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...
Global:
Apple’s new OTT will make its global launch on November 1 including the entire Latin America
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 12, 2019 | OTT / VOD
The technology company Apple announced in its latest keynote that its new OTT, called Apple TV+ (Apple TV Plus), will be available from November 1 in more than 100 countries, among which is the entire Latin American region. The main attraction of the new service will...
Global:
Docubay, new OTT including only documentaries launched
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 28, 2019 | OTT / VOD
Indian TV production company IN10 Media has announced that its new OTT platform Docubay is already available worldwide. This service offers a library containing only documentaries including a wide variely of genres, such as Nature, Travel, Culture, Science, Sports,...
Latin America:
OTT FlixLatino’s new focus on children
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 27, 2019 | OTT / VOD
OTT platform FlixLatino (which belongs to distributor Somos Next) has added a news section, called FlixKids, to its service. The service currently available in Puerto Rico and USA aims to grow within the segment focused on children. The inclusion of this service will...