Yahoo Sports and NBA to Bring Virtual Reality Experience to Fans
30 Juli 2020 - 7:16PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
The National Basketball Association and Yahoo Sports on Thursday
said they were joining forces with media company RYOT to produce
league games in virtual reality.
The companies said the games would be viewable through Oculus
devices, adding "more than a dozen live NBA League Pass games will
be distributed in VR via Oculus Venues on Oculus Quest and Oculus
Go headsets beginning Friday, July 31 through Friday, Aug. 14."
Yahoo and the NBA also said "The relationship will also allow
Yahoo Sports to engage fans through fantasy and sports betting in
unprecedented ways, including the right to create sports betting
content and expanding Yahoo Sports' existing distribution of NBA
League Pass."
Bill Koenig, NBA president, Global Content & Media
Distribution, said "As the NBA Restart tips off this week, our
expanded relationship with Yahoo Sports will offer a variety of
unique ways for fans to engage with the NBA," and added "With
everything from fantasy games, sports betting integrations,
gaming-focused content and NBA games in VR, there will be no
shortage of opportunities to get closer to the game."
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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