Research by SlotsMillion, the Virtual Reality Casino, has found 92 per cent of people are aware of Virtual Reality (VR) – with 23 per cent having tried the new technology. Of the 2,000 people surveyed by Opinium, a strategic insight agency, on behalf of the VR developer, 2 per cent have spent at least 25 […]
On June 20th, Deutsche Telekom and Gorillaz will present the world premiere of the band’s live show in 360-degrees at Palladium Cologne. The event is one of four exclusive album showcases “Telekom Electronic Beats Presents Humanz Live” that will take place before the band’s European and North American tour in November. The shows are the […]
Verizon Digital Media Services today announced that it has been selected by Gravity Point TV, a specialist in the worldwide virtual reality (VR) services space, is to exclusively power the all-new VR viewing hub, Gravity Point VR. Already a user of Verizon’s Uplynk Video Streaming service, Gravity Point TV will now also utilise the Edgecast […]
Sports fans around the world can now relive Anthony Joshua’s epic victory against Wladimir Klitschko via a Virtual Reality (VR) experience. The 12-minute film, created by Sky’s dedicated in-house VR production unit, Sky VR Studios, provides a unique perspective on what is already being considered one of the greatest heavyweight bouts to take place on […]
Virtual Reality will work in a way that 3D didn’t. That’s because VR and Augmented Reality have so many obvious and useful applications across a range of sectors from medicine to architecture to robotics. A broad plane of development also means TV will benefit from not having to do all the production and workflow heavy […]
Facebook is shutting down its VR studio in California which created films and video content for its Oculus virtual reality headset. The Oculus Story Studio will no longer create its own material but will now help others make VR-ready content. The social media giant said the closure of the studio did not mean it was […]
The results from a AOL’s latest global research study reveal the consumer behaviours and industry trends driving the evolution of digital video, and point the way for advertisers and publishers looking to make the most of digital video in 2017. There are many challenges, but with consumers making digital video a habit – 92 per […]
Sir David Attenborough’s award-winning Great Barrier Reef factual series has won another ‘gong’, this time for its Virtual Reality Dive version of the show, which has won a BAFTA. The show, produced by Atlantic Productions, has now won 3 different BAFTA awards across all the key elements of new digital media: 3D, 4K and now, […]
At NAB 2017, Haivision, a specialist in video streaming solutions, has launched dual 4K live streaming of VR 360 content. The company is demonstrating the technology with Nokia and Intel. Its latest advancement in high resolution HEVC and H.264 encoding, the KB 4K internet streaming encoder is now available with the Intel Visual Compute Accelerator […]
At the 2017 NAB Show, Harmonic is showcasing its 360-degree immersive virtual reality (VR) technology with a demonstration featuring pre-recorded content of Blue Man Group from their stage at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “Harmonic and Blue Man Group share a passion for stunning imagery that entertains and awakens the senses in […]