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Latin America:
Disney+ implements extra member add-on option in Latin America to crack down on account sharing
As confirmed to TAVI Latam by The Walt Disney Company, on November 12 Disney+ extra member add-on option was implemented in all those Latin American countries and territories where the streaming platform is available. In this way, Disney steps up...
Global:
Warner Bros. Discovery to start crackdown on Max account sharing in 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is set to follow suit with the strategy to combat account sharing already implemented by Netflix and Disney+. According to the announcement made by WBD President of Global Streaming and Games JB Perrette when the...
Brazil:
Amazon Prime Video to expand ad-supported tier into Brazilian market in 2025
At UnBoxed 2024, an event organized by Amazon’s advertising division Amazon Ads, the e-commerce giant announced on October 15 that it would expand the geographic reach of the ad-supported version of its streaming service Amazon Prime Video. The...
Global:
Disney+ implements Extra Member add-on option as part of crackdown on account sharing
Streaming plataform Disney+ (The Walt Disney Company) moves forward in its battle to crackdown on account sharing. It has just implemented the Extra Member add-on option in order to allow the inclusion of someone outside the account holder’s...
Latin America:
Vrio reveals DGo and Sky+ total 2 million subscribers throughout the region
Grupo Werthein’s Vrio division revealed that the number of subscribers of its streaming Pay TV services DGo and Sky+ had broken the 2 million barrier in July. The information was disclosed on August 12 by Sky Brasil CEO Gustavo Fonseca during...
Ecuador:
Zapping launches in Ecuadorian market with the exclusive broadcast of local soccer matches
Chilean OTT Pay TV platform Zapping held a launch event on July 24 with the aim of introducing its service in the Ecuadorian market with heavyweight content. It has been granted exclusive rights to air first and second division local soccer...
Latin America:
Universal+ special version added to Mercado Play’s free offering
Mercado Play, a free streaming platform operated by e-commerce giant Mercado Libre, has added a special version of NBCUniversal’s premium package, Universal+. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, both companies are conducting tests...
Global:
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to create a package including Disney+ and Max in USA
On May 8, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced they had reached an innovative agreement, by virtue of which both companies were to launch a bundle offering memberships of three streaming services: Disney+ and Hulu,...
Global:
Disney+ to roll out crackdown on shared accounts in June
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has announced that in June 2024 an option will be deployed in order that Disney+ subscribers may pay to share their accounts with friends and relatives. The announcement was made during an interview on US Pay TV...
Latin America:
Disney to relaunch Disney+, to integrate it with Star+ and to introduce an ad-supported plan
On June 26, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming platforms operating in Latin America Disney+ and Star+ will join under the already existing name of Disney+. The OTT service wil be relaunched and will include all Star+’s entertainment and sports...
Global:
Netflix reinforces its bet on live sports with a boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul
Netflix takes a new step within the live sports segment. The streaming giant’s new proposal is a boxing fight between US former boxer Mike Tyson and US influencer Jake El Gallo Paul. The event is scheduled for next July 20 and will be aired live...
Chile:
NBCUniversal activates Universal+ ad-supported version and launches it in partnership with VTR
Premium channel package Universal+ variant as a streaming platform has just added an ad-supported version. The new option, which was activated by NBCUniversal on March 1, is available only through Chilean operator VTR for the time being. All the...
Latin America:
HBO Max becomes Max throughout the region
As had been scheduled, audiovisual multinational Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) implemented the transformation of its main streaming platform in Latin America on February 27, when HBO Max became Max throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America, Brazil...
Mexico:
Preliminary proposal aimed at having Amazon and Mercado Libre dissociate streaming services from e-commerce
The Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece), an autonomous regulatory agency created by virtue of the Mexican Constitution, has issued a preliminary report on the Mexican e-commerce industry, in which it states that the conditions are such...
Latin America:
Funimation to cease operations worldwide next April
Sony has announced that its anime streaming platform Funimation will cease to operate in all parts of the world on April 2, on which date all its users will have their subscriptions automatically transferred to Crunchyroll, the anime and Japanese...
Latin America:
HBO Max to become Max next February 27 in the region
Audiovisual giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has finally set a date for the official launch of Max in Latin America. The new streaming platform, which will include the whole catalogs of its two current OTTs (HBO Max and Discovery+), is to launch...
Latin America:
Amazon relaunches MGM streaming service as MGM+ following content agreement with Lionsgate
On December 18, Amazon announced its decision to expand its brand MGM+ throughout Latin America. The e-commerce company will rename its SVOD streaming service (monthly subscription), currently called MGM, in early 2024. In addition to rebranding...
Latin America:
Disney to integrate Star+ into Disney+ to offer one single streaming platform
On December 12, The Walt Disney Company issued a press release to announce the introduction of a change in its direct-to-consumer streaming strategy in Latin America. The content currently offered by its OTT Star+, including Espn sports and general...
Venezuela:
Inter launches new streaming platform Inter Go
On December 8, Inter is to launch its new streaming service, Inter Go, which will have a double function: it will be both a TV Everywhere and a streaming Pay TV service. The Venezuelan telecommunications company provided details about the new OTT...
Brazil:
Oi discontinues streaming service Oi Play
Telecommunications operator Oi is to close its streaming platform Oi Play, which will be in operation only until December 31. The news was confirmed by the company first to Brazilian website Tecnoblog and then to other local media. Oi Play was born...
Latin America:
Tubi to expand into new markets in Latin America
Tubi, a free ad-supported streaming platform (AVOD) owned by U.S. Fox Corporation, has announced its plan to further its international expansion, which includes entering new territories in Latin America. The OTT is currently operating in the...
Brazil:
DGo becomes Sky+ in the Brazilian market to unify TV services under a single brand
Streaming Pay TV service DGo is to become Sky+ in Brazil on December 6. Vrio (Grupo Werthein), which manages Sky in Brazil and DirecTV in Spanish-speaking South America and Mexico, aims to concentrate marketing and advertising efforts into a single...
Mexico:
Mercado Libre starts commercializing Vix premium plan, thus widening its streaming offering
Vix, the Spanish-speaking streaming service owned by international media company TelevisaUnivision, has entered into an agreement with international e-commerce giant Mercado Libre. The agreement will make it possible for all Mercado Libre users to...
Global:
Paramount+ to expand ad-supported tier internationally and to launch new premium tier
On November 23, audiovisual giant Paramount announced the introduction of some innovations in its streaming platform Paramount+. On an international scale, the company will expand its ad-supported tier and will launch a new premium package. The...
Global:
Netflix plans to create mini theme parks in 2025
Streaming giant Netflix is planning to open its own mini theme parks in 2025. They will be permanent locations where the public will be able to buy products and accessories related to Netflix content, to have food and drink and to enjoy immersive...
Global:
Disney takes action to implement crackdown on streaming account sharing beginning in Canada
The Walt Disney Company is to implement concrete actions against account sharing for its streaming platforms on November 1. The first territory to be affected by the new measures is Canada. In an e-mail sent to Disney+ subscribers in Canada, the...
Latin America:
Warner Bros. Discovery puts off Max launch until Q1 2024 in the region
Audiovisual giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced its decision to delay the arrival of its new platform Max in Latin America. Originally scheduled for autumn 2023 (Northern Hemisphere), the launch has been postponed until the first...
