Market research group DisplaySearch forecasts that the total stereoscopic 3D display market will grow from 0.7 million units and $902 million in revenues in 2008, to 196 million units and $22 billion in revenues in 2018 – a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38 per cent for revenues and 75 per cent for units. […]
LG Electronics, the world’s No. 2 TV brand by revenue, has set an aggressive sales target for 3D televisions, aiming to build a leadership position in an emerging market. LG aims to sell 400,000 3D TVs in 2010 and 3.4 million in 2011, the South Korean company said. It plans to unveil a full line-up […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and Sky have launched the of MGM HD, a channel devoted exclusively to the delivery of movies in HD. The channel, a 50/50 joint venture between Sky and MGM, showcases handpicked selections from the MGM library, with all titles broadcasting in true HD. MGM-HD will be the first branded channel for the […]
The world's largest 3D demo with the largest yet 3D screen took place at the weekend at the Dallas Cowboys grid iron football stadium. The 80,000 crowd were given 3D glasses to watch the half-time and second-half of the game as well as replays in 3D. The giant screen was 160 feet in length and […]
From Colin Mann in London Humax has unveiled its Freeview HD set-top box, which is targeted for commercial release in the first quarter of 2010. The Humax HD-Fox T2 incorporates a DVB-T2 tuner, which will enable it to receive the recently launched Freeview HD offerings. Available after launch will be a Home Networking Solution – […]
E4 HD, Channel 4's second dedicated HD channel, is to launch on the 14th December on Sky's HD service, Sky+HD. A simulcast of E4, the channel will provide access to a wide range of hits series to UK and Irish viewers in HD for the first time. The multi-year deal will see E4 HD incorporated […]
Discovery Networks has announced the expansion of its international portfolio of networks with the launch of TLC HD in Latin America. Available immediately, TLC HD will air on SKY Brazil, offering the programming in true high-definition format, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. TLC, one of Discovery's most successful brands in the US, […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome La7 has become the first national broadcaster in Italy to launch an on-demand platform in High Definition, available online and free of charge. The platform allows viewers to watch shows broadcast by the channel on-the-air over the past week. Meanwhile, according to the CEO of Telecom Italia Media, Mauro Nanni, […]
SES Astra has revealed that the Austrian public broadcaster ORF will start broadcasting its second HD channel on Astra. The launch of ORF2 HD on SES Astra's 19.2 degrees East orbital position is scheduled for December 5th, and follows the successful roll-out of ORF1 HD in June 2008. ORF will continue to broadcast both ORF1 […]
Sony expects that 3D televisions will make up between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of all sets it sells in the financial year that begins in April 2012. The goal further indicates Sony’s confidence in 3D entertainment ahead of a roll-out of the technology next year. Sony first announced its 3D ambitions in […]