N3D
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = n3D
| logo = DirecTV N3D.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
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| launch_date = July 1, 2010
| closed_date = June 25, 2012
| picture_format = 720p (3DTV)
| network =
| owner = DirecTV
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| country = United States
| language = English
| area = Nationwide
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| sister_channels = Audience Network
boosts Network
Root Sports
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n3D was an American 3DTV channel that launched on July 1, 2010. It was sponsored by Panasonic and available exclusively on DirecTV. It was the world's first 24-hour 3DTV channel. Operations ended in 2013.{{Cite web |title=CNET's guide to 3D TV: What you (still) need to know |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/cnets-guide-to-3d-tv-what-you-still-need-to-know/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=CNET |language=en}}
Programs
Programming that aired includes TNT's broadcast of NASCAR's 2010 Coke Zero 400 on July 3; the local telecasts of the New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners series on July 10–11; and the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (in conjunction with Fox).[http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=486581 DirecTV, Major League Baseball and Fox Sports to Deliver Historic National 3D Broadcast of the 2010 All-Star Game] DirecTV Press Release July 9, 2010 Other shows include Guitar Center Sessions with artists Peter Gabriel and Jane's Addiction, plus such documentary fare as Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia, Wild Safari: A South African Adventure and N Wave Picture's S.O.S Planet, African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango, Encounter in the Third Dimension.[http://www.multichannel.com/article/454405-DirecTV_Bows_Trio_Of_3D_Services.php DirecTV Bows Trio Of 3D Services] Multichannel News July 1, 2010
Other new programming includes the new season of the History Channels series The Universe[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/history-enters-3d-orbit-directv-47631 History Enters 3D Orbit with DirecTV - Will broadcast The Universe on "n3D" channel] Broadcasting & Cable July 27, 2010 and the 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament.[http://www.multichannel.com/news/cbs-serves-us-open-tennis-3d-47685 CBS Serves Up U.S. Open Tennis In 3D] Multichannel News August 24, 2010 The channel will also show previously aired ESPN 3D events. On Christmas 2010 the channel aired The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010.[http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/article.jsp?assetId=P7240045 DirecTV Rocks the Holidays: Exclusive U.S. Broadcast of 'The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010' in 3D] DirecTV Press Release December 17, 2010
On February 4, 2011, n3D premiered Formula Drift's "Round 7: Title Fight Event".[http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=546039 DirecTV To Debut First Formula DRIFT Program in 3D; Available Exclusively on n3D™, Powered by Panasonic] DirecTV Press Release On February 5, 2011, n3D aired the Fifth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl.[http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=547109 Hollywood's Hottest Celebrities and NFL Greats Go Head-to-Head in Dallas at the Fifth Annual DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl] DirecTV Press Release Since February 26, 2011, the channel has aired the new season of GSN's High Stakes Poker.[http://www.multichannel.com/news/gsns-high-stakes-poker-joins-directv-3d-channel-362344 GSN's 'High Stakes Poker' Joins DirecTV 3D Channel] Multichannel News February 7, 2011 Starting March 26, 2011 n3D aired Treasure Houses of Britain, in conjunction with WNET.[http://investor.directv.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=559614 DirecTV Welcomes 3D Viewers into Britain's Most Cherished Estates with the Exclusive U.S. Broadcast of ‘Treasure Houses of Britain' in 3D] DirecTV Press Release March 24, 2011 A new show about surfing titled Gone Until December debuted in summer 2011.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/3d-surfing-show-comes-directvs-n3d-37772 3D Surfing Show Comes to DirecTV's n3D] Broadcasting & Cable April 13, 2011
References
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{{Major League Baseball on Fox}}
{{Tennis on CBS}}
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2010
Category:3D television channels
Category:Defunct television networks in the United States
Category:2010 establishments in the United States
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012