by Hernán Amaya | Aug 11, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
The Walt Disney Company and U.S. premium network Starz (Lionsgate) have reached an agreement to settle the dispute involving both companies in connection with the similarity between Star and Star+ brands, owned by Disney, and Starzplay, owned by Starz. According to...
Global:
Netflix is testing a shuffle button
by Andrés Taurian | Aug 22, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Nexflix is testing a shuffle button that selects content on behalf of the user, according to TechCrunch website. The automatic choice made by the system makes it possible to play randomly selected content, which may be a movie or an episode of a series the subscriber...
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Twitch to produce non-gaming original shows
by Virginia Anziano | May 11, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Twitch, the video game streaming platform owned by Amazon, plans to expand its content by introducing original shows of various genres. So far, the platform’s content has been limited to gaming. According to the U.S. Bloomberg Media Group, the website is developing...
Latin America:
2BeNamed to distribute SPI International’s content in the region
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 24, 2020 | Content
Distribution company 2BeNamed and production company SPI International have entered into a contract to sell content in five Latin American countries: Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. According to the press release, “the deal grants 2BeNamed...
Latin America:
YouTube Kids expands into 11 additional countries in the region
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
YouTube Kids app is now available in eleven new Latin American countries, thus totaling 18 nations in the region. The children’s version of YouTube (Google) can now be enjoyed in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,...