by Hernán Amaya | Jul 6, 2022 | OTT / VOD
As announced on July 6 at the TIM’s (Telecom Italia) annual convention, Amazon Prime Video will expand its mobile-only streaming service to make it available in Brazil through the telecommunications operator. The OTT’s mobile-only version is already available in...
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TelevisaUnivision’s SVOD tier Vix+ to debut on July 21
by Gustavo Hernández | Jun 30, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision has set the launch date of Vix+, the paid subscription tier of its Spanish-language streaming service Vix. The OTT will be available in the United States and throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America as from July 21. The free...
Latin America:
Disney and Starz team up to launch a bundle including Disney+, Star+ and Starzplay
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 23, 2022 | OTT / VOD
As a result of an alliance that is quite unprecedented in Latin America, The Walt Disney Company and US premium TV network Starz, owned by movie studio Lionsgate, have begun to offer a pack comprising three streaming platforms at a single price. Two of them, Disney+...
Global:
Netflix in negotiations to acquire Roku
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 8, 2022 | OTT / VOD
According to US website Business Insider, Netflix has engaged in talks with streaming player manufacturer Roku with a view to acquiring the company. Specialists assert that in addition to the manufacture of STBs and the development of operating systems optimized for...
Latin America:
Star+ launches new live music segment
by Gustavo Hernández | May 19, 2022 | OTT / VOD
On May 28 Star+, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming service, will be launching a new section called Star+ Live Music. The debut will be a concert by Argentine singer Tini Stoessel. Tini concert will be the first performance to be offered within the new segment; it is...
Argentina:
Internet Day 2022: DirecTV Go already available for commercialization by Argentine ISPs
by Hernán Amaya | May 18, 2022 | OTT / VOD
DirecTV, a Pay TV company owned by Grupo Werthein, has adopted in Argentina a strategy it has been implementing in Brazil and Colombia. It has decided to outsource the commercialization of DirecTV Go, its streaming Pay TV service, through local ISPs (Internet Service...