Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Australia's initial 3DTV broadcast will be delivered OTA]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/australias-initial-3dtv-broadcast-will-be-delivered-ota/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/australias-initial-3dtv-broadcast-will-be-delivered-ota/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/australias-initial-3dtv-broadcast-will-be-delivered-ota/#commentsAustralia's getting its first 3D at home OTA, as Channel Nine will have a free-to-air broadcast of three New South Wales Rugby League (rugby is all about the 3D) matches May 26. This is the first we've heard of anyone sending HD 3D over radio waves, and to accommodate things the government has apparently provided additional spectrum in the form of two bonded channels for the one-time event. Nine is looking into technology to transmit a 3D signal that's backwards compatible with 2D televisions so it doesn't need the additional bandwidth, but for now early adopters will have to retune their TVs to catch the channel when the time comes. The short term future of 3D could continue to be terrestrial only as cable and satellite providers on the continent haven't announced any tests for this year, but we'll be waiting anxiously to hear how well it works -- watching Glee in 2D just doesn't satisfy anymore.

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Australia's initial 3DTV broadcast will be delivered OTA originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3ality3ality Digital3alityDigital3d3dtvantennaaustraliachannel nineChannelNinefree to airFreeToAirharvey normanHarveyNormanhdnineotarugbysportssydneyWed, 28 Apr 2010 23:52:00 EST<![CDATA[Australia's Seven, Nine and Ten not leaping to add new digital channels]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/australias-seven-nine-and-ten-not-leaping-to-add-new-digital-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/australias-seven-nine-and-ten-not-leaping-to-add-new-digital-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/australias-seven-nine-and-ten-not-leaping-to-add-new-digital-c/#commentsAustralia's Seven, Nine and Ten -- the three free-to-air networks in the country -- are now free to launch new digital channels to supplement their current offerings, but on the whole, there's not much excitement about doing so. Thus far, the only one that has even announced plans to launch a new channel with distinct programming is Ten, which hopes to debut a 24-hour HD sports channel dubbed One. If everyone would follow suit, the commercial networks alone could offer a total of nine stations with unique programming. Sadly, the networks have known about this opportunity for two years now, but it seems to us that everyone might be waiting around for another to seriously approach the opportunity before they follow suit. Monkey see, monkey do, right?

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Australia's Seven, Nine and Ten not leaping to add new digital channels originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Turf war down under: Seven's TiVo getting muscled out by Nine and Ten? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Australia / India Twenty20 match to be aired in 1080i originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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