French Open Tennis Matches Being Beamed Live in 360-Degree 4K
France Télévisions is partnering with the French Tennis Federation to offer 360-degree live broadcasts in 4K and virtual reality of all French Open matches played on the tournament’s three main courts, the broadcaster said in a Monday announcement. An RG360…
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virtual reality app, created by French startup FireKast and available for free on iOS, Android and Samsung Gear VR, will let fans view live or replayed matches in “full immersion” 360-degree 4K, it said. To make the content available to everyone, France Télévisions will also be trying out new functions on the YouTube Live 360 player on the French channel francetvsport, it said. And 360-degree replays will be available through francetvsport’s YouTube and Facebook platforms, it said. For the fourth straight year, the French Tennis Federation and France Télévisions also will offer a special event channel for the men’s and women’s singles semifinals and finals matches, it said. A French telco will broadcast these matches in Ultra HD on digital terrestrial TV in the Paris area and by satellite for the rest of France, it said.