by Hernán Amaya | Jun 26, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Brazil’s Globo is planning to add Globosat’s live and linear channels to its Globoplay streaming platform, according to local website Tudo Celular. The idea is to launch a new package, for which the user will have to pay an extra fee in addition to the...
Argentina:
Cablevisión to integrate Amazon Prime Video into Flow platform
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 25, 2020 | Pay TV
Argentine Pay TV company Cablevisión (owned by Telecom) is working to add Amazon Prime Video to its Flow platform. The news was disclosed by Telecom CEO Norberto Nobile at IBM Change, a virtual event held on June 25. The launch date has not been set yet. When TAVI...
Global:
Amazon Prime Video plans to launch linear and live TV service
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 24, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Amazon is working on the introduction of a new service into its OTT Prime Video, according to website Protocol. The new service will include linear and live TV channels. This initiative differs from Prime Video Channels service, available in the United States since...
Mexico:
There is already a solid buyer for Fox Sports México
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 22, 2020 | Pay TV
According to information published by Mexican website Mediotiempo, there is already a solid buyer for Fox Sports México. The Walt Disney Company is required to divest itself of Fox Sports México in order that the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), the Mexican...
Latin America:
HBO strategy: to release new series first on HBO Go
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 17, 2020 | Content
Premium network HBO is using a peculiar strategy for the launch of some of its new series in Latin America, which consists in prioritizing its streaming platform HBO Go. Productions are first released on HBO Go and it is only a few days later that the episodes begin...