Samsung has half of UHD TV market in North America

One in two ultra-high definition TVs sold in North America in the past two months was made by Samsung, the company said yesterday.

Samsung Electronics said its UHD TV market share was 48.3 percent in November and 49.8 percent in December after Samsung introduced its first UHD TV in the United States in July.

The company said it has been No.1 in the overall TV market in North America for eight straight years. Its share last year was 32.3 percent, up 2.4 percent.