by Hernán Amaya | Apr 22, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix reported that it had 34.3 million paid subs in Latin America as at the close of first quarter 2020. By the end of March, the number of users had increased by 9.2%, with the addition of 2.9 million customers. These figures were released by the company in its...
Global:
Netflix to make audiovisual productions based on Boom! Studios’ comics
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 17, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix and Boom! Studios, a comics publishing company, have announced an agreement under which the OTT service led by Reed Hastings will produce new original content based on Boom!’s stories. This company is among the leading comics publishers in the United States,...
Puerto Rico:
Questioned Free OTT Locast launched in Puerto Rico
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 16, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Locast (www.locast.org), a U.S. OTT platform, is now available in Puerto Rico. The service is free and offers local FTA (Free-To-Air) TV channels via streaming. Locast, which is controlled by Sports Fans Coalition NY, Inc., was launched in the United States in 2018...
Latin America:
Movistar Series now accessible through OTT Movistar Play only
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 8, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Telecommunications company Telefónica has made a strategic decision at a regional level in relation to its Movistar Series channel. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, the channel was dropped from Movistar Pay TV line-ups in Latin America on March 31 and...
Global:
Quibi launches mobile-only short-form OTT platform
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 7, 2020 | OTT / VOD
OTT platform Quibi launched in the United States and Canada on April 6. The service offers short audiovisual shows not exceeding ten minutes and it is designed to be viewed only on mobile phones. According to information provided by the company, although the app can...
Latin America:
JustWatch expands into five new Latin American countries
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
JustWatch, a streaming search engine for movies and TV shows (based in Germany) is expanding its service into new countries in the region, according to information obtained by TAVI Latam. It was already available in Brazil and Mexico and the new countries on the list...