by Hernán Amaya | Sep 19, 2019 | Multiscreen
Televisa The Mexican media company Televisa is alerting users who watch FTA TV channel Las Estrellas online that from October 2 it will be available to them only if they are subscribed to one “pay-TV service”. At the same time, Televisa recommended...
Global:
NBCUniversal also sets its OTT release date
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 18, 2019 | OTT / VOD
The North American programmer NBCUniversal (Comcast) has joined the big content producers who are launching their own OTTs. Apart from the already announced Disney+ (Disney), Apple TV+ (Apple) and HBO Max (WarnerMedia), now Peacock of NBCUniversal is joining. The new...
Argentina:
Telecom and DirecTV CEOs in Argentina to discuss the future of the industry at Jornadas Internacionales 2019
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 18, 2019 | Pay TV
The Argentine Cable TV Association (ATVC in Spanish) and the Producers and Programmers of Audiovisual Channels Chamber (Cappsa in Spanish) have confirmed that Telecom Argentina and DirecTV Argentina top executives Carlos Moltini and Manuel Abelleyra will be members of...
Global:
Apple’s new OTT will make its global launch on November 1 including the entire Latin America
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 12, 2019 | OTT / VOD
The technology company Apple announced in its latest keynote that its new OTT, called Apple TV+ (Apple TV Plus), will be available from November 1 in more than 100 countries, among which is the entire Latin American region. The main attraction of the new service will...
Brazil:
Pay TV market kept declining in July and reached 2013 levels
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 5, 2019 | Pay TV
Brazil Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has reported that in July 2019 the number of Pay TV subscribers decreased to 16.5 million. Similar numbers can be found for January 2013, when the market was growing steadily. Within this period the number of subscribers...