by Gustavo Hernández | Jun 14, 2021 | OTT / VOD
John Stankey, CEO at telecommunications company AT&T, has revealed that CNN will soon offer its own streaming service. He unveiled the project last week at The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., a widely recognized forum. CNN is a news network owned by...
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Apple TV and Apple TV+ made available on Android TV devices
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 1, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On June 1, Apple TV and Apple TV+ were made available on Android TV devices worldwide, as has been confirmed to website 9to5Google by Google, the owner of Android TV operating system. Up to now, the only devices running Android TV that enabled access to Apple apps...
Latin America:
Disney postpones Star+ launch until August 31
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...
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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...