by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 28, 2020 | OTT / VOD
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. “Popcorn Time Kids...
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 27, 2020 | OTT / VOD
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 experience...
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 24, 2020 | Content
Distribution company 2BeNamed and production company SPI International have entered into a contract to sell content in five Latin American countries: Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. According to the press release, “the deal grants 2BeNamed...
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 15, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Technology company Grass Valley (based in Canada) has announced the deployment of its IP infrastructure solutions in MG4 complex, a new set of audiovisual production studios built in Rio de Janeiro and inaugurated in mid-2019 by Brazil’s Globo. According to Grass...
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 6, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
ViacomCBS and Qatar-based beIN Media Group have reported the closing of the Miramax transaction, which was announced in early January. In this way, ViacomCBS has acquired 49% Miramax stake and beIN keeps the remaining 51% stake. “Miramax’s current...
