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ESPN Launching 3-D Network in June

by Caleb Johnson on January 6, 2010 at 06:02 AM


Just a few days ago, we told you to brace yourselves for 3-D's jump from the big screen to your television. Yes, we too are salivating over the prospect of watching 3-D movies in our living rooms, but that's not all we're excited about. A bit of news from ESPN has us needing a dang bib for all this drool.

According to USA Today, the sports network will launch a channel broadcasting entirely in 3-D on June 11th. We don't have all the details just yet, but we do know that the debut event will be a World Cup soccer match. Also, there are plans to broadcast about 85 other sporting events over the next year, including NBA games, college football and basketball, and the Summer X Games.

Now, here's where it gets muddy. We assume you'll have to pay extra for this channel, and that it will go dark when an event isn't being broadcast. Plus, depending on your provider, you might have to purchase a new box to watch sports in all that 3-D glory. On top of that, you'll of course need to purchase one of those swanky, new 3-D TVs we expect to see by the boatload at this year's CES.

Despite the extra costs, we can't think of enough sports analogies to express our joy about this (a home run, hole-in-one, touchdown). Let's just hope ESPN does it right. We'd hate to be forced to call a penalty for "excessive waste of time and money." [From: USA Today]

Tags: 3d, breakingnews, ces, ceshometheater, espn, sports, tv, world cup

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