UX (User Experience, User Interface, EPG) News

EBU TECHNICAL sets up 3DTV Study Group
Feb 15, 2010 – The EBU Technical Committee has approved the formation of an EBU Study Group on 3DTV. The general aim of the group will be to allow EBU Members with an interest in 3DTV to find a focal point for information and experience exchange.
News categories: EBU Technical, Digital TV, Europe, Metaverse

3D Portion of HDMI Specification Version 1.4 Available for Public Download
Feb 3, 2010 – HDMI Licensing, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI®) specification, has announced that it has made the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4 available for public download on the HDMI Web site.
News categories: HDMI Licensing, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Ultra-HD Video and 3D Video on the Horizon
Feb 3, 2010 – Pay TV operators are in the early stages of deploying 3D TV capability. Early 3D TVs and 3D Blu-Ray players will ship in 2010. In-Stat projects worldwide 3D TV shipments will reach 41 million in 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Panasonic Opens Blu-ray 3D Authoring Facility
Feb 1, 2010 – Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) has unveiled its Blu-ray 3D™ Advanced Authoring Center at the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory. The Center offers services which are capable of making Blu-ray 3D™ Discs commercially available as early as Spring 2010.
News categories: Panasonic, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Metaverse, USA

BSkyB to make TV history with the launch of 3D TV
Jan 28, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe's first dedicated 3D TV channel, this April. Sky will preview the service this Sunday, becoming the first TV company to broadcast a live 3D TV sports event to a public audience.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

BSkyB adds 482,000 HD customers in 4Q09
Jan 28, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released results for the six months ended 31 December 2009. The quarter saw record growth in Sky+HD. Sky added 482,000 net Sky+HD customers, an increase of 1.3 million HD customers in the last 12 months.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Metaverse, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

DTG to profile UK standard for 3DTV
Jan 22, 2010 – The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital television in the UK, has announced they are to lead the development of a UK standard for 3DTV products and services.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, Metaverse, Terrestrial, UK

3D-Capable TVs to Achieve 1.2M+ Shipments in 2010, 15.6M in 2013
Jan 20, 2010 – DisplaySearch research indicates that LED backlighting and 240 Hz LCDs will serve as enabling technologies for new feature developments in TVs in 2010, specifically for 3D TVs, an area of intense interest to TV manufacturers.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

3D TV moves into focus at the ITU
Jan 14, 2010 – Study Group 6 of ITU's Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has released a new Report outlining a roadmap for future 3D TV implementation, which envisages systems so smart they accurately mimic the way our eyes and brains perceive the visual world.
News categories: ITU-R, Digital TV, Metaverse, TV Services