- Garage
Entertainment collaborates with Samsung to provide an exclusive action sports
video channel on SportsFlow - Samsung
SportsFlow launches action sports virtual reality (VR) content for the Samsung
Gear VR in Southeast Asia and Oceania - The
SportsFlow experience goes multi-screen with sports content available across
smartphone, tablet and Smart TV
Singapore,
15 October 2014 – Samsung SportsFlow, one of Asia’s leading free sports
application (app) with more than half a million users, and Garage
Entertainment, Australia’s premier distributor of action sports film and
television, are collaborating on an exclusive video channel to be provided to
users through the app.
15 October 2014 – Samsung SportsFlow, one of Asia’s leading free sports
application (app) with more than half a million users, and Garage
Entertainment, Australia’s premier distributor of action sports film and
television, are collaborating on an exclusive video channel to be provided to
users through the app.
The new action
sports channel – called Fearless – will be available for free on-demand immediately
on SportsFlow across Southeast Asia and Oceania, and showcases over 1,000 best
in class action sports films. Titles include action sports and adventure films
such as “The Art OF Flight”, “Where The Trail Ends” and “Missing”.
Additionally, there will also be premium content available for purchase through
the Fearless channel.
sports channel – called Fearless – will be available for free on-demand immediately
on SportsFlow across Southeast Asia and Oceania, and showcases over 1,000 best
in class action sports films. Titles include action sports and adventure films
such as “The Art OF Flight”, “Where The Trail Ends” and “Missing”.
Additionally, there will also be premium content available for purchase through
the Fearless channel.
Nicholas
Wodtke, Vice President, Media Solution Center, Southeast Asia and Oceania,
Samsung Electronics said: “This is an evolution for SportsFlow as we move
beyond curating news and pictures into watching action sports videos through
the app. We are thrilled that the first video content we are providing through
this exclusive channel with Garage Entertainment is on action sports. What
better way to get excited about sports as athletes and professionals battle their
way through the elements!”
Wodtke, Vice President, Media Solution Center, Southeast Asia and Oceania,
Samsung Electronics said: “This is an evolution for SportsFlow as we move
beyond curating news and pictures into watching action sports videos through
the app. We are thrilled that the first video content we are providing through
this exclusive channel with Garage Entertainment is on action sports. What
better way to get excited about sports as athletes and professionals battle their
way through the elements!”
The films
will be shown at the Fearless Film Festival (www.fealressfilmfestival.com) taking
place from 15 – 17 October 2014 in Singapore.
will be shown at the Fearless Film Festival (www.fealressfilmfestival.com) taking
place from 15 – 17 October 2014 in Singapore.
Be part of the surf action standing in your
living room
living room
With the
GALAXY Note 4 4G+ and Samsung Gear VR, fans can look forward to being part of
the action sports experience as they surf their way with SportsFlow.
GALAXY Note 4 4G+ and Samsung Gear VR, fans can look forward to being part of
the action sports experience as they surf their way with SportsFlow.
Garage
Entertainment has produced several VR episodes including the World First
Virtual Reality Surfing footage, a point-of-view (POV) footage shoot, featuring
Australian Mark Matthews, one of the world’s most renowned professional Big Wave
surfers. The episodes capture Mark as he tackles 15ft waves at The Right, in
Western Australia from four different video angles. These VR episodes were specially
created for the SportsFlow-Garage Entertainment partnership.
Entertainment has produced several VR episodes including the World First
Virtual Reality Surfing footage, a point-of-view (POV) footage shoot, featuring
Australian Mark Matthews, one of the world’s most renowned professional Big Wave
surfers. The episodes capture Mark as he tackles 15ft waves at The Right, in
Western Australia from four different video angles. These VR episodes were specially
created for the SportsFlow-Garage Entertainment partnership.
Michael
Lawrence, CEO, Garage Entertainment said: “It’s a big thing for us to be one of
the first companies to produce virtual reality footage for the Samsung Gear VR.
VR content puts you right into the thick of the action, giving you the
point-of-view of the biker, the surfer or the skater.”
Lawrence, CEO, Garage Entertainment said: “It’s a big thing for us to be one of
the first companies to produce virtual reality footage for the Samsung Gear VR.
VR content puts you right into the thick of the action, giving you the
point-of-view of the biker, the surfer or the skater.”
Wodtke
adds: “VR content opens fans up to an entire new world of immersing themselves
through their favourite sport. This is a truly immersive experience and one
that really gets the fan right into the action, feeding them shots of
adrenaline they cannot get from being a spectator. Sports, as a passion, has
the potential to make VR users of all of us!”
adds: “VR content opens fans up to an entire new world of immersing themselves
through their favourite sport. This is a truly immersive experience and one
that really gets the fan right into the action, feeding them shots of
adrenaline they cannot get from being a spectator. Sports, as a passion, has
the potential to make VR users of all of us!”
SportsFlow
is the one of the first free sports apps in Southeast Asia and Oceania to offer
VR content to users.
is the one of the first free sports apps in Southeast Asia and Oceania to offer
VR content to users.
The
Samsung GALAXY Note 4 4G+ is already available in Singapore.
Samsung GALAXY Note 4 4G+ is already available in Singapore.
SportsFlow available on multi-screen from 15
October
October
First
available on Samsung mobile devices, SportsFlow is now also available on
Samsung Smart TVs across Southeast Asia and Oceania. Users who purchase Samsung
2014 Smart TV models can select the SportsFlow application through the Smart
Hub function to access news articles, sports updates as well as videos.
available on Samsung mobile devices, SportsFlow is now also available on
Samsung Smart TVs across Southeast Asia and Oceania. Users who purchase Samsung
2014 Smart TV models can select the SportsFlow application through the Smart
Hub function to access news articles, sports updates as well as videos.
Samsung
SportsFlow is currently available for sports enthusiasts on smartphones
including GALAXY Note 4 4G+, GALAXY ALPHA 4G+ and GALAXY S5 4G+, as well as
tablets including the GALAXY Tab S, GALAXY Note PRO and GALAXY Note 10.1 2014
Edition. Users can download SportsFlow free at GALAXY Apps or Google PlayTM.
SportsFlow is currently available for sports enthusiasts on smartphones
including GALAXY Note 4 4G+, GALAXY ALPHA 4G+ and GALAXY S5 4G+, as well as
tablets including the GALAXY Tab S, GALAXY Note PRO and GALAXY Note 10.1 2014
Edition. Users can download SportsFlow free at GALAXY Apps or Google PlayTM.
SportsFlow
provides fans with access to a visual display of news articles, sports updates
and photos sourced from global information outlets including Yahoo!, BBC,
Bleacher Report, Kick TV and NewsCorp’s BallBall.
provides fans with access to a visual display of news articles, sports updates
and photos sourced from global information outlets including Yahoo!, BBC,
Bleacher Report, Kick TV and NewsCorp’s BallBall.
The app is
powered by content partnerships with over 150 providers across the region to
aggregate and curate content for a wide range of professional sports, including
football (English Premier League, Italian Serie A), motor sports (Formula 1,
MotoGP), cricket, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf and more.
powered by content partnerships with over 150 providers across the region to
aggregate and curate content for a wide range of professional sports, including
football (English Premier League, Italian Serie A), motor sports (Formula 1,
MotoGP), cricket, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf and more.
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