ESPN 3D
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ESPN 3D is a television network part of the ESPN
family of networks that launched June 11, 2010. The network broadcasts in the 3D television
format. The channel simulcasts live games from ESPN
on a semi-regular basis. It began broadcasting 24 hours a day on February 14, 2011. Most programs are reruns of games produced in 3D.
. Other programs broadcasted include the 2011 BCS National Championship Game
and various college football and basketball games. Early programming included 25 matches from the 2010 World Cup and the Summer X Games. Up to 85 live events were shown on the network in 2010. ESPN 3D produced 14 NBA games during the 2010-11 season, including 7 playoff games. The first NBA game broadcast was the Miami Heat/New York Knicks game on December 17, 2010. On June 30, 2011, ESPN announced that ESPN 3D would air the first Men's Semi-Finals match of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships live, to be followed by a tape of the 2nd Men’s Semi-Finals. ESPN would also air on July 4, 2011 the taping of the Ladies and Men's Finals ESPN 3D also broadcast all of the 2011 Little League World Series
games.
, Comcast
and AT&T U-verse have carried ESPN 3D since its launch. Time Warner Cable
reached an agreement to carry the channel on September 2, 2010. Verizon FiOS
began carrying it on April 5, 2011.
ESPN 3D also became available in Australia
on July 30, 2010.
ESPN 3D started your broadcast in Brazil with the UEFA Champions League 2010-2011 Final in cinemas in 9 cities of Brazil
and a special channel of NET S.A cable television. After this date, ESPN 3D broadcaster the final of US Open 2011, final of Roland Garros 2011, and Milan x Barcelona in 5th matchday of group H of UEFA Champions League 2011-2012.
On August 1. 2011, while the X-Games where ongoing and being broadcast, AT&T abruptly stopped providing the ESPN 3D channel to its U-verse customers, citing high cost and low demand.
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
family of networks that launched June 11, 2010. The network broadcasts in the 3D television
3D television
A 3D television is a television set that employs techniques of 3D presentation, such as stereoscopic capture, multi-view capture, or 2D-plus-depth, and a 3D display – a special viewing device to project a television program into a realistic three-dimensional field.- History :In the late-1890's,...
format. The channel simulcasts live games from ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
on a semi-regular basis. It began broadcasting 24 hours a day on February 14, 2011. Most programs are reruns of games produced in 3D.
Programming
ESPN 3D launched on June 11, 2010 with a 3D broadcast of the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. Other programs broadcasted include the 2011 BCS National Championship Game
2011 BCS National Championship Game
The 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game was the final college football game to determine the national champion of the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision season. The finale of the 2010-2011 Bowl Championship Series was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium, the host...
and various college football and basketball games. Early programming included 25 matches from the 2010 World Cup and the Summer X Games. Up to 85 live events were shown on the network in 2010. ESPN 3D produced 14 NBA games during the 2010-11 season, including 7 playoff games. The first NBA game broadcast was the Miami Heat/New York Knicks game on December 17, 2010. On June 30, 2011, ESPN announced that ESPN 3D would air the first Men's Semi-Finals match of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships live, to be followed by a tape of the 2nd Men’s Semi-Finals. ESPN would also air on July 4, 2011 the taping of the Ladies and Men's Finals ESPN 3D also broadcast all of the 2011 Little League World Series
2011 Little League World Series
The Little League World Series took place in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania between August 18 and 28. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 65th edition of this tournament...
games.
Carriage
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DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
, Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
and AT&T U-verse have carried ESPN 3D since its launch. Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
reached an agreement to carry the channel on September 2, 2010. Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
began carrying it on April 5, 2011.
ESPN 3D also became available in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on July 30, 2010.
ESPN 3D started your broadcast in Brazil with the UEFA Champions League 2010-2011 Final in cinemas in 9 cities of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and a special channel of NET S.A cable television. After this date, ESPN 3D broadcaster the final of US Open 2011, final of Roland Garros 2011, and Milan x Barcelona in 5th matchday of group H of UEFA Champions League 2011-2012.
On August 1. 2011, while the X-Games where ongoing and being broadcast, AT&T abruptly stopped providing the ESPN 3D channel to its U-verse customers, citing high cost and low demand.