by Hernán Amaya | Apr 30, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Brazilian website UOL (Grupo Folha) has launched its own OTT platform, called UOL Play. UOL is one of the most visited Internet sites in Brazil; it is among the top 10 sites in the rankings published by Alexa and Similar Web, the most important services ranking web...
Global:
Facebook opens up a new alternative for artists by allowing them to charge for livestream shows
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 29, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Facebook has announced that in the next few weeks it will include the option to charge for livestream shows. “To support creators and small businesses, we plan to add the ability for pages to charge for access to events with live videos on Facebook,” according to...
Latin America:
DirecTV loses subscribers and ends Q1 2020 with 13.2 million
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 23, 2020 | Pay TV
Satellite TV operator DirecTV ended the first quarter of the current year with 13.2 million users in Latin America, according to financial reports recently published by AT&T. This figure shows a 0.86% decline (114,000 users) in comparison with Q4 2019. Once again...
Latin America:
Netflix has 34.3 million subs in the region as at the end of Q1 with quarterly growth reaching 9%
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 22, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix reported that it had 34.3 million paid subs in Latin America as at the close of first quarter 2020. By the end of March, the number of users had increased by 9.2%, with the addition of 2.9 million customers. These figures were released by the company in its...
Puerto Rico:
Questioned Free OTT Locast launched in Puerto Rico
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 16, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Locast (www.locast.org), a U.S. OTT platform, is now available in Puerto Rico. The service is free and offers local FTA (Free-To-Air) TV channels via streaming. Locast, which is controlled by Sports Fans Coalition NY, Inc., was launched in the United States in 2018...