Sky Will Broadcast Final Preseason F1 Tests in 3D to UK Viewers

Engadget.com reports that in a move it’s calling a world’s first, Sky Sports has announced that parts of Formula 1’s final preseason tests from Circuit de Catalunya will be broadcast on its 3D network. While F1 has tested the use of 3D before, it’s never been broadcast and chief Bernie Ecclestone — who you’ll remember fiddled for years as F1 stuck with widescreen standard definition video presentations before it made the jump in 2011 — has previously said 3D will never be used. Sky Sports referred to the event as a one-off, while commentator Martin Brundle is quoted in the press release calling it a “special moment for F1 fans…a new immersive experience for viewers.

More at http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/06/sky-formula-1-3d-test/

Sky News at http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/8474815/Sky-to-show-all-four-days-of-second-Barca-test-live-and-in-3D-from-28-Feb-to-3-March-

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