FOX Sports Brings Copa America Live to Xtadium

[CAMPBELL, CA. 7/12/2024] – FOX Sports and YBVR today announce an immersive VR experience for the Copa América Final on Meta Quest, revolutionizing how fans engage with sports broadcasting. FOX Sports will bring the Copa América Final to virtual reality (VR) on YBVR’s Xtadium platform. Produced in immersive 180-degree format, it will enable fans to experience the excitement and intensity of the match from multiple perspectives within the stadium.

YBVR AWARDED COMPETITIVE GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

San Jose, California, June 5th, 2024 – YBVR has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $998,251 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on revolutionizing the level of the VR training courses for remote students.

ESPN Edge Brings an Immersive VR Sports Experience to Xtadium for Meta Quest

ESPN today announced Meta as the fourth member of the ESPN Edge Innovation Center. The collaboration is focused on bringing an ESPN-branded virtual reality (VR) sports experience to Meta Quest. Immersive VR sports highlights will be available in the free Xtadium app on Meta Quest, and coming later this summer, ESPN will launch an immersive, ESPN-branded experience in Meta Horizon Worlds.

TRIALSNET OPEN CALL

YBVR extends TrialsNet invitation to European third parties such as verticals, companies (including SMEs), research centers or any other relevant entity, as well as facilities and infrastructure owners, to participate in its large-scale trials activities through the implementation of additional, diversified, and heterogeneous vertical use cases. The proposed use cases and trials should address one of the main areas identified by the project:

Xtadium was presented as a top MR use case for the new Meta Quest 3 headset

Xtadium has received recognition at Meta Connect 2023, where prominent figures in the technology industry praised its contribution to the world of Mixed Reality (MR) for its fantastic use case that enhances the experience of watching sports from the comfort of home.

UFC FIGHT PASS IN VR ON XTADIUM

Whether you regularly sit beside the world-famous Octagon® or just catch the occasional high-profile match up, professional mixed martial arts is among the most thrilling sports in the world to watch live. And today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with UFC to bring the MMA action home to the Meta Quest Platform. Now, thanks to the immersive magic of VR, you can experience the drama and excitement of live MMA action featured on UFC FIGHT PASS from the best seat in the house in Xtadium from YBVR and coming soon to Meta Horizon Worlds.

DAZN TAKES THE BOXING FAN EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH VR

July 28, 2023. This summer, DAZN is bringing the spectacle that we have all been waiting for. MMA star Nate Diaz, will make his boxing debut against social media mega star Jake Paul, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. With a capacity of more than 18,000, the venue is expected to be filled to the brim with fans, celebrities and combat sports aficionados. But not everyone that wants to go will be able to, which is why DAZN has partnered with Xtadium, the VR App by YBVR, that will stream the full fight Live in VR inside the DAZN room.

EuroLeague Final Four will be Live in VR on multiple devices

The 2023 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four takes place this weekend in Lithuania, and fans from multiple countries around the world will be able to live the EuroLeague Basketball Final Four in a different, innovative way, thanks to the partnership between EuroLeague Basketball and YBVR.

5TONIC Interview with Miguel A. Martínez, Innovation Director at Yerba Buena VR (YBVR)

I am a telecommunications engineer. I have worked all my professional life in the business communications sector, and perhaps the longest period has been almost 20 years working at Telefónica, in the design of the international network, so I have experience in the growth of the Internet, the evolution of international voice networks and fibre optic and submarine cables.

YBVR BROUGHT THE FUTURE OF SPORTS TO THE MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2023 AND ENGAGED TOP AUDIENCES

Our team had a great time at the Mobile World Congress 2023, showcasing our fantastic technology that is changing how fans follow Live sports. Many team members flew into Barcelona to participate in round tables, pitch YBVR’s technology, and make demos to all visitors who went to the stand.