Global:
Netflix announces parallel agreement with South Korea’s SK Broadband to settle conflict after court judgment ordering Netflix to pay Internet traffic increase cost
On September 18, Netflix and South Korea’s telecommunications company SK Telecom, together with its subsidiary SK Broadband, announced the establishment of a strategic partnership that "will end all disputes" between the two companies, which had...
Global:
Disney to roll out measures against account sharing in its streaming platforms
The Walt Disney Company has officially announced its decision to combat account sharing in its streaming platforms. The announcement was made during the presentation of its latest financial reports this week. The entertainment giant has two OTTs in...
Latin America:
Lionsgate to close its OTT Lionsgate+ in Latin America
During the presentation of its latest financial reports, Lionsgate announced the withdrawal of Lionsgate+, the international studio’s streaming platform formerly known as Starzplay, from the Latin American market. The OTT will be in operation in...
Latin America:
Mercado Libre to launch Mercado Play, its own streaming platform
According to information resulting from investigative work conducted by TAVI Latam, Argentine e-commerce leader Mercado Libre is running tests prior to the launch of its own streaming service, which will be called Mercado Play. It is already...
Global:
Netflix moves forward with phasing out of basic ad-free plan
As reported by TAVI Latam some weeks ago, Netflix is implementing a new strategy consisting in the removal of its basic ad-free tier. The move widens the current price gap between the ad-supported plan and the ad-free options. One month ago, the...
Brazil:
Sony closes down Funimation in Brazil and transfers subscribers to Crunchyroll
Sony is going to close down anime streaming platform Funimation in the Brazilian market, for which reason the multinational company will transfer Funimation subscribers to Crunchyroll, the other anime OTT owned by Sony. The company’s press team...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV to launch its own streaming platform
Venezuelan Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) is to launch its own streaming service, whose name is SimplePlus. Although the new product has not been officially announced by the company so far, the application for Android is already...
Brazil:
Netflix to perform first-ever live-streaming of Brazilian content
Following its first two live-streaming experiences from the United States to the whole world (March and April 2023), Netflix has announced it will live-stream Brazilian original content for the first time on July 2. In this way, the streaming...
Global:
Netflix phasing out basic ad-free tier
As part of its tier strategy, Netflix is phasing out its basic ad-free plan. The streaming platform is already implementing the idea in Canada and the United States. In fact, the aim is to reduce the number of options to just three: the cheapest...
Global:
Netflix planning its first-ever live-streamed sporting event
The first-ever sporting event to be live-streamed by Netflix will come next fall (Northern hemisphere). According to the Wall Street Journal, the streaming platform is in talks to create a celebrity-driven golf tournament to take place in Las Vegas...
Global:
Real Madrid Club launches RM Play, its own streaming platform
Spain’s Real Madrid Soccer Club has announced the launch of RM Play, its own OTT service, which will offer over 700 hours of content and will be accesible worldwide through mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and the following streaming players:...
Uruguay:
Multiseñal launches OTT Pay TV service as an alternative to MMDS
Last week, Uruguayan Pay TV operator Multiseñal launched an OTT Pay TV service that has been called MSPlay Box, which is offered as an alternative to MMDS, a service historically provided by the company. The price range for MSPlay Box starts at USD...
Latin America:
Netflix moves forward in battle against account sharing by implementing measures in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia
After undergoing several trial runs and experimental periods in selected countries, Netflix launched the final phase of its global crackdown on shared accounts on May 23. As preannounced one month ago, the streaming giant has started the...
Global:
YouTube to introduce unskippable 30-second ads
On May 17, YouTube (Google) announced some innovations in connection with advertising. The video platform will soon introduce 30-second ads in its traditional free service but will not include them in its paid option. It will not be possible for...
Global:
TelevisaUnivision drops Vix+ brand to unify paid and free OTT tiers under Vix name
During the presentation of its financial results, audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision announced that the paid tier of its streaming platform would no longer be called Vix+. From now on, both the paid tier (Premium), launched in July 2022, and the...
Argentina:
DirecTV launches new streaming player packaged with DGo and FTTH Internet
DirecTV, a Pay TV operator owned by Grupo Werthein, has begun to offer a new streaming player in the Argentine market. Called DGo Smart, the device is delivered on loan and is packaged with streaming Pay TV service DGo and fiber optic (FTTH)...
Latin America:
Netflix loses subscribers in first quarter for second year in a row
In its latest financial results, Netflix reported a decrease in the number of subscribers in the first quarter of 2023 in Latin America. Having lost 450,000, the OTT closed the period with 41.25 million customers. It is the second time in Netflix’s...
Global:
Warner Bros. Discovery unveils Max streaming service
At an event held in the United States and streamed worldwide, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) unveiled its new streaming platform, called Max. The service will debut first in the United States, on May 23, and then it will expand to Latin America in...
Colombia:
Movistar launches OTT Pay TV service for FTTH Internet customers
On March 21, Colombian telecommunications operator Movistar (owned by Telefónica) launched two new packs including OTT Pay TV and FTTH (Fiber to the Home) Internet services. The move marks a step forward in Telefónica’s streaming Pay TV strategy in...
Latin America:
Paramount+ launches plan exclusive to mobile devices in Mexico and Brazil
In Mexico and Brazil, Paramount+ (Paramount) will begin to offer a new plan, which will be cheaper than the traditional tier, to be exclusively used on mobile devices. Called Básico, the plan will be ad-free and will be made available on April 18....
Global:
Netflix made its live content debut with Chris Rock’s special, which ranked among the ten most watched shows only in USA
Netflix made its live content debut on March 4 with a stand-up special performed by US comedian Chris Rock, which was streamed worldwide and then made available at the VOD library. Although audience figures have not been disclosed, weekly rankings...
Latin America:
HBO Max modifies tier system and ceases to offer Mobile plan
Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to introduce some changes in its streaming service HBO Max in Latin America. The main change is related to the company’s tier system; in fact, a few days ago the audiovisual giant ceased to offer its lowest priced...
Latin America:
AMC+ launch on hold in Latin America
According to information revealed to TAVI Latam by AMC Networks International, the audiovisual giant has paused the project to launch AMC+, a streaming platform featuring the best productions of the company, in Latin America. The original plan was...
Latin America:
Netflix lowers prices in some countries for the first time in Latin America
For the first time in the region, Netflix has lowered the monthly price of its plans only in some Latin American countries. Without having issued any press release or launching any advertisement announcing the reduction, the streaming platform is...
Global:
DAZN enters into agreement with NFL to deliver OTT Game Pass internationally
Sports streaming platform DAZN has widened its global offering by adding one of the most important competitions in the world: the US National Football League (NFL). On February 7, both parties announced they had entered into an agreement under...
Global:
Reed Hastings steps down as Netflix CEO
While presenting its Q4 2022 financial results on January 19, Netflix announced that co-founder Reed Hastings was stepping down as CEO, but would go on serving as Executive Chairman. Hastings had been sharing the position with Ted Sarandos since...
Global:
Live streaming of SAG Awards to mark Netflix’s entry into new segment
Netflix is making progress in the area of live streaming. On January 11, the OTT announced it had entered into an agreement to be granted a global license to stream SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards ceremonies, which are among the most important...
Global:
Netflix falls short of ad-supported tier initial viewership targets and lets advertisers take money back
The new low-priced ad-supported tier launched by Netflix last November has failed to come up to the viewership targets expected for the first stage, as a consequence of which the company has decided to allow advertisers to apply for reimbursement...
Brazil:
FIFA+ to livestream World Cup Qatar 2022 free for Brazilian market
Just three days before the kick-off of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the association made the last minute decision to broadcast all the matches of the soccer tournament live free of charge for the whole Brazilian territory through its new streaming...
