Panasonic has announced its full 2026 European TV lineup, headlined by new OLED models and a expanded Mini-LED range.
The new series focuses on brighter panels and larger screen options up to 86-inches. In addition, it offers improved viewing in well-lit rooms thanks to new Glare Free technology.
The range spans OLED, QD Mini-LED, QLED, 4K LED and 2K LED. Smart platforms vary by region and model — including Fire TV built in, Google TV, Roku and TiVo. Notably, 2026 marks Panasonic’s first Roku-powered models in the UK.
At the top of the lineup sits the Z95B OLED, which carries over as Panasonic’s flagship model in 55-, 65- and 77-inch sizes with LG Display’s Primary RGB Tandem Panel married with Panasonic’s own race-inspired ThermalFlow cooling system for brighter images without compromising on colour accuracy. The Z95B won Trusted Review’s best TV award of 2025
Below it, the fantastic Z90B OLED returns as a more accessible premium option while in the OLED line-up is the Z85C (Europe) and Z86C (UK) models which brings a new 120Hz OLED panel into the fold at this price point. The UK will get Fire TV support, while other European territories it’ll be Google TV.
There will be more Mini LED models this year, with the The W97C / W95C QD Mini LED models that feature over 1,000 local dimming zones, up to 1500 nits peak brightness, and claim they can hit 105% DCI-P3 coverage while for gamers there’s VRR suppprt up to 144Hz.
These sets also debut Panasonic’s Glare Free Ultra, which is aimed at reducing reflections in bright living rooms without washing out colours and contrast.
Further down the range, Panasonic is expanding (quite literally) its QLED and LED offerings with screen sizes that range from a compact 32-inches up to 86-inches.
However, the biggest news isn’t the newer models that will feature in Panasonic’s line-up, but that the TV division has had a big shake-up.
At its Panasonic Experience event held in Ottobrun, Germany; Panasonic annoucned that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Shenzhen Skyworth Display Technology Co Ltd, not too dissimilar to what’s happened with Sony and TCL. Though if you read between the lines, this is less a new venture between two companies and closer to Panasonic’s home TV division now under the jurisdiction of Skyworth from April 1st onwards.
These are interesting times for the TV industry as the sands continue to shift in seismic ways.
