Panasonic, the Worldwide official partner for the upcoming London Olympic Games in 2012, says it will be installing the world’s largest-ever TV screen for the event. Screen sizes in the pre-Games tests will range from 14 metres to a massive 52 metres for the London 2012 Olympics. Panasonic say that their abundance of plasma displays […]
The UK’s Channel 4 has taken an extra complete transponder from satellite operator SES. The capacity is in the form of a long-term contract, and is additional to the three already used by Channel 4 from SES’s orbital position of 28.2 degrees East. The new capacity on ASTRA 1N will be used to transmit […]
Discovery Access, the footage licensing division of Discovery Communications, has revealed the addition of Stereoscopic 3D sequences to its range of content offerings. Discovery Access will work with CGI leader Pixeldust Studios to provide first of its kind, Stereoscopic 3D animations that burst off the screen. Discovery Communications library of high quality footage is already […]
The BBC is firmly behind 3DTV, although Jo Sermon, BBC Worldwide’s director of content strategy, speaking October 3 at the MIPCOM programming market, said the BBC is also playing the long game in that 3D is suitable for play-out on tablets, smart-phones, laptops, 3D-based Internet as well as Blu-ray devices. Sermon told MIPCOM delegates that […]
Sony movie studios are to drop the subsidy of 3D glasses issued to US moviegoers. Currently movie theatres issue ‘free’ RealD-supplied glasses, which are paid for by Sony Corp. The action comes into force next May according to a warning letter sent to cinema owners by Sony. Sony Pictures spokesman Steve Elzer said in a statement that […]
Eurosport has unveiled a new high definition channel available to operators and viewers across its Asia-Pacific territories. The Eurosport Asia-Pacific HD channel serves to further enrich the existing Eurosport offering that includes the popular channels, Eurosport Asia-Pacific and Eurosportnews, which are currently distributed in 19 countries and territories across the region. From the outset, TFN […]
US consumers love 3DTV, according to a new study of the TV marketplace. Findings from research firm Frank N Magid Associates carried out on behalf of Panasonic during Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim last month, suggest that a vast majority of consumers believe that 3DTV significantly improves their television viewing experience. “We’ve always said that, […]
Only around one in five British cinemagoers feels 3D improves the cinema experience, a YouGov poll has found, while almost half felt it either made no difference to the experience, or even made it worse. Highlights of the poll include: – 22 per cent of British cinema goers feel that 3D cinema improves the cinema […]
In-Stat research forecasts that the number of Blu-ray player units shipped will reach 105 million in 2015. “DVD players and recorder shipments will decline over the next five years for most regions. By 2015, DVD recorders will be essentially phased out entirely, with only negligible shipments to Japan,” says Norm Bogen, VP Digital Entertainment. “Blu-ray […]
Polish pay TV operator Cyfra Plus has confirmed plans to enhance its service later with the launch of a 3D channel, expanded HD line-up and a free web TV service. The operator has already aired some 3D content but is planning on increasing its output, including additional sports events and at least two movies in […]