by Hernán Amaya | May 30, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Last week, Uruguayan Pay TV operator Multiseñal launched an OTT Pay TV service that has been called MSPlay Box, which is offered as an alternative to MMDS, a service historically provided by the company. The price range for MSPlay Box starts at USD 22 per month. In...
Latin America:
Netflix moves forward in battle against account sharing by implementing measures in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia
by Hernán Amaya | May 23, 2023 | OTT / VOD
After undergoing several trial runs and experimental periods in selected countries, Netflix launched the final phase of its global crackdown on shared accounts on May 23. As preannounced one month ago, the streaming giant has started the implementation of its...
Global:
YouTube to introduce unskippable 30-second ads
by Gustavo Hernández | May 18, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On May 17, YouTube (Google) announced some innovations in connection with advertising. The video platform will soon introduce 30-second ads in its traditional free service but will not include them in its paid option. It will not be possible for users to skip the ads....
Global:
TelevisaUnivision drops Vix+ brand to unify paid and free OTT tiers under Vix name
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 27, 2023 | OTT / VOD
During the presentation of its financial results, audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision announced that the paid tier of its streaming platform would no longer be called Vix+. From now on, both the paid tier (Premium), launched in July 2022, and the free tier will be...
Argentina:
DirecTV launches new streaming player packaged with DGo and FTTH Internet
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 21, 2023 | OTT / VOD
DirecTV, a Pay TV operator owned by Grupo Werthein, has begun to offer a new streaming player in the Argentine market. Called DGo Smart, the device is delivered on loan and is packaged with streaming Pay TV service DGo and fiber optic (FTTH) Internet service DFibra....
Latin America:
Netflix loses subscribers in first quarter for second year in a row
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 19, 2023 | OTT / VOD
In its latest financial results, Netflix reported a decrease in the number of subscribers in the first quarter of 2023 in Latin America. Having lost 450,000, the OTT closed the period with 41.25 million customers. It is the second time in Netflix’s history that the...