by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 4, 2021 | OTT / VOD
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 mainstream media and...
Global:
Netflix to release new movies every week in 2021
by Gustavo Hernández | Jan 12, 2021 | OTT / VOD
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 any screen. The...
Latin America:
DirecTV working on a new Android TV STB for DirecTV Go
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
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 service DirecTV Go...
Argentina:
Still engaged in litigation and having had a judgment entered against him, Lorefice Lynch sells Canal 9 to Grupo Octubre
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 23, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
By means of a press release sent to local media, the acquisition of Argentine Free to Air TV channel Canal 9 by Grupo Octubre has been announced. Grupo Octubre is a corporate group managed by trade union leader Victor Santa María through Sindicato Único de...
Brazil:
Brazil’s Olympic Committee to launch streaming service with live events
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 19, 2020 | OTT / VOD
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 minimum of one...