RIO DE JANEIRO— The governing body of the World Cup is reconsidering the use of 3D for television coverage of the 2014 event to be held in Brazil. Niclas Ericson of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association said the use of the stereoscopic format is under review, according to an AP report in the Boston Herald. Ericson, FIFA’s director of television, made the statement Wednesday at a briefing during the Confederations Cup now underway in Brazil.
Niclas was reported to say that ESPN’s announcement last week to put a bullet in its 3D channel is giving FIFA pause about proceeding with the format. Several broadcasters have expressed interest in retaining the feed, he said, thus FIFA is reviewing the costs.
ESPN launched its 24/7 stereoscopic channel in 2010 specifically in time for the World Cup in South Africa. ESPN 3D went live that June 11 with coverage of South Africa vs. Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg, and subsequently carried all 25 matches in 3D via a feed produced by FIFA.
Meanwhile in Brazil, Sony is working with FIFA on producing the Confederations Cup in 4K, for which there is not yet a transmission standard. 4K, aka “Ultra HDTV,” has been used primarily in sports production to carve out high-resolution, close-up, replays, as CBS did this year with the Super Bowl.
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Niclas was reported to say that ESPN’s announcement last week to put a bullet in its 3D channel is giving FIFA pause about proceeding with the format. Several broadcasters have expressed interest in retaining the feed, he said, thus FIFA is reviewing the costs.
ESPN launched its 24/7 stereoscopic channel in 2010 specifically in time for the World Cup in South Africa. ESPN 3D went live that June 11 with coverage of South Africa vs. Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg, and subsequently carried all 25 matches in 3D via a feed produced by FIFA.
Meanwhile in Brazil, Sony is working with FIFA on producing the Confederations Cup in 4K, for which there is not yet a transmission standard. 4K, aka “Ultra HDTV,” has been used primarily in sports production to carve out high-resolution, close-up, replays, as CBS did this year with the Super Bowl.
See more at: http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/report-fifa-reconsiders-d-for-world-cup/219997#sthash.K4AX1OZz.dpuf
