To carry out these tests, Sky Digital (BSkyB) has recorded in the last months several events noticiables using cameras 3D. Nevertheless, to be able to verify his results the use of TV sets is indispensable in 3D, still not available commercially in the United Kingdom, and where also it is necessary that the viewers utilizen a few glasses 3D polarizantes.

As he already informed in his moment this portal of tivotoday.com, at the beginning of this year the public television BBC expressed also of experimental form some parties of the popular tournament Six Nations of Rugby in 3D. In this case, the tests were carried out before one it was reducing audeincia in a theater of London.

The United States also has proved a transmission in HD and 3D in a sports event, that of All Star Game of the NBA of basketball.

Now, Sky Digital makes sure that it has gone further away that the BBC on having demonstrated that the format 3D might come to all the hearths across his recipients +HD (high definition). Digital Sky insists that it is a question of a technological test and that for the time being he has not studied his possible commercialization.

"We have demonstrated that it is a question of a technical reality. Now we have to find the way of coming to the spectators", has shown the director of strategic resources of the platform of BSkyB, Gerry O'Sullivan,

The platform that expresses his channels across the satellites of SES Astra in 28,2nd East, has showed paper clips of the programs that he has filmed in 3D, including a combat of boxing, an international party of rugby and a Gladiators episode. O'Sullivan has added that the transition to 3D would not be so costly as it it could look like a position that the industry of the sector has already realized the pertinent investments in the television of high definition.


(SatCesc, 19/12/08)