{{lowercase title}} {{Infobox television channel | name = n3D | logo = DirecTV N3D.jpg | logo_size = 150px | logo_caption = | logo_alt = | image = | launch_date = July 1, 2010 | closed_date = June 25, 2012 | picture_format = 720p (3DTV) | network = | owner = DirecTV | slogan = | country = United States | language = English | area = Nationwide | affiliates = | headquarters = | former_names = | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = Audience Network<br>boosts Network<br>Root Sports | timeshift_service = }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNET's guide to 3D TV: What you (still) need to know |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/cnets-guide-to-3d-tv-what-you-still-need-to-know/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>
==Programs== 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).<ref>[http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=486581 DirecTV, Major League Baseball and Fox Sports to Deliver Historic National 3D Broadcast of the 2010 All-Star Game] DirecTV Press Release July 9, 2010</ref> 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''.<ref>[http://www.multichannel.com/article/454405-DirecTV_Bows_Trio_Of_3D_Services.php DirecTV Bows Trio Of 3D Services] ''Multichannel News'' July 1, 2010</ref>
Other new programming includes the new season of the History Channels series ''The Universe''<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/history-enters-3d-orbit-directv-47631 History Enters 3D Orbit with DirecTV - Will broadcast The Universe on "n3D" channel] ''Broadcasting & Cable'' July 27, 2010</ref> and the 2010 US Open Tennis Tournament.<ref>[http://www.multichannel.com/news/cbs-serves-us-open-tennis-3d-47685 CBS Serves Up U.S. Open Tennis In 3D] ''Multichannel News'' August 24, 2010</ref> The channel will also show previously aired ESPN 3D events. On Christmas 2010 the channel aired ''The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010''.<ref>[http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/article.jsp?assetId=P7240045 DirecTV Rocks the Holidays: Exclusive U.S. Broadcast of 'The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010' in 3D] DirecTV Press Release December 17, 2010</ref>
On February 4, 2011, n3D premiered Formula Drift's "Round 7: Title Fight Event".<ref>[http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=546039 DirecTV To Debut First Formula DRIFT Program in 3D; Available Exclusively on n3D™, Powered by Panasonic] DirecTV Press Release</ref> On February 5, 2011, n3D aired the Fifth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl.<ref>[http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=547109 Hollywood's Hottest Celebrities and NFL Greats Go Head-to-Head in Dallas at the Fifth Annual DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl] DirecTV Press Release</ref> Since February 26, 2011, the channel has aired the new season of GSN's ''High Stakes Poker''.<ref>[http://www.multichannel.com/news/gsns-high-stakes-poker-joins-directv-3d-channel-362344 GSN's 'High Stakes Poker' Joins DirecTV 3D Channel] ''Multichannel News'' February 7, 2011</ref> Starting March 26, 2011 n3D aired ''Treasure Houses of Britain'', in conjunction with WNET.<ref>[http://investor.directv.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=559614 DirecTV Welcomes 3D Viewers into Britain's Most Cherished Estates with the Exclusive U.S. Broadcast of ‘Treasure Houses of Britain' in 3D] DirecTV Press Release March 24, 2011</ref> A new show about surfing titled ''Gone Until December'' debuted in summer 2011.<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/3d-surfing-show-comes-directvs-n3d-37772 3D Surfing Show Comes to DirecTV's n3D] ''Broadcasting & Cable'' April 13, 2011</ref>
===Originals and Exclusives=== *3D Tourist *Celebrity Beach Bowl *Fast Lane for Fun *Gone Until December *Guitar Center Sessions *Live from The Laugh Factory *The Dan Patrick Show *The Parlotones: Dragonflies and Astronauts *The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010 *Bon Jovi: What's Next? What Do You Got?
===Partners=== *Anschutz Entertainment Group *CBS Sports *ESPN 3D *Food Network *Formula Drift *Fox Sports *Golden Boy Promotions *Game Show Network *HDNet Fights *History Channel *IMAX *MTV *NBC Sports *nWave Pictures *PBS *Professional Bull Riders<ref> [https://pbr.com/news/2011/10/directv-and-pbr-deliver-first-ever-bull-riding-3d-broadcast-to-homes-nationwide/ PBR | DIRECTV and PBR deliver first-ever bull riding 3D broadcast to homes nationwide] PBR</ref> *Turner Broadcasting System *World Fishing Network <ref>[https://www.outdoorhub.com/pr/2012/05/24/3d-episode-of-wfns-hookin-up-with-mariko-izumi-to-air-on-directv-may-26th-at-800-p-m-et-exclusively-on-n3d/ 3D Episode of WFN’s Hookin’ Up with Mariko Izumi to Air on DIRECTV May 26th at 8:00 p.m. ET, Exclusively on n3D] OutdoorHub</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Major League Baseball on Fox}} {{Tennis on CBS}}
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2010 Category:3D television channels Category:Defunct television networks in the United States Category:2010 establishments in the United States Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012 Category:DirecTV