by Hernán Amaya | May 13, 2021 | OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company has decided to postpone the launch of its new streaming platform Star+ (Star Plus) until August 31, 2021 in Latin America. The originally scheduled date was June 2021. The news was disclosed on May 13 by Senior Executive Vice President and...
Colombia:
Netflix to open office in Colombia and to produce over 30 local titles
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 15, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has announced that in 2021 it will open a new office in Latin America. It will be located in Bogotá, Colombia. At the moment, the streaming company has offices in Mexico City (Mexico), Los Angeles (USA) and Alphaville (Brazil) working for Latin America. In...
Latin America:
MGM’s SVOD expands its reach through Apple TV channels
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 12, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s SVOD service has announced that it has been added to Apple TV channels in Latin America, thus broadening its access options. The service was already available in the region through Amazon Prime Video Channels, but only in Mexico and Brazil for...
Global:
Sony launches Bravia Core streaming service and makes it available on its new Bravia XR smart TVs
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 7, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On April 6 Sony launched Bravia Core streaming platform, which is included with Bravia XR smart TV sets. The new OTT offers some of the latest film releases, blockbusters and classics from Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). For the time being, the service is available...
Latin America:
HBO Max offered at no additional cost to DirecTV, Sky Brasil and Oi subscribers paying for HBO pack
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 29, 2021 | OTT / VOD
WarnerMedia, the audiovisual industry behemoth owned by multinational AT&T, has announced that its new streaming platform HBO Max will be available to DirecTV (AT&T), Sky (Brazil) and Oi (Brazil) Pay TV subscribers who have signed up for HBO premium package...
Global:
Disney+ global paid subscribers surpass 100 million barrier
by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 11, 2021 | OTT / VOD
At The Walt Disney Company’s shareholders’ meeting, CEO Bob Chapek revealed that Disney+ had just surpassed a significant barrier: 100 million paid subscribers worldwide. The company has so far not provided details about the number of subscribers in each country or...