NETWORK - The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/NETWORK News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) ESPN to end 3-D broadcasts by end of year http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56451013-79/espn-broadcasts-viewers-network.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56451013-79/espn-broadcasts-viewers-network.html.csp">ESPN to end 3-D broadcasts by end of year</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/AP/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56451013#2013-06-13T18:19:11.477-06:00/MAI/sltrib56451013#2013-06-13T18:19:11.477-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By PETER SVENSSON</span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Associated Press</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-06-13T18:19:11.477-06:00">Updated Jun 13, 2013 06:19PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">New York • ESPN will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, the network said Wednesday, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been limping along for years. The sports network said there were too few viewers to make 3-D broadcasts worth it. It didn’t say exactly how many viewers had, but the number was “extremely limited and not growing.” Last year, only 2 percent of TVs in the U.S. were able to show 3-D programming, according to the most rece...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="#license-564510132013-06-13T18:19:11.477-06:00" id="#license-2013-06-13T18:19:11.477-06:00"> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56451013@www.sltrib.com Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:19:11 MDT VIDEO: UTOPIA exec says bailing on money-losing network not right course http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56410097-79/network-utopia-iprovo-course.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56410097-79/network-utopia-iprovo-course.html.csp">VIDEO: UTOPIA exec says bailing on money-losing network not right course</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56410097#2013-06-05T06:50:30.756-06:00/MAI/sltrib56410097#2013-06-05T06:50:30.756-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By VINCE HORIUCHI</span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Salt Lake Tribune</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-06-05T06:50:30.756-06:00">Updated Jun 5, 2013 06:50AM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Although the Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency, also known as UTOPIA, is losing at least $200,000 per month on its ultra-fast Internet network, the company’s executive president said Tuesday that just quitting and cutting its losses is not an option. “Going dark is a horrible option, it’s worse than where we sit to date,” Todd Marriott said during a live video chat with The Salt Lake Tribune. “The taxpayers would get nothing for that effort and would actually end up owing more m...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56410097@www.sltrib.com Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:50:30 MDT