While most new technologies experience a slow market entrance, 360-degree video will likely skip that trend, thanks to its ties to virtual reality (VR) and early investment from major technology players including Facebook, Samsung, and YouTube. ABI Research forecasts professional grade cameras and mid-tier, prosumer 360-degree cameras to hit nearly two million shipments by 2021, […]
It’s a scheme that’s guaranteed to give a highly-personalised Virtual Reality experience from some hundreds of kilometres out in space. SpaceVR has raised some crowd-funding cash to start building Overview-1, a specially designed satellite that will be launched next June up to the International Space Station (on a scheduled CRS-12 mission) where it will then […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is inviting individuals to participate in its new Virtual Reality Advisory Group. The group will be spearheaded out of Los Angeles and its insights will be used to inform BAFTA’s global activities in the US, UK and beyond. The independent advisory group will be tasked with […]
FOTV Media Networks Inc., the interrelated group of digital media companies which produces and distributes hologram, virtual reality, 360 and premium Hollywood content globally with an over-the-top (OTT) audience of more than 75 million monthly unique users of its live and on-demand movies and television, has confirmed the launch of its initial public offering of […]
According to forecasts from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market will grow from $5.2 billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion (€143.7bn) in 2020. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of
Intel has unveiled a new virtual reality reference design: Project Alloy, a cordless system the company says contains everything you need to have a VR experience. It says the headset has the computational and graphics power necessary to create the virtual images and an internal battery for power, as well as 3D cameras and sensors […]
Globosat, the satellite arm of Brazilian media giant Group Globo, is offering around 100 hours of Olympics coverage in Virtual Reality, viewable on a Samsung ‘Gear’ VR headset. Globosat will supply the footage via its SporTV VR service to compatible Galaxy smartphones. Already available are the Opening Ceremony and during the Games clips will be […]
Deutsche Telekom will present the first 360-degree live concert in Germany as the Red Hot Chili Peppers play the Kraftwerk Berlin on September 6th. Deutsche Telekom will give fans the opportunity to experience the concert via HD live stream in 360 degrees. With a smartphone and Google Cardboard or with a VR headset, viewers can […]
Netflix has taken its first foray into virtual reality content with the launch of a VR experience on YouTube. Netflix original series Stranger Things – a homage to 80s adventure movies that has been a big summer hit for the company – provides the content for the VR experience which offers viewers the chance to […]
The BBC has launched BBC Sport 360, an experimental service bringing Rio 2016 live and on-demand to UK audiences in 360 degree video for the first time. Armchair sports fans can get closer than ever to the Olympics action and enjoy a new perspective on a range of live sports, including the opening and closing […]