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World Cup to be broadcast in 3D

World Cup to be broadcast in 3D

Posted: 2009-12-04 06:41

At least 25 matches at next year's Fifa World Cup in South Africa will be broadcast in 3D in a historic media rights agreement signed between Fifa and Official Partner Sony which was announced yesterday in Cape Town.

Although the next generation technology is already available at movie theatres in certain parts of the world, it will be the first time it will be used in sport, and football.

This groundbreaking deal means that viewers watching the matches on Sony’s 3D products will experience the sheer immediacy and visual clarity of the action as if they were on the pitch themselves. Fifa is working on whether a live right will be offered in the coming months.

“This propels the football fan into a whole new viewing dimension and marks the dawning of a new era in the broadcasting of sport,” said Fifa Secretary General Jérôme Valcke. “We are proud that the Fifa World Cup can serve as a platform for advancing technology and the viewing experience, and are truly fortunate to have Sony as a partner in this endeavour.”

“The transition to 3D is underway, and, we, at Sony, intend to be leaders in every aspect. Our sponsorship of the Fifa World Cup allows us to leverage our cutting-edge 3D technology and premier products with dazzling content to produce a unique and totally compelling viewing experience.

“3D viewers around the world will feel as though they are inside the stadiums in South Africa, watching the games in person,” said Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President of Sony Corporation.

At the end of the tournament, Sony Pictures Entertainment will produce and distribute the official 3D film of the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa.

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irvin : 2009-12-04 08:11

wow,but i've never seen a 3d tv in sa as well as the glasses

SIBUSISO: 2009-12-04 08:39

ajibola: 2009-12-04 07:52

Nx!! You are so annoying. I cant believe you posted the whole kak here. Why did you not at least give us the link asto log on to it and read this pathetic **** of yours???

Besides. what is this story has to do with 3D broadcast anyway???

We know nigeria qualified for the WC, fair enough, but do we have to read about how they did it and how God has performed those miracles.......excuse us please, we know you have the freedom of speech but please keep it to a limit

SIBUSISO: 2009-12-04 08:41

irvin : 2009-12-04 08:11

So whats your problem????

Toluwase: 2009-12-04 08:49

And do you know what? We have just realised that Shaibu is the only black coach who qualified a country to the World Cup.

This is unique for us as this is a World Cup to be staged in Africa and Nigeria is the only African country with an indigenous coach. Nigeria is the only country with a black coach. Amodu is being congratulated everywhere here.

ajibola: 2009-12-04 08:49

Silence is the best answer for fools cuz we all have rights to air anything concerning our national team here and it is a free comment zone.@SIBUSISO i've promised myself that i will not exchange words with people here again but the only thing i can say to you is go back to your own kickoff site and go discuss on ur aids infected country on ur site period not on our dear naija site cuz we knw u south africans hate nigerians.

SIBUSISO: 2009-12-04 09:05

ajibola....this topic has been pposted to SA KICKOFF as well

ajibola: 2009-12-04 09:13

@Sibusiso silence is the best answer for a ..........(u can complete it) I will not stoop low to exchange words behind a pc this is going to be the last comment made today pertainig to ur issue.

Arly-G: 2009-12-04 09:18

Sibusiso, leave this AJIPOLO alone. He is a foolish man with no brains. He's high on drugs.

Jou foolish man.
Stupid
Idiot

ajibola: 2009-12-04 09:22

Silence is still the best.........lol

Manuel: 2009-12-04 09:27

@Sibusiso,please this site is for Nigerians,post your comment on your own site.

Difai(Jhb)

mxm: 2009-12-04 09:32

this ajibola guy is really starting to piss me off...

dude wtf?...

ayo: 2009-12-04 09:58

Friday, December 04, 2009

Ahead 2010 Nations Cup/World Cup
NFF, PTF agree on Amodu, place Nooij on standby
From Ezeocha Nzeh, Abuja

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Super Eagles may have agreed on the need to allow coach Shaibu Amodu to take the team to the Angola 2010 Africa Nations Cup, just as the technical adviser of the Mambas of Mozambique, Mart Nooij, has been placed on standby for the World Cup in South Africa, depending on Amodu's performance in Angola.

