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Google buys VR studio Owlchemy Labs

Google has acquired Austin, Texas-based virtual reality (VR) and games studio Owlchemy Labs. Founded in 2010,…

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VR firm Improbable raises US$502 million

London-based virtual reality (VR) technology company, Improbable, has raised US$502m in a Series B funding…

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Meo launches live TV ‘in VR environment’

Altice-owned Portuguese telecom operator Portugal Telecom/Meo has laid claim to have become the first operator…

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Sky creates VR highlights film of Klitscko-Joshua bout

Sky has created a virtual-reality highlights film of the April 29 world heavyweight boxing match…

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Endemol Shine, Sports Illustrated scale VR Everest

The digital arm of Endemol Shine and Sports Illustrated have launched Capturing Everest, an immersive VR…

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AOL: 20% of UK consumers watch VR video once a week

One in five UK consumers watch virtual reality (VR) video once a week or more,…

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Sky Sports to air Ultra HD cricket

Sky Sports is due to broadcast cricket in Ultra High Definition this summer, in what…

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Facebook makes AR push, launches VR app

Facebook signalled a major push into augmented reality and launched a VR app for communicating…

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VR streaming service Visbit launches in open beta

Virtual reality streaming service, Visbit, has launched in open beta, following five months of closed…

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VR revenues ‘to reach US$7.2 billion this year’

Total virtual reality revenues will reach US$7.2 billion globally by the end of 2017, according…