Eutelsat and Euro1080 entered a new, exclusive partnership designed to further enrich the content of Eutelsat’s 3D channel, which is broadcast across Europe via the EUROBIRD(tm) 9A satellite. Euro1080, with its TV production company Alfacam, will bring to the 3D channel their experience of production and recording in 3D of sports events and concerts, as well as their many technical resources and a unique directory of more than 100 hours of 3D content that includes football, tennis, boxing, cricket, documentaries and concerts. Alfacam initiated its 3D strategy in 2007, and since the end of 2009, has deployed a new, outside broadcast mobile facility (OB43) for live, high-end 3D recordings of sports events. Since March 2009, Eutelsat has been operating Europe’s first 3D demo channel via EUROBIRD 9A at 9 degrees East, a video neighborhood rooted as a platform of choice for HDTV and, now, 3DTV. Eutelsat’s objective, in collaboration with its technical partner OpenSky, is to showcase the effectiveness of satellite solutions for the delivery of 3D television as well as to provide players across the 3D video sector with a widescale platform for testing and the promotion of a variety of 3D formats and solutions.
Satnews Daily
May 6th, 2010
Eutelsat... An Enriching 3DTV Experience... (SatBroadcasting™)
Eutelsat and Euro1080 entered a new, exclusive partnership designed to further enrich the content of Eutelsat’s 3D channel, which is broadcast across Europe via the EUROBIRD(tm) 9A satellite. Euro1080, with its TV production company Alfacam, will bring to the 3D channel their experience of production and recording in 3D of sports events and concerts, as well as their many technical resources and a unique directory of more than 100 hours of 3D content that includes football, tennis, boxing, cricket, documentaries and concerts. Alfacam initiated its 3D strategy in 2007, and since the end of 2009, has deployed a new, outside broadcast mobile facility (OB43) for live, high-end 3D recordings of sports events. Since March 2009, Eutelsat has been operating Europe’s first 3D demo channel via EUROBIRD 9A at 9 degrees East, a video neighborhood rooted as a platform of choice for HDTV and, now, 3DTV. Eutelsat’s objective, in collaboration with its technical partner OpenSky, is to showcase the effectiveness of satellite solutions for the delivery of 3D television as well as to provide players across the 3D video sector with a widescale platform for testing and the promotion of a variety of 3D formats and solutions.