by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 17, 2020 | OTT / VOD
After a huge advertising campaign, The Walt Disney Company launched its new streaming platform Disney+ in Latin America on November 17. The OTT, which includes all Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic shows, has highlighted that its catalog...
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Roku offers free DirecTV Go and Globoplay subscriptions to people buying its devices
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 11, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Roku has launched two new promotions in Latin America, available to people who buy one of its devices In Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru, the benefit includes streaming Pay TV service DirecTV Go (AT&T) and HBO premium package for one month free of charge. In...
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Netflix launches its first linear channel
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...