Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Colombia:
DirecTV launches DFibra in Colombian market
Pay TV and Internet provider DirecTV (a subsidiary controlled by Vrio, which is owned by Grupo Werthein) is moving forward in its plan to expand DFibra in South America. On August 31, the company held an event to launch its fiber to the home...
Latin America:
USA Network back to Latin American Pay TV
NBCUniversal has announced the relaunch of its traditional Pay TV channel USA Network in the Latin American market. The channel had been on the air in the region for a long time until the media company decided to replace it with Universal Channel,...
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Latin America:
Warner Bros. Discovery to launch its classic brand Adult Swim as a Pay TV channel in Latin America
On August 22, audiovisual entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced the relaunch of its classic adult content brand Adult Swim in Latin American countries. The new proposal includes the creation of an exclusive channel for the brand and a whole...

Global:
Disney to roll out measures against account sharing in its streaming platforms
The Walt Disney Company has officially announced its decision to combat account sharing in its streaming platforms. The announcement was made during the presentation of its latest financial reports this week. The entertainment giant has two OTTs in Latin America:...
Latin America:
Lionsgate to close its OTT Lionsgate+ in Latin America
During the presentation of its latest financial reports, Lionsgate announced the withdrawal of Lionsgate+, the international studio’s streaming platform formerly known as Starzplay, from the Latin American market. The OTT will be in operation in the region until...
Chile:
DirecTV to offer fiber-optic home Internet service in Chilean market
DirecTV, a company controlled by Vrio, which is in turn owned by Grupo Werthein, has announced that it will begin to offer DFibra, its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Internet service, also in Chile. In this way, the company keeps expanding this new service to more South...
Latin America:
Mercado Libre to launch Mercado Play, its own streaming platform
According to information resulting from investigative work conducted by TAVI Latam, Argentine e-commerce leader Mercado Libre is running tests prior to the launch of its own streaming service, which will be called Mercado Play. It is already possible for some users to...
Global:
Netflix moves forward with phasing out of basic ad-free plan
As reported by TAVI Latam some weeks ago, Netflix is implementing a new strategy consisting in the removal of its basic ad-free tier. The move widens the current price gap between the ad-supported plan and the ad-free options. One month ago, the streaming giant ceased...
Brazil:
Sony closes down Funimation in Brazil and transfers subscribers to Crunchyroll
Sony is going to close down anime streaming platform Funimation in the Brazilian market, for which reason the multinational company will transfer Funimation subscribers to Crunchyroll, the other anime OTT owned by Sony. The company’s press team explained to TAVI Latam...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV to launch its own streaming platform
Venezuelan Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) is to launch its own streaming service, whose name is SimplePlus. Although the new product has not been officially announced by the company so far, the application for Android is already available and a press...
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Latin America:
Mercado Libre to launch Mercado Play, its own streaming platform
According to information resulting from investigative work conducted by TAVI Latam, Argentine e-commerce leader Mercado Libre is running tests prior to the launch of its own streaming service, which will be called Mercado Play. It is already possible for some users to...
Latin America:
Fox channels to be renamed as Star as from February 2021
The Walt Disney Company has officially announced that as from February 2021 Fox channels’ names will be changed so that they include the Star brand in Latin America. TAVI Latam reported the news some weeks ago in an exclusive, but company sources said that the date...
Latin America:
Disney confirms launch of Espn 4 to replace Fox Sports
The Walt Disney Company press team has confirmed to TAVI Latam that as from December 1 a new Pay TV sports channel called Espn 4 will replace Fox Sports throughout the Spanish-speaking Latin American region, with the only exceptions of Mexico and Argentina. TAVI Latam...

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