by Hernán Amaya | Feb 7, 2020 | Interviews
ShortsTV CEO Carter Pilcher is interviewed by TAVI Latam. TVCortos is the Spanish-speaking version of the channel. >> Highlights from the interview:-Short movies are often more interesting than long ones.-We are showing on air every year four or five thousand...
Brazil:
Netflix expected to surpass 15 million subscribers in 1Q 2020
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 30, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix will surpass 15 million users in Brazil during the first quarter of 2020, according to Brazilian website Na Telinha, which noted that the information had been exclusively revealed by “a Netflix Brasil executive”. The figure is approaching the total number of...
Brazil:
Claro and Oi discourage Satellite TV postpaid services subscription
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 28, 2020 | Pay TV
Claro (América Móvil) and Oi have adopted a new policy regarding the subscription fee for their Satellite TV (DTH) postpaid services. Both Brazilian telecommunications companies have set hefty prices for new subscribers, which is why it is reasonable to expect that...
Latin America:
Amazon Prime Video works in its first-ever locally produced Chilean, Argentine and Colombian originals
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 24, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Amazon has announced the start of the production of its first-ever local original series in Chile, Argentina and Colombia, which will be included in its OTT Prime Video service. In this way, the U.S. company expands local production in Latin America, which is already...
Latin America:
Netflix grows by 6.9% in fourth quarter and closes 2019 with 31.4 million subs
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 23, 2020 | OTT / VOD
In its financial report, Netflix disclosed it had closed 2019 with 31.4 million paid users in Latin America, which means a 6.9% quarterly increase in its base. The yearly increase in the region was 20.5%. Netflix further reported that its fourth-quarter revenue in...