3DTV broadcasts

DirecTV's and Panasonic's 3D channel (n3D, on channel 103) is now live - 24 hours of 3D content. They are showing sport events, demo content and a few IMAX movies.

via Engadget

ESPN has officially launched ESPN 3D.They will broadcast 25 games from the 2010 FIFA world cup in 3D. The team from Engadget were present at the launch event - and were quite happy with the 3D displays on hand...

Danielle Nagler, BBC's head of HD says that the BBC is cautious about 3D TV, and they fear that it might be a fleeting fad and that its current popularity could be detrimental to HD. She explained that the BBC's current focus was explaining and demonstrating HD technology to their audiences and that throwing 3D in to the mix would be distracting all round. Plans for a dedicated 3D channel are not even remotely on the horizon, rather they would show a variety of 3D content over the next few years to see what the response is like.

"We are not clear on what makes good 3D and are certainly not clear on what makes good 3D television. The trials we are doing are a bit like early color – it looks interesting but there is a long way to go."

via Projector-Point

ESPN 3D, a dedicated 3D TV sports channel, will launch at June 11 on Comcast - just in time for the 2010 world cup. Beside the soccer matches, it'll also display the Winter & Summer X-Games as well as the 2011 BCS National Championship

Via Engadget

South Korea is set to be the first country to offer 3D TV programs. On May 19th, all four land-based TV stations (KBS, MBC, SBS and EBS) will offer trial 3D services, starting with sport events.

Via UberGizmo

ChinaDaily reports that China will begin trials of 3D TV broadcasting in 2010. They are working on a standard for China's 3D TV industrial chains, and its technological base is almost ready.

Orange TV (a France based online TV provider) say they will launch a dedicated 3D TV channel in the "coming weeks".

Via TechWatch