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Analyst: Global 3D market flourishes

The global 3D consumer market is thriving in a dynamic environment marked by clear and discernible growth across its major platforms, including cinema, home video and pay-TV video on demand, with international markets continuing to make major contributions to the industry, according to an IHS Screen Digest Cross Platform Intelligence report from information and analytics […]

December 21, 2012

France: 6 new HD DTT channels

France’s broadcasting regulator the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel has launched six new HD DTT channels. HD1, L’Equipe 21, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte et Chérie 25 are now available to one in two households in the urban areas. They are available for 29 per cent of households who receive DTT via a terrestrial antenna aerial. To […]

December 13, 2012

Sky Deutschland shoots first football in 4K U-HD

News Corp-backed Sky Deutschland is already on record for its enthusiasm for ‘next generation’ Ultra-HD broadcasting. On Saturday December 1st it put its money into capturing a football match in 4K, probably the first game to be test-recorded anywhere on the planet. Brian Sullivan, CEO at Sky-D said the decision underlined the broadcaster’s position as […]

December 3, 2012By Chris Forrester

Futuresource: 4K channels in 2014

Research consultancy Futuresource expects a number of broadcasters to launch 4K channels during 2014. Test transmissions from the likes of SES Astra could start showcasing the technology in 2013. Futuresource’s forecasts suggest that by 2020, the sale of 4K-equipped receivers could amount to some 15 per cent of the overall TV set market and a […]

November 29, 2012By Chris Forrester

KIT digital restates accounts, CEO bids

KIT digital’s former CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, who left the business earlier in March, has offered to buy the complete business back at $3.75 a share, valuing the company at some $214 million. In addition, he accused KIT’s current management of deliberately seeking to “scapegoat” the company’s former management, and of wasting cash by moving […]

November 26, 2012By Chris Forrester

3net unveils U-HD 4K programming slate

3net, the US 3D broadcast network owed by Sony, Discovery and IMAX, is preparing for the future with what it describes as ‘TotalD’ productions. It has announced a series of 3D – and what it calls world’s first native 4k -projects, for TV. “Today’s announcement marks an important first step in our ongoing mission to […]

November 15, 2012By Chris Forrester

3NET gets into production

3net, the US-based joint venture between Sony, Discovery and IMAX, is getting into the studio business. Officially, 3Net, which broadcasts a dedicated 3D-TV channel across North America and sells – and buys 3D programming around the world, is forming 3net Studios which will be based at Sony Pictures in Culver City, Los Angeles and at […]

October 17, 2012By Chris Forrester

EBU: “3D and U-HD will benefit each other”

The EBU’s Dr Hans Hoffman told MIPCOM delegates at the 3D Content Trends session, that the introduction of what he described as UHD-1, the near 4,000-line broadcasting standard, “would help 3D, and UHD-1 and 3D would benefit each other. But these new formats are going to require new skills, and a new grammar for programme […]

October 11, 2012Chris Forrester@Mipcom

Sky, James Cameron team up for 3D Ryder Cup

Sky has joined forces with 3D production company CAMERON | PACE Group – founded by Hollywood film director James Cameron and Vince Pace – to deliver live 3D coverage from Medinah Country Club, Illinois beginning September 28th. The Sky 3D channel will show more than 30 hours of live coverage of The Ryder Cup and […]

September 10, 2012