TV with black shadow down the middle, any suggestions?

TV with black shadow down the middle, any suggestions?

I have a Panasonic LCD TV that has gained a black shadow all the way down the middle of the screen. I've added some photos so you can sort of see what we are dealing with. Switched on a white video so you can clearly see what's dark. Overall the middle section of the screen is much darker than the rest.

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