by Hernán Amaya | May 23, 2023 | OTT / VOD
After undergoing several trial runs and experimental periods in selected countries, Netflix launched the final phase of its global crackdown on shared accounts on May 23. As preannounced one month ago, the streaming giant has started the implementation of its...
Latin America:
Warner Bros. Discovery to launch TNT Novelas to replace TBS channel
by Hernán Amaya | May 8, 2023 | Content
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is about to launch a new Pay TV channel in Latin America on June 26: TNT Novelas. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, the new channel is to replace TBS, which will be removed from the list of channels offered by the company in...
Latin America:
DirecTV considering supplementing fiber optic Internet service with satellite technology
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 28, 2023 | Telecommunications
Pay TV and Internet service provider DirecTV (Grupo Wethein) is considering the launch of a new Satellite Internet service throughout Latin America. The new service is intended to supplement the company’s fiber optic Internet strategy (FTTH) already being implemented...
Global:
TelevisaUnivision drops Vix+ brand to unify paid and free OTT tiers under Vix name
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 27, 2023 | OTT / VOD
During the presentation of its financial results, audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision announced that the paid tier of its streaming platform would no longer be called Vix+. From now on, both the paid tier (Premium), launched in July 2022, and the free tier will be...
Argentina:
DirecTV launches new streaming player packaged with DGo and FTTH Internet
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 21, 2023 | OTT / VOD
DirecTV, a Pay TV operator owned by Grupo Werthein, has begun to offer a new streaming player in the Argentine market. Called DGo Smart, the device is delivered on loan and is packaged with streaming Pay TV service DGo and fiber optic (FTTH) Internet service DFibra....