Pre-orders for the PlayStation 4 virtual reality headset have already sold out in the US, with shortages also predicted for the UK. According to games review site IGN, the final wave of pre-order headsets – which went live on June 30th – were snapped up ‘within minutes’. In the US, the PlayStation VR is released […]
Virtual Reality is becoming part of the furniture of all media business conversations in the way that 4K did three or four years ago and 3D did seven or eight years ago. Which one will VR go on to resemble – the one that is becoming a standard for TV and marks the beginning of […]
Uptake of subscription video on demand (SVoD) services delivered over the Internet continues to run hot in Australia with 2.7 million active subscriptions expected by the end of June 2016, representing a growth rate of 46 per cent over the same period in 2015, according to research by technology analyst firm Telsyte. Telsyte’s Australian SVOD/OTT […]
Multi-platform network XTreme Video has confirmed it will amplify investment in creating 4K and 360 VR original content with its creators and brands. XTreme Video is investing in ramping up production of its original 4K content and 360° VR programming in 2016. The company is currently working to bring more 360° VR experiences to audiences […]
Syfy, the home of science fiction entertainment, has announced a September 22nd launch date for Halcyon – a hybrid VR scripted series. The series will available across Syfy channels and companion websites outside the US; it will also be viewable in VR on the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus. Created and […]
The OTT market is moving in the direction of virtual reality (VR) according to a global study, commissioned by Level 3 Communications and conducted by Unisphere Research, in partnership with Streaming Media. The study interviewed
Sony has unveiled a raft of new games at the E3 video games trade show in LA that will be playable in virtual reality via its PlayStation 4 console and VR headset. A new Star Wars game has been confirmed as being in production, whilst other key titles include Resident Evil, Batman and Final Fantasy. […]
The BBC has unveiled its first VR experiments, including Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel, We Wait, and Home – A VR Spacewalk, before they premiere at Sheffield Doc Fest Friday June 10. These projects, together with The Turning Forest, are examples of the BBC’s first experiments with true VR, having published several pieces of […]
New Virtual reality attractions will entertain visitors to mainland China’s most popular theme parks under a $30 million joint venture announced between SPACES and Songcheng, one of the world’s biggest theme park operators. Utilising creative tools and technology SPACES is developing specifically for theme parks, the joint venture will bring unprecedented virtual reality and mixed […]
Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer has described virtual reality (VR) as one of three core components to Facebook’s 10-year roadmap – alongside artificial intelligence and connecting even more people to the web. “It took 10 years for smartphones to get to a billion people. There’s no reason this can’t get there, but it will take time […]