Sky 3D is the British channel of the British company Sky Sky Broadcasting, broadcasting using three-dimensional television technology. Launched in 2010.
| Sky 3D | |
|---|---|
| A country |  United Kingdom  Ireland |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
| Broadcast Language | English |
| Broadcast Start Date | April 3, 2010 |
| Broadcast End Date | June 9, 2015 |
| Owner | British sky broadcasting |
| Management organization | |
| Related TV Channels | Challeng Pick Sky1 Sky2 Sky arts Sky atlantic Sky betting and gaming Sky living Sky livingit Sky movies Sky Movies Box Office Sky news Sky sports Sky Sports F1 Sky sports news |
| Website | sky.com/3d |
| Availability | |
| Satellite broadcasting | |
| Sky | Channel 170 |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Broadcast Grid
- 3 Availability
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
History
The broadcasting of the channel on the basis of new 3D technology began on April 3, 2010 with the demonstration of a football match between the teams of Manchester United and Chelsea . In thousands of sports bars in the UK and Ireland, the match was broadcast in 3D technology [1] . October 1, 2010 the channel became available for nationwide broadcasting [2] [3] . On June 9, 2015, the channel stopped broadcasting.
Broadcast Grid
The broadcasting network is composed of films, entertainment programs and sports programs. The broadcast time is 16 hours (from 9 am to 1 am) [4] [5] . To develop its television channel and increase its rating, on December 25, 2010 the television channel showed the documentary film The Flying Monsters 3D with an off-screen commentary by the famous naturalist David Attenborough [6] . Sky 3D has contracts with film studios Walt Disney Pictures , 20th Century Fox , Universal Pictures , Warner Bros. , Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks for showing 3D versions of famous films (for example, in 2009 Avatar was shown in 3D) [2] [7] . Sky 3D participated in the filming of Indian dances at the Saint-Pankras railway station as part of a partnership program between Sky Arts and the English National Ballet [2] . Some 3D content for Nintendo is being promoted and advertised with help from Sky [8] . In June 2011, Kylie Minogue concerts were shown on Sky 3D.
Availability
Sky 3D is broadcast on television platforms such as A + E Networks , Discovery Communications , ESPN Inc. and MTV Networks as part of assistance in the transition to three-dimensional television technology [9] [10] [11] . During the Summer Olympics in 2012, Sky 3D showed in three-dimensional form the broadcast of the Eurosport television channel, and also temporarily opened a free subscription to all HD television channels of the British Sky Broadcasting television company [12] .
See also
- Sky - HD
- Nintendo ds
Notes
- ↑ Sky Television claim first 3D broadcast as a success (inaccessible link) . The Drum (April 3, 2010). Archived on April 5, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sky to expand 3D channel on October 1 . Digital Spy (July 28, 2010).
- ↑ Sky unveils Sky 3D launch lineup . Digital Spy (September 29, 2010).
- ↑ Sky to launch 3D TV in 2010 following record Sky + HD growth . British Sky Broadcasting (July 30, 2010).
- ↑ Sky launches Europe's first 3D TV channel in the UK . BBC (October 1, 2010).
- ↑ Conlan, Tara . David Attenborough goes to Sky for 3D Flying Monsters program , The Guardian (April 6, 2010). Date of treatment May 23, 2010.
- ↑ Avatar 3DTV world premiere on Sky 3D . Pocket-lint (December 1, 2010).
- ↑ 3DS News: Nintendo working with Sky 3D on 3DS content . Official Nintendo Magazine (January 19, 2011). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Sky 3D turns back time . C21Media (April 1, 2012).
- ↑ Sky 3D forges ahead with new content partnerships . BSkyB Corporate (July 29, 2011).
- ↑ Sky 3D to show ESPN's Winter X Games . Digital Spy (February 17, 2011).
- ↑ Sky to broadcast Eurosport's 3D Olympics coverage . Digital Spy (April 5, 2012).