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Report: AR/VR valuations soften creating investment/acquisition opportunities

If today’s AR/VR investment/M&A dynamics continue, there could be a 12 to 18 month window for corporate and VC ‘smart money’ to do deals with AR/VR leaders at sensible valuations. And if the market begins to take off in late 2020 (potentially driven by Apple, Facebook and others), early stage deal makers could reap the […]

July 18, 2019

Report: Record $9.6bn games investment in last 18 months

Digi-Capital’s new Games Investment Report Q3 2019 shows that after a record $5.8 billion games investment in 2018, VC and strategic games investors poured another $3.8 billion into games companies in the first half of 2019. This makes the last 18 months games fundraising equal to the previous five years’ games investments combined at $9.6 […]

July 10, 2019

UK showcases createch pioneers

Fifty breakthrough UK businesses and projects harnessing creativity and technology are featured in a report published at the Createch 2019 conference, part of London Technology Week. The Ones to Watch report was launched at the annual Createch event, hosted by the Creative Industries Council (CIC) to bring together industry leaders, international delegations and attendees from […]

June 12, 2019By Colin Mann

Orange supports French Open innovation

The first live broadcast of matches in 8K thanks to 5G, a mixed reality experience to get into the thick of the sporting action, access to all the useful information about the Grand Slam competition thanks to artificial intelligence, French telco Orange is working with the French Tennis Federation to make the French Open one […]

May 28, 2019

BT Sport Champions League final stream free – and in VR, HDR

BT is making the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final and the UEFA Champions League Final available for anyone in the UK to watch whether on TV, online or on mobile. Both finals will be available for free on the BT Sport website, on the BT Sport YouTube channel  and via the BT Sport App for […]

May 21, 2019

Mediapro takes 100% of Fandroid eSports league

Spain’s Mediapro has taken over Fandroid, owner of the eSports league LVP (Professional Videogames League), by acquiring the remaining 50 per cent of the company it didn’t already own for €22 million. With a presence of over 30 countries, Fandroid made €6.5 million revenues in 2017 (latest known data) and in 2018 it reached over […]

May 17, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

Report: $80bn AR and VR market may diverge before converging

Some in the AR/VR industry see it converging into a singularity of spatial computing in one magical device, but mobile AR, smartglasses and VR could actually diverge in the medium-term – at least commercially – according to a Digi-Capital report. AR (mobile AR, smartglasses) is forecast

May 14, 2019

BBC tours UK libraries with VR

The BBC is taking its VR experiences out on tour this summer, bringing them to people in a number of libraries across the UK. From now until the end of July, people will be able to visit more than 40 local libraries throughout the UK to try out experiences from the BBC, like Congo VR, […]

May 13, 2019

Ericsson report busts 5G consumer myths

Consumers see a near-term benefit from 5G, as they look forward to the technology providing relief from urban network congestion, and to bring more home broadband choices, according to a new ConsumerLab report from communications technologist Ericsson. The report looks at the potential of 5G to benefit consumers, uncovering certain realities about them (consumer realities) […]

May 8, 2019

SYFY UK showcasing Eleven Eleven at MCM London Comic Con

SYFY UK – NBCUniversal International Networks’ multiplatform media brand that gives science fiction fans of all kinds a universe to call home– will showcase its science fiction experience, Eleven Eleven, at MCM London Comic Con from May 24th to May 26th at Excel London. The virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) project will launch on May […]

May 7, 2019