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 […]
Spanish pay-TV operator Digital+ has launched a 3D showcase channel on SES Astra. The new demo channel called ‘Canal+ 3D Demo’ is broadcast from Astra’s orbital position 23.5 degrees East and available free-to-air across Europe. Digital+ has launched the new 3D channel to allow installers and retailers to showcase 3D television at the point of […]
Clearlake Capital has led a recapitalisation of 3D camera rig specialists 3ality Digital. In connection with the deal, Clearlake has acquired the majority of the newly-issued preferred stock of the company and will own a majority of the voting shares of 3ality Digital. 3ality management also participated in the transaction. Terms were not disclosed. “Clearlake […]
James Cameron, director of Avatar, has announced at NAB a new company, Cameron-Pace Group, to develop, sell and lease 3D production technology to filmmakers, broadcasters, game manufacturers and anyone else who can be persuaded to use it. The company is formed with his longtime special-effects partner, Vince Pace. The new venture aims to accelerate the […]
To respond to increasing HD demand from its clients, GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EuroBird 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite was chosen for its […]
SkyLife, the Korean satellite broadcaster, has deployed an Ericsson video processing solution that enables it to enhance its HD offering and move another step closer to realising its vision of everything in HD by 2015. Ericsson’s award-winning HD solution allows SkyLife to potentially deliver over 150 HD channels to more than 3 million subscribers. SkyLife […]
Even though 3DTV is growing at a slower than expected pace, some industry experts remain optimistic that it will reshape the way the world watches the small screen. The number of 3DTV channels will break the 100-channel barrier by 2014, according to market research group In-Stat, with sports, the arts, big music events and movies […]
Sony has selected Arqiva as its technology partner for the live global 3D distribution of the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships to worldwide cinemas. This will be the first time the tournament has been transmitted live to cinemas or seen in HD 3D. Four key matches will be transmitted – the men’s semi-finals, the women’s final […]