AFL fans should get ready to enjoy a wild slather of live broadcasts, as Channel Seven, Foxtel and Telstra today announce that they have joined forces to broadcast every match live all over the country through a variety of media. The most notable is the inclusion of a digital streaming inclusion that will see all matches streamed live over NextG to mobiles and tablets. More »
If you were playing around with your shiny new 3DTV at midnight last night, you may have discovered that the new trial 3D channel went live. And according to a press release from Panasonic today, the channel went live showing footage filmed on Panny’s AG-3DA1 Full HD 3D camcorder. More »
Remember when Foxtel said that they’d be launching 3D trials in 2011? Turns out they were just lulling the free-to-air networks into a false sense of security, only to slap them in the face this month by claiming “first” Australian 3D TV broadcast. You see, Foxtel are planning on broadcasting the Australia vs New Zealand Socceroos friendly on May 24 in 3D, two days before the first State of Origin match. More »
We hear that before the days of modern camera calibration, broadcasters fine-tuned their pictures with giant patterned pillows. They only cost about $US40 then, and they still cost about $US40 now. [funktionalley via bbGadgets]
President-elect Barack Obama has asked Congress to stop pulling the plug on analogue TV broadcasts. The shutdown is due on February 17. The reasons: “Inadequate funding” and problems with the DTV-to-analogue converter box program.
