While the consumer electronics headlines this year have been dominated by 3D television news, the real story in 2010 is about Internet-Enabled TVs (IETVs or Connected TVs), according to research firm iSuppli Corp. Global shipments of IETVs will amount to 27.7m units in 2010. In contrast, 3D set shipments will total only 4.2m this year. […]
SES Astra has enhanced the programme offer for its 3D demo channel and entered into a partnership with Italian public broadcaster Rai for the delivery of experimental 3D content. The Astra 3D demo channel is broadcast free-to-air via Astra’s orbital position 23.5º East and features high quality 3D content including sports, music and entertainment. […]
Research firm Parks Associates reports a modest increase in awareness of 3DTV among US broadband households in 2010, but the mainstream viability of 3D depends on availability of premium video content and not one-off events such as the World Cup. The firm’s latest report – Trends in 3DTV – finds 13% of households are familiar […]
At E3, the video-game industry's annual showcase, the star of the show was Nintendo's 3DS. The 3DS displays true 3D images without the use of special glasses. Unlike many 3D movies with objects that might appear to come whizzing out at you, the 3DS images appear to have depth that recedes into the screen. The […]
ESPN America Hd is now available in the UK and Ireland for the first time. The new channel gives fans access to the best sporting action from the US in HD quality. The introduction of the channel brings the number of ESPN channels available in the UK to five, in addition to ESPN, ESPN HD, […]
IFollowing on the successful launch of Technicolor 3D in North America, Technicolor has secured broad support from several major motion picture studios for the international release of theatrical content in the Technicolor 3D format. Studios providing international support are DreamWorks, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, The Weinstein Company and Warner Bros. The first international release in […]
According to new figures from GfK 25,000 3D sets had been sold by the end of May. GfK says that consumer spending on consumer electronics is recovering. It forecasts sales of 252 million televisions in 2010, up 5 per cent from 238 million in 2009. The company also reported that 90 per cent of retailers […]
Singapore is holding a 3D TV trial, commencing this week, which will start with terrestrial TV, cable TV and IPTV in partnership with MediaCorp, Starhub and SingTel. As part of the initiatives, this year’s National Day Parade will be recorded in 3D. In addition to the broadcasters, technology partners such as Panasonic, Ross Video, and […]
Ofcom has agreed to allow the BBC to restrict access to the EPG for Freeview HD programming. The BBC plans to restrict access to manufacturers of STBs and integrated Freeview HD TV’s that include copy protection technology. This technology will allow broadcasters to control the multiple copying of HD content and its retransmission over the […]
Ericsson has supplied CJ Golden Village (CGV), South Korea's largest multiplex cinema chain, with high quality compression solutions that will enable CGV to show World Cup action in 3D – the first live event ever to be shown in 3D in digital cinemas in the country. South Korean football fans will be able to watch […]