by Virginia Anziano | May 27, 2020 | OTT / VOD
As had been previously announced, WarnerMedia, the production company owned by AT&T, launched its new OTT service called HBO Max on April 27. For the time being, it is available only in the United States and Puerto Rico. It is likely to expand into Latin American...
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Digicel seeks to have Bermuda insolvency case recognized in the U.S.A. to preserve assets while restructuring debt
by Virginia Anziano | May 19, 2020 | Telecommunications
Digicel, a company that provides Pay TV, Internet and telephone services in many countries in Central America and the Caribbean, has filed for Chapter 15 proceedings in a U.S. bankruptcy court in order to preserve its assets and prevent attachments, so that it may...
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Twitch to produce non-gaming original shows
by Virginia Anziano | May 11, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Twitch, the video game streaming platform owned by Amazon, plans to expand its content by introducing original shows of various genres. So far, the platform’s content has been limited to gaming. According to the U.S. Bloomberg Media Group, the website is developing...
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Former WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey to become AT&T CEO
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 27, 2020 | Telecommunications
AT&T Board of Directors has elected John Stankey as CEO, effective July 1, 2020, as it was announced by the company. Although Stankey, 57, has always worked in the telecommunications industry, in the last few years he has focused on the media and entertainment...
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Netflix to make audiovisual productions based on Boom! Studios’ comics
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 17, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix and Boom! Studios, a comics publishing company, have announced an agreement under which the OTT service led by Reed Hastings will produce new original content based on Boom!’s stories. This company is among the leading comics publishers in the United States,...