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VR/AR
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Facebook boss predicts 10-year development time for VR ecosystem
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicted it will take “at least 10 years” for the Virtual…
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Grade, Hon firm invests in VR entertainment producer
Chinese entrepreneur Johnny Hon is to invest £1 million (US$1.4 million) to take control of…
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VR still faces significant challenges, MWC attendees told
Virtual reality (VR) still faces significant challenges before it becomes a mainstream entertainment offering, according…
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Zuckerberg: 360-degree video and VR will be ‘killer app’ for 5G
Three hundred and sixty degree video and ultimately virtual reality will become mainstream ways of “sharing…
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Facebook sets up dedicated social VR team
Facebook is setting up a dedicated social VR team and has announced plans to launch…
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Orange ventures unit invests in VR firm
Orange’s investment arm Orange Digital Ventures has take stake in four more tech firms, including…
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Report: Google working on ‘all-in-one’ VR headset
Google is reportedly developing an “all-in-one virtual reality headset” that runs independent of a smartphone,…
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Syfy orders linear, digital and virtual reality series
Pay TV net Syfy has ordered Halcyon, a futuristic cop drama that will go out…
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Amazon launches 3D game engine with Twitch integration
Amazon’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has launched a free, cross-platform, 3D game…
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Sky to launch 360-degree video on Facebook
Sky has started producing 360-degree videos and will use Facebook as a distribution platform for this…
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Virtual Reality content to hit US$8.3 billion by 2020
Total global spend on virtual reality (VR) video and games content will reach US$8.3 billion…
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Report: YouTube plans live, 360-degree video support
YouTube is reportedly planning to add support for 360-degree live-streamed video, in its latest push…
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YouTube mobile reach outstrips all US cable networks
YouTube on mobile devices reaches more 18 to 49-year-olds than any cable network in the…
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Report: Apple building prototype VR headsets
Apple has reportedly built prototype virtual reality (VR) headsets in a bid to take on…
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Barcroft makes virtual reality moves
Barcroft Media has struck two virtual reality deals, marking the UK-based content company’s first moves…
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Facebook looks to dedicated video offering
Facebook is looking to launch a dedicated video offering as engagement with video content on…
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Report: Apple hires VR expert
Apple has reportedly hired computer science professor and virtual reality expert Doug Bowman, in a…
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VR and AR investment reaches US$686m in 2015
Augmented and Virtual Reality deals accounted for US$686 million of investments in 2015, according to new…
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Arte launches Virtual Reality TV app
French cultural network Arte has launched a new virtual reality and immersive TV app. More…
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Deloitte: VR to celebrate first US$1bn year in 2016
Virtual Reality will celebrate its first billion-dollar year in 2016, driven by approximately US$700 million…
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Google appoints senior exec to dedicated VR role
Google has reportedly set up a dedicated Virtual Reality (VR) division and has appointed company…
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VR headset sales to climb 500% in 2016
Sales of Virtual Reality headset will increase by 500% year-on-year in 2016 while revenues will…
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VR revenues to hit US$18bn by 2025
Global revenues related to virtual reality (VR) will top US$18 billion (€16.6 billion) by 2025,…
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21st Century Fox takes stake in VR glasses manufacturer
21st Century Fox has struck a deal to take a minority stake in virtual reality…
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Syfy launches multiplatform content lab
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Syfy has launched a new multi-platform content and experience lab and will…
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CES 2016 preview: top consumer tech trends
Ericsson’s chief technology officer, broadcast and media services, Steve Plunkett, looks at this year’s top…
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CCS Insight: BT to buy ITV by 2018
BT will buy UK public broadcaster ITV by 2018 in an effort to “broaden its…
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Sky News airs first virtual reality report on migrant crisis
Pay TV operator Sky’s Sky News service has launched its first virtual reality news report….
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Virtual reality specialist NextVR raises US$30.5m from Comcast, Time Warner
NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has raised US$30.5 million in…
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YouTube adds VR support to Android app
YouTube has added virtual reality (VR) video support to the service’s Android app, allowing viewers…