Acquisitions and Sale of Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2016	May 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of stock options purchased				$ 903,000
Stock option expenses			$ 297,000	393,000
Cash from sale of asset				430,000
OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued for acquisition	1,007,814
Percentage of outstanding shares acquired	100.00%
Estimated fair value of shares, per share	$ 8.00
Estimated fair value of shares issued	$ 8,063,000
Shares issuable, held in escrow account	100,782
Number of stock options outstanding	5,620,500
Number of stock options vested	5,135,823
Estimated fair value of stock options purchased	$ 903,000
Value of stock options	259,000		259,000	259,000
Stock option expenses			$ 97,000	$ 129,000
Purchase price	$ 8,915,000
Hologram [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 1,530,000
Six-Month Anniversary [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares to be released from escrow account	50,391
One-Year Anniversary [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares to be released from escrow account	50,391
Initial Public Offering Completed in One Year [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Numerator in pro rata calculation of additional shares issued under purchase price adjustment	$ 10,000,000
Numerator in IPO true-up price calculation of additional shares issued under purchase price adjustment	200,000,000
Initial Public Offering Not Completed in One Year [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Numerator in pro rata calculation of additional shares issued under purchase price adjustment	10,000,000
Numerator in alternative true-up price calculation of additional shares issued under purchase price adjustment	250,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Rates utilized to discount net cash flows to present value				24.50%
Minimum [Member] \| IPO [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Share price			$ 8.00	$ 8.00
Maximum [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Rates utilized to discount net cash flows to present value				25.90%
Purchase Price Adjustment Provision [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0
Bonus Shares [Member] \| OV Guide [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of bonus shares issuable			$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Vesting period of bonus shares				1 year
Sky Channel [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash from sale of asset		$ 430,000

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