by Hernán Amaya | Mar 26, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Pluto TV, ViacomCBS’s free ad-supported streaming service, launched in Latin America on March 24, according to the plan previously announced by the company, which had scheduled launch for late March. However, there has been no oficial release so far. The platform is...
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Fox Corporation to purchase ad-supported OTT Tubi
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 24, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Fox Corporation, owned by Rupert Murdoch, has entered into an agreement to purchase ad-supported OTT platform Tubi. The deal will be mostly funded with the proceeds of the sale of Fox’s 5% stake in Roku. Fox Corp.’s move comes one year after the completion of the sale...
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Owing to Coronavirus restrictions, Universal will simultaneously release films online and in theaters
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 19, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Given the preventive measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) that are being taken worldwide, Comcast Corporation has decided that Universal Pictures films will simultaneously debut online and in theaters. The company has reported that the titles will be available on...
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YouTube Kids expands into 11 additional countries in the region
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
YouTube Kids app is now available in eleven new Latin American countries, thus totaling 18 nations in the region. The children’s version of YouTube (Google) can now be enjoyed in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,...
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DAZN to expand into Spanish-speaking Latin America but in English
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 3, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Sports OTT DAZN will enter the Spanish-speaking Latin American market (it is already present in Portuguese-speaking Brazil). Its new programming of boxing fights, with commentaries in English, will debut on May 2 with an event in which Mexican Saúl Álvarez, nicknamed...
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Netflix purchases 80 movies from Italy’s Rai
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 2, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has bought 80 films from Rai, the Italian public TV broadcaster, according to information released by Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The amount of the transaction was close to USD 3 million. The purchase was divided into two parts: 61 movies are RaiCinema...