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Sky Perfect launching 3D over satellite in Japan this summer
Another day, another broadcaster launching 3D. This time it's Japan's Sky Perfect JSAT, which plans to flip the switch ahead of World Cup 3D action in June. Of course this isn't the first 3D broadcasts for the country, but it's similar to rollouts planned by DirecTV here and Sky in the UK, using side by side format, h.264 compressed video to send the new broadcasts over existing boxes. Currently broadcasting 58 HD channels and still looking to add more, it plans to kick off with two or three programs, mostly sports and live events.
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Sony rolls out SAS-HD1SET h.264 satellite / receiver combo
Getting discerning Japanese viewers ready for the new SKY Perfect HDTV channels, Sony is launching an h.264 satellite dish / receiver combo, the SAS-HD1SET, due October 15. At ¥45,000 ($416 U.S.) or ¥37,000 ($342 U.S.) for the DST-HD1 tuner alone, it's a pretty expensive upgrade for 15 HDTV channels, with the promise of more than 70 by this time next year. Add-on the ¥3,500 monthly service charge and we're even more leery, but really, you'll need something to watch on that ultra thin LCD next month.[Via AV Watch]Read - SKY Perfect Communications to Launch HDTV ChannelsRead - HDTV-enabled ska pa! CS digital broadcasting, set for release
Japan's Sky PerfecTV! planning HDTV expansion
The end of analog TV broadcasts scheduled for 2011 in Japan will free up plenty of space, and Sky PerfecTV announced today it plans to take advantage, and "become one of the top high-definition TV broadcasters in the world" according to its Chairman Masanori Akiyama. Things kick off with 12 HDTV channels coming online in October, with plans for as many as 100 by 2011, about half the number of channels the service currently offers. It appears Japanese satellite is poised to catch up with other services, but its hard to see many customers opting for this in years to come over VOD rollouts already underway -- unless Sky Perfect (not to be confused with the UK's Sky) decides to slip some SHV loving in there -- just sayin'.
