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 […]
Telefonica's IPTV operator Movistar Imagenio has incorporated four new HDTV channels on its offering. The new HD channels are: MGM HD, Unitel Classica HD, Eurosport HD and National Geographic Wild HD. The platform already offers GolTV HD and AXN HD. Eurosport HD and AXN HD are already included within Sogecable’s satellite pay-TV operator Digital+. Sogecable's […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Portuguese pay-TV operator Meo has announced it will broadcast the World Cup in 3D. For E1, users will be able to follow live broadcasts in True 3D from the Campo Pequeno in Lisbon and in the UCI cinema multiplex in Porto. The games that will be aired will be Portugal […]
TVonics has announced that it will deliver leading edge HD STBs to market in July 2010 as part of its ongoing HD strategy. TVonics is placing its Freeview HD product development at the heart of its HD strategy and using it as the foundation for the future of its digital TV products. The technology is […]
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) is supplying Poland’s INEA – the largest local operator in the Wielkopolska region – with two advanced HD interactive digital cable solutions. ADB’s open standards based solutions are delivered via the ADB-5810CDX high definition digital video recorder and the ADB-5810CD high definition set-top box. Both products include EURODOCSIS 2.0, a USB […]
Du has become the first company in the MENA region to offer 3D TV for all its customers. All Du TV customers, starting immediately, can watch 3D TV on channel 699 under the basic TV package. The current 3D channel will cover several genres such as fashion, art, travel, sport and lifestyle, which will be […]