Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KWorld

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The result was keep‎. Star Mississippi 15:27, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

KWorld[edit]

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No significant coverage to meet WP:CORP. LibStar (talk) 02:42, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies and Taiwan. AllyD (talk) 06:56, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. Huang, Feihong 黃飛紅 (2020-09-24). "天候變幻莫測廣寰科、上緯投控、桂盟風起雲湧" [The weather is unpredictable: KWorld, Swancor Holding, and KMC Chain Industrial are surging]. Money Weekly 理財周刊 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  The article provides 263 words of coverage about the subject when I translated the text from Chinese to English. The article notes from Google Translate: "KWorld is a digital home multimedia audio-visual entertainment related application product factory. It focuses on the research and development and sales of "PC-TV multimedia". It has its own brand "KWorld" and OEM OEM business. It also masters hardware circuit design, driver program development, Software programs and other research and development technologies. ... In recent years, affected by the development trend of Internet TV applications, consumers' demand for KWorld's video-related products has dropped significantly, resulting in a decline in the company's revenue. However, KWorld has gradually withdrawn from the traditional multimedia application product market in recent years, focusing on earphone products At the same time, it is also actively involved in the development of iOS/Android mobile phone system software platform related streaming application technology. The legal entity estimates KWorld's annual EPS to be one yuan."
2. Du, Nianlu 杜念魯 (2008-01-16). "360°科技：廣寰" [360°Technology: KWorld]. DigiTimes (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "KWorld was founded in 1999. It is one of the main manufacturers of TV cards in Taiwan. The proportion of TV cards is about 93%. The main competitors are AVerMedia and Yuan High-Tech. However, in terms of positioning, the three companies are different."
3. Economic Daily News [zh] sources:
  1. Huang, Yixin 黃依歆; Zhang, Yigong 張義宮 (2009-06-18). "廣寰網站內容不實罰" [The content of the KWorld website was false]. Economic Daily News [zh] (in Chinese). p. D3.
    The article notes: "電視卡廠商廣寰科技因在自家網站刊登內容不實的媒體報導資訊，昨（17）日遭到公平會裁罰20萬元。"
    From Google Translate: "TV card manufacturer KWorld was fined 200,000 yuan by the fair yesterday (17th) for publishing false media reports on its website."
  2. Zhang, Yigong 張義宮 (2008-12-16). "廣寰科獲TIPS認證全台首例" [KWorld was certified by TIPS, the first case in Taiwan]. Economic Daily News [zh] (in Chinese). p. D7.
    The article notes: "廣寰科技 (3287)獲台灣智慧財產管理規範（TIPS）認證，該公司昨(15)日表示，廣寰以台灣精品形象行銷80餘個國家，如今獲得TIPS認證，為全國第一家、也是唯一通過此認證的多媒體視訊廠商。"
    From Google Translate: "KWorld (3287) has been certified by Taiwan Intellectual Property Management Standards (TIPS). The company said yesterday (15) that KWorld has been marketed in more than 80 countries with the image of Taiwan's high-quality products. Now it has obtained TIPS certification. The only multimedia video vendor that has passed this certification."
  3. Zhang, Yigong 張義宮 (2008-11-11). "廣寰科推藍寶堅尼造型電視棒" [KWorld launches Lamborghini-style TV stick]. Economic Daily News [zh] (in Chinese). p. D7.
    The article notes: "廣寰科技（3287）電視棒與知名的義大利賽車藍寶堅尼異業結盟，推出藍寶堅尼賽車造型的電視棒，第一批接獲3,500支訂單，未來一年全球出貨達60萬支。"
    From Google Translate: "KWorld (3287) TV stick has formed an alliance with the famous Italian racing car Lamborghini to launch a TV stick in the shape of a Lamborghini racing car. The first batch of orders has received 3,500 pieces, and the global shipment will reach 60 in the next year. Ten thousand sticks."
  4. Zhang, Yigong 張義宮 (2008-01-19). "廣寰自有品牌卡進全球三大" [KWorld's own brand has entered the world's top three]. Economic Daily News [zh] (in Chinese). p. B3.
    The article notes: "電視卡大廠廣寰科技（3287）總經理王忠傑昨（18）日指出，去年廣寰在自有品牌市場，打入全球前三大，僅次於Pinnacle及Hauppauge。今年廣寰的自有品牌出貨量可成長三至四成，在全球排名將坐二望一。"
    From Google Translate: "Wang Zhongjie, general manager of TV card manufacturer KWorld (3287), pointed out yesterday (18th) that last year KWorld entered the top three in the world in its own brand market, second only to Pinnacle and Hauppauge. This year, KWorld's self-owned brand shipments may grow by 30% to 40%, ranking second in the world."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow KWorld (traditional Chinese: 廣寰科技股份有限公司; simplified Chinese: 广寰科技股份有限公司) to pass Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)#Primary criteria, which requires "significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 10:14, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Reslisting for discussion of sources found. If unchallenged, consensus would be keep.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:50, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep It's a listed company and it's getting some ongoing independent reputable press coverage even if that's probably driven by company-provided info like press releases and financial results. There's a product review cited, which I don't think counts for much.

The one exception, and it is a genuine exception, is the Money Weekly story. That is a 2-page[1] bylined article that talks about the company's economic woes and its pivot to new technologies. It's possible this is coming off a press release, but I can't see evidence of that.

I don't see a lot of discussion of their products, which may reflect a decline in this kind of video cards as online news became more prevalent. Here's a google search that turned up 4 reviews, all from 2013 or earlier, and none from what I can identify as major sites.[2]. Even in Chinese, there aren't a lot of reviews. Interestingly, in Google Scholar the hits are researchers who disclose their interfaces as part of their testing apparatus. Oblivy (talk) 03:26, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.