Earlier this May, Manchester City partnered with Sky Sports and LiveLike to provide fans an opportunity to watch the first English Premier League match live in virtual reality. On Friday, the soccer club and LiveLike announced a further dive into virtual reality with the launch of the CityVR App. “Our trial with live VR last […]
Venice, Calif. virtual reality company Wevr partnered with Time Inc.’s automotive vertical, The Drive, to redline users at 9,000 RPM in VR. The Drive’s latest project is called “Fast Ride,” and built to run on Time Inc’s new VR platform and app, LIFE VR. According to The Drive’s website, Fast Ride features one of “the […]
British media company BT Sport and virtual reality platform company LiveLike broadcast a heavyweight Premier League soccer matchup between Chelsea and Arsenal in VR on Saturday. BT Sport filmed the 3-0 Arsenal victory using VR Cameras and worked with LiveLike to offer the immersive viewing experience to customers at four of its EE London locations. […]
Days after LiveLike partnered with FOX Sports to produce a Ohio State and Oklahoma college football game in virtual reality, the startup company announced a $5 million investment Wednesday. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern and various venture capital firms led the round, including Evolution Media Partners, Elysian Park Ventures, Courtside Ventures, Dentsu Ventures, Techstars Ventures and […]
NTT DATA Corporation and Rakuten Baseball announced Wednesday they will launch a virtual reality baseball coaching system in Japan that the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are scheduled to begin using next season. Could the VR system being used in Nippon Professional Baseball soon come to Major League Baseball? Rakuten, the team that MLB pitchers Hisashi Iwakuma […]
