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CableLabs will host a 3DTV interoperability event in February, allowing manufacturers of 3D-capable cable set-top boxes, TV sets and test equipment to evaluate product implementations that are based on the OpenCable 3DTV requirements, or are designed to interoperate with such … Continue reading
TDG research suggests that among likely HDTV buyers, 78% are likely to buy a smart TV, compared to 50% who are likely to buy a 3DTV. Since 2009, TDG’s research has indicated a preference among new TV buyers for Internet … Continue reading
SENSIO Technologies announced the launch of a 3D VOD store, 3DGO!, intended to boost consumer 3D adoption. Planned to be available this spring, 3DGO! will offer a variety of dedicated 3D content, ranging from studio titles to documentaries, to consumers … Continue reading
One in five U.S. broadband households intends to purchase a new flat-panel TV before the end of 2011, making it the most popular CE product this holiday season, according to new consumer research from Parks Associates. Among households intending to … Continue reading
Making their debut at IBC are SENSIO Technologies‘ Noise Reducer for SD, HD, and stereoscopic 3D images, and multiformat versions of the company’s 3D Encoder and Decoder. All the products are designed to be full frame compatible, supporting side by-side … Continue reading
The Advanced Television Systems Committee has launched development of a 3D broadcast TV standard intended to provide methods for transmission of 3DTV content to both fixed and mobile devices. The new standard is expected to allow: 3D content delivered on … Continue reading
The Cable Show last week in Chicago proved what had been apparent for the weeks and months before it happened: Vendors and operators are to a great degree fully engaged in the intense, exhilarating — and inevitable — voyage into the new world of three-screen and IP-based video. Continue reading
Way back when — at last year’s Cable Show — the interest in 3DTV was running high. In the wake of the success of “Avatar” and other films, the multidimensional future seemed bright. 3D seemed like the hot topic for the future. 3D has gradually faded to the back burner since then, however. Continue reading
Next3D and Turner Broadcasting System expanded their collaborative alliance to include efforts to deploy 3D technology for the real-time production and streaming delivery of live events to the emerging home 3D audience. The relationship leverages Next3D’s proprietary stereoscopic encoding technology … Continue reading
The ATSC published an Interim Report on 3DTV and issued a formal request for input from the industry. The ATSC’s Planning Team 1, responsible for analyzing and reporting on the likely benefits and limitations of a standard for terrestrial broadcast … Continue reading
Ownership of 3DTVs will accelerate rapidly over the next three years, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. The report, “Global 3D-Enabled Device Sales Forecast,” predicts that 34% of U.S. homes will own a 3D-ready TV by 2014. In … Continue reading
Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity 3D, its new 24-hour, next-generation 3D channel, which will make its official debut on Feb. 20. The MSO also announced that there have been more than 1 million 3D views On Demand since April 2010. … Continue reading
