by Hernán Amaya | Aug 29, 2022 | OTT / VOD
DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) keeps expanding its strategy of outsourcing the commercialization of DirecTV Go, its streaming Pay TV service. On August 29, the satellite TV provider announced an alliance with Ecuador’s fiber optic fixed Internet (FTTH) operator Celerity,...
Global:
Disney+ ad-supported tier to launch on December 8 in USA
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 10, 2022 | OTT / VOD
As announced by The Walt Disney Company on August 10, streaming platform Disney+ will launch its much-anticipated ad-supported plan, which will be called Disney+ Basic, on December 8 in the US market. The company had anticipated that the new offering would expand...
Latin America:
New streaming platform fusing HBO Max and Discovery+ to launch in Latin America in 2023
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 4, 2022 | OTT / VOD
During the earnings call held on August 4, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced that the new streaming service fusing HBO Max and Discovery+, the company’s OTT products, will launch in Latin America in the last quarter of 2023. The platform is to roll out in the US...
Argentina:
Telecom launches Flow Flex: Streaming Pay TV with daily and monthly plans available both to mobile phone and fixed Internet customers
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 2, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Telecom is deploying an advertising campaign on the media as well as in public places to present its new Pay TV offer: Flow Flex, a service that will be provided only via streaming. It will be available to users of both its mobile phone (postpaid) and fixed Internet...
Latin America:
Netflix implements crackdown on account sharing in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 18, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Netflix’s strategy to combat account sharing keeps advancing in Latin America. As from August 22, customers in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic will no longer be allowed to share a single account between more than one household. This...
Global:
Netflix to partner with Microsoft to launch new lower-priced ad-supported plan
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 13, 2022 | OTT / VOD
On July 13, Netflix and Microsoft announced an agreement of key importance for the launch of the streaming giant’s new lower-priced ad-supported plan. According to information released by the OTT, Microsoft has become its global advertising technology and sales...