by Hernán Amaya | Aug 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
ViacomCBS has begun to disclose details about its new subscription international streaming service, which was announced some months ago. On August 5, on the company’s Q2 2020 earnings call, ViacomCBS executives said that the new platform would be launched in Latin...
Latin America:
Disney defines Disney+ launch date in the region
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 5, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Some time ago, the Walt Disney Company preannounced it would launch its new streaming platform Disney+ (which launched in the United States on November 12, 2019) in Latin America by the end of 2020. The company has just officially announced that the release will take...
Latin America:
BBC and ITV to launch OTT Britbox in South America
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 28, 2020 | OTT / VOD
British streaming platform Britbox will be launched in some South American countries in the near future, as part of a global expansion plan. The announcement was made by Britbox owners, namely pubic service broadcaster BBC and Free to Air channel ITV, both British....
Latin America:
Roku adds OTT PlayKids to its platform
by Gustavo Hernández | Jul 21, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Roku has announced that it has added Brazilian streaming service PlayKids to its platform. Now the kids-focused OTT is available through Roku in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Users may...
Latin America:
HBO Go to be sold through Mercado Libre
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 20, 2020 | OTT / VOD
HBO Latin America has announced that HBO Go, its SVOD streaming service, will be sold through e-commerce platform Mercado Libre in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil (in the latter country the spelling is Mercado Livre). The agreement between both companies will make it...
Latin America:
Netflix increases its subscriber base by 5% in Q2 and reaches 36 million
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 17, 2020 | OTT / VOD
According to the latest financial reports published by the company, Netflix totaled 36.07 million users in Latin America as of the end of the second quarter of 2020, which means that quarterly growth was 5.1%. In Latin America, the company’s revenue during Q2 2020 was...