Canadian viewers will "get the chance to try 360 VR" over the next six Saturday broadcasts of "Hockey Night in Canada," according to Raju Mudhar of the TORONTO STAR. There will be "one 360 VR-compatible game each week," starting with the Flames-Canucks broadcast on Saturday. The technology, "available through the Sportsnet app, will require viewers to have a capable smart phone and a headset similar to Google Cardboard." Viewers can also "watch online and use" their mouse to "explore the views at Sportsnet.ca." Molson Canadian, which is "partnering with the sports network, will be packing 350,000 headsets into cases of beer," and the sets will "come with a PIN code to access additional content." Rogers VP/Production for Sportsnet & NHL Rob Corte said, "We thought it was an interesting technology that we think has some legs, but is still in it infancy. ... It’s not 4K. It’s not as sharp as HD. It’s good ... and the higher quality the viewfinder, the better the picture." Corte added, "There will no commentary. There will be a PA announcer, (you can) hear the crowd and the sticks and the skates and all that. There will also be no graphics. If you want to see the score, you look up and look at the scoreboard.” Mudhar notes there will also be "three camera angle views" (TORONTO STAR, 2/13).
