NextVR and Fox Sports will live stream sports in VR to the Gear VR

NextVR has been a very good addition to the content sources available for the Gear VR headset. It has provided VR broadcasts of live sporting events enabling users to get the most out of their headset. NextVR has now inked a five-year deal with Fox Sports to live stream sporting events to the Gear VR through its service.

The company says that it has worked with Fox Sports for over a year to test live VR programming across multiple sports. NextVR and Fox Sports will be providing VR broadcasts of major sporting events, they'll be kicking things off later this year with the Daytona 500, allowing viewers with the Gear VR and a compatible Samsung smartphone to watch the race from the stands, middle of the infield, starting line and even from the pit lane. The VR live stream will have dedicated audio commentary as well as pop-up graphics telling the user who's on pole position.

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