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Moonves Voices 3-D TV Doubts, News Corp Upbeat

  • Reuters, Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:28 PM
CBS Corp CEO Les Moonves sounded a skeptical note on Wednesday at Milken Institute about converting television shows to 3-D, saying he was unimpressed with the visual quality of experiments he has seen so far. Moonves' skepticism of 3-D conversions comes as TV manufacturers from Sony Corp to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd roll out 3-D TV sets. Hollywood studios are also eager to convert their blockbuster films to 3-D.

However, Chase Carey, Deputy Chairman of News Corp, told the same audience that 3-D will be a big part of future broadcasts of sports, movies and major events, rather than other forms of 3-D TV. News Corp owns the Fox network and cable outlet Fox News.

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