Virtual reality

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Eurosport launches VR app to coincide with French Open

Eurosport has launched a virtual reality (VR) app to coincide with this year’s French Open…

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IMAX unveils VR plans, signs deal with games studio Starbreeze

IMAX Corporation has announced a major virtual reality push, which includes a joint venture agreement…

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Google to launch dedicated YouTube VR app

Google is due to launch a dedicated YouTube VR app later this year for its…

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Google Daydream VR platform to launch this autumn

Google is set to launch a mobile VR platform this autumn that will encompass smartphones,…

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Discovery’s Shark Week goes VR

Discovery will embark on its annual Shark Week in late June and will add a…

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TV4 to launch new virtual reality show

Swedish broadcaster TV4 is to launch a new virtual reality TV show that will bring…

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Comcast invests in ex-DreamWorks exec’s VR start-up

Comcast has led a round of investment in Spaces, a VR firm founded by entrepreneurs…

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Nat Geo to launch VR studio, first Instagram series

National Geographic has unveiled plans to form a Virtual Reality studio and announced plans for…

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NBC and NextVR broadcast virtual reality Kentucky Derby

NBC Sports Group made its first steps into virtual reality (VR) broadcasting at the weekend…

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NextVR and Live Nation to broadcast 360-degree concerts

Comcast and Time Warner-backed NextVR has partnered with Live Nation to broadcast hundreds of live…

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Facebook hails ‘social presence’ as next stage in VR revolution

Virtual reality can be used to connect people and reinvent social media according to chief technology…

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Sky Italia taps Viaccess-Orca for VR trial

Sky Italia is tapping Viaccess-Orca, Harmonic and VideoStitch to deliver a virtual reality platform that…

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TF1 and Viaccess-Orca claim world VR first

French commercial broadcaster TF1 and technology provider Viaccess-Orca have staked their claim to a world…

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Nokia launches €55,000 OZO virtual reality camera

Nokia launched its OZO virtual reality camera in Europe at an event in London last…

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Sky launches VR studio, first shows released on Facebook 360 tomorrow

Sky has announced a major new commitment to developing virtual reality content, including the creation…

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Amazon looks to add VR to Amazon Video

Amazon is working to add a “Virtual Reality experience within Amazon Video”, according to a…

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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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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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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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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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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…