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The promise for the living room of the future. One where rugby players would leap out of your television to ground a winning try on your living room rug. That future was a false start: Australia’s major TV networks are killing off 3D broadcasting. But take a knee, for not all is lost. Here is the future of 3D and high-definition in Australia.

When the 3D revolution first kicked off, terrestrial broadcasters were excited to jump on board. However, it wasn’t just a matter of pointing a 3D camera at a sports event and throwing out the result to Aussie televisions: networks required new licenses from the authorities to proceed.

The Australian Communications and Media …

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] While the excitement around Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) continues to grow, the scars left by the failure of 3-D TV are causing the broadcasting industry to proceed with extreme caution when it comes to adopting UHDTV. But there is no doubt that the format is considered the next-generation high-resolution video, and analysts project 10 million homes worldwide will own an UHDTV set by 2016.

Television networks have already started working experimentally with Ultra-HD. While ESPN recently cancelled its 3-D TV channel, the network began showing Ultra-HD content on its HDTV channels, ESPN currently has no plans to produce a separate UHDTV cha…

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After becoming one of the first to broadcast it and then getting burned on the failure of 3-D television, ESPN is holding back its bet on 4K television — the purported “the next big thing” from television set manufacturers.

Chuck Pagano, ESPN’s vice president and CTO, told via Satellite last week that despite some experiments with on-air 4K footage, the Disney-owned series of sports channels has no plans to set up a 4K Ultra HD channel for its viewers. In addition, Pagano said, there’s no demand from satellite providers like Dish and DirecTV for such a channel.

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Updated Monday 26 March 2012

By Garnet Roach - garnet@consumerchoices.co.uk

If you’re looking to take home entertainment to the next level, upgrading to a 3D TV package could completely change the way you watch television.

In order to watch 3D TV at home, you’ll need a 3D ready TV, glasses and access to 3D content.

Sky offers a dedicated 3D channel - the imaginatively named Sky 3D. Unlike other Sky channels it doesn’t focus on one sole entertainment type - instead, it features a diverse range of TV, sport and movies, including nature shows, concerts, football, boxing, and more - all, of course, broadcast in eye-blistering 3D.

3D movies continue …

By Anthony Hill - anthony.hill@consumerchoices.co.uk

Updated: Monday 19 March, 2012

Want to experience the best of 3D cinema in your living room? Buy a 3D TV and join Sky or Virgin Media for access to 3D TV channels at home.

If you want television that makes you feel like you're really there, then 3D TV is probably the closest you're going to get. All you need is a 3D ready TV and a subscription to 3D channels. And whether it's an action movie or nature documentary, 3D puts you in the midst of the action.

It's certainly not cheap, but 3D goes beyond high-definition (HD) to add a whole new dimension to the TV experience. So what exactly can you watch in 3…

The BBC is to put 3D programming on hold for three years due to a "lack of public appetite" for the technology in the UK.

The disclosure comes as the BBC's head of 3D programming, Kim Shillinglaw, admitted in an interview with the Radio Times that a market for the technology had not emerged.

"Watching 3D is quite a hassly experience in the home. You have got to find your glasses before switching on the TV. I think when people watch TV they concentrate in a different way. When people go to the cinema they go and are used to doing one thing – I think that's one of the reasons that take up of 3D TV has been disappointing," she said.

The BBC's two year 3D trial beg…

Computerworld - 3D television, a technology now supported by almost every set maker, may have been an idea after its time, as content for it has never been abundant and what little there is now appears to be vanishing.

Late last week, the BBC suspended its 3D programming for "an indefinite period" due to a "lack of public appetite" from viewing audiences. The BBC has been piloting 3D series since 2011. Along with the Olympic Games, its 3D programs included several shows and other events, such as the Wimbledon Championships.

Kim Shillinglaw, the BBC's head of 3D, said the programs have not caught on because audiences find it a hassle to use. The network said among its …

Computerworld - 3D television, a technology now supported by almost every set maker, may have been an idea after its time, as content for it has never been abundant and what little there is now appears to be vanishing.

Late last week, the BBC suspended its 3D programming for "an indefinite period" due to a "lack of public appetite" from viewing audiences. The BBC has been piloting 3D series since 2011. Along with the Olympic Games, its 3D programs included several shows and other events, such as the Wimbledon Championships.

Kim Shillinglaw, the BBC's head of 3D, said the programs have not caught on because audiences find it a hassle to use. The network said among its …

The BBC’s two-year long 3D television trials are set for the chopping block after the UK public service broadcaster admitted a distinct “lack of appetite” for the technology among viewers. The decision to axe 3DTV trials confirms what we’ve been predicting for quite some time – that 3D TV is basically junk.

The BBC’s head of 3D Kim Shillinglaw gave an interview with The Radio Times, in which she revealed that the experiment will end with a Doctor Who anniversary special to be screened in the third dimension this November. According to Shillinglaw, British audiences find the whole experience to be “quite hassly” (due to the need to wear 3D glasses), and as suc…