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Virtual Reality Waits for the Music Industry to Catch Up (NY Times)

Only a few acts have delivered live concerts in virtual reality. Coldplay recorded a show in virtual reality in 2014, and the start-up JauntVR has released several concert clips, i... More

Will Pokémon Go Help AR Surpass VR in Consumer Adoption? (Re/code)

With all of the interest and hullabaloo around Pokémon Go and its clever use of augmented reality, one has to wonder if AR has superseded virtual reality as "the next big thing?" ... More

Google Launches New Arts & Culture App With Virtual Reality (Forbes)

It’s as if the Library of Alexandria never burned down in 48 BCE but instead it was just shrunk to fit into your phone. Google announced on July 19, the launch of its new Arts & ... More

Virtual Reality in Sports Poses Unique Challenges for Producers (Variety)

Is virtual reality the future of sports coverage? Conceptually, it’s a no-brainer; VR technology can put viewers in the center of the action. And there’s no shortage of players... More

Pokémon Go Shows That The Smartphone Revolution Has Barely Begun (Forbes)

Pokémon GO might well be the “killer app” that sparks the rise of augmented reality apps. And, not only in gaming—but in every information intensive industry and function, i... More

Snapchat Talks with Hollywood about Bringing Shows to the Platform (Digiday)

Snapchat Discover is going Hollywood. The messaging and media app is out looking for deals with major networks and studios that would transform the Discover section, where publishe... More

‘Suicide Squad’ VR Experience To Debut At San Diego Comic Con (UploadVR)

Warner Bros. is announcing a partnership with Samsung that will see its hotly anticipated new property, Suicide Squad, brought to immersive life in virtual reality. The experience ... More

Slack Co-Founder on the Happy Accident that Led to His $1B Startup (The Guardian)

Cal Henderson: With things like application performance monitoring and CRM, a large company might use 100 different tech tools. Even small businesses will use a selection that are ... More

How the 2016 RNC and DNC May Go Down in History as ‘the Livestream Conventions’ (Adweek)

The 2016 national political conventions stand to be the most broadcasted, most consumed, most shared conventions of all time. But that may have less to do with the candidates and m... More

Big Hollywood Begins to Place its Chips on Virtual Reality — But is it a Smart Bet? (LA Times)

For several years, major studios and media companies have largely stood on the sidelines of VR, allowing tech giants such as Facebook-owned Oculus and Samsung to take the lead in t... More

F1 In Pole Position For Virtual Reality Broadcasts (Forbes)

Fans of Formula One could soon be viewing its high-octane action in virtual reality thanks to its connectivity partner Tata Communications. It says that F1 is seeing a “rapid inf... More

Virtual Reality in Sports Poses Unique Challenges for Producers (Variety)

Is virtual reality the future of sports coverage? Conceptually, it’s a no-brainer; VR technology can put viewers in the center of the action. And there’s no shortage of players... More

Facebook Plans Live Video Push During Conventions (Politico)

In both Cleveland and Philadelphia, Facebook is hoping delegates, politicians and members of the media will turn on their smartphone cameras and broadcast live as much as possible.... More

Instagram’s CEO Is Counting on Selena Gomez, Kevin Hart and 500 Million More to Win Digital Media’s New Game: Video (Hollywood Reporter)

Instagram is making the bold bet that the millions of celebrities, photographers, famous pets and regular Joes who post photos on the app are clamoring for more video, too. That's ... More

How TV and Streaming Networks Hope to Benefit From the Pokemon Go Frenzy (Adweek)

As Pokemon Go mania sweeps the country—with everyone from film studios to small-business owners scrambling to cash in on the frenzy—the cable networks and streaming services wi... More

Pokemon Go: Mobile’s Next Billion-Dollar Bonanza (Variety)

Nintendo finally allowed a mobile game version of one of its biggest money-makers to be made. And you have been hearing about it a lot over the past 48 hours. Possibly too much. Bu... More

Pokemon Go’s Success Spells Big Win for Augmented Reality (LA Times)

Virtual reality is often lauded as the future of gaming. With its high-tech headsets, it can transport gamers to fantastic virtual environments, completely separate from the real w... More

Snapchat Adds ‘Memories’ Section to Save Snap Stories for Later (Bloomberg)

Snapchat Inc., the mobile app for sending disappearing photos and videos, is rolling out a tool that will let people hold on to media they receive a bit longer. Users will now have... More

Twilio now helps AWS send texts (TechCrunch)

Twilio today announced a new collaboration with Amazon’s AWS platform. The company says it is “helping AWS provide the delivery of SMS messages through the Amazon Simple Notifi... More

Inside ESPN’s Push to be the Worldwide Leader in eSports (Digiday)

ESports hasn’t gone mainstream quite yet, but when it does, the self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports” has every intention of being there to cover it. ESPN’s interest... More

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