by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 19, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General, Superior derecha segunda inglés
Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi presented its own audiovisual production company on September 19. The company was created in association with Smuggler Entertainment, which produced the two series about Messi’s career that have been recently launched (Messi’s World...
Latin America:
Paramount+ ceases to air Premier League matches in Mexico and Central America one year before agreement expiration date
by Gustavo Hernández | May 23, 2024 | Content
Paramount+, Paramount Global’s streaming service, will no longer air the Premier League, the highest level of the English football league system, in Mexico and Central America. The announcement was made by Ricardo Sales, the main play-by-play sportscaster of Premier...
Latin America:
USA Network back to Latin American Pay TV
by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 23, 2023 | Content
NBCUniversal has announced the relaunch of its traditional Pay TV channel USA Network in the Latin American market. The channel had been on the air in the region for a long time until the media company decided to replace it with Universal Channel, currently known as...
Global:
YouTube to introduce unskippable 30-second ads
by Gustavo Hernández | May 18, 2023 | OTT / VOD
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 users to skip the ads....
Global:
Netflix made its live content debut with Chris Rock’s special, which ranked among the ten most watched shows only in USA
by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 8, 2023 | OTT / VOD
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 regularly published...