HBO: a pioneer’s perspective

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3D with glasses is effectively dead, while it is doubtful consumers want 4K, in the view of Bob Zitter, EVP and CTO, HBO.

In Brief: Sky D, 3D, Sport1, RTL Telekids

Sky D has decided to run just a single live football game in 3D per month. The first 3D coverage is planned for Sunday, August 25 of the game between Frankfurt and Bayern Leverkusen.

Eurosport goes 3D on Astra

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The Eurosport Group will deliver live 3D broadcasts of two major sporting events in the summer across Europe via the Astra satellite system.

Galapagos destination for new Sky-Attenborough collaboration

Over the years Sky has picked off a number of brands associated with the terrestrial broadcasters, but the most defining has to be its work with Sir David Attenborough, which has now resulted in a fourth 3D collaboration.

MyZenTV goes 3D with Orange

From December, Orange TV subscribers in France will be able to see myZen.tv’s new 3D content, to be broadcast on Orange’s channel 333, a channel dedicated entirely to 3D.

Samsung rolls out 3D VOD in Europe

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Samsung Electronics has started making its 3D video-on-demand service available across Europe. Following announcements in the UK and France, Samsung has now also rolled out the service in The Netherlands.

Sisvel 3D channel tests on Astra

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Test transmissions of the Sisvel 3D channel have appeared on the Astra position at 19.2 degrees East. The broadcasts use Sisvel Technology’s 3D tile format, an innovative technique for formatting stereoscopic images that integrates two 720p frames within a single 1080p frame.

Penthouse contracts additional 3D capacity on Astra

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SES Astra has announced that it has signed a capacity agreement with Penthouse Digital Media Productions for a second Penthouse 3D channel on Astra at 23.5 degrees East for the encrypted distribution to TV platform providers across Europe.

Unitymedia launches 3D channel

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ANGA CABLE 2010 – COLOGNE. German cable operator Unitymedia has launched its first 3D channel, which is available free of charge to all subscribers.

Astra confirms 3D leadership

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SES Astra has confirmed its market leadership in 3D television by adding a demo channel from the Spanish operator Digital+ to its line-up. The Luxembourg-based company already distributes six commercial 3D channels, including BSkyB in the UK, Canal+ in France, Sky in Germany, Viasat in Scandinavia and Brava 3D and Penthouse 3D, catering for a [...]