by Hernán Amaya | Aug 11, 2023 | Mas noticias 2 inglés, OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company has officially announced its decision to combat account sharing in its streaming platforms. The announcement was made during the presentation of its latest financial reports this week. The entertainment giant has two OTTs in Latin America:...
Latin America:
Lionsgate to close its OTT Lionsgate+ in Latin America
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 10, 2023 | Mas noticias 3 inglés, OTT / VOD
During the presentation of its latest financial reports, Lionsgate announced the withdrawal of Lionsgate+, the international studio’s streaming platform formerly known as Starzplay, from the Latin American market. The OTT will be in operation in the region until...
Latin America:
Mercado Libre to launch Mercado Play, its own streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 25, 2023 | Inferior 1 inglés, Mas leidas 1 inglés, OTT / VOD
According to information resulting from investigative work conducted by TAVI Latam, Argentine e-commerce leader Mercado Libre is running tests prior to the launch of its own streaming service, which will be called Mercado Play. It is already possible for some users to...
Global:
Netflix moves forward with phasing out of basic ad-free plan
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 19, 2023 | Inferior 2 inglés, OTT / VOD
As reported by TAVI Latam some weeks ago, Netflix is implementing a new strategy consisting in the removal of its basic ad-free tier. The move widens the current price gap between the ad-supported plan and the ad-free options. One month ago, the streaming giant ceased...
Brazil:
Sony closes down Funimation in Brazil and transfers subscribers to Crunchyroll
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 14, 2023 | Inferior 3 inglés, OTT / VOD
Sony is going to close down anime streaming platform Funimation in the Brazilian market, for which reason the multinational company will transfer Funimation subscribers to Crunchyroll, the other anime OTT owned by Sony. The company’s press team explained to TAVI Latam...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV to launch its own streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 10, 2023 | Inferior 4 inglés, OTT / VOD
Venezuelan Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) is to launch its own streaming service, whose name is SimplePlus. Although the new product has not been officially announced by the company so far, the application for Android is already available and a press...