More people experiencing and learning about VR is always good, and anything that creates another revenue stream for creators can only be positive. Raising the profile of VR will potentially lead to more funding partners jumping on, or existing partners upping their commitments. But there are plenty of downsides to consider as well.

Three seasons in, the 1980s-set Halt and Catch Fire, about hackers and visionaries, can actually provide several lessons for where VR could be going -- and what could potentially derail it.

This will mark the first year since Parks began tracking the space that fewer OTTs came to market than in the previous year.

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But the draw and growth of live social video has been pretty strong as well, which is why Brandlive’s platform now has expanded simulcasting with both owned and social channels all at once.