Dolby Labs, already a significant provider of 3D specs for cinema use, is introducing a range of 3D glasses for younger, smaller heads. Dolby has linked with 3M to supply multilayer, scratch-resistant, optical film lenses, so that the glasses provide the “same lightweight, reusable design as the adult model, but are optimized to fit the […]
The BBC has revealed it is testing HD adaptive streaming for connected devices. Andy Armstrong Technical Architect for Programmes and On Demand says in a blog that adaptive bit rate HTTP streaming may be the candidate technology that supports this aim. The test is using Wimbledon feeds and the BBC will be using Adobe HTTP […]
Rovi and LG Electronics have signed multi-year licencing agreements that expand their relationship and provide further integration of DivX technology into a wider range of consumer electronics devices. LG’s latest agreements support its plans to continue to promote the technology on devices beyond Blu-ray Disc players, to ultimately include HDTVs, in-car players, set-top boxes, tablets […]
The backbone of 3DTV’s future is in sport, says 3ality Digital’s CEO Steve Schklair, but production costs need to fall. Speaking at the TVB-Europe 3D Summit in London, Schklair said the current 2D/3D side-by-side production methods need to move on, and quickly. He explained where the – currently – important role of ‘convergence puller’, and […]
ESPN Star Sports (ESS), Asia’s biggest sports content provider, has secured live and exclusive rights to broadcast the Spanish La Liga for the 2012/13 to 2014/15 seasons, on multiple distribution platforms in 18 markets across Asia. The acquisition allows for exploitation in standard and HD television, as well as via online and mobile platforms. The […]
Sony Corporation has announced that several major global broadcasters and cinema exhibitors will broadcast and screen the 3D production of the Wimbledon 2011 men’s semi-finals, men’s final and women’s final in multiple countries and regions worldwide. As of June 20th, six broadcasters (from the UK, US, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden) have confirmed that they […]
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 […]
BravaHDTV, the pan-European opera and culture HD channel, has been added to the HD TV packages of the French ADSL-provider Orange, as part of its new “Musique Classique” package. It is the latest strategic addition to BravaHDTV’s footprint in France, which besides Orange now includes the ADSL operators Bouygues Telecom, SFR and FREE/Alice, the cable […]
A study released by NPD and commissioned by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) shows that movies still rank as the consumer favourite in the 3DTV viewing experience, with 93 per cent of 3DTV owners reporting they had watched 3D movies at home. This unsurprising finding is in line with 2010 findings, where […]
Chris Johns, BSkyB’s chief engineer, says the pay-TV broadcaster is looking at ways of transmitting full resolution 3D-TV. Currently Sky transmits frame compatible signals which compress two signals into a single HD frame. Speaking at TVB Europe’s 3D Masters Summit in London on June 15, Johns admitted that sending full resolution images would result in […]