Disney’s Direct-To-Consumer & International (DTCI) segment and ESPN have released a series of enhancements to the ESPN+ streaming service within the ESPN app, designed to improve the consumer experience by serving customized content, more user-friendly navigation, offline viewing and more platforms on which fans can access programming. “One of the most important focuses for ESPN+ […]
Blippar, the augmented reality developer, has fallen into administration over a funding row. It was one of the UK tech sector’s so-called “Unicorns” – start-up businesses that are worth $1 billion or more. The firm was co-founded by Ambarish Mitra, and its technology was used in a partnership with the BBC’s acclaimed Planet Earth II […]
In recent times, IMAX has contemplated putting in VR areas into all of its cinema foyers as a potential money-raiser from cinema-goers wanting to spend time on the new craze while waiting for a movie to start. But not any more. The experiment is over, and a regulatory SEC filing from IMAX says its final […]
The UK Parliament’s House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the development of immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, and the potential impact these could have in the worlds of sport, entertainment and news. The inquiry will also look
The challenges facing makers of head-worn virtual and augmented reality devices is underlined in the latest forecast from technology analyst firm CCS Insight. Despite early enthusiasm and a continued expectation of significant long-term potential for the technology, CCS Insight believes there is still significant work to be done to improve the user experience, software platforms […]
Formula 1 has signed a partnership agreement with virtual reality 360º providers The Dream VR to launch a fully immersive VR app. Starting this month, fans of the motorsport around the world will be able to experience revolutionary 360° digital interactive entertainment. The Dream VR will offer access to Formula 1 events to its 3 […]
The AR/VR industry seems to have made its mind up on platforms, based on responses to Digi-Capital and AWE’s Global AR/VR Industry Survey. While there are still opportunities for niche players and start-ups, clear standouts are now top of mind across the XR industry. At the top level, mobile AR matters more to the industry […]
On November 18th, Nokia, AT&T and Jaunt will show fans of American Football what they claim is the future of mobile content and immersive experiences with a 5G demonstration and ‘tailgate’ [informal social gathering] before the Atlanta Falcons faceoff against the Dallas Cowboys. Using 5G connectivity and Jaunt’s volumetric capture technology, fans can show their […]
The BBC has unveiled its first-ever VR comedy short. The five-minute VR film imagines the viewer as a record company boss that has been kidnapped by the crew of fictional pirate radio station Kurupt FM, in an attempt to try and convince the viewer to sign them to their record label. MC Grindah and DJ […]
At the fifth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China Mobile 5G Innovation Center worked closely with Huawei to unveil what the pair say is the first 5G network based 8K VR live broadcast. Compared with technically mature 4K VR live broadcast (requiring 50–80 Mbps data rate), 8K VR services require a higher data […]