Global:
Netflix to make its live content debut with a show by Chris Rock
On November 10, Netflix announced its decision to move into the live content segment. The debut will be marked by a show to be performed by US comedian Chris Rock, which will be available worldwide. Although no specific date has been set yet, the...
Argentina:
Telecom offers Flow Flex to Personal customers without additional cost to allow them to enjoy Qatar World Cup
On November 4, Argentine telecommunications company Telecom, which owns operators Flow and Personal, launched a benefit of key importance for its customers with a view to the upcoming FIFA World Cup. It will be possible for users of Personal,...
Global:
YouTube bets on OTT aggregation by launching Primetime Channels, initially in the USA
On November 1, YouTube (Google) launched a new feature called Primetime Channels, which makes it possible to access multiple subscription streaming services by paying the fee for each OTT. According to information provided by company spokespeople,...
Latin America:
Live streaming of Elton John’s final concert by Disney+ to mark the platform’s live content debut in Latin America
On November 20, Disney+, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming service, will livestream British artist Elton John’s final concert in the United States globally and exclusively. The event will mark Disney+’s live content debut in Latin America. So...
Latin America:
Netflix approaches its previous peak subscriber count after growing by 0.8% in Q3 2022
The third quarter of the current year has been a very positive period for Netflix in Latin America, according to the company’s financial report. The number of subscribers in the region totaled 39.94 million as of the close of Q3, which is...
Latin America:
Netflix temporarily suspends additional fee to share account in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic
On October 18, Netflix announced its decision to temporarily stop charging the additional fee that had been imposed on subscribers who shared their account with other households in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic....
Latin America:
Lower-priced ad-supported Netflix plan to launch in Mexico and Brazil in addition to USA
Netflix has announced that its new lower-cost ad-supported plan is to roll out in November. In addition to the United States, there are other eleven countries where the new tier will be initially launched, including only two Latin American...
Global:
Starz to rebrand Starzplay as Lionsgate+
Starz, the U.S. premium TV network owned by Lionsgate studio, has announced the rebranding of its international streaming platform Starzplay. As from September 29, the subscription service will be called Lionsgate+. It is worth mentioning that...
Global:
Disney+ debuts live shows in USA and Canada
Disney+, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming platform, has broadcast a show of its own live for the first time in its history. Dancing with The Stars was aired without breaks only in the United States and Canada, after which it was made available...
Latin America:
Vix+ partners with Tigo in Central America to offer entertainment content and LaLiga matches
An original agreement between Vix+, the new paid streaming platform owned by TelevisaUnivision, and Tigo, a telecommunications operator owned by Millicom, has been announced. From now on, it will be possible for Tigo users in Costa Rica, Guatemala,...
Global:
Disney plans to add online store to Disney+
According to an article recently published by The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company is working on the addition of an online store to streaming platform Disney+ for the sale of licensed products protected by Disney brands and franchises,...
Latin America:
Watch Brasil to stream Rock in Rio across Spanish-speaking Latin America as a stepping stone to regional expansion
Streaming services provider Watch Brasil has announced that it will broadcast Brazilian music festival Rock in Rio through the event website (www.rockinrio.com). According to information obtained from Watch Brasil CEO Mauricio Almeida by TAVI...
Ecuador:
DirecTV Go commercialization outsourcing to be implemented through Celerity in Ecuadorian market
DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) keeps expanding its strategy of outsourcing the commercialization of DirecTV Go, its streaming Pay TV service. On August 29, the satellite TV provider announced an alliance with Ecuador’s fiber optic fixed Internet (FTTH)...
Global:
Disney+ ad-supported tier to launch on December 8 in USA
As announced by The Walt Disney Company on August 10, streaming platform Disney+ will launch its much-anticipated ad-supported plan, which will be called Disney+ Basic, on December 8 in the US market. The company had anticipated that the new...
Latin America:
New streaming platform fusing HBO Max and Discovery+ to launch in Latin America in 2023
During the earnings call held on August 4, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced that the new streaming service fusing HBO Max and Discovery+, the company’s OTT products, will launch in Latin America in the last quarter of 2023. The platform is to...
Argentina:
Telecom launches Flow Flex: Streaming Pay TV with daily and monthly plans available both to mobile phone and fixed Internet customers
Telecom is deploying an advertising campaign on the media as well as in public places to present its new Pay TV offer: Flow Flex, a service that will be provided only via streaming. It will be available to users of both its mobile phone (postpaid)...
Latin America:
Netflix implements crackdown on account sharing in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic
Netflix’s strategy to combat account sharing keeps advancing in Latin America. As from August 22, customers in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic will no longer be allowed to share a single account between more than...
Global:
Netflix to partner with Microsoft to launch new lower-priced ad-supported plan
On July 13, Netflix and Microsoft announced an agreement of key importance for the launch of the streaming giant’s new lower-priced ad-supported plan. According to information released by the OTT, Microsoft has become its global advertising...
Brazil:
Amazon Prime Video launches mobile edition in Brazilian market through TIM
As announced on July 6 at the TIM’s (Telecom Italia) annual convention, Amazon Prime Video will expand its mobile-only streaming service to make it available in Brazil through the telecommunications operator. The OTT’s mobile-only version is...
Global:
TelevisaUnivision’s SVOD tier Vix+ to debut on July 21
Audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision has set the launch date of Vix+, the paid subscription tier of its Spanish-language streaming service Vix. The OTT will be available in the United States and throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America as from July...
Latin America:
Disney and Starz team up to launch a bundle including Disney+, Star+ and Starzplay
As a result of an alliance that is quite unprecedented in Latin America, The Walt Disney Company and US premium TV network Starz, owned by movie studio Lionsgate, have begun to offer a pack comprising three streaming platforms at a single price....
Global:
Netflix in negotiations to acquire Roku
According to US website Business Insider, Netflix has engaged in talks with streaming player manufacturer Roku with a view to acquiring the company. Specialists assert that in addition to the manufacture of STBs and the development of operating...
Latin America:
Star+ launches new live music segment
On May 28 Star+, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming service, will be launching a new section called Star+ Live Music. The debut will be a concert by Argentine singer Tini Stoessel. Tini concert will be the first performance to be offered within...
Argentina:
Internet Day 2022: DirecTV Go already available for commercialization by Argentine ISPs
DirecTV, a Pay TV company owned by Grupo Werthein, has adopted in Argentina a strategy it has been implementing in Brazil and Colombia. It has decided to outsource the commercialization of DirecTV Go, its streaming Pay TV service, through local...
Global:
Netflix plans to launch live streaming
Netflix executives are exploring a new field. According to US website Deadline, the streaming platform plans to add live shows to its content. The information published on the specialized website is that live content in development includes...
Global:
Netflix intends to introduce an ad-supported, lower-priced tier by the end of 2022
According to The New York Times, Netflix executives told the staff that they had set the goal of implementing the plan to launch an ad-supported, lower-priced tier by the end of the current year, more specifically in the last quarter. Just two...
Global:
TelevisaUnivision acquires US Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya
On May 9, new audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision announced the acquisition of Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya, currently available in the United States and Puerto Rico, wholly owned by Hemisphere Media Group. According to...
Global:
CNN+ to cease operations April 30, just one month after launch
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the new audiovisual giant, has decided to shut down its news streaming platform CNN+, which was launched on March 29 in the United States with a view to international expansion. The OTT service will continue in...
