ESPN Goes 3D with FIFA World Cup 2010 on June 10th
Pretty crazy stuff… ESPN is going to start a new 3D network called ESPN 3D, pushing toward the adoption of 3D televisions. On June 10th they are broadcasting the FIFA 2010 World Cup Game of South Africa vs Mexico. I’m pretty interested to see what watching sports is like with this technology. Article here.
With the television industry buzzing over the possibilities of bringing 3D HD pictures to the living room as it heads to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, cable sports giant ESPN has gotten a jump on the field by announcing that it will launch a 3D television network, ESPN 3D, this year.
The 3D network, which ESPN calls the industry’s first (there may be a European satellite operator that claims otherwise), will feature a minimum of 85 live sporting events in its first year, starting with the first 2010 FIFA World Cup match on June 11 featuring South Africa vs. Mexico. Other events to be produced in 3D include up to 25 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, Summer X Games, college basketball, and college football, which will include the BCS National Championship game in Glendale, Ariz., January 10, 2011. ESPN, which did not provide any details over which pay-TV operators would carry the service, said additional events will be announced at a later date.
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