Hong Kong tests live 3D broadcasts

Cyberport Management Company of Hong Kong, which focuses on enterprise and professional development, has completed its test for live 3D broadcasting of the 2010 World Cup, reports Xihuanet.

Cyberport receives the satellite signals, decodes them and sends them to theatres using DCX streaming technology.

DCX is a digital entertainment pilot scheme created to provide a secure and fast network system for the exchange of digital content. Ten cinemas are participating in the pilot.

The London-based pirate station Rinse FM has been awarded an official radio licence, says Clash Music.

The application for legal status was supported throughout the music industry, with Rinse FM acting as a conduit for youth culture.

Feargal Sharkey, CEO of UK Music, says: "With a community licence in place, we believe the station can take that role forward - engaging with a young, dynamic audience and nurturing the next generation of inner city talent on which our industry and nation is so dependent.”

New Zealand is proposing the Ethnic Broadcasting Commission Bill to provide multilingual and multicultural television services in the country, writes Scoop.

The bill will require the New Zealand government to investigate and review the need for commercial, non-commercial and semi-commercial options for funding ethnic television.

“A number of private ethnic radio stations broadcast in about 45 languages, and key ethnic groups listening are Korean, Indian, Middle Eastern, Filipinos, Africans, Europeans and Pacific Islanders. There is a growing potential audience, but such broadcasts are limited and are run on a shoestring budget,” says Labour associate ethnic affairs spokesperson Ashraf Choudhary.