Technicolor has announced the opening of the Technicolor Experience Centre. The centre is tasked with developing high-concept content, platforms and technology for virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and other immersive media applications. The facility is led by Marcie Jastrow, who has been named Senior Vice President of Immersive Media for Technicolor. Over the past […]
Reuters, the international news provider, has announced an agreement with Samsung to bring Reuters photography and video to new dimensions through an inventive programme, Focus 360. The partnership will provide virtual reality and 360 degree video and photography news content from around the world, using Samsung Gear 360 cameras and editing technology. Users will be […]
During Sky’s full year results announcement, the company revealed it will launch its VR app within the next few weeks. “This summer we will launch a Sky VR app, confirming Sky as the home of quality VR content, along with a new mission to create high-end productions, exclusive to Sky VR.,” the pay-TV giant said […]
MaxPlay, an interactive content development software company, is now accepting closed beta sign-up applications for its Game Development Suite (GDS). MaxPlay’s GDS is a cloud-enabled real-time collaborative game and VR development platform. “We are hyper-focused on delivering the game development solution that satisfies the needs of innovative developers,” said MaxPlay CEO Sinjin Bain. “We are […]
Broader adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and enthusiasm for emerging technology will drive the US consumer technology industry to $286.6 billion (€260.6bn) in retail revenues ($224 billion wholesale) in 2016, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) semi-annual forecast. The latest version of CTA’s industry report, US Consumer Technology Sales and Forecasts, says sales of […]
Dolby Laboratories and Jaunt, a specialist in cinematic virtual reality (VR), have announced the launch of adedicated VR content portal featuring titles mixed in Dolby Atmos sound to enhance viewers’ sense of realism within the Jaunt VR app. A custom, branded environment, the Dolby Atmos portal will allow viewers to access all available Dolby Atmos […]
Pokémon Go isn’t the only breakout Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) success this year. Early stage VCs and corporates invested a record $2 billion (€1.8bn) into AR/VR startups in the last 12 months, despite the market still being in its earliest stages. As the fourth wave of platform change (after PC, online and mobile) kicked off this […]
A record 4,500 streaming hours, including live streaming of all competition; TV simulstream coverage of nine television networks; and first-time streaming to connected TVs highlight NBC Olympics’ digital offering for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August. In addition, Olympic fans will be able to access two apps, two digital-only […]
US broadcaster NBC has confirmed it will broadcast 85 hours of the 2016 Olympic games in 360-degree virtual reality, partnering with Samsung and the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS). The content will be exclusively available to users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones and the Samsung Gear VR headset. The 85 hours of VR programming will be captured […]
In the past 17 months, searches for VR porn have risen by 9,900 per cent, according to Google Trends. Experts now predict that the adult VR industry could be worth $1 billion per year by 2025 – and be the biggest sector in VR after movies and games. Earlier this year, the world’s largest porn […]