by Hernán Amaya | Jul 9, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Apple, the manufacturer of streaming player Apple TV and the owner of streaming service Apple TV+, is interested in entering the live sports market and its first goal is to get a TV licence from the NFL, the US football league, according to US website The Information....
Latin America:
HBO Max launches with 50% unlimited time discount for first wave of subscribers
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 29, 2021 | OTT / VOD
HBO Max, the new streaming platform, arrived in Latin America on June 29 with a innovative launch promotion. All those users who sign up before July 31, 2021 will be granted a 50% unlimited time discount, for as long as they maintain their subscription. The new OTT,...
Latin America:
Claro starts testing new OTT Pay TV service in several Latin American countries
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 28, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Claro (América Móvil) has started offering a new TV product in several Latin American countries. According to information obtained from the telecommunications company by TAVI Latam, the operator has made a Pay TV service via streaming available to its customers on a...
Brazil:
Discovery+ to launch in Brazilian market next September
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 24, 2021 | OTT / VOD
In a press release issued on June 24, Discovery Inc. announced that its streaming service Discovery+ would start its Latin American adventure in Brazil. Although the exact date was not disclosed, Discovery revealed that the launch month would be September. The...
Global:
Disney+ shifts original series premiere days from Fridays to Wednesdays
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 18, 2021 | OTT / VOD
In a strategic move, the Walt Disney Company has decided to change the day of the week its streaming platform Disney+ releases its original series worldwide. The day on which the OTT has released its original series since its launch, Friday, will be shifted to...
Global:
Netflix open to acquiring audiovisual media companies
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 15, 2021 | OTT / VOD
At Canadian Banff World Media Festival (June 14 thru July 16), Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said that the company was “open to acquiring” audiovisual content production companies. This shows that the streaming platform is likely to join the mergers and...