by Hernán Amaya | Sep 25, 2019 | Free To Air Tv
The Amazonian state-run channel (based in Manaus City) has ceased to repeat Sao Paulo TV Cultura TV station programming and has replaced it with federal state-run channel TV Brasil. As a result of this new strategy, the Amazonian channel is no longer known as TV...
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Netflix’s CEO predicts tough competition due to OTTs new releases
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 23, 2019 | OTT / VOD
Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings said that the market will be a “tough competition” since next November, when several companies launch their own OTT platforms. This was at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge, England. “While we have...
Argentina:
Movistar Play has introduced Amazon Prime Video as a package
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 19, 2019 | OTT / VOD
OTT Movistar Play, a service offered by telecom company Movistar (Telefónica Group), has added to its platform the option to get Amazon Prime Video as a package. As part of a launch promotion, the three first months will be free and there will be a 50% rebate for the...
Mexico:
Televisa stops broadcasting Las Estrellas channel on the Internet for free
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...
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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...