[SatNews] Award winning 3D...

Eutelsat has been awarded a 'Crystal Antenna of the World of Media' for spearheading Poland's first live satellite transmission in 3D for CANAL + Cyfrowy, operator of the Cyfra +, premium TV platform in Poland. The Award was announced at the Great Gala Award ceremony, held in Warsaw on March 23rd during the annual Telecommunication and Media World Symposium that assembles Poland's leading telecommunications and media market players. The Crystal Award recognizes Eutelsat's achievement in May 2010 of live satellite broadcasting in 3D of a football match between Wisla Krakow and Odra Wodzislaw. The match was uplinked by Eutelsat to the HOT BIRD™ video neighborhood and made available to Cyfra+ subscribers equipped with an HD decoder and a 3D display via the CANAL + 3D test channel. Eutelsat was supported for the event by DBW Communication for the filming and by the specialist provider Opensky.