by Virginia Anziano | Nov 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix, the streaming service managed by Reed Hastings, keeps searching for new options to improve the user’s experience. It has just launched its first linear channel, whose name is Direct. For the time being, it is available only in France. This new initiative is...
Latin America:
Pluto TV to broadcast Argentina Comic-Con
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 5, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Free streaming platform Pluto TV, owned by ViacomCBS, has announced that it will broadcast Argentina Comic-Con (ACC), the Argentine version of one of the most important conventions in the world within the comic and entertainment industry, which will be held on line...
Latin America:
Disney launches Disney+ annual subscription pre-sale
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 3, 2020 | OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company has launched a pre-sale offer for annual subscription to its new streaming platform at a discount. Disney+ will debut in Latin America on November 17. In the early morning of November 3, the OTT’s website (www.disneyplus.com) was updated and...
Global:
Sony close to acquiring Crunchyroll from AT&T
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 2, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Japanese company Sony has reached the final stage previous to the close of the deal for the acquisition of anime OTT platform Crunchyroll, which is currently under the control of Otter Media, a subsidiary of WarnerMedia which, in turn, is owned by AT&T. The...
Latin America:
Starzplay launches direct-to-consumer app in Argentina and Chile
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 28, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Starzplay, an OTT service owned by U.S. premium Pay TV network Starz (Lionsgate), presented its mobile direct-to-consumer application in Argentina and Chile at a virtual press conference held on October 27. The launch date in Chile is October 28, while in Argentina...
Mexico:
Blim TV to launch free version in 2021
by Gustavo Hernández | Oct 15, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Blim TV, Mexican media company Televisa’s streaming service, will launch a free version in 2021. The news was released by the platform’s CEO, Luis Arvizu, at Televisa 2021 Upfront event, which was held on October 14. In this way, Blim TV will combine an SVOD service...