3net was an American
3D television
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channel that launched on February 13, 2011.
[Sony, Discovery and IMAX to Launch 3net, the 24/7 3D Television Network, in the U.S. February 13, 2011 on DIRECTV]
DirecTV Press Release February 10, 2011 It was a joint venture of
Discovery Communications
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,
Sony
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and
IMAX Corporation
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. The partnership was announced in June 2010, and the channel was previewed publicly at the
2011 Consumer Electronics Show.
Carriage
DirecTV
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carried the channel exclusively since launch.
[
]Nintendo
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's 3DS handheld system frequently provided episodic clips of content from 3net's programs on their Nintendo Video
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service. On August 12, 2014, 3net ceased broadcasting to all providers and was dropped from the DirecTV channel lineup. According to ''Realscreen'' magazine, 3net has now closed down as a channel.
Programming
The channel had several original shows as well as theatrical films.
Original shows
*'' Building the Brand''
*'' Son of a Pitch''
*'' Experience 3D''
*'' In The Qube 3D''
*'' Wildebeest Migration''
*'' Bullproof''
*'' African Wild''
*'' Attack of the Giant Jellyfish''
*'' China Revealed''
*'' Ghost Lab''
*''Dream Defenders
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''Jewels of the World
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