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CBS Serves Up U.S. Open Tennis In 3D

Panasonic Sponsors Two Weekends Of Coverage On DirecTV's n3D Channel

Glen Dickson (Broadcasting & Cable) -- Multichannel News, 8/24/2010 6:06:55 PM

3D tennis, anyone?

CBS Sports has followed through on previous suggestions that tennis would be a 3D-friendly sport, securing a sponsorship deal with Panasonic to produce stereoscopic 3D coverage of the U.S. Open championships to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 12 in Flushing, N.Y.

CBS's 3D coverage will be broadcast on DirecTV's "n3D" channel, which is sponsored by Panasonic, and there are ongoing discussions about distribution via other pay-TV outlets.

According to CBS Sports executive vice president of operations and engineering Ken Aagaard, the network plans to produce the middle weekend-Saturday, Sept. 4 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6---and the final weekend---Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, Sept. 12-in 3D. The coverage will focus on Center Court at the National Tennis Center, and will use PACE 3D camera rigs supported by an NEP 3D production truck.

Read more at B&C here.

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• Did you just use 3D glasses, or do you have a #D TV as well?

  
  Josh Koelle - 9/3/2011 12:03:28 PM EDT

• All the 3D cameras appear out of focus. The others crystal clear. Really distracting.

  
  Keith Charney - 9/10/2010 6:36:09 PM EDT
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