According to the BBC, they are looking at 3D and Super HD broadcasts for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Roger Mosey, the man in charge of the BBC's 2012 Olympics operation, said the corporation was looking at a number of new technologies to improve the spectacle for viewers.

Addressing an IBC technology conference in Amsterdam, Mosey said, "We could, and I believe should, capture some of the games in 3D."  "Nobody would expect the games of 2012 to be comprehensively in 3D because the technology will be nothing like widespread enough; but it would be a shame not to have any images of London that were part of an experiment with what will be one of the next big waves of change."

"The Olympic stadium may only exist in its full 80,000+ capacity for a relatively short period. Not to have that at all in 3D would be, at the very least, a major gap in the archive."

Mosey also said that "super high definition" cameras could also be based at Olympic sites, even though homes would not have the necessary equipment to pick up the images at that point.

He added, "There won't be a [super HD] set in your living room by 2012, but there could be a limited number of cameras and big screens that will give us a taste of the future – and could give a major creative boost to technologists and people thinking of the content of tomorrow."

"Both 3D and super HD are currently posing questions and opportunities rather than solutions; but now's the time to start examining seriously whether there are answers that could make 2012 even more of a landmark year."

Earlier in the year Sky announced they plan to launch a 3D TV channel in the UK in 2010 following a massive growth of their HD service. The channel will offer a broad selection of the best available 3D programming, which is expected to include movies, entertainment and sport. The service will be broadcast across Sky’s existing HD infrastructure and be available via the current generation of Sky's High Definition set-top boxes. To watch 3D, new '3D' TV sets are required, which are expected to be on sale here next year.

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