DirecTV is to trim back its 3D TV transmissions, citing lack of 3D content. The channel n3D will be cut from its recent 24-hour schedule (which included many repeats) to an evening programming block. The channel went live in July 2010 helped by electronics giant Panasonic. The new broadcasting format came into effect on June […]
Reports out of Tokyo suggest that Sony and Panasonic, normally arch-rivals in terms of electronics manufacture, will come together to mass produced OLED screens. Reuters, for example, is reporting that the two Japanese giants are looking to develop the screens at competitive prices, and in direct competition with South Korea’s Samsung and LG Electronics. The […]
Worldwide TV shipments fell almost 8 per cent Y/Y in Q1’12, the steepest rate of decline since Q2’09. Total TV shipments for the quarter were 51 million units, according to the latest release from NPD DisplaySearch. The biggest contributor to this decline was a slowdown in shipments of LCD TVs, which fell year-on-year for the […]
Daily television coverage of the Wimbledon 2012 tournament will broadcast on BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Two and the BBC HD Channel commening June 25th. The BBC Sport website will provide up to six live match streams as well as news, interviews and video highlights. For the first time tennis fans can also view […]
MobiWorld Media, a provider of technology solutions for mobile and OTT TV, has unveiled its “3×3” Universal Media Solution for 3D and regular 2D video delivery and playback across all screens and platforms. The solution integrates all necessary components for the launch of advanced multi-format TV service from scratch. It will be demonstrated for the […]
Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, a division of Discovery Communications, has confirmed the launch of the HD versions of two of its channels, Discovery Home & Health on July 1st and Investigation Discovery on August 31st. The new channels will complement the company’s existing HD offering in the region, which already includes TLC HD and […]
France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has carried out a draw to select six new free-to-air channels in HD on one of the two DTT multiplexes allocated for the purpose (R7 and R8). The draw was held in the presence of representatives from the channels The CSA had previously split these channels into two groups […]
A 55″ OLED TV set will likely cost $10,000 but South Korea’s LG said June 5 that it expected to sell 50,000 of them to well-heeled TV fans around the world. OLED (Organic Light-emitting Diode) sets are brighter, less heavy and are generally considered the next ‘big thing’ and as likely replacements for the Plasma, […]
Eurosport will deliver live 3D broadcasts of two major sporting events in the summer across Europe via the Astra Satellite System. The French Open and the London 2012 Olympic Games will be broadcast live on Eurosport 3D from the ASTRA 19.2 degrees East orbital position. Both events will be transmitted via a transponder formerly utilised […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has set out new recommendations that will make television programming, picture quality and viewing comfort more enhanced. The new ITU Recommendations on 3DTV will provide the much needed tools to evaluate, make, and exchange 3DTV programmes, the UN agency said. The new standards are, according to the ITU, being submitted […]