Technicolor announced the signing of a three year contract extension to provide a wide range of SD and HD set-top boxes to DIRECTV.
According to the statement, Technicolor has provided more than 48 million set-top-boxes to DIRECTV. The contract extension will allow the two companies to further develop their collaboration in new areas such as 3D, to meet the demands of the ever-increasing number of DIRECTV customers.
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Sky announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe’s first 3D channel, to millions of Sky homes on Friday 1st October 2010.
According to the statement, the announcement coincided with the filming of a dance routine at St Pancras station, where Bollywood dancers performed in front of 3D cameras as part of a new SkyArts 3D production in partnership with English National Ballet.
My Eye Media announced it will meet growing demand for its services by doubling its footprint to a total of 12,000 square feet in the heart of the postproduction industry in Southern California.
According to the statement, Michael Kadenacy, My Eye Media’s founder and CEO, said the additional space, a mirror-image, multi-use building that is physically connected to My Eye Media’s existing facility, will enable the company to expand its infrastructure, grow existing product lines and roll out additional ones in the months ahead.
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Verbatim announced that it expects to offer BD-R XL 100 GB discs in spring 2011.
According to the statement, the triple-layer (TL) 100GB capacity discs will be produced by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media’s Mizushima factory. Verbatim also announced that it is now shipping inkjet printable single-layer (SL) 6x BD-R discs in Europe.
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DisplaySearch announced that it forecasts 3.4 million 3D TVs to be shipped in 2010, with the market expected to reach 42.9 million in 2014.
According to the statement, based on this forecast, 3D TV market penetration is expected to grow from a 5% share of total flat panel TVs in 2010 to 37% in 2014. The emerging 3D TV market is tracked in the latest issue of the DisplaySearch Q2’10 Quarterly TV Design and Features Report.
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Panasonic announced its HDC-SDT750 consumer camcorder, which includes a 3D conversion lens that enables the unit to shoot 3D video content.
According to the statement, in addition to shooting 3D, the Panasonic HDC-SDT750 can record full 1080p High Definition (HD) in AVCHD, when the 3D conversion lens is unattached, and includes powerful features such as a 3MOS system, a Leica Dicomar lens and a 12x optical zoom. To shoot 3D video, the user needs to attach the included 3D conversion lens, which records right-eye and left-eye images simultaneously through its two lenses, thus resulting in video that can be viewed in 3D. The right and left images (each with 960 x 1080 pixels) that enter through the lenses are recorded using the side-by-side method.
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Rimage Corporation reported operating results for its second quarter of 2010 ended June 30.
According to the statement, Rimage sales totaled $22.3 million, an increase of 13% from $19.8 million in the second quarter of 2009. Operating income was $3.2 million, up 26% from $2.5 million in the year-earlier period. Net income came to $2.1 million ($0.22/share) compared to $2.0 million ($0.20/share) in the second quarter of 2009.
Parks Associates announced a modest increase in awareness of 3D TV among U.S. broadband households in 2010, but the mainstream viability of 3D depends on availability of premium video content and not one-off events such as the World Cup.
According to the statement, the firm’s latest report, Trends in 3DTV, finds 13% of households are familiar with 3DTV, an increase from 10% from the previous quarter. In some cases, 48% of these households are willing to pay for 3D content, provided they have access to the right types of content, including movies and TV shows.
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DTS, Inc. announced that it will release financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010 following the close of the market on Monday, August 9, 2010. DTS will also host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 1:30 p.m. PT.
Panasonic announced that it has expanded its line of Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc players to include the new DMP-BDT100.
According to the statement, the DMP-BDT100, available in August, joins the DMP-BDT300 and DMP-BDT350 in providing superior 2D and 3D picture quality, as well as innovative features such as VIERA CAST internet functionality.
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Technicolor announced that it is set to deliver more than 15 Blu-ray 3D titles, leading the industry in 3D compression and authoring services.
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Technicolor announced that it has received a fully documented binding offer from Francisco Partners for the acquisition of the Grass Valley Broadcast business.
According to the statement, this disposal process contributes to the strategic refocus around its content creators and network service providers customer base, initiated by the Group in 2009.
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DIRECTV and HISTORY announced that they are taking viewers on a 3D tour of the solar system.
According to the statement, beginning Friday, July 30, HISTORY will deliver its first 3D broadcast on DIRECTV’s new 3D channel, n3D powered by Panasonic, with the season 5 premiere episode of its series, THE UNIVERSE. On the same day, DIRECTV will also offer a 2D version of this episode on The 101 Network.
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Virage Logic Corporation announced its new ARC Sound AS221BD dual-core processor for High Definition (HD) Audio System-on-Chips (SoCs) targeting Blu-ray Disc 7.1 channel 192kHz/24-bit output HD Audio processing applications.
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DXG USA announced its DXG 3D pocket camcorder (DXG-5D7V) and 3D 7-inch media player bundle, allowing for filming and playback of 3D video and pictures.
According to the statement, with the camcorder’s compact pistol-grip design and playback options, consumers can instantly view, record and playback 3D videos or photos directly on the 3.2-inch LCD camcorder display, on the included 3D 7-inch media player or on a 3D TV.
The 3D camcorder and media player bundle is available for pre-sale for $599.99.
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