There is no carriage agreement yet for FiOS to carry...
There is no carriage agreement yet for FiOS to carry 3net, but the 3D network is “actively in discussions with Verizon” and other unspecified companies, a 3net spokeswoman said Wednesday. “There has never been an agreement to carry 3net or…
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3net programming” with Verizon, but 3net -- the joint venture of Discovery, Sony and Imax -- is “hopeful to conclude an agreement and bring 3net” to FiOS customers, she said. As the 3D network with 24 hours of programming seven days a week nears its second anniversary in the U.S. Feb. 13, it’s “seen a dramatic increase in reach, with 3net programming now available to more than 40 million U.S. households across five program distribution affiliates,” 3net said in a news release (http://xrl.us/boe8xx). DirecTV, Comcast, Service Electric Cablevision and Netflix are already carrying 3net, the spokeswoman said. The network also has a carriage agreement with Google Fiber, but 3net hasn’t launched yet on that service, she said. The Google Fiber launch will come “shortly,” she said. This month, the network will premiere its 30th native, original 3D series, which it called a “worldwide first in the industry.” The joint venture has “benefited significantly from the rise of 3D TV adoption,” with 3D TVs now in about 25 million U.S. households -- “almost one quarter of all homes” there, 3net said. “Significant further growth” is expected in 2013, it said, citing a September CEA report. In comparison, HDTV “achieved low single digit household penetration at the same point in its evolutionary cycle more than a decade ago,” 3net said. “We look forward to further growth in the in-home 3D market as more consumers embrace the format -- particularly as the electronics industry continues to include 3D as a feature available in nearly all” new TVs available to consumers this year, including “every UHD/4K set coming to market,” 3net CEO Tom Cosgrove said in the news release. The company recently launched 3net Studios, designed “to fuel not only the flagship U.S. channel service, but also to make the highest quality native 3D and 4K content available to consumers around the globe through a broad array of international distribution partners,” it said.