Moscow – RT, a leader among news broadcasters in embracing the 360-degree video format, will share its expertise in integrating panoramic videos into documentary features with the industry. RT will present Project Duterte, a film produced by the network’s documentary channel RTDoc, which expands on traditional filmmaking by integrating panoramic video into the process, at the special expert showcase.
Project Duterte discusses the controversial drug war waged by President Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines. RT correspondent and author of Project Duterte, Marina Kosareva, who managed to secure an exclusive interview with the President of the Philippines during the making of the film, will speak at the showcase alongside Chizhikov.
Visitors of the MIPTV 2017 virtual reality pavilion had a chance to view firsthand of the Space 360 project, a team effort by RT, the Roscosmos State Corporation and Energia Rocket and Space Corporation that brought audiences the first-ever panoramic view of planet Earth as seen from space in November 2016. VR Theater viewers can also catch a showing of RT’s VR-film about parkour teams from Gaza.
RT was among the first global news media outlets to adopt 360 technology for news production. RT’s panoramic videos are available on Facebook, YouTube and the RT360 app (available at Google Play, AppStore and Oculus Store).
RT is a global TV news network that broadcasts 24/7 in English, Arabic and Spanish from its studios in Moscow, Washington, DC, and London. It is available to 700 million viewers worldwide. RT is the most watched TV news network on YouTube with more than 4 billion views. It is the winner of the Monte Carlo TV Festival Award for best 24-hr broadcast, and the only Russian TV channel to be a five-time Emmy finalist.
