Panasonic 3D Courtside For French Open

Following an earlier announcement about Panasonic's joint partnership with the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) and the 3D transmission of the 2010 French Open Tennis, Roland Garros, Panasonic’s broadcast division, AVSE have now confirmed details of the Panasonic 3D camera equipment used to help make it possible.
Roland Garros, which took place between May 23rd and June 6th 2010, is one of the most prestigious events in the sporting calendar and is the tennis grand slam with the widest European television audience. For the first time, people across the UK and Ireland experienced the tournament in 3D at retailers, recreating the immersive experience of being court-side on the TV screen.
As part of the programme, produced by France Televisions for Orange Sport, distributed by Globecast to retailers, Panasonic supplied a total of five integrated 3D cameras. Two were used for live on-court acquisition and two for player interviews after matches. A fifth was used in tests, including a test fitted to a cable cam system. In addition Panasonic supplied Eurosport with two integrated 3D cameras for use in its own tests at the event.
The 3D footage from the event was delivered to the content management and delivery company, GlobeCast, the 3D coverage produced on-site at Roland Garros was broadcast live via satellite to Panasonic's VT20 full HD 3D TVs in participating retail stores across the UK and Ireland. The signal was uplinked by Eurosport from the stadium to the Astra 1M satellite where it then down linked by GlobeCast for delivery to stores via the Eurobird 1.
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