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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 720p (3DTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DirecTV |
| Sister channels | Audience Network boosts Network Root Sports |
| History | |
| Launched | July 1, 2010 |
| Closed | June 25, 2012 |
n3D was an American 3DTV channel that launched on July 1, 2010. It was sponsored by Panasonic and available exclusively on DirecTV. It was the world's first 24-hour 3DTV channel. Operations ended in 2013. [1]
Programming that aired includes TNT's broadcast of NASCAR's 2010 Coke Zero 400 on July 3; the local telecasts of the New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners series on July 10–11; and the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (in conjunction with Fox). [2] Other shows include Guitar Center Sessions with artists Peter Gabriel and Jane's Addiction, plus such documentary fare as Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia , Wild Safari: A South African Adventure and nWave Picture's S.O.S Planet , African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango , Encounter in the Third Dimension . [3]
Other new programming includes the new season of the History Channels series The Universe [4] and the 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament. [5] The channel will also show previously aired ESPN 3D events. On Christmas 2010 the channel aired The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010. [6]
On February 4, 2011, n3D premiered Formula Drift's "Round 7: Title Fight Event". [7] On February 5, 2011, n3D aired the Fifth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl. [8] Since February 26, 2011, the channel has aired the new season of GSN's High Stakes Poker . [9] Starting March 26, 2011 n3D aired Treasure Houses of Britain , in conjunction with WNET. [10] A new show about surfing titled Gone Until December debuted in summer 2011. [11]