Hollywood celebrities in a cooking show, a travel show or an extreme sports segment…in 3D?!?
The CRTC will look at an application from Toronto-based Ethnic Channels Group to add a 3D family-oriented channel to its lineup.
HighTV 3D is an international channel that the Ethnic Channels Group hopes to have on the air later this year, if granted regulatory approval.
Ethnic Channels Group CEO Slava Levin says viewers will need 3D-enabled television sets to watch the channel, which will broadcast in English. Levin adds he’ll have to convince Canada’s TV providers to carry HighTV 3D, popular in Europe. He doesn’t expect a large audience. “It’s a niche market,” he said in an interview.
But Levin said he’s banking on the uniqueness of HighTV 3D to draw in viewers. “We can do general entertainment programming day in and day out, but that all gets boring. Let’s put a little twist on it,” he said.
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