Tag: VR

Parks Associates says that 9 percent of U.S. broadband homes will buy a VR headset within the next year.

LOS ANGELES: The virtual-reality firm Survios has secured an additional $50 million in funding, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) as a lead investor.

The new Magid Media Futures survey reports that 42 percent of American consumers between the ages of 8 and 64 are very or somewhat interested in VR content, from movies and TV shows to gaming and travel experiences. At the other end of the spectrum, 24 percent of those surveyed reported having no interest at all in VR.

STAMFORD: NBC Olympics has entered into an exclusive pact with Samsung for virtual reality coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

LAGUNA BEACH: FOX Sports is set to start offering live virtual-reality coverage of select sporting events in the U.S., entering into a five-year partnership with NextVR.