Cox Cable to Carry 3D Masters

ATLANTA: Cox Communications will provide live 3D coverage of the upcoming Masters Tournament free to its HD subscribers, the cable company said today. Tournament officials said two weeks ago that 3D coverage would be produced in conjunction with Sony and Comcast. It will mark the return of Tiger Woods to the sport since his behavioral scandal broke last Thanksgiving.

The event also marks the first live transmission of stereoscopic 3D into U.S. homes. Comcast has previously carried movies in anaglyph 3D, which requires red-and-blue glasses. The Masters format will require the emerging 3DTV sets that require shutter glasses.

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