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Toshiba glasses-free 3DTV in UK

Toshiba has started taking sales for what it claims is the world’s first glasses-free 3D television set. The 55-inch 55ZL2 model displays 3D images for multiple viewing positions simultaneously. An integrated camera features face-tracking technology, which monitors the viewers’ position and directs the different images for their left and right eyes in real time. The […]

March 14, 2012

3D is box-office poison

Despite a record 47 films released in 3D last year, including the final Harry Potter and the latest in the Transformers franchise, UK box-office receipts for the format fell £7 million (€8.3m) to £230 million, reducing its share of total ticket sales from 24 per cent to 20 per cent. The average takings per 3D […]

March 12, 2012

Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels reach 21m in 2011

Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels spiked to 7.8 million in Q4’11, up 26 per cent Q/Q. As a result, total 3D TV panel shipments in 2011 reached 21.2 million, accounting for 10 per cent of all LCD TV panels shipped. According to the NPD DisplaySearch, panel makers are targeting very strong growth of 138 […]

March 8, 2012

Sony backs 4K in Rio shoot

Electronics giant Sony helped produce some “stunning” 4000-line test footage, along with Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo, of the famous Rio de Janeiro carnival. The tests are another example that Ultra HDTV technologies are real. Raymundo Barros, Rede Globo Engineering Director, pointed out that these 4K images show that the TV evolution does not stop at […]

March 8, 2012By Chris Forrester

3D Visual Enterprises acquires Meduza Systems

UK based 3D Visual Enterprises has acquired 100 per cent of Meduza Systems LLC, the Irvine, CA based award-winning developer of the 3D cameras, the Meduza TITAN and the Meduza MK1, it was announced today by Chris Cary, CEO of the newly formed combined company, re-named Meduza Systems Ltd. In streamlining the company, the executive […]

March 8, 2012

Sky lines up multi-platform F1 coverage

As the start of the 2012 Formula 1 season fast approaches, Sky Sports has revealed further details of the multi-platform coverage it is putting in place to accompany coverage on Sky Sports F1 HD, which goes live on Sky channel 408 on Friday 9th March. In addition to the brand new channel, multi-platform coverage includes: […]

March 7, 2012By Colin Mann

Sky Deutschland adding more HD channels

Sky Deutschland is readying another batch of HD channels to its portfolio. It has leased an additional satellite transponder from SES (which transmits from 19.2 degrees East) and which takes Sky Deutschland’s total transponder count to eleven. The contract kicks in from June 1st. Wolfgang Elsässer, MD of Astra in Germany, said: “Sky Deutschland has […]

March 6, 2012By Chris Forrester

Samsung boosts 3DTVs with Sensio

3D-image processing and business solutions specialist Sensio Technologies has agreed a patent licensing deal with Samsung Electronics with gives the consumer electronics firm the right to implement Sensio S2D Switch in its 3DTVs. The financial terms of the licence agreement will remain confidential. “After licensing other manufacturers last year, signing this agreement with Samsung Electronics […]

March 1, 2012

Sky hits 60 HD channels with Animal Planet

Sky has confirmed the arrival of Animal Planet HD – the 60th high definition channel to join the platform. In January 2012, share of viewing to HD channels within Sky+HD households saw a 68 per cent year on year rise in audiences. Luke Bradley-Jones, Sky’s Director of TV Products, said: “As we add our 60th […]

March 1, 2012

Samsung Media Hub to add HD content

Samsung and Qualcomm have confirmed they will release a secure HD service utilising Qualcomm’s Snapdragon StudioAccess and ARM’s TrustZone technologies. This service allows consumers to watch HD videos directly on their mobile device through Samsung Media Hub. This secure HD service will be debuted on the 5.3″ HD Super AMOLED display of the Samsung Galaxy […]

February 28, 2012