Three well-established – and award-winning – Virtual Reality content providers have merged. Virtual Content Group (VCG), a conglomerate of international VR companies, formed recently from the merger of France’s Cow Prod, Germany’s INVR.SPACE and Australia’s 3D Content Hub, has announced its launch and winning of two Lumière awards from The VR Society. Utilising the forming […]
VideoAmp, the Total Video platform for the TV and Video ecosystem, and Immersv, a virtual reality (VR) discovery and advertising platform, has announced an agreement to connect Immersv’s VR/360 advertising platform with VideoAmp’s proprietary user graph, and its screen tensor video ad platform. Under the terms of the partnership, VideoAmp will be able to provide […]
At CES in Las Vegas, 28 companies announced the Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF), a not-for-profit company with its purpose stated as: “To further the widespread availability of high-quality audiovisual VR experiences, for the benefit of consumers”. The Founding Members of VRIF are Akamai Technologies, ARRIS International, b<>com, Baylor University, CableLabs, Cinova Media, Dolby Laboratories, […]
US SVoD service Hulu and Live Nation, the live entertainment and ticketing company, have announced a new virtual reality docu-series On Stage. The short form, multi-part series takes a deep dive into the creative process of an artist’s live music experience. The first episode will debut on January 26th and feature Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum […]
Youku, China’s leading digital entertainment platform, has chosen the Nokia OZO VR ecosystem of technologies to bring the most immersive VR content to the more than 500 million monthly active users engaged in its premier online video platform which has daily views of more than 1.1 billion. By utilising Nokia’s comprehensive OZO VR solution, Youku […]
BBC Earth, the natural history producer, has announced a new partnership with Oculus to launch three virtual reality experiences, inviting users to step into the lives of distinct animals. Users will be immersed into the daily adventures of a Caracal Cat, an Oogpister Beetle and Black Bears. All three virtual reality experiences will be released […]
In anticipation of CES 2017, as the biggest consumer electronics companies in the world prepare to unveil their latest new products, CCS Insight provides some expectations, key themes and predictions relevant to the show. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence The Internet of Things has been a key buzz phrase at CES for the past two […]
In a report, Top Ten Digital Media Predictions for 2017, Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies (DMS) service highlights the trends and events that will shape OTT video, digital advertising and VR in 2017. “As a result of the proliferation of broadband and connected devices consumers have more choices than ever in how, when, and where […]
International Data Corporation (IDC) has released its Tracker research programme focusing on the emerging Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) headset market. The first data published by the Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker focuses on OEM market sizing in the third quarter of 2016 and covers a wide range of products, […]
Qualcomm Technologies has worked with Lionsgate, a premier next generation global content leader, to power the Power Rangers Virtual Reality (VR) experience at the 2017 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The VR experience powered by the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 flagship processor is based on Lionsgate’s Saban’s Power Rangers, the feature film […]