BON to air World Cup

The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has signed a deal with Fifa for the free-to-air terrestrial TV rights for the 2010 World Cup, states Sport Business.

The agreement guarantees the nationwide coverage of all 64 Fifa World Cup matches live on free-to-air television and radio in Nigeria.

Nigeria was the last territory in sub-Saharan Africa to sign a 2010 rights agreement with Fifa. The media rights have been granted to the consortium of BON and Optima Sports Management International. They will closely collaborate with Fifa in ensuring the widest television and radio coverage of Fifa's competitions.

Samsung Electronics maintained the lead in the global TV market, riding on strong demand for its LCD and PDP TVs, despite economic recession around the globe, says Zawya.

Industry researcher Display Search says Samsung recorded sales of 8.94 million LCD and PDP TV units with revenue of more than $6.4 billion in Q3 2008, giving it a market share of 16.7% and 22.5% respectively.

This performance consolidated Samsung's number one position in the world market. The electronics developer recorded the most units sold for the last nine quarters and has led in revenue for the last 11 quarters.

LG Electronics is releasing a mobile phone in Europe that allows users to view free public broadcasting, reports Trading Markets.

The LG-KB770 model, with a 7.36-inch full touch-screen, lets users view mobile broadcasting via the DVB-T digital video broadcasting format.

Other mobile phones that allow television viewing in Europe have adopted DVB-H, or digital video broadcasting-handheld format, which only allows viewing of paid services.