IMG Media, the commercial and technical advisors to the All England Lawn Tennis Club have appointed GlobeCast as their exclusive 3D distribution partner for the first ever live HD 3D broadcast from The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. GlobeCast will deliver four key matches, the men’s semi-finals, the women’s final, and the men’s final to […]
IMG Media, the commercial and technical advisors to the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) have appointed GlobeCast as their exclusive 3D distribution partner for the first ever live high-definition 3D broadcast from The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. GlobeCast will deliver four key matches, the men’s semi-finals, the women’s final, and the men’s final […]
The global recession, at least as far as the TV equipment side of the industry is far from over, says the latest IABM ‘end user’ survey. “Although the survey indicated that an overwhelming majority of broadcasters are optimistic about the short- and long-term future, many are cautious about stating that the recession is actually over […]
Sales of 3D TV sets are expected to slow this year, with only 1.8 million or about 2 per cent of all US TV homes owning a 3D set by the end of 2011, according to a new report from SNL Kagan, which is also predicting that growth will return in 2012 and beyond, as […]
Dolby Laboratories has revealed that Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital have been selected as optional technologies for China’s recently released national Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (DTMB) Receiver Specification for set-top boxes and TVs, which will go into effect on November 1s, 2011. The release of China’s national DTMB Receiver Specification adds to the growing […]
iPONT International is showcasing its 3D TV without glasses technology at BBC Television Centre as part of the BBC’s 3D broadcast experiment during the Wimbledon Championship men’s final. On July 3rd, 3D screen supplier 3D Exposure, powered by iPONT’s glasses free 3D technology come together to supply 42″ and 65″ auto-stereoscopic (glasses-free) screens as part […]
At IBC2011, Vimond Media Solutions will show new enhancements and additions to the Vimond OTT platform, including: Connected TV: a new solution for live and video on-demand streaming to template-driven portals on connected TVs and Blu-ray players 3D adaptive streaming: a new solution for live and VoD streaming in 3D to web and connected TV […]
Demand for larger screen sizes is expected to continue to grow, as prices for televisions of 40 inches and above have now reached the level of mass market appeal. Additionally, early adopters of flat panel TVs are looking to replace their original set with a larger more feature-rich model, opting for value-add features like ultra-thin […]
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 […]