BREAKING. No 3D television channels for South African viewers. Yet.

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With Britain's BSkyB already working on it and ESPN, Sony and Discovery all announcing earlier today that they will start 3D TV channels in America, you have to ask: anything for South African TV viewers regarding 3D television?

The answers is . . . No.  But you can add: . . .Not yet.

Just before Avatar hit the big screen at the end of last year, I anticipated the huge buzz that 3D is going to generate this year. So I asked the TV channels what they're planning regarding 3D viewing. How for instance will M-Net show movies like Toy Story 3D, Up or Avatar later this year first - movies made to be enjoyed for the 3D aspect that is integral as a cinematography device to these films?

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Will Avatar be like Titanic?

This Friday evening I will go to watch 20 minutes (as a sneak peak) of James Cameron's new movie Avatar that will come out in December worldwide.

In South Africa (as also in America this Friday evening) film critics will be shown the first 3D footage by Nu Metro Cinemas. The super size trailer of this futuristic thriller includes a message from the director himself. It's also classic James Cameron: When Titanic started, he released a 4 minute trailer - twice the typical length.

The movie of $240 million, taking place on an alien world called Pandora, stars Sam Worthington.