From Colin Mann in London BSkyB launched its Sky 3D channel on Saturday April 3 with coverage of the high-profile English Premier League football match between top-of –the-table Manchester United and challengers Chelsea. The service, currently available to some 1,500 pubs and clubs in the UK and Ireland, initially aired a showreel of the best […]

In preparation for the launch of Sky 3D, Europe’s first 3D TV channel, Sky has unveiled its first original 3D commission: a pioneering feature documentary about the prehistoric world – ‘Flying Monsters 3D’ – written and presented by Sir David Attenborough, one of the UK’s best-known broadcasters. The film will be released theatrically in both […]

Envivio has confirmed that its 4Caster C4(2) video encoding/transcoding platform now offers support for the Apple iPad, enabling delivery of live and on demand HD TV services over Wi-Fi and 3G networks for Apple’s new device. Available for both the 4Caster C4 and 4Caster C4(2), the enhancement further expands the flexibility of the Three Screens […]

Sky has launched an online pub finder so consumers can locate 3D-ready venues for watching the satellite broadcaster’s new channel. On April 3rd, Sky will officially commence 3D broadcasts to pubs, kicking off with the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea. Around 1,500 pubs and clubs in the UK have already signed up […]

LG has revealed details of its first passive 3D TV. Launching in the UK in May, the LG LD950 promises to offer sharp 3D images at a cut price compared to the active 3D sets it currently touts. Passive tech is widely perceived as being inferior to active, palpitating the image using an overlaying filter […]

The DVB Project has responded to the strong rise in 3D with a programme of work which should lead to standards for 3DTV. The current plan is that the first phase of the 3DTV system will be agreed this year. The DVB Project has established two groups of specialists. The first is currently preparing the […]

Cox Communications has revealed that customers across the US will have exclusive access to 3D coverage of the Masters Tournament next week from Augusta National Golf Club. Beginning on April 7th, Masters 3D programming can be viewed on 3D-capable television sets and will be available at no additional cost to Cox Advanced TV customers with […]

From Colin Mann in London UK DTT platform Freeview has launched an HD service available from today to around 4.5 million new homes, including in the cities of Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff, which puts Freeview HD coverage on track to reach up to 50 per cent of the UK by the 2010 World Cup in […]

Coinciding with the launch of their 3D enabled Bravia LCD TV’s this Summer, Sony will also release a firmware update for their PS3 games console, giving it 3D capability. There are two firmware updates that will convert the PS3 into a stereoscopic 3D capable games platform and also add support for 3D Blu-ray. The two […]

DirecTV will add ESPN 3D, the industry’s first 3D sports television network, to its upcoming 3D line-up that will offer three dedicated 3D channels, including DirecTV’s newly named linear 3D channel, N3D(TM) powered by Panasonic. Launching in June, millions of DirecTV HD customers in the US will have access to ESPN’s entire 3D programming line-up, […]