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3DTV On Course For DVB Standardisation
Sep 10, 2010 – Following the approval of the Commercial Requirements for a 3DTV Frame Compatible Plano-Stereoscopic system by the DVB Steering Board on 2 July, DVB - anticipates completion of the specification for DVB-3DTV by the end of 2010.
News categories: DVB Project, IBCShow, Metaverse

Sisvel Technology Shows New 3D Tile Format Live at IFA 2010
Sep 6, 2010 – At IFA 2010, Sisvel demonstrated its 3D Tile Format live. The 3D Tile Format enables delivery of HD 3D content with a higher quality than current solutions and allows broadcasters to transmit a single service for 2D and 3D audiences.
News categories: Sisvel, Digital TV, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

NTV-Plus and Panasonic to launch 3D channel in Russia
Sep 3, 2010 – At a joint press conference, Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) and NTV-Plus officially announced the launch of Russia's first 3-D channel. Broadcast on the satellite platform of NTV-Plus, the service is scheduled to begin on October 15, 2010.
News categories: Panasonic, NTV-Plus, Metaverse, Russia, Satellite

3D for Entertain: Deutsche Telekom conquers the third dimension
Sep 3, 2010 – Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) propels its Entertain TV offer into the third dimension: At the start of IFA 2010, all Entertain customers can call up the content of their choice via Videoload, the online video store.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Metaverse

ST announces DTV SoC and Video-Enhancement IC for Motion-Compensated 3DTV and 3D Graphics
Sep 3, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a TV SoC with integrated 3D graphics accelerator, and a video-enhancement IC that reduces TV power consumption and boosts video quality for LED TVs while offering a best-in-class experience for 2D/3DTV.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Allegro DVT announces its AL8000 MVC/SVC broadcast encoder
Sep 2, 2010 – Allegro DVT has announced its AL8000 broadcast encoder, packed with new features for H.264/MVC and H.264/SVC applications. For this, the AL8000 embeds high-bandwidth 3G-SDI or dual HD-SDI inputs, ready to encode 1080p60 and full-HD 3D live content.
News categories: Allegro, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Metaverse

Sky Deutschland 3D service to launch October 2010
Sep 2, 2010 – Following on from the first ever HD 3D live football broadcast in Germany, Sky Deutschland (XETRA: SKYD.DE) is again the first to bring the experience of 3D to homes all across Germany and Austria with the launch of the new service this October.
News categories: Sky Deutschland, Austria, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box

SES ASTRA Takes 3D Initiative
Sep 2, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG; LuxX:SESG) has announced an initiative to support the introduction of 3D TV in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite

Trident to Demonstrate the Industry's First Integrated 2D-to-3D Conversion at IFA Show
Sep 1, 2010 – At the IFA show, Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) will be demonstrating the industry's first integrated 2D-to-3D conversion chipset that provides 3D capabilities while also enabling a 3D TV to display the 2D content that exists today.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV