by Virginia Anziano | Nov 7, 2019 | OTT / VOD
The NBA (United States National Basketball Association) has included a new option for its fans in NBA League Pass OTT service. It will be possible to purchase NBA TV, a linear channel, as a standalone subscription option, in all the countries where the service is...
Brazil:
Belas Artes de Sao Paulo is the first Brazilian cinema to have its own OTT
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 5, 2019 | OTT / VOD
Belas Artes, a Sao Paulo cinema sponsored by Petra beer, has become the first cinema in the country to launch its own OTT service. Its name is Belas Artes A La Carte and its catalog focuses on independent and cult movies. It is included in the Looke platform. The new...
Latin America:
HBO Max to arrive in Latin America in 2021 and to produce local content
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 31, 2019 | OTT / VOD
John Stankey, who is the president and COO of AT&T and the CEO of WarnerMedia, has unveiled a plan to expand OTT HBO Max, a new service that will premiere in the United States in May 2020, to make it available in Latin America in 2021. The Latin American version...
Latin America:
Netflix to start reporting Latin American subscriber count
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...