Global:
Having lost subscribers worldwide for the first time in ten years, Netflix considers lower cost, ad-supported plan
For the first time in the last ten years, Netflix has reported a quarterly drop in its subscriber base on a global scale. The streaming platform lost 200,000 users in the first quarter of 2022, with subscriber count totaling 221.64 million. Shortly...
Global:
FIFA launches its own streaming platform
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international soccer governing entity, is entering the streaming market with the launch of FIFA+ (FIFA Plus) on April 12. The Federation seeks to take advantage of widespread...
Global:
TelevisaUnivision launches new OTT Vix in Spanish-speaking Latin America and USA
As previously announced, TelevisaUnivision put into operation its new Spanish-language streaming platform, called Vix, in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries and the United States on March 31. The tier that is already available is free and...
Global:
HBO Max adds shuffle button to play back ramdom episodes of series
Streamer HBO Max (WarnerMedia) has introduced a shuffle button on a global scale. The new feature allows users to avoid wasting time in the selection of content, given that the platform selects it automatically. Unlike already in service Netflix’s...
Latin America:
Netflix engages in battle against shared accounts in the region
In the context of its strategy to combat shared and lent accounts, on March 16 Netflix announced the launch of two new options to tackle the problem. The first step consists in a trial run to be conducted only in Latin America, specifically in...
Global:
Apple TV+ launches global bet on live sports by acquiring MLB rights
Apple TV+ (Apple) has announced its agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) to broadcast matches in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and South Korea. In this way, the OTT platform makes its...
Global:
TelevisaUnivision to launch new streaming platform Vix on March 31
On February 16, TelevisaUnivision unveiled its new two-tier streaming service Vix, which is to make its debut on March 31 and will offer a free-of-charge add-supported option (AVOD) as well as a subscription-based ad-free product (SVOD). According...
Brazil:
Europa+ launches in Brazilian market in alliance with Claro
Streaming service Europa+, owned by Castalia Communications e Innokap, debuted in Brazil some days ago. The service was launched in this new market in association with telecommunications operator Claro (América Móvil). One year ago, Chief Operating...
Latin America:
AMC to launch streaming platform AMC+ in the region in 2022
AMC Networks International has revealed to TAVI Latam that during the course of the current year it will be launching a new streaming platform called AMC+ (AMC Plus) in the Latin American market. The audiovisual company has an OTT already operating...
Latin America:
Paramount+ introduces live sports content in the region after acquiring Premier League rights for Mexico and Central America
Paramount+, the streaming platform owned by ViacomCBS, is about to enter the live sports streaming segment in Latin America following the acquisition of exclusive rights for coverage of Premier League matches in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador,...
Brazil:
Amazon Prime Video debuts live sports broadcasting by acquiring Copa do Brasil rights
On December 15, Amazon Prime Video (Amazon) confirmed its bet on live sports broadcasting in Latin America. The debut will be in Brazil, where the streaming platform has been granted a sublicense to exploit Copa do Brasil broadcasting rights in...
Latin America:
Televisa launches its own sports streaming service Blue To Go Sports
Televisa has launched a sports-focused streaming platform on the basis of broadcasting rights acquired by Sky, its Satellite TV operator. The Mexican audiovisual company has named its new service Blue To Go Sports, after Sky’s TV Everywhere...
Latin America:
Rappi gives paid users HBO Max as a gift
Delivery app Rappi is to gift HBO Max (WarnerMedia) subscription to new users of its Prime Plus paid plan, according to a press release issued by the streaming platform this week. The benefit will be available "over the next few weeks" in all Latin...
Global:
Netflix acquires visual effects studio Scanline VFX
Netflix moves forward with its plan to acquire companies that may contribute to enhancing its in-house production capabilities worldwide. Following the acquisition of Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) and Night School Studio earlier this year, on...
Latin America:
Netflix makes new short-form videos available in the region
Netflix is gradually releasing a new short-form video feature, similar to TikTok and Instagram Reels, in Latin American countries, according to information confirmed to TAVI Latam by the streaming company’s press department. It is a new...
Latin America:
HBO Max launches new live music segment
Streaming platform HBO Max (WarnerMedia) has begun to advertise a new segment featuring live music recitals. Live On Max shows will be interactive and will be available to the whole Latin American region at no additional cost on Saturday nights....
Global:
Netflix makes videogame service available worldwide
On November 2, Netflix made its videogame service available to all countries. The new service offered by the streaming giant debuted on a trial basis in Poland in late August 2021 and then in Italy and Spain. Now all Netflix subscribers, regardless...
Argentina:
Claro launches Amazon Prime Video mobile-only plan
The mobile edition of streaming platform Amazon Prime Video took its second step in Latin America. After making its debut with Tigo (Millicom) in Guatemala in 2020, it was launched for Claro (América Móvil) mobile phone service pre-paid customers...
Latin America:
Star+ launches three-day one-time offer in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru
As part of its promotion strategy, sports and entertainment streaming platform Star+ (Disney) has launched a proposal called Pase Libre (Free Pass), which consists in offering free access during three days next weekend (October 22, 23 and 24). The...
Brazil:
Netflix subscriber count in Brazilian market accidentally leaked out (Correction)
Brazil’s Economic Defense Administrative Council (Cade) revealed the number of Netflix subscribers in the Brazilian territory by mistake. According to the information leaked out, the streaming platform had 19 million users as at January 2021. The...
Global:
Netflix does not rule out acquiring rights to live sports
During an interview conducted by German magazine Der Spiegel, Netflix founder and Co-CEO Reed Hastings said that even though entering the live sports market is not easy, it is an option to be pondered should the opportunity arise. The head of the...
Latin America:
Disney acknowledges Star+ is growing more slowly than expected
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek said that Star+ numbers in Latin America are not coming up to expectations. The executive acknowledged that the new streaming platform was growing more slowly than it had been expected and added that he hoped...
Global:
Netflix launches free plan in Kenya
On September 20 Netflix announced the launch of a free plan in Kenya. It is the first time the streaming platform has offered a completely free plan anywhere in the world. "We hope that many of the people who try our free plan love Netflix so much...
Global:
Google plans to enter AVOD market
According to information published by U.S. website Protocol, Google is planning to launch linear streaming TV channels under the AVOD model, that is to say free ad-supported television. The idea is to include these channels in Google TV, the...
Brazil:
Sky starts using DirecTV Go as a TV Everywhere platform
Some days ago, Sky Brasil subscribers posted messages on forums and social media to report that it was possible to enter DirecTV Go platform without paying any additional fee. Both services are owned by Vrio, which has been recently acquired by...
Latin America:
Disney launches Star+, a turning point in sports broadcasting in the region
On August 31 The Walt Disney Company launched Star+, a new streaming service that combines series, movies, animated comedies and documentaries with Espn’s live and VOD sports content. This launch marks the beginning of a new era in the Latin...
Global:
Netflix tests its own videogames
Streaming behemoth Netflix has started testing its own videogames, a new area the platform managed by Reed Hastings has decided to take a bet on. The project is at the pilot stage and is available only for Polish users. “It’s very, very early days...
Puerto Rico:
Claro launches Claro TV+: Streaming Pay TV with portable STB and mobile app
A few days ago, telecommunications company Claro Puerto Rico (América Móvil) launched Claro TV+, an innovative television proposal that consists in an OTT Pay TV service accessible through a new portable set top box not requiring installation or an...
