3D television will never catch on for regular TV programmes claims Ingrid Deltenre, Director General of the European Broadcasting Union. Speaking to the Swiss press, Deltenre declared: “Members of the EBU, and programme producers are still in the phase of migration to high definition, they are not going to add 3D to their troubles.” She […]
The first Sky 3D content has arrived on the Nintendo 3DS, in the form of a trailer – giving users their first glimpse at Sky’s 3D content on their glasses-free handheld. The one minute video is to promote Sky’s new wildlife show, Meerkats 3D, which debuts on Sky 3D this week. A 3D content deal […]
Fashion TV is upping its 3D programming. Fashion TV is using Israel’s RR Sat to uplink its 3D programming as part of its H3D channel onto AsiaSat 5, Eurobird 9a and Intelsat 805 for wider distribution. As announced by RRsat and FashionTV in February 2011, viewers and operators of AsiaSat 5, Eurobird 9a and Intelsat […]
Platform ‘n,’ Poland’s pay-tv platform, is adding five new HD channels to its programming line-up: ‘n’ Premium 1 and 2, Platform ‘n’s two new super premium HD channels, will take subscribers to the next level in entertainment by featuring an unmatched, premium lineup of the most popular blockbuster movies, most recent Hollywood releases and the […]
TV2, Norway’s largest commercial broadcaster, on October 11th supplied Norway’s first-ever live national 3D transmission. The 3D broadcast was of the Norway vs Cyprus UEFA football international to Canal Digital’s pay-TV operation. The game, from Norway’s national football stadium Ullevaal in Oslo saw the home team win 3-1. TV2 used a T-VIPS JPEG2000 Gateway unit […]
Sony will not exit its TV manufacturing business despite huge losses. Sony Corp, in a statement October 11th, said it had no major announcements about restructuring its TV business. Sony’s TV manufacturing division has lost money for eight straight years in a row, not helped by dramatic exchange rate fluctuations and the slide of the […]
CinemaNow, Best Buy’s digital entertainment service, and Intel are giving US customers the ability to enjoy a larger library of premium HD content on their PCs. For the first time, CinemaNow will offer 1080p HD movies for rental and purchase on 2nd generation Intel Core processor-based PCs with Intel Insider technology. Previously, only standard-definition movies […]
In the past 18 months, ESPN has reached more than a dozen new distribution deals with platform partners in Europe for distribution of HD networks, led by ESPN America HD, bringing HD sports to nearly 2 million homes. With new deals for HD distribution in more than a dozen countries, ESPN America HD has been […]
John Cassy, BSkyB’s director of 3D, says that there’s far too much pessimism about 3D for TV, especially on the 3D movie side of the business, but Sky remains firmly committed to investing in more 3D content. Cassy was speaking having come direct from London Zoo where Sky’s latest documentary (‘3D Meercats’, a co-production with […]
The BBC has been naming the cuts required for a 20 per cent budget saving over five years – the licence fee has been frozen for that period. No content services are going but BBC 3 and 4 have been reclassified as ‘feeder’ services for BBC1 and 2. As such there will be no need […]