by Hernán Amaya | Aug 17, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On August 16, Bolivian state-run telecommunications company Entel launched a Pay TV service via streaming, which will be available only for mobile phone customers, whether they have prepaid or postpaid plans. Company officers asserted, however, that the service would...
Latin America:
Star Premium no longer offered by some operators
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 16, 2021 | Pay TV
Star Premium, The Walt Disney Company’s series and movies pack, is no longer offered by some Pay TV operators in Latin America, which has a direct connection with the upcoming launch of the company’s new streaming platform Star+, scheduled for August 31. Mexican...
Brazil:
Disney agrees to pay nearly USD 10 million to Starzplay to be allowed to use Star and Star+ brands
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 11, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
The Walt Disney Company and U.S. premium network Starz (Lionsgate) have reached an agreement to settle the dispute involving both companies in connection with the similarity between Star and Star+ brands, owned by Disney, and Starzplay, owned by Starz. According to...
Argentina:
Cablevisión now offers Flow Now to noncustomers
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 29, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Pay TV operator Cablevisión (Telecom) has made its Flow Now service available to noncustomers. In this way, the company reinforces its bet on Pay TV via streaming, which has been available to the users of its Internet service, Fibertel, since late 2020. According to...
Brazil:
Starzplay gets injunction prohibiting Disney from using Star and Star+ brands
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 26, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
U.S. premium network Starz (Lionsgate), the owner of streaming platform Starzplay, operating in most Latin American countries, requested an injunction prohibiting Disney from using Star and Star+ brands on the allegation that such brands are similar to Starzplay. An...