FOX Sports exclusive Live 3D sports channel in your face

Mike Bantick
Monday, 17 May 2010 11:37

Your IT - Entertainment

Fox Sports is aiming to make Australian television history with a dedicated live sports broadcast of the Socceroos' last home match before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, all in HD 3D.

It had to happen; the hype train for HD 3D TV continues to build steam.  This time around it is sport that will be the technologies saviour.

Australian cable television provider Foxtel has announced it will dedicate a number of 3D sports channels via its iQ2 decoder, starting with the Socceroos' farewell match against New Zealand on May 24th.

According to Foxtel: With the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than a month away, the groundbreaking broadcast of the Socceroos' farewell match against New Zealand will utilise the latest Sony 3D production technology, offering viewers all around the country a captivating television experience they have never seen before.

FOXTEL iQ2 and AUSTAR MyStar HD subscribers with a 3D ready television will be able to watch the game in stunning 3D, immersing themselves with the sheer immediacy and visual clarity of the action as if they were on the pitch themselves.

The Australian first will screen on a specially set-up 3D channel (Channel 200) and will be called FOX SPORTS 3D. The coverage will also screen on FOX SPORTS 3HD (Channel 205) and FOX SPORTS 3 (Channel 503).

The exciting new development will add a third dimension for viewers at home, all made possible using the same Sony technology that will be used to broadcast the 2010 FIFA World Cup in 3D for various territories around the globe.

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