n3D
 | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 720p (3DTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DirecTV |
| Sister channels | Audience Network boosts Network Root Sports |
| History | |
| Launched | July 1, 2010 |
| Closed | June 25, 2012 |
n3D was an American 3DTV channel that launched on July 1, 2010. It was sponsored by Panasonic and available exclusively on DirecTV. It was the world's first 24-hour 3DTV channel. Operations ended in 2013.[1]
Programs
[edit]Programming that aired includes TNT's broadcast of NASCAR's 2010 Coke Zero 400 on July 3; the local telecasts of the New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners series on July 10–11; and the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (in conjunction with Fox).[2] Other shows include Guitar Center Sessions with artists Peter Gabriel and Jane's Addiction, plus such documentary fare as Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia, Wild Safari: A South African Adventure and N Wave Picture's S.O.S Planet, African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango, Encounter in the Third Dimension.[3]
Other new programming includes the new season of the History Channels series The Universe[4] and the 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament.[5] The channel will also show previously aired ESPN 3D events. On Christmas 2010 the channel aired The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010.[6]
On February 4, 2011, n3D premiered Formula Drift's "Round 7: Title Fight Event".[7] On February 5, 2011, n3D aired the Fifth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl.[8] Since February 26, 2011, the channel has aired the new season of GSN's High Stakes Poker.[9] Starting March 26, 2011 n3D aired Treasure Houses of Britain, in conjunction with WNET.[10] A new show about surfing titled Gone Until December debuted in summer 2011.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "CNET's guide to 3D TV: What you (still) need to know". CNET. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ DirecTV, Major League Baseball and Fox Sports to Deliver Historic National 3D Broadcast of the 2010 All-Star Game DirecTV Press Release July 9, 2010
- ^ DirecTV Bows Trio Of 3D Services Multichannel News July 1, 2010
- ^ History Enters 3D Orbit with DirecTV - Will broadcast The Universe on "n3D" channel Broadcasting & Cable July 27, 2010
- ^ CBS Serves Up U.S. Open Tennis In 3D Multichannel News August 24, 2010
- ^ DirecTV Rocks the Holidays: Exclusive U.S. Broadcast of 'The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010' in 3D DirecTV Press Release December 17, 2010
- ^ DirecTV To Debut First Formula DRIFT Program in 3D; Available Exclusively on n3D™, Powered by Panasonic DirecTV Press Release
- ^ Hollywood's Hottest Celebrities and NFL Greats Go Head-to-Head in Dallas at the Fifth Annual DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl DirecTV Press Release
- ^ GSN's 'High Stakes Poker' Joins DirecTV 3D Channel Multichannel News February 7, 2011
- ^ DirecTV Welcomes 3D Viewers into Britain's Most Cherished Estates with the Exclusive U.S. Broadcast of ‘Treasure Houses of Britain' in 3D DirecTV Press Release March 24, 2011
- ^ 3D Surfing Show Comes to DirecTV's n3D Broadcasting & Cable April 13, 2011