Bolivia:
Entel launches OTT Pay TV for mobile phone users
On August 16, Bolivian state-run telecommunications company Entel launched a Pay TV service via streaming, which will be available only for mobile phone customers, whether they have prepaid or postpaid plans. Company officers asserted, however,...
Argentina:
Paramount+ adds Cablevisión as a partner and offers one-year free period
Streaming platform Paramount+, owned by ViacomCBS, and telecommunications company Cablevisión (Telecom) have announced an agreement whereby the latter becomes a commercialization, marketing and media partner of the former. As a result of this...
Argentina:
Cablevisión now offers Flow Now to noncustomers
Pay TV operator Cablevisión (Telecom) has made its Flow Now service available to noncustomers. In this way, the company reinforces its bet on Pay TV via streaming, which has been available to the users of its Internet service, Fibertel, since late...
Mexico:
Mercado Libre gives its best costumers Disney+ subscription as a gift
In Mexico, e-commerce platform Mercado Libre is granting a new benefit to users who have reached Level 6, the highest in the company’s customer loyalty program. Now Level 6 customers are given subscription to streaming service Disney+ (The Walt...
Global:
CNN+ to launch in the United States in 2022 and then to expand to other countries
CNN, the news network owned by WarnerMedia (close to becoming Warner Bros. Discovery), officially announced its new streaming service CNN+ (CNN Plus) on July 19. After its launch in the United States in the first quarter of 2022, the platform will...
Global:
Apple shows interest in live sports and starts negotiations for NFL rights
Apple, the manufacturer of streaming player Apple TV and the owner of streaming service Apple TV+, is interested in entering the live sports market and its first goal is to get a TV licence from the NFL, the US football league, according to US...
Latin America:
HBO Max launches with 50% unlimited time discount for first wave of subscribers
HBO Max, the new streaming platform, arrived in Latin America on June 29 with a innovative launch promotion. All those users who sign up before July 31, 2021 will be granted a 50% unlimited time discount, for as long as they maintain their...
Latin America:
Claro starts testing new OTT Pay TV service in several Latin American countries
Claro (América Móvil) has started offering a new TV product in several Latin American countries. According to information obtained from the telecommunications company by TAVI Latam, the operator has made a Pay TV service via streaming available to...
Brazil:
Discovery+ to launch in Brazilian market next September
In a press release issued on June 24, Discovery Inc. announced that its streaming service Discovery+ would start its Latin American adventure in Brazil. Although the exact date was not disclosed, Discovery revealed that the launch month would be...
Global:
Disney+ shifts original series premiere days from Fridays to Wednesdays
In a strategic move, the Walt Disney Company has decided to change the day of the week its streaming platform Disney+ releases its original series worldwide. The day on which the OTT has released its original series since its launch, Friday, will...
Global:
Netflix open to acquiring audiovisual media companies
At Canadian Banff World Media Festival (June 14 thru July 16), Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said that the company was "open to acquiring" audiovisual content production companies. This shows that the streaming platform is likely to join the mergers...
Global:
CNN to launch its own streaming platform
John Stankey, CEO at telecommunications company AT&T, has revealed that CNN will soon offer its own streaming service. He unveiled the project last week at The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., a widely recognized forum. CNN is a news network...
Global:
Apple TV and Apple TV+ made available on Android TV devices
On June 1, Apple TV and Apple TV+ were made available on Android TV devices worldwide, as has been confirmed to website 9to5Google by Google, the owner of Android TV operating system. Up to now, the only devices running Android TV that enabled...
Latin America:
Disney postpones Star+ launch until August 31
The Walt Disney Company has decided to postpone the launch of its new streaming platform Star+ (Star Plus) until August 31, 2021 in Latin America. The originally scheduled date was June 2021. The news was disclosed on May 13 by Senior Executive...
Colombia:
Netflix to open office in Colombia and to produce over 30 local titles
Netflix has announced that in 2021 it will open a new office in Latin America. It will be located in Bogotá, Colombia. At the moment, the streaming company has offices in Mexico City (Mexico), Los Angeles (USA) and Alphaville (Brazil) working for...
Latin America:
MGM’s SVOD expands its reach through Apple TV channels
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s SVOD service has announced that it has been added to Apple TV channels in Latin America, thus broadening its access options. The service was already available in the region through Amazon Prime Video Channels, but only in...
Global:
Sony launches Bravia Core streaming service and makes it available on its new Bravia XR smart TVs
On April 6 Sony launched Bravia Core streaming platform, which is included with Bravia XR smart TV sets. The new OTT offers some of the latest film releases, blockbusters and classics from Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). For the time being, the...
Latin America:
HBO Max offered at no additional cost to DirecTV, Sky Brasil and Oi subscribers paying for HBO pack
WarnerMedia, the audiovisual industry behemoth owned by multinational AT&T, has announced that its new streaming platform HBO Max will be available to DirecTV (AT&T), Sky (Brazil) and Oi (Brazil) Pay TV subscribers who have signed up for...
Global:
Disney+ global paid subscribers surpass 100 million barrier
At The Walt Disney Company’s shareholders’ meeting, CEO Bob Chapek revealed that Disney+ had just surpassed a significant barrier: 100 million paid subscribers worldwide. The company has so far not provided details about the number of subscribers...
Chile:
Telefónica penetrates OTT Pay TV market by making Movistar Play available to non-customers
Telecommunications company Telefónica de Chile has announced that its streaming platform Movistar Play may be signed up for by non-customers. The only plan available to non-customers is Full, which offers 55 Free To Air and Pay TV linear channels...
Latin America:
ViacomCBS launches Paramount+ amid aggressive campaign
Paramount+, the new streaming platform owned by audiovisual media multinational ViacomCBS, has just launched in Latin America (18 countries), the United States and Canada. The aggressive launch campaign being implemented in Latin America includes...
Latin America:
HBO Max to launch in Latin American countries in June 2021
WarnerMedia (AT&T) has set the launch date for its new streaming platform HBO Max in Latin America, as announced by the audiovisual company through a media release and a promotional video. The platform is scheduled to launch in June 2021, which...
Argentina:
Telecentro launches Telecentro Play for non-customers
Telecommunications company Telecentro is now offering its streaming platform, Telecentro Play, to customers and non-customers alike. Therefore, the OTT can be accessed by anybody who has no commercial relationship with the company, by its triple...
Mexico:
Fox Sports launches OTT through Amazon Prime Video Channels
On February 5 Fox Sports México launched its subscription-based streaming service through Amazon Prime Video Channels. In this way, people living in Mexico will have access to Fox Sports content via streaming even if they have not signed up for a...
Mexico:
Telefónica ceases Movistar Play service in Mexican market
Telefónica has ceased its streaming service Movistar Play in the Mexican market. In response to TAVI Latam’s question, the telecommunications company’s spokespeople explained the following: "As part of the strategy aimed at the company’s digital...
Latin America:
ViacomCBS to relaunch Paramount+ March 4
ViacomCBS has announced that it is to relaunch its streaming platform Paramount+ in Latin America on March 4. Current Paramount+ service will be overhauled. Its catalog will include Showtime, CBS, Paramount Pictures, Paramunt Television Studios,...
Global:
Netflix to release new movies every week in 2021
Netflix has launched a worldwide campaign in which it promises to release new movies every week throughout the year. The streaming behemoth has already announced 71 titles, including originals and acquisitions, that have never been seen before on...
