n3D was an American
3DTV channel that launched on July 1, 2010. It was sponsored by
Panasonic
formerly between 1935 and 2008 and the first incarnation of between 2008 and 2022, is a major Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka. It was founded by Kōnosuke Matsushita in 1918 as a lightbulb ...
and available exclusively on
DirecTV
DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American Multichannel television in the United States, multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California, El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary ...
. It was the world's first 24-hour 3DTV channel. Operations ceased June 25, 2012.
Programs
Programming that has aired includes
TNT's broadcast of
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and h ...
's
2010 Coke Zero 400 on July 3; the local telecasts of the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one o ...
-
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...
series on July 10–11; and the
2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 81st midseason exhibition between the All-Stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13, 2010, ...
(in conjunction with
Fox
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelv ...
). Other shows include ''
Guitar Center Sessions'' with artists
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...
and
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands fr ...
, plus such documentary fare as ''
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia'', ''
Wild Safari: A South African Adventure'' and
N Wave Picture's ''
S.O.S Planet
is the common name of the international Morse code distress signal.
SOS may also refer to:
Places
* Sos, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, a village in Khojavend District
* Sos, Lot-et-Garonne, France, a commune in southern France
* Sos del Rey Católico, ...
'', ''
African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango'', ''
Encounter in the Third Dimension''. Other new programming includes the new season of the
History Channel
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s series ''
The Universe'' and the
2010 US Open Tennis Tournament. The channel will also show previously aired
ESPN 3D events. On Christmas 2010 the channel aired ''The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010''. On February 4, 2011, n3D premiered
Formula Drift's "Round 7: Title Fight Event". On February 5, 2011, n3D aired the Fifth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl. Since February 26, 2011, the channel has aired the new season of
GSN's ''
High Stakes Poker''. Starting March 26, n3D aired ''
Treasure Houses of Britain
Treasure (from la, thesaurus from Greek language ''thēsauros'', "treasure store") is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions leg ...
'', in conjunction with
WNET
WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as "Thirteen" (stylized as "THIRTEEN"), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the ...
. A new show about surfing titled ''
Gone Until December'' debuted in summer 2011.
3D Surfing Show Comes to DirecTV's n3D
''Broadcasting & Cable'' April 13, 2011
References
{{NASCAR on TNT
Television channels and stations established in 2010
3D television channels
2010 establishments in the United States
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012
DirecTV