Witbe, a worldwide leader in video Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring solutions for three screen technologies, has announced that it will launch a 3D stereoscopic TV solution in Q4 2010. It will be the first 3D solution of its kind available to 3D TV service providers.

The MEDIAPRO group has taken another step forward in its 3D production project with coverage of a round of the surfing world series.

Telecast Fiber Systems today announced that its groundbreaking CopperHead™ 3400 fiber optic video transceiver, specifically designed for high-end 3D cinema production, has received a Best of IBC2010 award from TVBEurope Magazine and The IBC Daily. Chosen by the two publications' editorial teams, the Best of IBC2010 awards recognize the best new product innovations of last month's IBC2010 show in Amsterdam.

TV One, widely recognized as a world leader in video signal processing technology, is again expanding their portfolio to introduce a whole new range of products capable of 3D signal processing using their award-winning CORIO® Technology.

Chris Taber, one of Britain's leading Polecam operators, reports the successful completion of a project for Sky 3D, Europe's first 3D television channel.

FIFA, Sony, Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and ESPN have jointly won the prestigious Judges’ Award – one of the IBC’s Innovation Awards, at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam. IBC is the leading international forum for the electronic media industry. The four partners received the special prize titled “The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in 3D” in recognition of their fruitful collaboration which led to a remarkable “first” in sports broadcasting: 25 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa were being covered in 3D.

For the first time in history, a 3D live concert was transmitted via satellite – thanks to reliable DVS technology. Countless fans gathered in movie theaters as the famous Germ an hip-hop band ”Die Fantastischen Vier” performed live on stage. DVS provided essential equipment for the 3D workflow inside the OBVan.

How to master all the parameters of stereo production and obtain a pleasant stereoscopic 3D effect without cerebral stress and thus contribute to the emergence of a new form of cinema and live production? Ever since Binocle was founded, its philosophy, research and development have focused to solve these issues.

On 12th June the “Movie Park Germany” in Bottrop was the place to be for the German premiere of the fourth and last part of the Shrek animated series “Shrek Forever After”. In the recently reconstructed Studio 7, an audience of 1,800, including the prominent voiceover characters, had the opportunity of experiencing the green ogre’s new adventure prior to its full release – and indeed for the first time in 3D.

TopVision has carried out the first 3D productions in Germany. On behalf of Plazamedia, SAT.1, SKY and Sportcast, TopVision was on hand to produce and to deliver 3D signals of the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League, the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship opening game and the Gerry Weber tennis tournament and has gathered a whole bunch of experience and know how in the coverage of live events in 3D. A recent project is a world’s first: The realization of the IFA press conference of the Deutsche Telekom in 3D.

P+S TECHNIK, a manufacturer of 3D beam splitter rigs, supplied its groundbreaking Freestyle Rig and its Standard Rig for the largest live coverage of a 3D concert event ever. The concert by "Die Fantastischen Vier", Germany's leading hip-hop group, was broadcast live in 3D by satellite to 91 cinemas across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium.

Element Technica announces that cinematographer Steven Douglas Smith has chosen the lightweight Technica 3D Neutron rig, for the Navy’s in-house video promotion, recreating the technicality behind a recent mission launch that brought down a crippled satellite.

As a full service provider ARRI Rental supplies the camera and grip, as well as the entire 3D equipment. The package includes four brand new ARRI ALEXA digital cameras and the complete onset 3D playback and viewing equipment. ARRI Film & TV, meanwhile, will deploy its postproduction to the set for the duration of the shoot. The ARRI Film & TV on-set service trailer, created for this very purpose, is fully air-conditioned and equipped with state-of-the-art technology and space for several work stations.

• True HD Video Remote Camera System LMP HD1200
• Enhanced performance through new Thomson Xensium Image Sensor
• Dynamic range up to 120 dB

•„ T18 - one of the world’s first 3D outside broadcast vehicle is now in service
•„ The truck was designed and equipped by Sony Professional Europe for the British service provider Telegenic
•„ The truck is equipped inter alia with a 128-port ADAM matrix and keypanels from RTS’s KP series
• „ Since the end of March, the British broadcaster BSkyB (Sky) has been using the new vehicle – primarily for live football broadcasts