Latin America:
Over 50% of Disney+ app downloads in November were made in Latin America
According to a report released by data analysis agency Statista, which used Airnow Data information, Latin American users accounted for over 50% of streaming service Disney+ (The Walt Disney Company) mobile app downloads made throughout the world...
Brazil:
Brazil’s Olympic Committee to launch streaming service with live events
Brazil’s Olympic Committee (COB) has announced it will create a streaming platform that will be called Canal Olímpico do Brasil. The service, which will be free, will broadcast contests included in the local calendar for every Olympic discipline (a...
Latin America:
Disney+ launches in Latin America and promises more than 70 local productions
After a huge advertising campaign, The Walt Disney Company launched its new streaming platform Disney+ in Latin America on November 17. The OTT, which includes all Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic shows, has highlighted that...
Latin America:
Roku offers free DirecTV Go and Globoplay subscriptions to people buying its devices
Roku has launched two new promotions in Latin America, available to people who buy one of its devices In Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru, the benefit includes streaming Pay TV service DirecTV Go (AT&T) and HBO premium package for one month...
Global:
Netflix launches its first linear channel
Netflix, the streaming service managed by Reed Hastings, keeps searching for new options to improve the user’s experience. It has just launched its first linear channel, whose name is Direct. For the time being, it is available only in France. This...
Latin America:
Pluto TV to broadcast Argentina Comic-Con
Free streaming platform Pluto TV, owned by ViacomCBS, has announced that it will broadcast Argentina Comic-Con (ACC), the Argentine version of one of the most important conventions in the world within the comic and entertainment industry, which...
Latin America:
Disney launches Disney+ annual subscription pre-sale
The Walt Disney Company has launched a pre-sale offer for annual subscription to its new streaming platform at a discount. Disney+ will debut in Latin America on November 17. In the early morning of November 3, the OTT’s website...
Global:
Sony close to acquiring Crunchyroll from AT&T
Japanese company Sony has reached the final stage previous to the close of the deal for the acquisition of anime OTT platform Crunchyroll, which is currently under the control of Otter Media, a subsidiary of WarnerMedia which, in turn, is owned by...
Latin America:
Starzplay launches direct-to-consumer app in Argentina and Chile
Starzplay, an OTT service owned by U.S. premium Pay TV network Starz (Lionsgate), presented its mobile direct-to-consumer application in Argentina and Chile at a virtual press conference held on October 27. The launch date in Chile is October 28,...
Mexico:
Blim TV to launch free version in 2021
Blim TV, Mexican media company Televisa’s streaming service, will launch a free version in 2021. The news was released by the platform’s CEO, Luis Arvizu, at Televisa 2021 Upfront event, which was held on October 14. In this way, Blim TV will...
Global:
New Discovery’s streaming service to be launched “very soon”
At Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference, Discovery Inc. CEO David Zaslav commented that the company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service would be launched "very soon". The audiovisual media company had disclosed that it was working on a...
Argentina:
DirecTV starts offering DirecTV Go to Satellite TV service non-subscribers
DirectTV, a company owned by AT&T, has begun to offer its streaming platform DirecTV Go to people who are not subscribed to its Satellite TV service (DTH) in Argentina. The company has been offering the platform, which includes live channels...
Latin America:
Mubi plans to expand its new rental model across the entire Latin American region
Mubi, a curated streaming platform currently available in 190 countries, plans to expand its new movie rental model (TVOD), recently launched in Brazil, across the whole Latin American region, according to information disclosed by Mubi to TAVI...
Global:
Netflix is testing a shuffle button
Nexflix is testing a shuffle button that selects content on behalf of the user, according to TechCrunch website. The automatic choice made by the system makes it possible to play randomly selected content, which may be a movie or an episode of a...
Latin America:
Disney reveals definite Disney+ launch date
The Walt Disney Company has been gradually disclosing details about the launch of its new streaming platform Disney+ in Latin America. First, it announced that the OTT would reach the region late in 2020, then it specified that the launch would...
Mexico:
Fox Corp to launch Fox News International OTT service and to debut it in Mexico
Fox Corporation has announced the launch of its international news streaming platform, a service based on its Fox News network content. It is called Fox News International and it is to debut in Mexico on August 20. Fox Corp was formed in early 2019...
Latin America:
ViacomCBS new streaming platform to reach Latin America early in 2021
ViacomCBS has begun to disclose details about its new subscription international streaming service, which was announced some months ago. On August 5, on the company’s Q2 2020 earnings call, ViacomCBS executives said that the new platform would be...
Latin America:
Disney defines Disney+ launch date in the region
Some time ago, the Walt Disney Company preannounced it would launch its new streaming platform Disney+ (which launched in the United States on November 12, 2019) in Latin America by the end of 2020. The company has just officially announced that...
Latin America:
BBC and ITV to launch OTT Britbox in South America
British streaming platform Britbox will be launched in some South American countries in the near future, as part of a global expansion plan. The announcement was made by Britbox owners, namely pubic service broadcaster BBC and Free to Air channel...
Latin America:
Roku adds OTT PlayKids to its platform
Roku has announced that it has added Brazilian streaming service PlayKids to its platform. Now the kids-focused OTT is available through Roku in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and...
Latin America:
HBO Go to be sold through Mercado Libre
HBO Latin America has announced that HBO Go, its SVOD streaming service, will be sold through e-commerce platform Mercado Libre in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil (in the latter country the spelling is Mercado Livre). The agreement between both...
Latin America:
Netflix increases its subscriber base by 5% in Q2 and reaches 36 million
According to the latest financial reports published by the company, Netflix totaled 36.07 million users in Latin America as of the end of the second quarter of 2020, which means that quarterly growth was 5.1%. In Latin America, the company’s...
Latin America:
HBO Max plans to expand into the region country by country
"We are taking a country-by-country approach for Latin America, a territory that presents a large opportunity for the HBO Max bundle," WarnerMedia (AT&T) press team revealed to TAVI Latam, when asked about the expansion strategy of the new OTT...
Latin America:
DAZN to start testing service in Spanish-speaking Latin America July 24
According to research conducted by TAVI Latam, sports streaming platform DAZN is to conduct its first test for Spanish-speaking Latin American users on July 24 (in Brazil service has been available since 2019). The event chosen for the test is the...
Mexico:
DirecTV Go adds TV Azteca’s Clic
Mexico’s DirectTV Go (AT&T’s Pay TV OTT service) added Clic, a channel owned by TV Azteca, to its line-up on June 29. In this way, the streaming platform is already offering TV Azteca’s whole Pay TV portfolio, since Mundo, Corazón and Cinema...
Brazil:
Globoplay plans to launch new package including Globosat’s live channels
Brazil's Globo is planning to add Globosat's live and linear channels to its Globoplay streaming platform, according to local website Tudo Celular. The idea is to launch a new package, for which the user will have to pay an extra fee in addition to...
Global:
Amazon Prime Video plans to launch linear and live TV service
Amazon is working on the introduction of a new service into its OTT Prime Video, according to website Protocol. The new service will include linear and live TV channels. This initiative differs from Prime Video Channels service, available in the...
Latin America:
CBS starts expansion into Latin America by launching CBS News app
CBS, a U.S. Free To Air TV network owned by ViacomCBS, started its expansion into Latin America by announcing the launch of its mobile app CBS News on June 23, which provides access to CBSN, a free streaming service including a 24/7 live channel....
Latin America:
Mexico has the largest Netflix catalog in the region
Netflix Mexico library is the largest in Latin America, with 4,316 titles on the platform (including 2,958 movies and 1,358 TV shows), according to research recently conducted by Surfshark (www.surfshark.com), a VPN (Virtual Private Network)...
