NeuLion has partnered with Nokia to deliver a professional solution using the NeuLion Digital Platform and Nokia's OZO virtual reality camera and OZO Player SDK.
Nokia OZO is a spherical camera that has eight sensors and eight microphones for seamless capture and post-production of immersive 3D 360 virtual reality content.
Working with one of NeuLion's partners, NeuLion and Nokia recently captured a live event using OZO, which was positioned inside the arena.
NeuLion and Nokia will offer content owners and content rights holders an end-to-end jointly integrated platform. This integration will create a single stitched live video feed from OZO cameras sent directly to NeuLion MC Encoders for the live encoding of sports and entertainment events.
The encoded stream will then be packaged and delivered by the NeuLion Digital Platform adaptively over the internet to end users on second screens and VR headsets.
"What makes NeuLion stand out is our focus on the experience we create for our customers as they build their OTT and TV Everywhere services," said Roy Reichbach, president and CEO of NeuLion.
"Now that live 360 video and virtual reality are hitting the mainstream, you need an end-to-end platform that includes production and delivery to make it happen,” said Reichbach.