Virtual reality

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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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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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DirecTV weighs in to Virtual Reality space with boxing app

US pay TV operator DirecTV has launched its first Virtual Reality (VR) app, designed to…

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Disney, Sky and ProSiebenSat.1 invest in VR firm Jaunt

Disney has led a new US$65 million (€58 million) funding round in cinematic virtual reality…

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Nos claims world first with VR broadcast of FC Porto vs Benfica

Portuguese cable and pay TV operator Nos has teamed up with Samsung and Sport TV…

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Virtual reality to be ‘much more significant than 3D’, says ARM exec

Virtual reality will play a “much more significant role in the future than 3D”, according…

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MTV partners with IM360 for VMA virtual reality

MTV in the US has partnered with immersive video firm IM360 to broadcast 360-degree, virtual…

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YouTube adds 360-degree video to Google Cardboard VR initiative

YouTube has added 360-degree video support to parent company Google’s virtual reality offering, Google Cardboard….

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Arte makes cross-platform virtual reality show

A new cross media experience about the Arctic region and the impact of global warming…

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BSkyB invests in virtual reality cinema specialist

UK pay TV operator BSkyB has made an equity investment of US$400,000 (€300,000) in US-based…

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BBC trials virtual reality technology

The BBC has started to trial immersive video experiences in its first experiments with virtual…