, debuted.
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In 2021, Loewe acquired 65,000 m² of land and buildings from the town of
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December 2019, Skytec Group Ltd took 100% ownership of the brand, creating Loewe Technology GmbH and associated subsidiaries. During 2021, Loewe introduced the SL7 streaming TV platform, standalone audio products, and a new sub-brand: We.by.Loewe.
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increasing intelligent networking of modern homes was integrated with functions like âFollow-Meâ, which enables the user to record or start watching a movie in one room and finish watching it in another room, enabling a multi-room function.
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In 2016, Loewe introduced a German nomenclature of its products in order to "authentically communicate its German roots". The German product names are supposed to convey the use of the respective products within the entertainment system:
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In 1929, Loewe started producing televisions. Manfred von
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The company was started in 1923 in Berlin, when
Siegmund Loewe and his brother David Ludwig Loewe established a radio manufacturing company named Radiofrequenz GmbH. Their work with the young physicist
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In 1963, Loewe designed a fully transistorized and portable TV, the âOptaportâ. The device had a screen diagonal of 9.8 inches and was equipped with an integrated ultra-shortwave radio section.
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took over the majority of shares. Under this management, which continued until 1985, the company specialised increasingly in the development and production of televisions.
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