by Hernán Amaya | Feb 9, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Sony has announced that its anime streaming platform Funimation will cease to operate in all parts of the world on April 2, on which date all its users will have their subscriptions automatically transferred to Crunchyroll, the anime and Japanese content streaming...
Latin America:
HBO Max to become Max next February 27 in the region
by Virginia Anziano | Jan 24, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Audiovisual giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has finally set a date for the official launch of Max in Latin America. The new streaming platform, which will include the whole catalogs of its two current OTTs (HBO Max and Discovery+), is to launch on February 27. In...
Latin America:
Amazon relaunches MGM streaming service as MGM+ following content agreement with Lionsgate
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 18, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On December 18, Amazon announced its decision to expand its brand MGM+ throughout Latin America. The e-commerce company will rename its SVOD streaming service (monthly subscription), currently called MGM, in early 2024. In addition to rebranding its service, the OTT...
Latin America:
Disney to integrate Star+ into Disney+ to offer one single streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 12, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On December 12, The Walt Disney Company issued a press release to announce the introduction of a change in its direct-to-consumer streaming strategy in Latin America. The content currently offered by its OTT Star+, including Espn sports and general entertainment...
Venezuela:
Inter launches new streaming platform Inter Go
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 7, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On December 8, Inter is to launch its new streaming service, Inter Go, which will have a double function: it will be both a TV Everywhere and a streaming Pay TV service. The Venezuelan telecommunications company provided details about the new OTT at a press conference...
Brazil:
Oi discontinues streaming service Oi Play
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 4, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Telecommunications operator Oi is to close its streaming platform Oi Play, which will be in operation only until December 31. The news was confirmed by the company first to Brazilian website Tecnoblog and then to other local media. Oi Play was born in 2015 as a TV...