by Matteo Comberti | Dec 6, 2024 | OTT / VOD
The streaming platform owned by e-commerce company Mercado Libre, whose name is Mercado Play, is to livestream the Buenos Aires Trap Festival, a music event to be held at Parque de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires City, Argentina, on December 7 and 8. This is the first time...
Global:
Acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance confirmed, there being no other bids on the table
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 28, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
After long months of negotiations, the transaction arranged between audiovisual giant Paramount Global and movie and TV studio Skydance Media for the acquisition of the former has been confirmed. Announced on July 7, the agreement provided for a “go-shop” period...
Latin America:
Universal+ special version added to Mercado Play’s free offering
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 18, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Mercado Play, a free streaming platform operated by e-commerce giant Mercado Libre, has added a special version of NBCUniversal’s premium package, Universal+. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, both companies are conducting tests prior to the execution...
Global:
Skydance not to acquire Paramount Global: Redstone declines offer and puts an end to negotiations
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 11, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
After several months of negotiations, audiovisual entertainment giant Paramount Global will not be acquired by Skydance Media studio. Even though in the last few days there have been reports in the US press about an imminent close of the deal, National Amusements...
Latin America:
Funimation to cease operations worldwide next April
by Hernán Amaya | Feb 9, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Sony has announced that its anime streaming platform Funimation will cease to operate in all parts of the world on April 2, on which date all its users will have their subscriptions automatically transferred to Crunchyroll, the anime and Japanese content streaming...