While signs of an impending virtual reality revolution have surrounded the world of sports for a couple of years now, virtual reality broadcasting might be in the not-so-distant future if it were up to Sky Sports.
According to The Guardian, Sky Sports, the leading sports television broadcaster in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has announced the creation of an in-house virtual reality production unit called Sky VR Studio. Next to Fox Sports, they are the biggest name in sports broadcasting to take virtual reality this seriously—ESPN has yet to jump on this bandwagon.