Audiovisual Market in General
Brazil:
Starzplay gets injunction prohibiting Disney from using Star and Star+ brands
U.S. premium network Starz (Lionsgate), the owner of streaming platform Starzplay, operating in most Latin American countries, requested an injunction prohibiting Disney from using Star and Star+ brands on the allegation that such brands are...
Latin America:
Starzplay sues Disney over use of Star and Star+ brands
The owners of streaming platform Starzplay have filed legal proceedings against The Walt Disney Company in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Starzplay alleges that the names of Disney’s new OTT service Star+ (Star Plus), which has not premiered yet,...
Global:
Telemundo creates new studio to produce Spanish-language content for streaming platforms
NBCUniversal (Comcast Corporation), together with its U.S. Spanish-language TV network, has announced the creation of a new audiovisual studio called Telemundo Streaming Studios, which will provide streaming platforms worldwide with...
Latin America:
Claro Box TV to be launched in all Latin American countries
Claro Box TV, a streaming player with a built-in Pay TV service, will reach all those Latin American markets where América Móvil operates. The announcement was made by CEO Daniel Hajj at the presentation of the telecommunications company’s Q1 2021...
Venezuela:
State-run channel TVes airs Disney’s Soul without broadcasting rights
On March 19, Free-To-Air state-run channel TVes (Televisora Venezolana Social) aired Walt Disney Company’s movie Soul without having been granted the rights to broadcast it, which soon spread in social networks and was then reported by the...
Chile:
WOM television service project moves forward
Chilean mobile operator WOM keeps working on its project to launch a TV service, known as WOM TV for the time being. Specialized website Pisapapeles has provided details on the beta version of the service and revealed that it will use an Android...
Global:
Warner Bros. confirms simultaneous theater-streaming release of all 2021 movies in U.S.
Warner Bros. (WarnerMedia) has announced that all the movies it will release in 2021 in the United States will be put on HBO Max, the company’s subscription streaming service, at the same time as they premiere in theaters. Some weeks ago, the...
Latin America:
DirecTV working on a new Android TV STB for DirecTV Go
According to Android TV Guide website, DirecTV (Satellite TV company owned by AT&T) has already got Google certification for a new set-top-box decoder that will use Android TV 10 update as its operating system. The device is to be used for OTT...
Mexico:
Televisa discloses agreement with Disney to add Disney+ to Izzi service
Mexican media and telecommunications company Televisa has announced that its operator Izzi will offer Disney+ as an "additional service". The new streaming platform will be launched in Latin America on November 17. The news was disclosed on October...
Global:
Google showcases new Chromecast with a remote control and its own operating system
Technology behemoth Google has officially announced its new Chromecast device. The new version of Google’s streaming device, so far known as Sabrina, is called Chromecast with Google TV, its most outstanding features being the inclusion of a remote...
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