CHINA LAUNCHES ITS FIRST TELEVISION CHANNEL 3D

The new channel will deliver sports, movies and cartoons in three dimensions. China started its first broadcasts television channel in three dimensions operated by China Central Television (CCTV) and five local stations. The service was formally launched on January 23, a date which marks the beginning of the week of Lunar New Year holiday in China.
Programming

The channel is freely available and gives 4.5 hours of 3D programs each day, which will be repeated twice, according to official news agency Xinhua. In total there are 13 hours of broadcast a day from las10: 30of the morning to midnight. As detailed, they may be sports, cartoon shows and three-dimensional effects.

Great income

"The launch of 3D test channel is a significant step in the development of Chinese television" Cai Fuchao, head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. "The launch of 3D test channel is a significant step in the development of Chinese television," said Cai Fuchao, head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). Fuchao suggested that the new service could generate large revenues for the industry if some of the 500 million TV sets in China are replaced by 3D devices.

Public reaction has been varied.

Some users of Sina Weibo (the equivalent of Twitter in China) said they were eager to use the new service. But others expressed skepticism, saying they would wait until they come to market 3D television sets that do not require the use of special glasses. The 3D format is popular in China since the premiere of the sci-fi film Avatar. Some Chinese film companies have already begun to experiment with 3D productions. As reported in a Chinese technology blog, some manufacturers of 3D TVs have slashed the prices of these devices in recent times. Currently, a model de42 pulgadaspuede cost about $ 790.