Brazil:
Number of Netflix subs exceeds 15 million thus equaling aggregate of Pay TV customers
Netflix subscriber count has already exceeded 15 million in Brazil, according to information provided by UOL, a Brazilian website. This figure equals the aggregate of Pay TV customers in Brazil, which was 15.32 million as of the end of April, as...
Argentina:
Amazon to be sued for its new original El Presidente
Relatives of late Julio Humberto Grondona, who held office as President of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino -AFA- (Argentine Soccer Association) between 1979 and 2014, will sue Amazon for millions in damages in connection with its original...
Latin America:
New U.S. Latino-focused OTT Canela.TV to expand into Latin America in 2021
Canela TV will start its expansion into Latin American countries next year, according to information revealed to TAVI Latam by Isabel Rafferty Zavala, Canela Media CEO and founder. The new streaming service, which targets U.S. latins, was launched...
Brazil:
Globoplay expands smart TV distribution through partnership with Foxxum
Brazilian streaming service Globoplay (Globo) has partnered with Foxxum, a smart TV solution developer based in Germany. Thanks to this contract, the Globoplay application will be available to users who have Foxxum-enabled devices. "It is a great...
Global:
WarnerMedia launches its new streaming platform HBO Max
As had been previously announced, WarnerMedia, the production company owned by AT&T, launched its new OTT service called HBO Max on April 27. For the time being, it is available only in the United States and Puerto Rico. It is likely to expand...
Brazil:
F1 TV to launch plan to access live races in 2021
Streaming platform F1 TV will broadcast 2021 season F1 races through its Pro plan, according to Brazilian website UOL. The OTT platform has been offering this plan since 2018 in over 75 territories throughout the world (including all...
Latin America:
Pluto TV launches its first temporary channel
Pluto TV, a free streaming platform owned by ViacomCBS, released its first temporary channel in Latin America on May 13. The channel is called Estrellas de Acción (Action Stars) and will be available until June 10. The introduction of temporary or...
Global:
Twitch to produce non-gaming original shows
Twitch, the video game streaming platform owned by Amazon, plans to expand its content by introducing original shows of various genres. So far, the platform’s content has been limited to gaming. According to the U.S. Bloomberg Media Group, the...
Chile:
OTT platform Cinépolis Klic officially launched
Cinépolis Klic, a streaming platform owned by the operator of a Mexican movie theater chain (Cinépolis), was launched in Chile on May 7. The launch marks the start of the platform’s international expansion, after having operated in Mexico for seven...
Brazil:
UOL joins the streaming market with UOL Play
Brazilian website UOL (Grupo Folha) has launched its own OTT platform, called UOL Play. UOL is one of the most visited Internet sites in Brazil; it is among the top 10 sites in the rankings published by Alexa and Similar Web, the most important...
Global:
Facebook opens up a new alternative for artists by allowing them to charge for livestream shows
Facebook has announced that in the next few weeks it will include the option to charge for livestream shows. “To support creators and small businesses, we plan to add the ability for pages to charge for access to events with live videos on...
Global:
Pirate OTT Popcorn Time launches kids version
Popcorn Time, a pirate OTT platform, has introduced a new app called Popcorn Time Kids. It is a filtered version allowing access to content for children only. Created by Argentine geeks in 2014, the OTT has become very popular in Latin America....
Brazil:
Telecine Play optimizes its service by deploying MediaMelon
Brazilian OTT Telecine Play, owned by Globosat's Telecine premium channel network, has deployed a streaming optimization platform called SmartPlay, designed by MediaMelon. Thanks to this tool, Telecine Play can "deliver a better video quality of...
Latin America:
Netflix has 34.3 million subs in the region as at the end of Q1 with quarterly growth reaching 9%
Netflix reported that it had 34.3 million paid subs in Latin America as at the close of first quarter 2020. By the end of March, the number of users had increased by 9.2%, with the addition of 2.9 million customers. These figures were released by...
Global:
Netflix to make audiovisual productions based on Boom! Studios’ comics
Netflix and Boom! Studios, a comics publishing company, have announced an agreement under which the OTT service led by Reed Hastings will produce new original content based on Boom!’s stories. This company is among the leading comics publishers in...
Puerto Rico:
Questioned Free OTT Locast launched in Puerto Rico
Locast (www.locast.org), a U.S. OTT platform, is now available in Puerto Rico. The service is free and offers local FTA (Free-To-Air) TV channels via streaming. Locast, which is controlled by Sports Fans Coalition NY, Inc., was launched in the...
Latin America:
Movistar Series now accessible through OTT Movistar Play only
Telecommunications company Telefónica has made a strategic decision at a regional level in relation to its Movistar Series channel. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, the channel was dropped from Movistar Pay TV line-ups in Latin...
Global:
Quibi launches mobile-only short-form OTT platform
OTT platform Quibi launched in the United States and Canada on April 6. The service offers short audiovisual shows not exceeding ten minutes and it is designed to be viewed only on mobile phones. According to information provided by the company,...
Latin America:
JustWatch expands into five new Latin American countries
JustWatch, a streaming search engine for movies and TV shows (based in Germany) is expanding its service into new countries in the region, according to information obtained by TAVI Latam. It was already available in Brazil and Mexico and the new...
Latin America:
Pluto TV already available in the region
Pluto TV, ViacomCBS’s free ad-supported streaming service, launched in Latin America on March 24, according to the plan previously announced by the company, which had scheduled launch for late March. However, there has been no oficial release so...
Global:
Fox Corporation to purchase ad-supported OTT Tubi
Fox Corporation, owned by Rupert Murdoch, has entered into an agreement to purchase ad-supported OTT platform Tubi. The deal will be mostly funded with the proceeds of the sale of Fox’s 5% stake in Roku. Fox Corp.’s move comes one year after the...
Global:
Owing to Coronavirus restrictions, Universal will simultaneously release films online and in theaters
Given the preventive measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) that are being taken worldwide, Comcast Corporation has decided that Universal Pictures films will simultaneously debut online and in theaters. The company has reported that the titles...
Latin America:
YouTube Kids expands into 11 additional countries in the region
YouTube Kids app is now available in eleven new Latin American countries, thus totaling 18 nations in the region. The children’s version of YouTube (Google) can now be enjoyed in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,...
Latin America:
DAZN to expand into Spanish-speaking Latin America but in English
Sports OTT DAZN will enter the Spanish-speaking Latin American market (it is already present in Portuguese-speaking Brazil). Its new programming of boxing fights, with commentaries in English, will debut on May 2 with an event in which Mexican Saúl...
Global:
Netflix purchases 80 movies from Italy’s Rai
Netflix has bought 80 films from Rai, the Italian public TV broadcaster, according to information released by Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The amount of the transaction was close to USD 3 million. The purchase was divided into two parts: 61...
Global:
WarnerMedia creates new unit to make movies for HBO Max
WarnerMedia (AT&T) has set up a new label called Warner Max, which will be "the film production arm" for the new HBO Max streaming service that will be released in the United States in May this year (the release date in Latin America has not...
Latin America:
Netflix subscribers can now choose whether to turn autoplay on or off
A few days ago, Netflix decided to allow its users to enable or disable autoplay both for previews while browsing and for the next episode in a series. This feature is already available in Latin America and the rest of the world. "Some people find...
