Advanced Television

VR

Ericsson, Fox enable next-gen content on UDN

Ericsson has announced that as part of its global partnership with the Fox Innovation Lab, Twentieth Century Fox’s research and development centre, it is collaborating on a proof of concept for delivering a wide variety of Fox content. The proof of concept include new release and library movies, 360° audio/video, virtual reality (VR) and augmented […]

April 18, 2016ATV @ NAB

NPAW partners with Bitmovin

NICE PEOPLE AT WORK (NPAW), an expert in business intelligence and analytics technology for the online video industry, has announced its partnership with Bitmovin, integrating Bitmovin’s HTML5 360 and Virtual Reality (VR) video player with YOUBORA Business Intelligence and Analytics platform. With this integration, online video service providers can now monitor and improve the Quality […]

April 15, 2016

Sky Italia partners with Viaccess-Orca, Harmonic, VideoStitch for VR

At the 2016 NAB Show, Viaccess-Orca, a global player in the protection and enhancement of content services; Harmonic, an expert in video delivery infrastructure; and VideoStitch, will showcase their best-of-breed virtual reality (VR) solution that is currently being tested by pay-TV operator Sky Italia to broadcast a basketball game. The trial, powered by end-to-end VR […]

April 13, 2016

VR uptake risks assessed

Virtual reality will have a wide and lasting impact on work, education and home lives – but not all of it will be positive, according to a survey of 2,000 UK consumers. The report finds that

April 12, 2016

Oculus, HTC & Sony to dominate VR market

According to research from Strategy Analytics global virtual reality headset revenues will reach $895 million in 2016 with 77 per cent of that value accounted for by newly launched premium devices from Oculus, HTC and Sony. These three brands however will only account for 13 per cent of volumes in 2016 as lower priced smartphone-based […]

April 8, 2016

Virgin Media rolls out VR campaign

Virgin Media, in partnership with Manning Gottlieb OMD, has unveiled its first virtual reality campaign. An extension of the VIVID 200 house party TV ads and 360 digital campaign, the virtual reality film invites consumers to step inside a Virgin Media party and uses narrative techniques to involve the viewer as they move through the […]

April 8, 2016

Analyst: The reality of VR business models

There is nearly as much confusion as there is excitement about Augmented and Virtual Reality, according to a Digi-Capital report. While VR could be big and AR could be bigger and take longer (VR $30 billion and AR $90 billion for combined $120 billion AR/VR revenue by 2020), there are more questions than answers out […]

April 7, 2016

TF1, Viaccess-Orca broadcast 360° football

Viaccess-Orca, an expert in the protection and enhancement of content services, and the French TV channel TF1 have announced the broadcast of the world’s first live stream of a football match in 360 degrees and Ultra HD (HEVC-encoded), showcasing a premium TV experience with virtual reality (VR) technologies for a test audience. On March 29th, this […]

April 5, 2016

Accenture: “Super platforms to disrupt broadcasters”

Ahead of the National Association of Broadcasters Show 2016 kicking off on April 16th, Gavin Mann, Accenture’s Global Broadcasting Industry Lead, has identified the big trends to look out for at the show. Stories to watch out for: 1.       Super Platforms Spawn a Billion New Live Broadcasters – The super platform giants, like Amazon, Apple, […]

March 30, 2016

Nokia €55k OZO VR camera for Europe

Nokia Technologies has confirmed the European sales launch of the OZO professional VR camera and new post-production partnerships to advance end-to-end solutions for creating VR experiences. Hosted at London’s indigo at the O2 arena, the event included demonstrations of OZO’s features such as real-time VR preview, wireless operation, and full 3D 360 VR audio and […]

March 18, 2016