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Cablevision’s MSG to Telecast Hockey in 3D
NEW YORK: MSG will telecast the March 24 Rangers-Islanders
matchup from Madison Square Garden in 3D, the first network hockey telecast
ever produced in 3D.
The game will be shot using 3ality Digital’s image-capturing technology, which
integrates with existing broadcast equipment. 3ality Digital’s technology has
been used in a number of recent 3D sports productions, including BSkyB’s limited
January Premiere League Soccer broadcast; the first live 3D broadcasts of NFL
and college football games shown in theaters; and the 2010 Sony Open golf
tournament.
Gamecreek Video will provide a separate HD mobile video production unit for the
game, working with 3ality Digital camera rigs and image processing systems. In
the Theater at Madison Square Garden, RealD’s 3D stereoscopic Cinema Processing
System will enable the audience to view the game in 3D via eyewear, screen and
filtering technology. MSG will use Harris NetVX encoders and signal processing
equipment that will be used to ensure synchronous transport of the 3DTV signals
from Madison Square Garden to the network operations center.
The Rangers will host a special viewing party of the telecast at the
Theater at Madison Square Garden that will include appearances by Rangers
alumni Mark Messier, Adam Graves, Ron Duguay, Nick Fotiu, Ron Greschner, Dan
Blackburn and others, as well as fan contests and giveaways . Tickets to the 3D
screening are $20 and available at
newyorkrangers.com
via Ticketmaster.
MSG HD subscribers with 3D compatible TV sets will be able to watch the
telecast on a separate channel offered by Cablevision, and MSG is in discussions
with other providers. The Madison Square Garden production and programming
arm of Cablevision is in the midst of what it calls a “top to bottom” $500
million renovation of the venue.-- from TV
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