Brazil:
Netflix expected to surpass 15 million subscribers in 1Q 2020
Netflix will surpass 15 million users in Brazil during the first quarter of 2020, according to Brazilian website Na Telinha, which noted that the information had been exclusively revealed by “a Netflix Brasil executive”. The figure is approaching...
Latin America:
Amazon Prime Video works in its first-ever locally produced Chilean, Argentine and Colombian originals
Amazon has announced the start of the production of its first-ever local original series in Chile, Argentina and Colombia, which will be included in its OTT Prime Video service. In this way, the U.S. company expands local production in Latin...
Latin America:
Netflix grows by 6.9% in fourth quarter and closes 2019 with 31.4 million subs
In its financial report, Netflix disclosed it had closed 2019 with 31.4 million paid users in Latin America, which means a 6.9% quarterly increase in its base. The yearly increase in the region was 20.5%. Netflix further reported that its...
Global:
Globoplay starts international expansion and is launched in U.S.A.
Globoplay, the OTT platform owned by Brazilian multimedia group Globo, was launched for the first time in a foreign country on January 19. The country chosen is the United States, which is home to the largest community of Brazilian migrants....
Brazil:
Twitch bets on traditional sports in Latin America by acquiring Brazilian basketball rights
Amazon-owned Twitch has purchased the rights to broadcast NBB matches live for free. The NBB is the most important basketball league in Brazil. The total number of matches is ten and the premiere is scheduled for January 15 with the game between...
Brazil:
Judiciary orders Netflix to remove Porta dos Fundos’ Christmas special
A Río de Janeiro State court held that the Christmas special produced by Porta dos Fundos should be removed from Netflix catalog. The show has aroused controvery by portraying a homosexual JesusChrist. In this way, the Judiciary granted a petition...
Argentina:
Argentine government levies 8% tax on foreign digital platforms and apps
The Argentine government has enacted a law that levies an 8% tax on all foreign platforms and apps providing digital services. The list includes OTTs operating in Argentina such as Netflix, Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video, as well as apps such as...
Argentina:
The Argentine Soccer Association launches OTT service with VOD and live content
The Argentine Soccer Association (AFA) has officially launched its new OTT platform, which goes by the name of AFA Play. “In addition to VOD content, we will have live content,” AFA Commercial and Marketing Manager Leandro Petersen told TAVI Latam...
Global:
Netflix tests an option for automatic content selection
Netflix is offering some subscribers a new feature to enjoy its service. Through the Watch Now option, the OTT platform automatically selects the content to be viewed and the subscriber doesn’t need to browse to choose what to watch. As reported by...
Latin America:
Netflix reveals 29.4 million Latin American subs count as at Q3 2019
For the first time, Netflix has unveiled subscribers count data for Latin America. It had 29.4 million paid users as of the end of third quarter 2019. The information was released by the company in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Latin America:
CuriosityStream to be offered through Millicom in Latin America
The US OTT platform has announced that it has partnered with Millicom to offer the service in the nine Latin American territories where the telecommunication company does business. The countries are Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica,...
Latin America:
HBO Max Latin American version different from U.S. version
HBO Max Chief Content Officer Kevin Reilly said that the OTT service in the rest of the world would not take the same approach as in the United States (U.S. release scheduled for May 2020), taking into account that Latin America will be the first...
Brazil:
Sky reinforces its commitment to TV Everywhere and adds 20 live channels to Sky Play
Sky has added 20 linear channels that can be enjoyed live to its Sky Play 20 OTT platform. In this way, the Brazilian Satellite TV company owned by AT&T expands its TV Everywhere offer, which now totals 30 live channels accessible via...
Mexico:
Starz launches its own OTT Starz Play app
Lionsgate's Starz, the owner of the premium channel network of the same name in the United States, has announced the international launch of the direct to consumer app of its OTT Starz Play. The five countries starting this new stage are Brazil,...
Global:
Disney asserts Disney+ has reached 10 million sign-ups
In a brief press release, Disney has announced that 10 million users have signed up for its OTT since its launch on November 12. "Moving forward, there are no plans to release Disney+ subscriber data outside of The Walt Disney Company’s quarterly...
Global:
Disney+ debuts in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands; premiere in Puerto Rico put off for a week
The Walt Disney Company launched its own OTT platform on November 12 and the first countries to have access to Disney+ are the United States, Canada and the Netherlands. The premiere in Puerto Rico was scheduled for the same date, but the company...
Global:
NBA League Pass OTT adds NBA TV channel as a standalone subscription option
The NBA (United States National Basketball Association) has included a new option for its fans in NBA League Pass OTT service. It will be possible to purchase NBA TV, a linear channel, as a standalone subscription option, in all the countries where...
Brazil:
Belas Artes de Sao Paulo is the first Brazilian cinema to have its own OTT
Belas Artes, a Sao Paulo cinema sponsored by Petra beer, has become the first cinema in the country to launch its own OTT service. Its name is Belas Artes A La Carte and its catalog focuses on independent and cult movies. It is included in the...
Latin America:
HBO Max to arrive in Latin America in 2021 and to produce local content
John Stankey, who is the president and COO of AT&T and the CEO of WarnerMedia, has unveiled a plan to expand OTT HBO Max, a new service that will premiere in the United States in May 2020, to make it available in Latin America in 2021. The...
Latin America:
Netflix to start reporting Latin American subscriber count
Netflix published yesterday its quarterly earnings for the Q319 and announced that in the next financial results it would start disclosing revenue and membership by region. The OTT has never officially released Latin American numbers. As of the end...
Brazil:
Facebook launches its first original in Brazil
The world’s largest social network Facebook has made it possible for its users to view Tour das Tours on Facebook Watch. This soap opera is the first original show produced by the network in Brazil and is premiering October 11. The series consists...
Global:
Disney stops running Netflix ads on its Entertainment channels in USA
Communication media company Disney will no longer run OTT platform Netflix commercials on its entertainment channels in the United States, as was reported by The Wall Street Journal. According to this newspaper, advertising on TV channels accounted...
Global:
Netflix’s CEO predicts tough competition due to OTTs new releases
Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings said that the market will be a "tough competition" since next November, when several companies launch their own OTT platforms. This was at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge, England. "While we have...
Argentina:
Movistar Play has introduced Amazon Prime Video as a package
OTT Movistar Play, a service offered by telecom company Movistar (Telefónica Group), has added to its platform the option to get Amazon Prime Video as a package. As part of a launch promotion, the three first months will be free and there will be a...
Global:
NBCUniversal also sets its OTT release date
The North American programmer NBCUniversal (Comcast) has joined the big content producers who are launching their own OTTs. Apart from the already announced Disney+ (Disney), Apple TV+ (Apple) and HBO Max (WarnerMedia), now Peacock of NBCUniversal...
Global:
Apple’s new OTT will make its global launch on November 1 including the entire Latin America
The technology company Apple announced in its latest keynote that its new OTT, called Apple TV+ (Apple TV Plus), will be available from November 1 in more than 100 countries, among which is the entire Latin American region. The main attraction of...
Global:
Docubay, new OTT including only documentaries launched
Indian TV production company IN10 Media has announced that its new OTT platform Docubay is already available worldwide. This service offers a library containing only documentaries including a wide variely of genres, such as Nature, Travel, Culture,...
Latin America:
OTT FlixLatino’s new focus on children
OTT platform FlixLatino (which belongs to distributor Somos Next) has added a news section, called FlixKids, to its service. The service currently available in Puerto Rico and USA aims to grow within the segment focused on children. The inclusion...
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