by Hernán Amaya | Oct 18, 2019 | OTT / VOD
Netflix published yesterday its quarterly earnings for the Q319 and announced that in the next financial results it would start disclosing revenue and membership by region. The OTT has never officially released Latin American numbers. As of the end of September 2019,...
Brazil:
Facebook launches its first original in Brazil
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 11, 2019 | OTT / VOD
The world’s largest social network Facebook has made it possible for its users to view Tour das Tours on Facebook Watch. This soap opera is the first original show produced by the network in Brazil and is premiering October 11. The series consists of eleven short...
Global:
Disney stops running Netflix ads on its Entertainment channels in USA
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 4, 2019 | OTT / VOD
Communication media company Disney will no longer run OTT platform Netflix commercials on its entertainment channels in the United States, as was reported by The Wall Street Journal. According to this newspaper, advertising on TV channels accounted for 38% of Netflix...
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Netflix’s CEO predicts tough competition due to OTTs new releases
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 23, 2019 | OTT / VOD
Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings said that the market will be a “tough competition” since next November, when several companies launch their own OTT platforms. This was at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge, England. “While we have...
Argentina:
Movistar Play has introduced Amazon Prime Video as a package
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 19, 2019 | OTT / VOD
OTT Movistar Play, a service offered by telecom company Movistar (Telefónica Group), has added to its platform the option to get Amazon Prime Video as a package. As part of a launch promotion, the three first months will be free and there will be a 50% rebate for the...
Global:
NBCUniversal also sets its OTT release date
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 18, 2019 | OTT / VOD
The North American programmer NBCUniversal (Comcast) has joined the big content producers who are launching their own OTTs. Apart from the already announced Disney+ (Disney), Apple TV+ (Apple) and HBO Max (WarnerMedia), now Peacock of NBCUniversal is joining. The new...