Warner Bros. Discovery Sports steps into the metaverse with Infinite Reality for the UCI Track Champions League final rounds
Discovery Sports Events and Infinite Reality are set to preview the initial metaverse experience and virtual content during the UCI Track Champions League in December
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports is stepping into the metaverse for the first time with provider of metaverse engagements, Infinite Reality, to explore new ways to harness Web 3.0 technology and create immersive experiences to engage fans.
Using Web 3.0 technology for the first time, the multi-year international partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and Infinite Reality will create opportunities to reach and engage new audiences with the potential to interact in the metaverse with their favourite athletes, retail outlets and brands in the future.
Discovery Sports Events and Infinite Reality are set to preview the initial metaverse experience and virtual content during the UCI Track Champions League on 2 to 3 December, in London.
Infinite Reality is now Discovery Sports Events’ exclusive metaverse partner. The organisations will collaborate and launch new avenues for sports communities, athletes and brands to interact with each other within unique virtual environments, specifically developed around upcoming Discovery Sports Events properties.
François Ribeiro, head of Discovery Sports Events, said: “Warner Bros. Discovery Sports’ partnership with Infinite Reality outlines how we plan to embrace the latest innovations and opportunities to deepen the connections between our audiences, owned series and brand partners to discover possibilities for new growth areas around different sports properties. We are excited by the potential to engage new audiences around live sport in different ways, extending the experience beyond the live environment and into even more places where people are interacting and spending time.
“Over the coming years, by breaking new ground in metaverse experiences around live sports events we will empower fans to engage with sport in new and exciting ways. We see the preview during the UCI Track Champions League as an outstanding opportunity to open new avenues for storytelling and fan engagement, providing key learnings as we look to extend our partnership to other assets of Discovery Sports Events’ portfolio.”
John Acunto, CEO at Infinite Reality, said: “Infinite Reality is thrilled to partner with and provide the metaverse power for such a dynamic, world class company. This is just the beginning of connecting amazing content with their audiences in unique and immersive ways. We can’t wait to see the fans’ excitement while engaging with UCI Track Champions League and bringing them closer to the sport they love in a totally new and revolutionary way.”
Fans can watch every round of the second season of the UCI Track Champions League on Warner Bros. Discovery Sports’ platforms, including discovery+, Eurosport and GCN+. Round one begins on 12 November in Mallorca.