The Guardian learnt that top officials of the NFF have resolved that no other coach would be contracted for the plum job of coaching the team for the World Cup except the technical adviser of the Mambas of Mozambique, Nooij.

It was further gathered that the NFF came to this agreement with the PTF after their meeting on Tuesday night in Abuja, where the two bodies agreed that though it is important for the team to have a sound technical adviser, it would not have one now, knowing very well that there was no much time left for Nations Cup preparations.

The two parties were said to have argued that instead of the team to be distracted by the introduction of new coaching crew, it would rather allow the present coach to go on with the training with a mandate to deliver the Nations Cup or be ready to work with a foreign technical adviser for the World Cup.

It was also learnt that they resolved to go for the Dutchman (Nooij), who aided Nigeria's qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by ensuring that his lads, the Mambas of Mozambique, beat the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia at home. A source told The Guardian yesterday that all the NFF big shots have full confidence in Nooij's technical abilities, hence they ignored all the credentials of the various high profile coaches earlier touted to take over the team's coaching job.

"All the decision makers at the NFF have developed serious confidence in the technical abilities of the Mozambique coach and are not hiding the possibilities of luring him to take over the Super Eagles job at any time they decide to settle for a foreign coach," a top official in the NFF technical department confirmed yesterday.

The source, however, noted that the Dutchman would only be contacted if Amodu failed to satisfy both the NFF and the PTF at the Nations Cup, adding that the likes of Sani Lulu Abdulahi, Amanze Uchegbulam and Taiwo Ogunjobi have continuously talked about Nooij's technical qualities as what the Super Eagles would require to perform we

ajibola: 2009-12-04 10:05

AMODU VISITS T.B JOSHUA http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=11231&z=12


Coach Amodu Shuaibu was reportedly at TB Joshua’s last Sunday to thank him for helping Eagles qualify for the World Cup. Amodu, according to reports, believed TB Joshua helped Nigeria qualify and he visited his Synagogue Church of All Nations to thank him. That is the news in the media now.

Innocent Okonkwo of Champion Newspaper quoted him this way in a front page news story last Monday:
“You will agree with me that the Super Eagles qualification to South Africa 2010 was in a cliff hanger. It remained only a miracle for us to qualify. Some people even said that we should forget about it, that it will not work.

But as we were preparing, we were monitoring what the Ghana U- 20 were doing because we knew that they visited the man of God for prayers and that prayer worked for them. All he predicted for the Ghanaian team came to pass and they became world champions.

What he predicted for the Nigerian U-17 team also came to pass because he said that Germany would lead them by 3-0 but that they should not be afraid because they will level score to 3-3. In fact, the team that started badly got to the final.

Praise the Lord. Before the match, they were asking me what did the man of God say and I told them that he said where the problem lay was not in Nairobi but in Maputo . He told us that we would win in Kenya . When we were down by one goal at half time, the man of God called (Idah) Peterside and said that we should not panic, that we will win the match and we won. Thank God we made it to South Africa through the prayer of Prophet TB Joshua.”

BishopofUnimaid02/03: 2009-12-04 11:47

@Ajibola, if Coach Amodu does his home work well and improves in his technical knowledge if the game, he wouldn't need to run to the Synagogue for prayers anymore for his team to win matches. Hard work and prayer pays. Remember the under 17 didn't win the world cup! Even Sani Emmanuel who is a member of the Synagogue contributed to our failure on the final day! Let's allow Prophet TB Joshua to continue dealing with spiritual issues alone. Football is a game and not a way a spiritual exercise.

jeff: 2009-12-04 13:33

Nigerians won't benefit from this because non of them can't afford a 54 cm 3d tv. I feel sorry.


WOW, SOUNDS LIKE A 10-YEARS OLD KID TALKING.