SBS, Nine and Foxtel reveal 3D broadcast plans
SBS has finally confirmed plans to broadcast the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa live in 3D, while the Nine Network has announced it will now extend its live 3D broadcast of the State of Origin Series into five east coast cities.
In pay TV, Foxtel has also said it will air live the Socceroos’ friendly match against New Zealand in 3D next Monday.
SBS has teamed up with Sony and Harvey Norman to bring up to 15 World Cup matches to a dedicated 3D channel in addition to its coverage on SBS1, SBS2, on its website and SBS Radio.
Matches will include Australia vs Germany on June 14. FIFA will provide a 3D broadcast feed of matches throughout the tournament. Matches will be broadcast live in 3D by SBS and repeated on a loop until the next 3D match is made available.
Richard Finlayson, SBS chief operating officer, said: “The Australian Communications and Media Authority has been working with us on a spectrum solution and we will be using our digital transmission network for the broadcast.”
Meanwhile, last month Nine announced last month that it would broadcast in 3D all three State of Origin matches between NSW and Queensland in Sydney, with the first match to commence on May 26.
The network, which has been working with ACMA to extend the broadcast into other major cities, has now added Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle and Wollongong to the list.
TCN Channel Nine and SBS have also revealed that they will commence a test transmission of 3D TV on May 19 for a period of nine weeks which will air on Channel 40.
Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.
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Mmmmm…Sony are a sponsor but you still can’t buy a Sony 3DTV…only a Samsung.
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This is just like the old days of VHS versus Bette. We are to have three different 3D systems and Samsung have rushed in like Betta did to grab the market, Betta had its problems, just as Samsung has with their system now.
I predict that this system will have a very short life and better systems will become the norm and 3D will be available to existing TVs
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What problems do Samsung have? Each of the manufacturers are using the same system combined with the glasses. I think the glasses are called active shutter glasses. I’m looking at buying a Samsung…..what do you know?
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William – given that Antenna isn’t sure whether to spell Beta “Bette” or “Betta” (neither are right – it’s Beta, or more formally Betamax) I would take his advice with a grain of salt.
His comparison in flawed anyway, and appears based in a misunderstanding that 3D is a technology, not a medium. The medium is the same regardless of vendor – it comes in through your tuner / cable box / blu-ray in exactly the same way. The only difference is how the TV decodes and displays it. Even this is relatively consistent between vendors.
If you’re really curious about a decision between Sony and Samsung, here’s a good review comparing them: http://canadahifi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130
For more about the technology used to present 3D to consumers, here’s a good article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets.....or-not.ars
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I would like to see more 3d tv channels on foxtel and free to air and there are alot of 3d plasma tvs on back order and it will be huge i have ordered the samsung 58″ 3d plasma and the price range is simler to most plasma tv’s
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