by Gustavo Hernández | Oct 13, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has announced that its new lower-cost ad-supported plan is to roll out in November. In addition to the United States, there are other eleven countries where the new tier will be initially launched, including only two Latin American territories: Mexico...
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Starz to rebrand Starzplay as Lionsgate+
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 28, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Starz, the U.S. premium TV network owned by Lionsgate studio, has announced the rebranding of its international streaming platform Starzplay. As from September 29, the subscription service will be called Lionsgate+. It is worth mentioning that Lionsgate has filed a...
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Disney+ debuts live shows in USA and Canada
by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 21, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Disney+, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming platform, has broadcast a show of its own live for the first time in its history. Dancing with The Stars was aired without breaks only in the United States and Canada, after which it was made available on VOD. The OTT had...
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Vix+ partners with Tigo in Central America to offer entertainment content and LaLiga matches
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 9, 2022 | OTT / VOD
An original agreement between Vix+, the new paid streaming platform owned by TelevisaUnivision, and Tigo, a telecommunications operator owned by Millicom, has been announced. From now on, it will be possible for Tigo users in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador,...
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Disney plans to add online store to Disney+
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 6, 2022 | OTT / VOD
According to an article recently published by The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company is working on the addition of an online store to streaming platform Disney+ for the sale of licensed products protected by Disney brands and franchises, such as clothing,...
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Watch Brasil to stream Rock in Rio across Spanish-speaking Latin America as a stepping stone to regional expansion
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 2, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Streaming services provider Watch Brasil has announced that it will broadcast Brazilian music festival Rock in Rio through the event website (www.rockinrio.com). According to information obtained from Watch Brasil CEO Mauricio Almeida by TAVI Latam, this is the first...