A few years ago, HDTV changed the way viewers watch — and, some speculate, the frequency with which they attend — sporting events.
Imagine what this will do.
Tonight, the MSG Network will be the first in America to broadcast a sporting event in 3D to at-home audiences. The Big Apple’s two NHL teams, the Rangers and the Islanders, will take to the ice, by now familiar to them, and to a brave new plane in broadcasting.
This comes amidst news that Manchester United and Chelsea’s April 3 game will be the first program broadcast on Sky3D, and that ESPN3D will be broadcasting the Home Run Derby later this winter.
From the first article:
The game will be shot using 3ality Digital’s image-capturing technology, which integrates with existing broadcast equipment for pixel-perfect 3D imagery. 3ality Digital, which has more than a decade’s worth of development work behind its systems, has been the technology of choice behind a number of recent 3D sports productions, including BSkyB’s January Premiere League Soccer broadcast, the first live 3D broadcasts of NFL and college football games shown in theaters, and the 2010 Sony Open golf tournament.
