ESPN Declares 2D/3D Production a Success

ESPN Declares 2D/3D Production a Success
Test may spur more cost-effective 3D techniques
by Glen Dickson

As it prepares to launch its new 3D network, ESPN 3D, in June, ESPN is weighing how to cost-effectively produce some 85 live events in the network`s first year, including World Cup soccer, NBA games, X Games 16, college basketball and college football. The cable sports giant last month conducted a test at its Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., to see if a single production team could pump out both 2D and stereoscopic 3D coverage.

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