Sky Sports Uses VR To Celebrate Anniversary
Sky Sports’ newly founded Sky VR Studios unveiled content as part of the channel’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
Exclusively on Facebook, the VR content features an interview with David Beckham with Kirsty Gallacher, where he discusses his top three Premier League goals.
The five-minute feature was released on Facebook 360 and follows from Beckham’s first exclusive as part of the anniversary celebrations, which the former England player discussed his top 10 sporting moments.
Discussing the VR content Beckham said: “Virtual Reality is incredible and it’s no surprise that Sky are leading the way in this area. I really enjoyed the interview and the results are stunning as the viewer will really feel they’re in the studio with us.
“Sky Sports has always set the benchmark for the quality of its sports coverage, and I’m very proud to be part of its first moves into VR.”
Executive producer for Sky VR, Neil Graham, said: “At Sky, we want to create VR content that puts the viewer in places they would never be able to experience.
“To celebrate 25 years of Sky Sports, it made sense to bring together one of the biggest icons from the last 25 years with the latest in broadcasting technology.”
