NBC Olympics to Provide Virtual Reality Coverage of Rio 2016 Exclusively with Samsung

NBC Olympics announced today that it will provide Virtual Reality (VR) coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games exclusively to authenticated users of compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphones together with Samsung Gear VR via the NBC Sports app, marking the first time Olympics programming will be available in VR.

Industry Leaders Discuss How VR “Changes the View” at Cannes Lions 2016

... Olympics fans up close and personal with their favorite athletes.

Samsung Debuts “The Chant” Film; Continues Celebrating Stories of Defying Barriers Ahead of the Olympic Games

Samsung Electronics, Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category, released today “The Chant”, its latest film which features South Sudanese athlete, Margret Rumat Rumat Hassan(400-Meter Runner, South Sudan), who hopes to compete under her own nation’s flag during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Samsung Brings Fans Closer to Rio 2016 Olympic Games with Immersive “Vanuatu Dreams” Beach Volleyball VR Film

Samsung Electronics, Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category, today launched “Vanuatu Dreams,” a 360-degree virtual reality (VR) film that allows viewers to experience Olympic Games beach volleyball like never before using Samsung Galaxy smartphones and Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus.

Samsung Electronics Announces First Quarter Results

With the Olympics and other global sporting events forecast to drive global demand for large-size TVs, the company expects strong improvements in operating results YoY.

Samsung and Academy Award® Winning Filmmaker Morgan Neville’s Olympic Games Documentary Short “A Fighting Chance” Premiered at Private Screening during 2016 Tribeca Film Festival®

Samsung Electronics, Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (“20 Feet From Stardom,” “Best of Enemies,”) today celebrated the official premiere of “A Fighting Chance” at a private screening during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival® in New York City.

Samsung Partners with Academy Award® Winning Filmmaker Morgan Neville on Documentary Short Spotlighting Olympic Games Hopefuls

Samsung Electronics, Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category, announced a partnership with Academy Award® winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (“20 Feet from Stardom”; “Best of Enemies”) on “A Fighting Chance”, a documentary short that will tell the inspiring, untold stories of four Olympic Games hopefuls on their quest to overcome remarkable odds and obstacles to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Samsung Electronics Reveals its Social Project Strategy at Samsung CIS Forum 2016

The company is the long-standing Worldwide Olympic Partner and implements a number of sport projects.

Yuna Kim visited the Samsung Galaxy Studio during the Lillehammer 2016

... Olympic Games. Widely known as ‘Queen Yuna’ for her long-standing success on the ice, she was selected by the Internati