by Hernán Amaya | Sep 19, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On September 18, Netflix and South Korea’s telecommunications company SK Telecom, together with its subsidiary SK Broadband, announced the establishment of a strategic partnership that “will end all disputes” between the two companies, which had been...
Global:
Disney finally agrees to Charter offering Pay TV packages including Disney+ at no additional cost
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 11, 2023 | Audiovisual Market in General
A conflict between Disney and Charter that arose in early September in the United States has been settled as a result of an agreement that may mark a turning point in the world’s audiovisual industry. The Walt Disney Company has given in to the stance adopted by one...
Global:
Disney to roll out measures against account sharing in its streaming platforms
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 11, 2023 | OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company has officially announced its decision to combat account sharing in its streaming platforms. The announcement was made during the presentation of its latest financial reports this week. The entertainment giant has two OTTs in Latin America:...
Latin America:
Lionsgate to close its OTT Lionsgate+ in Latin America
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...