FOR-A, a manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will introduce the CEQ-100HS Color Equalizer at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C5219). An integrated processor developed for 3D production, the new CEQ-100HS offers a number of tools to help calibrate and monitor live 3D video.

Sky Germany again has written History. On Sunday 14th March 2010 Sky has shown a live TV HD production in 3D. About 120 invited guests have followed the Bundesliga top game between Bayer Leverkusen and the Hamburger SV in 3D HD. Among the guests were Franz Beckenbauer, Matthias Sammer, Christian Nerlinger (Sports Director FC Bayern), Tom Bender (Managing Director DFL) and Producer Oliver Berben, all watching the game with the obligative 3D glases. All have been enthusiastic seeing the TV event of the future. The event was moderated by Jessica Kastrop.

In preparation for the first 3D HD live production of a German football Bundesliga game, TopVision carried out extensive trials of the necessary equipment on 23rd February during the UEFA Champions League game VFB Stuttgart – FC Barcelona.

After exhaustive tests of various 3D production equipment at the Champions League Game VFB Stuttgart - FC Barcelona on 23rd February,  Sky Germany decided to broadcast the Bundesliga top game between Bayer Leverkusen and the Hamburger SV in 3D HD to a selected group of VIPs in Munich. The Live production of the 3D HD signal in Leverkusen was carried out by TopVision on behalf of Sportcast. The responsibility for the transmission was with HD Sat Communications, providing an uplink van in Leverkusen and a downlink van in Munich.

• 3D HD Stereo Shooting Solutions
• 3D HD Stereo Image Processing, Mixing, Graphics Implementation and Monitoring
• A Statement from Achim Jendges

The NAB Show, the annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms, has announced two Content Theater sessions featuring behind-the-scenes details on the advancements in 3D entertainment from the filmmakers of Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" and executives from ESPN's upcoming stereoscopic 3D network. The all-star sessions, which will feature 3D footage from the cutting-edge film and network, will take place during the NAB Show, held April 10-15 in Las Vegas.

3D is on the upswing. Since the triumphant success of James Cameron’s Avatar, the film world has been looking mesmerized at the three dimensional pictures. It took the eco-tale only seven weeks to climb to number one at the box office-results and the film even managed to sink the Titanic. The earnings up to now: more than two billion US-Dollars.

Narrated by award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, a film documenting the STS-125 shuttle mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope has arrived in theaters on Friday, March 19. The film is a joint venture between NASA, the IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures.

Multiple-Emmy-award-winning SMPTE Fellow and lead blogger at SchubinCafe.com Mark Schubin will keynote the Digital Cinema Summit "3D: Cinema and Home" on Saturday, April 10, as part of the NAB 2010 conference program.

Sky Sports today announced that it has chosen Vizrt as the core graphics platform for its 3DTV channel, due to launch in April.

MultiDyne, a premier provider of fiber optic-based video and audio transport and routing solutions for broadcast and pro A/V applications, will introduce a new LiGHTBoX® 3D field fiber transport system at this year’s NAB (Booth C7637). With the explosion of 3D in the broadcast industry, MultiDyne has re-configured its popular LiGHTBoX solution to serve this growing market.

– NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products extended congratulations to the “Avatar” Virtual Art Department (VAD) team for their role in helping “Avatar” win the 2010 Academy® Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction.

On 10 March, for the first time in Belgium, Belgacom's innovation department in cooperation with its partner Outside Broadcast, performed a 3D HD capture of a Belgian football match (Charleroi-Lokeren). Belgacom is happy to announce that this test was very conclusive: the new 3D HD technology, particularly in the case of football, offers a truly new television experience to viewers and opens up new and exciting prospects for the future.

HDI Ltd. is proud to announce it will debut its laser-driven 100-inch 2D/3D Switchable Dynamic Video Projection Television, which features a Greater Than High-Definition Resolution, utilizing HDlogix’s revolutionary ImageIQ® 3D conversion technology, at the HDlogix Booth at NAB: #SL 10205 in LVCC Hall S2.

Fujinon, a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the digital cinema, broadcast, and industrial markets, will introduce six new lenses in conjunction with its 3D Synchronous Control System for 3D production at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C7425). The new lenses feature very high optical and mechanical specifications, along with precise zoom and focus servos.