by Virginia Anziano | Nov 22, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Netflix moves forward with its plan to acquire companies that may contribute to enhancing its in-house production capabilities worldwide. Following the acquisition of Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) and Night School Studio earlier this year, on November 22 the...
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Netflix launches free plan in Kenya
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 21, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On September 20 Netflix announced the launch of a free plan in Kenya. It is the first time the streaming platform has offered a completely free plan anywhere in the world. “We hope that many of the people who try our free plan love Netflix so much that over time...
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Disney agrees to pay nearly USD 10 million to Starzplay to be allowed to use Star and Star+ brands
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...
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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...