by Hernán Amaya | Aug 10, 2023 | OTT / VOD
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 the region until...
Chile:
DirecTV to offer fiber-optic home Internet service in Chilean market
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 7, 2023 | Telecommunications
DirecTV, a company controlled by Vrio, which is in turn owned by Grupo Werthein, has announced that it will begin to offer DFibra, its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Internet service, also in Chile. In this way, the company keeps expanding this new service to more South...
Latin America:
Mercado Libre to launch Mercado Play, its own streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 25, 2023 | Mas leidas 1 inglés, OTT / VOD
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 possible for some users to...
Brazil:
Sony closes down Funimation in Brazil and transfers subscribers to Crunchyroll
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 14, 2023 | OTT / VOD
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 explained to TAVI Latam...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV to launch its own streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 10, 2023 | OTT / VOD
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 available and a press...