3D HD Television Channel Coming Next Year on DirecTV
12-30-09 | 11:14 AM
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Re: 3D HD Television Channel Coming Next Year on DirecTV
The only reason I didn't switch to Direct sooner was because it didn't offer my local channels in HD. So, I'm sure adding more HD local channels is something that will help bring in new customers. Do I wish they would add more national HD channels? Of course I do, but then again, I'm now in an area with HD locals.
01-05-10 | 11:17 AM
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Re: 3D HD Television Channel Coming Next Year on DirecTV
Keeping the 3D theme alive!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ESPN-t....html?x=0&.v=2
Chris
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ESPN-t....html?x=0&.v=2
ESPN to introduce 3-D sports channel
ESPN looks to ride next consumer tech wave with 3-D sports channel
On Tuesday January 5, 2010, 11:51 am
NEW YORK (AP) -- ESPN is looking to ride one of the next big waves in consumer electronics with a new 3-D sports channel.
The network, owned by the Walt Disney Co., says it will introduce a channel this year that will broadcast live sports events using the technology, starting with the FIFA World Cup soccer match on June 11.
The channel will not operate 24 hours a day, but plans to run at least 85 live events in its first year.
In an interview, ESPN's vice president for technology, Chuck Pagano, said the network is preparing for a "3-D tsunami" in the TV industry.
Major electronics makers such as Sony Corp. plan to bring 3-D TV sets to market soon, duplicating the 3-D trend that hit the movie industry in 2009.
ESPN looks to ride next consumer tech wave with 3-D sports channel
On Tuesday January 5, 2010, 11:51 am
NEW YORK (AP) -- ESPN is looking to ride one of the next big waves in consumer electronics with a new 3-D sports channel.
The network, owned by the Walt Disney Co., says it will introduce a channel this year that will broadcast live sports events using the technology, starting with the FIFA World Cup soccer match on June 11.
The channel will not operate 24 hours a day, but plans to run at least 85 live events in its first year.
In an interview, ESPN's vice president for technology, Chuck Pagano, said the network is preparing for a "3-D tsunami" in the TV industry.
Major electronics makers such as Sony Corp. plan to bring 3-D TV sets to market soon, duplicating the 3-D trend that hit the movie industry in 2009.
01-05-10 | 11:47 AM
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Re: 3D HD Television Channel Coming Next Year on DirecTV
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...ision-channel/
Chris
January 5, 2010, 9:02 am
Discovery, Imax and Sony Form 3-D Television Channel
By BRIAN STELTER
Updated throughout | 12:18 p.m. Discovery, Imax and Sony confirmed on Tuesday that they are forming a joint venture for a 3-D television channel.
The announcement was timed to coincide with this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where 3-D television is expected to be a hot topic.
Discovery Communications, which operates the Discovery Channel, TLC and other cable channels, will distribute the channel, which has a 2011 start date. It is expected to showcase a mix of 3-D content, including entertainment and sports. It will also show some of the natural history programming for which Discovery is well known.
The three companies will own equal stakes in the channel, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
In a statement Tuesday morning, the Sony Corporation chairman Howard Stringer called it a “groundbreaking new venture.”
“It is clear to us that consumers will always migrate to a better and richer entertainment experience, and together we are determined to be the leader in providing that around the world,” he said.
Earlier Tuesday, ESPN announced that it would start “ESPN 3D” in June 2010. The channel will show a minimum of 85 live 3-D events during the first year. USA Today reported that ESPN is committing to the network through June 2011.
The ESPN network will only operate for live events. The Discovery/Imax/Sony venture will be a full 24-hour channel.
David Zaslav, the chief executive of Discovery Communications, said in an interview that the 3D move is part of “this overall quest that we’re on for closest-to-real.”
Speaking about the joint venture, he said, “With Sony promoting it on their sets and Imax promoting it in the theaters, and all of us contributing content, we think we can have something that will be pretty strong for consumers.”
Companies like Discovery, Imax, Sony and the Walt Disney Company, which controls ESPN, are trying to place themselves at the forefront of an emerging technology, much as media companies did in the HDTV arms race. 3-D televisions may not be mainstream for many years, but “every TV manufacturer is putting on a 3-D push,” Jason Oxman, a spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association, told the BBC.
Discovery, Imax and Sony Form 3-D Television Channel
By BRIAN STELTER
Updated throughout | 12:18 p.m. Discovery, Imax and Sony confirmed on Tuesday that they are forming a joint venture for a 3-D television channel.
The announcement was timed to coincide with this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where 3-D television is expected to be a hot topic.
Discovery Communications, which operates the Discovery Channel, TLC and other cable channels, will distribute the channel, which has a 2011 start date. It is expected to showcase a mix of 3-D content, including entertainment and sports. It will also show some of the natural history programming for which Discovery is well known.
The three companies will own equal stakes in the channel, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
In a statement Tuesday morning, the Sony Corporation chairman Howard Stringer called it a “groundbreaking new venture.”
“It is clear to us that consumers will always migrate to a better and richer entertainment experience, and together we are determined to be the leader in providing that around the world,” he said.
Earlier Tuesday, ESPN announced that it would start “ESPN 3D” in June 2010. The channel will show a minimum of 85 live 3-D events during the first year. USA Today reported that ESPN is committing to the network through June 2011.
The ESPN network will only operate for live events. The Discovery/Imax/Sony venture will be a full 24-hour channel.
David Zaslav, the chief executive of Discovery Communications, said in an interview that the 3D move is part of “this overall quest that we’re on for closest-to-real.”
Speaking about the joint venture, he said, “With Sony promoting it on their sets and Imax promoting it in the theaters, and all of us contributing content, we think we can have something that will be pretty strong for consumers.”
Companies like Discovery, Imax, Sony and the Walt Disney Company, which controls ESPN, are trying to place themselves at the forefront of an emerging technology, much as media companies did in the HDTV arms race. 3-D televisions may not be mainstream for many years, but “every TV manufacturer is putting on a 3-D push,” Jason Oxman, a spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association, told the BBC.
