by Virginia Anziano | Oct 6, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
On October 6, Colombia’s Caracol Televisión announced its decision to build its own production team in Mexico. In this way, the Free-To-Air TV and audiovisual production company will have a fixed base outside Colombia, which will allow it to develop various projects....
Argentina:
Telecom’s Flow and Personal brands to absorb Cablevisión and Fibertel
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 4, 2021 | Telecommunications
Argentine telecommunications company Telecom has decided to modify its brand strategy. Cablevisión, the brand employed for Telecom’s Pay TV service, and Fibertel, the one that identified the company’s fixed Internet service, ceased to exist on October 4. Cablevisión...
Global:
Netflix launches free plan in Kenya
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 21, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On September 20 Netflix announced the launch of a free plan in Kenya. It is the first time the streaming platform has offered a completely free plan anywhere in the world. “We hope that many of the people who try our free plan love Netflix so much that over time...
Panama:
Liberty Latin America acquires Claro local subsidiary
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 15, 2021 | Telecommunications
On September 15, telecommunications company Liberty Latin America (LLA) announced through its Panamanian subsidiary Cable & Wireless that it had reached an agreement with América Móvil for the acquisition of a 100% stake in telecommunications operator Claro...
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Netflix tests its own videogames
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 26, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Streaming behemoth Netflix has started testing its own videogames, a new area the platform managed by Reed Hastings has decided to take a bet on. The project is at the pilot stage and is available only for Polish users. “It’s very, very early days and we’ve got a lot...