Eurosport’s comprehensive 3D coverage of the London 2012 Games is to be made available to all ‘3D Ready’ Sky+HD homes. Eurosport, the pan-European broadcaster of the London 2012 Olympics, will broadcast more than 100 hours of 3D action over the course of this summer’s Games. And, to ensure that British viewers can enjoy a truly […]
Overshadowed by James Murdoch’s departure from Sky UK, some may have missed the headline numbers from Sky Deutschland, announced April 3rd, and in particular the commitment from CEO Brian Sullivan that the pay-TV broadcaster would boost the number of HDTV channels on air from today’s 42 to 60. Sky-D also said it still expects EBITDA […]
Over two intensive days at MIPtv which focused entirely on 3DTV, senior staff from BSkyB, Sky-Deutschland and Sky Italia, all confirmed their commitment to growing their investment in 3DTV. John Cassy, BSkyB’s director of 3D said that while he could not be specific about numbers, he was already budgeting an increased spend in 2013 as […]
A+E Networks has reached an agreement to license three new 3D titles to UK satcaster BSkyB. The three specials are, Titanic: 100 Years in 3D, History of the World in Two Hours and Invisible Sku will feature Titanic: 100 Years in 3D and History of the World in Two Hours along with two other titles […]
Data from the MAVISE TV database developed by the European Audiovisual Observatory shows that in the context of national economic crises and competition from new modes of content delivery, the development of television channels in Europe remains stable. At the beginning of 2012, the MAVISE database contains information on a total of 8,900 television channels. […]
Twentieth Century Fox believes that glasses-free 3D TV technology and poor real-time 2D to 3D conversion are doing more harm than good when it comes to showing off 3D. Danny Kaye, executive vice president, Global Research and Technology Strategy at Fox told a conference in London that 3D will thrive as a format but consumers […]
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) UK has confirmed that three of the studio’s summer releases – Jack & Jill, The Vow and 21 Jump Street – will arrive in stores during June and July 2012 with UltraViolet digital versions of the movies included with their respective Blu-ray Discs and DVDs. Purchasers of the titles will […]
Australia’s Nine Network is seeking to launch a stand-alone 3D channel for the London Olympics, subject to approval from the Australian Communications and Media Authority and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, reports The Australian. Any such authorisation would require the watchdog and Minister to grant Nine additional spectrum. A highlights package is likely between 11am and […]
DTS, a specilaist in HD audio, has announced a partnership with mobile multimedia software vendor NXP Software to integrate a suite of DTS audio technologies in their QuickPlayer and CineXPlayer smart media player solutions. DTS’ collaboration with NXP Software enables studios, service providers and network operators to rapidly deploy HD video services with the highest […]
The first nationwide 3D TV channel for the People’s Republic of China could reach a potential audience of over 113 million homes following the deployment of an advanced 3D solution from Ericsson. China Central Television (CCTV), the state television broadcaster, has selected an advanced compression solution from Ericsson to deliver premium content in 3D to […]