World Cup 3D games: guide
SBS’ coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off with a live 3D broadcast of South Africa versus Mexico this Friday night.
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SBS’ coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off with a live 3D broadcast of South Africa versus Mexico this Friday night.
This will be followed by a 3D broadcast of the Socceroos’ first match against Germany on June 14th.
SBS will broadcast 15 matches in 3D across the tournament complementing matches on SBS ONE, SBS TWO and high definition matches on SBS HD.
SBS Managing Director Shaun Brown said, “SBS will have the most comprehensive broadcast of the World Cup ever seen in Australia, if not the world.
“With commentary in 13 languages on radio, streaming online and on-demand, SD, HD and 3D coverage on television, Australian football fans will not miss a moment in what is shaping up to be an exciting World Cup tournament.”
In a major shift from TV programming of sports on commercial networks, games will air live across the country. This will see World News Australia airing at 5:30pm in Perth, to be followed by Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Fever at 6:30pm, concurrently with its live 8:30pm broadcast in Eastern States.
The 3D broadcast will be available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle and Wollongong. Viewers will need to have a High Definition 3D television to receive the broadcast or be in a public venue with a 3D TV.
The following 15 matches will be broadcast in 3D:
South Africa v Mexico Live 11/6 2345 AEST
Germany v Australia Live14/6 0415 AEST
Netherlands v Denmark Live14/6 2330 AEST
Argentina v Korea Live 17/6 2330 AEST
Netherlands v Japan Live 19/6 2330 AEST
Ghana v Germany Live 0415 AEST
Portugal v Brazil Live 25/6 2345 AEST
1B v 2A (2) Live 28/6 0415 AEST
1E v 2F (5) Live28/6 2345 AEST
Quarter Final 1 v 3 (A) Live 3/7 0415 AEST
Quarter Final 2 v 4 (B) Live 3/7 2343 AEST
Quarter Final 6 v 8 (D) Live 4/7 0415 AEST
Semi Final A v C (1) Live 7/7 0415 AEST
Semi Final B v D (1) Live 8/7 0415 AEST
Final W1 v W2 Live 12/7 0415 AEST
The SBS 3D TV transmission will be broadcast terrestrially on the following channels:
Sydney 35 (578.5 MHz)
Perth 35 (578.5 MHz)
Adelaide 29 9536.625 MHz)
Brisbane 50 (683.5 MHz)
Melbourne 35 (578.5 MHz)
Newcastle 35 (578.375 MHz)
Wollongong 50 (683.5 MHz)
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Paull, if SBS’s slogan is changing to “Soccer Broadcasting Station,” then we would’ve already seen it through station IDs & promos. Besides, SBS is a *service* not a station & they always refer to soccer as ‘football.’
Soccer Broadcasting Station, or Sex Boobs & Soccer is an old tired joke from the ’90s.
I wonder what 3D will look like when you’re half asleep at 4:30 in the morning.
>This means a re-scan of your set top box/ tv again.
No it doesn’t. SBS’s coverage will also be on channel number 40, you are just mixing up Logical Channel Numbers with physical channel numbers (which are the ones listed in the post and correct). The other SOO games will air as normal.
Also note Newcastle coverage will be very limited due to only being on two inner city translators and not Mt Sugarloaf, due to the use of UHF 35 in both centres.
One thing to be careful of, if you’re a soccer fan thinking of buying a 3D TV, is whether you live in an apartment building. Many of those use a distributed antenna system that uses specific amplifiers for each available channel. And most of these buildings will not have amps set up for channel 35. You won’t find anything when you scan. Ditto for Melbourne’s channel 31’s digital broadcasts on channel 32.
In my building here in the Melbourne CBD, with a state of the art designed-for-digital antenna system, I cannot get either of these new channels. I’m pretty sure I’m not an isolated case.
hmmm metro centres will get i doubt very seriously that the regionals will get it…doesnt it need a new transmitter or something??
Not long to go now until the opening match (starting this Friday). June = the month with little sleep
This means a re-scan of your set top box/ tv again. Why didn’t they just continue to broadcast on channel 40 like nine did with the football the other week. Does this also mean no more Origin football in 3d? Seeing as the matches will over lap.
I guess it’s fortunate that I don’t have a 3d tv, nor do I have soccer sickness, so none of this will have any effect on me. But if you are a soccer fan, then it looks like you’ve hit the jackpot; sbs have such great and extensive coverage. Plus I heard they were changing (temporarily ofcourse) the mean of the acronym SBS to make it the Soccer Broadcasting Station. True story.