New research says that fewer than half of the 11 million 3DTV-ready homes in the UK in 2016 will be active and regular users of 3DTV content. In 2010, almost 90 per cent of homes with 3D-ready sets were ‘active’ users, according to the research. This much higher proportion results from early-adopters being significantly more likely […]
Thomson Video Networks has revealed that Telecom Italia Media Broadcast (TIMB) has launched Italy’s first HD DTT service carrying live 3D content, through its LA7 channel brand. Using the Thomson Video Networks ViBE EM3000 to achieve the picture quality necessary for delivering the optimum 3D experience, TIMB’s infrastructure for the new service also includes Thomson’s […]
The BBC is to broadcast live 3D coverage to homes across the UK for the first time, when it broadcasts the Men’s and Ladies’ Finals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships via the BBC’s HD Channel. The initiative marks the BBC’s first ever 3D broadcast. The free-to-air broadcast of the Championships in 3D will be available […]
Two of the leading names in 3D production, 3ality Digital, which specialises in high-end film and video rigs for 3D production, and RED Digital Cinema, acknowledged as one of the most-respected names in 3D/Stereoscopic production, have announced a Stereoscopic 3D partnership. The deal was announced at an event in Hollywood. 3eality Digital will be the […]
At the 2011 European Forum on Digital TV Roberto Dini, founder of Sisvel, will initiate the 3D Village, a collaboration of partners involved in 3D broadcasting. The 3D Village will provide a forum for content providers, manufacturers and researchers, together with broadcasters delivering 3D services. Among broadcasters, 3D Village partners include early adopters of Sisvel […]
The final four matches of Rugby World Cup 2011 will be filmed and shown live in 3D on giant screens in arenas throughout New Zealand as well as at cinemas. “It’s like 40,000 new front row seats have just gone on sale,” says Ronel Schodt of 3DLive, the Official 3D Broadcaster of Rugby World Cup […]
The UMTS Forum has predicted that voice and data traffic on mobile networks will grow more than 30-fold during the decade ahead. In a new report – Mobile traffic forecasts 2010-2020 – the 3G/4G industry body indicates that total annual traffic on mobile networks globally will reach 127 EB (Exabytes) in 2020. This represents a […]
Panasonic, the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) and Eurosport have confirmed that the 2011 French Tennis Open, Roland Garros, is to be broadcast live in 3D into homes across Europe (excluding France). Following the success of the multi-day 3D broadcast of the 2010 tournament in European retail stores, Panasonic and the FFT have renewed and […]
Panasonic is to co-fund a series of six 3D short-form movies with DirecTV. The object, as well as creating content for broadcast, is to train filmmakers on the new technology. The project, part of DirecTV’s n3D Film Invitational, will see the prize winners presented with Panasonic 3D cameras, monitors, storage and access to DirecTV’s post […]
ESPN and Sky have added to their 3D content syndication relationship with the announcement that this year’s ESPN 3D production of the FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Stoke City, will be shown live in 3D on Sky 3D, Europe’s first dedicated 3D TV channel. Sky World subscribers with a Sky+HD box and a […]