There will be no 3D broadcasts of the Stanley Cup final this year and the CBC’s general manager of technology says he’s no longer as confident in broadcasting in three dimensions, due to the “exorbitant” cost and low viewership numbers.
Fred Mattocks still believes in 3D and was pleased how the CBC’s first two 3D hockey broadcasts turned out – although he admits they were somewhat buggy and very much live-to-air experiments.
But he says the massive costs to stage those productions and the poor ratings so far – “a small number,” is how he described the audience size – makes it untenable for the CBC to go gung-ho with 3D.
Fred Mattocks still believes in 3D and was pleased how the CBC’s first two 3D hockey broadcasts turned out – although he admits they were somewhat buggy and very much live-to-air experiments.
But he says the massive costs to stage those productions and the poor ratings so far – “a small number,” is how he described the audience size – makes it untenable for the CBC to go gung-ho with 3D.