3net was an American
3D television channel that launched on February 13, 2011.
[Sony, Discovery and IMAX to Launch 3net, the 24/7 3D Television Network, in the U.S. February 13, 2011 on DIRECTV]
DirecTV Press Release February 10, 2011 It was a joint venture of
Discovery Communications
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,
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...
and
IMAX Corporation
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. The partnership was announced in June 2010, and the channel was previewed publicly at the
2011 Consumer Electronics Show.
Carriage
DirecTV
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carried the channel exclusively since launch.
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Nintendo's ]3DS
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handheld system frequently provided episodic clips of content from 3net's programs on their Nintendo Video
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service. On August 12, 2014, 3net ceased broadcasting to all providers and was dropped from the DirecTV channel lineup. According to ''Realscreen'' magazine, 3net has now closed down as a channel.
Programming
The channel had several original shows as well as theatrical films.
Original shows
*''Building the Brand
''Building the Brand'' is a ten-part American documentary television series which aired on the now-defunct 3net channel. Each episode visits a factory of a different brand which manufactures some of the world's most iconic products. The series i ...
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*'' Son of a Pitch''
*'' Experience 3D''
*'' In The Qube 3D''
*'' Wildebeest Migration''
*'' Bullproof''
*'' African Wild''
*'' Attack of the Giant Jellyfish''
*''China Revealed
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*''Ghost Lab
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*'' Dream Defenders''High Octane
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*''Jewels of the World
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