Google TV coming soon

TOKYO, Jan. 7, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co (NYSE:MC) , the world's largest consumer electronics maker, has teamed up with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and YouTube to commercialize flat panel television sets that allow users to access and view videos online, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday, without citing sources. This will be the Google group's first tie-up with a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer in TV-related services, the business daily said. The Internet-enabled plasma TVs are expected to hit store shelves in the US this spring, it said. Google is the world's largest Internet search engine, while YouTube is one of the most prominent players in online video distribution.