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3net launches 3D 'sportumentary', monthly news show and Civil War series
We're still waiting for the Sony / Discovery / IMAX backed 3net to pop up on more providers than just DirecTV, but for now it's concentrating on building up a library of 3D content and it's had several notable announcements recently. The freshest one is a new four episode "sportsumentary" called Bullproof that will start airing tomorrow and focus on highlighting the dangers faced by bullfighters who protect the cowboys competing in the Professional Bullriding Circuit. Also new is a weekly entertainment news show called In The Qube that launched April 24th and features Nicole Dabeau from E! News. The premiere episode reportedly features looks at 3D content and hardware, no word on what it's focused on since. A little further off in the future is The Civil War 3D, a four hour minseries that claims to be the first native 3D war documentary. There's more details in the press releases after the break but so far we're not quite moved to pick up the phone and ask our TV provider "where's my 3net?".
Sony adds 3D movies, videos to PlayStation Network
While we wait for more 3D on the way on Blu-ray or from Sony's 3D Net channel that will debut next year, add another option to the mix: PlayStation Network. A poster on AVSForum spotted the new category on their PS3 a few days ago, currently offering Monster House for rental at $4.99, while a Bon Jovi video and trailer for the previously mentioned 3D Net are free downloads. Curiously, only stereo audio is currently available on any of them, and the 720p Monster House file is only a 4GB download. The picture quality still seemed relatively sharp and without ghosting, but we'll need to compare it to the Blu-ray to see how much was lost in the transition.%Gallery-106332%
Discovery searches for name for 3D channel, 3DNet is on the list
Oh now we just can't believe this one, do you mean to tell us that Mark Cuban had the insight to create HDNet, but didn't bother to trademark 3DNet? Apparently, because Broadcasting & Cable is reporting that on January 5th Discovery Communications trademarked the name 3DNet. As we already let you know, next year Discovery will launch a 24x7 3D network with a mixture of non-fiction, sports, films and content from the libraries of its partners, Sony and IMAX. We can't wait to hear what our old friend Mark has to say about this one, but maybe as much as he loved HD, he doesn't really get 3D yet -- yeah, we doubt it.
