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ATSC 3.0 Technology Group To Explore Next-Generation Broadcasting
Sep 6, 2011 – The ATSC has formed a new technology group to develop 'ATSC 3.0,' a series of voluntary standards and recommended practices for a next-generation digital terrestrial TV broadcast system that would serve viewers and TV stations for decades to come.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Metaverse, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

Toshiba unveils world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV
Sep 1, 2011 – Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) has announced the launch of the world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV. The 55ZL2 has a 55" screen and does not require glasses to experience 3D. The 55ZL2 is also the world's first TV that comes with a Quad Full HD screen.
News categories: Toshiba, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Smart TV

'Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative' Adds Support from Four Global TV Manufacturers
Aug 30, 2011 – Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and XPAND 3D have announced that Royal Philips Electronics, Sharp Corporation, TCL Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have expressed support for the activities of the 'Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative'.
News categories: Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative, Metaverse, Smart TV

SES Astra and iPONT to partner for 'live' 3D broadcast on glasses-free 3DTV at IBC 2011
Aug 30, 2011 – iPONT International and SES ASTRA (Paris, LuxX: SESG) will demonstrate 'live' 3D broadcasts on glasses-free 3DTV technology on SES stand 1.B51 at IBC 2011.
News categories: SES ASTRA, iPONT, IBCShow, Metaverse, Smart TV

3D LCD TV Panels Increase by 124% Q/Q in Q2'11, Says DisplaySearch
Aug 30, 2011 – According to the DisplaySearch Quarterly Large-Area TFT LCD Shipment Report, panel makers are targeting 53% growth in 3D LCD TV panel shipments for Q3 as both shutter glass and pattern retarder technologies are maturing and costs continue to fall.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Sisvel Technology to Present 3D Tile Format at IBC's Connected World
Aug 16, 2011 – Giovanni Ballocca, digital television project manager at Sisvel Technology, will deliver a technical presentation of the company's 3D Tile Format at IBC's Connected World on the morning of September 11, 2011.
News categories: Sisvel, IBCShow, Metaverse

Number of 3D Mobile Devices Will Surpass 148 Million in 2015
Aug 15, 2011 – The implementation of 3D on mobile devices is still in its infancy and requires a much more advanced technical solution for both viewing 3D and capturing 3D. However, In-Stat forecasts that the total number of 3D mobile devices will surpass 148 million units in 2015.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile

3DTVs Will Command 56 Percent Price Premium for Early Adopters
Aug 15, 2011 – US consumers who expect to buy a 3DTV during the next year plan to spend 56 percent more than those buying a regular HDTV, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

ATSC Begins Work on Broadcast Standard for 3D-TV Transmissions
Aug 15, 2011 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has launched development of a three-dimensional (3D) broadcast TV standard that will provide methods for transmission of 3D-TV content to both fixed and mobile devices.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Metaverse, Mobile, Terrestrial, USA