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Embracing the 'Future,' Discovery Goes All-In on Virtual Reality

Taps Mythbusters, Gold Rush stars to launch VR platform

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By Jason Lynch

August 27, 2015

Discovery Communications said in May that virtual reality is "like seeing the future." Now, it's more like seeing the present.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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