With TV broadcasters, satellite & cable providers, movie studios, and content producers lining-up behind the world’s major electronic manufactures, 2010 is being hailed as “The Year of 3D” and the beginning of the 3D HDTV revolution.

 Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, JVC, Sharp, Mitsubishi, LG, and Samsung will all offer a variety of 3D HD ready TVs, 3D Blu-ray players and 3D Blu-ray Disc available in stores this year. LG alone, aims to sell 400,000 3DTVs in 2010 and 3.4 million by 2011.

 ESPN, Discovery Communications, DirectTV, UK’s BSkyB, Korea’s SkyLife and Japan’s cabler Jupiter telecommunications have also climbed on the bandwagon announcing 3D HD channels and services in the next few months. One of the earliest programs, ESPN’s coverage of the World Cup Soccer match between South African & Mexico, is due to air in June.

 Meanwhile Hollywood studios are promising a bumper year of 3D movies with 30+ new releases set for this year. To keep the 3D express train rolling, industry experts say that over 45% of digital cinema screens worldwide are now equipped for stereoscopic presentations.