{"id":262450,"date":"2010-02-01T22:33:15","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T03:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/02\/01\/inaugural-sky-3dtv-soccer-broadcast-received-warmly-hooligans-opt-for-michael-jackson-the-grammys-instead\/"},"modified":"2010-02-01T22:33:15","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T03:33:15","slug":"inaugural-sky-3dtv-soccer-broadcast-received-warmly-hooligans-opt-for-michael-jackson-the-grammys-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/262450","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Sky 3DTV soccer broadcast received warmly, hooligans opt for Michael Jackson &amp; the Grammys instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.engadget.com\/media\/2010\/02\/3dpubaction478x229.jpg360225904.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>While U.S. audiences suffered through yet another anaglyph 3D broadcast  as the Grammys presented Earth Song in traditional red\/blue format  courtesy of Target-distributed glasses, Sky kicked off its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/01\/28\/3d-tv-coming-to-british-pubs-this-weekend-can-expect-chilly-rec\/\">first  true 3DTV broadcast<\/a> across the pond during a Man. U\/Arsenal match.  Distributed to a few select pubs ahead of a <a href=\"http:\/\/hd.engadget.com\/2009\/11\/30\/sky-planning-3d-soccer-broadcasts-for-2010\/\">wide rollout<\/a> due in April,  patrons slipped on passive <a href=\"http:\/\/hd.engadget.com\/2010\/01\/21\/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010\/\">3D<\/a>  glasses and caught the entire match live from Emirates stadium. Luckily  this experiment went over far better than the Dallas Cowboys <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/12\/14\/cowboys-stadium-3d-scoreboard-experiment-doesnt-go-so-well-tur\/\">disaster<\/a>,  though several criticized the need to remain more directly in front of  the monitor to see the action and that the effect was less pronounced on  long shots. However the new tech excelled the most during close ups and  slow motion, as <i>Pocket-Lint<\/i> quoted viewer Kate Cobley &#8220;It&#8217;s  brilliant, the corner and back of the goal views are just amazing. It  makes the game so much better. If it&#8217;s in 3D then I would definitely be  more likely to come to the pub to watch sport.&#8221; We figure the real test  will come during the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/12\/03\/sony-and-fifa-team-up-to-make-the-world-cup-3d\/\">World  Cup<\/a> this summer, if <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/01\/05\/espn-3d-launches-in-june-with-world-cup-soccer-our-football-t\/\">ESPN&#8217;s  3DTV broadcast<\/a> can get U.S. audiences tuning into the beautiful  game, then <a href=\"http:\/\/hd.engadget.com\/2010\/01\/21\/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010\/\">3D  may actually live up to all the CES hype<\/a>, until then check the read  and more coverage links for a few more impressions, or the video  embedded after the break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/02\/01\/inaugural-sky-3dtv-soccer-broadcast-received-warmly-hooligans-o\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>Inaugural Sky 3DTV soccer broadcast received warmly, hooligans opt for Michael Jackson &amp; the Grammys instead<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/02\/01\/inaugural-sky-3dtv-soccer-broadcast-received-warmly-hooligans-o\/\">Inaugural Sky 3DTV soccer broadcast received warmly, hooligans opt for Michael Jackson &amp; the Grammys instead<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\">Engadget<\/a> on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:31:00 EST.  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