MindPalace will be the first virtual reality short film of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg to be shown in a competition of the Venice International Film Festival. The film created by Animationsinstitut students will be presented in the selection of the Venice Virtual Reality competition of the 75th edition of the Biennale Cinema.
Rooftop Immersive Studio has announced a deal with AMC Networks International Southern Europe to aggregate and distribute VR content. This deal is the first step towards consolidating a lasting and dedicated partnership between the two companies.
Interest in virtual reality (VR) skyrocketed in 2016 with predictions of it being the first billion dollar year for this exciting technology. It is, therefore, not surprising that companies across every industry, especially those in the TV industry, are experimenting with VR. The question now is, how can players in the TV industry go beyond the hype and capture the growth opportunities presented by VR? By Stéphane Le Dreau, General Manager, South East Asia, NAGRA.
Keshet Media Group is the media conglomerate that encompasses Keshet Broadcasting, producing hours upon hours of programming for one of Israel’s biggest networks, Channel 2 as well as licensing it to numerous international VOD and linear outlets. Keshet Broadcasting has consistently dominated ratings and market share, with daily TV reaching 70% of households and an average prime time share of 38%.
Beyond Israel, however, Keshet’s international presence is expanding with a successful global acquisition, distribution and production arm, Keshet International (KI). Alon Shtruzman sits at the helm of the mega-content-creation and distribution factory, seeking opportunity for content to start life outside of Israel and is looking to expand KI’s portfolio in Asia. K. Dass reports.
BroadcastAsia2017 International Conference speaker, Lionel Chok, Startup Founder/Creative Technologist, Immersively shares how VR storytelling is growing fast.
Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore returns this year with strong conference line-up and new highlights.
MOG and Intrepid Data LLC will promote a speaking session about the Future Application of VR Technology at the Broadcast Industry.
Video delivery and content creation services for virtual reality have only just begun to emerge but have already garnered interest from the education sector.
Virtual Reality (VR) has become one of the hottest new mediums
in the market. The technology is poised to transform the
entertainment industry, including gaming and video, in the
coming years whilst offering the potential to quickly expand
into other markets such as education, industrial, healthcare
and more. VR Educate has taken the due diligence to explore
the impact that VR will have on the education and broadcast
landscape and the opportunities for the next generation of
storytellers to work within a new medium. VR Educate’s CEO
Lanny Huang explains.
MIPCOM includes three series of Virtual Reality panel sessions based on creativity, production and finance.
