VR Content Producers Eye Online Distribution Opportunities

variety.com:

Ben Croll The ongoing effects of recent lockdowns coupled with an anticipated surge in consumer VR headset sales have made industry eyes look to online distribution pathways with more interest than ever before.While on-site exhibition spaces remain hard-hit in this germ-averse age, the consumer headset market is expected to reach new heights, with market analyst firm CCS Insight predicting 69 million unit sales in 2024 alone – up 60 million from this year’s total sales.If all that wasn’t enough to give the digital marketplace additional luster, some industry players believe changes in the larger telecommunication landscape will redound to the benefit of VR producers.Speaking at a VR distribution panel organized by the Venice Film Festival.