A Samsung television set on display at a Costco warehouse in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) Global television shipments increased 3.6 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 48.8 million units, according to new research from Omdia. Television unit demands was influenced by the FIFA World Cup tournament over the smmer and the timing of Amazon Prime Day, both of which helped offset difficult mar…