by Hernán Amaya | Apr 8, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has announced that in June 2024 an option will be deployed in order that Disney+ subscribers may pay to share their accounts with friends and relatives. The announcement was made during an interview on US Pay TV channel CNBC. In this...
Latin America:
Disney to integrate Star+ into Disney+ to offer one single streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 12, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On December 12, The Walt Disney Company issued a press release to announce the introduction of a change in its direct-to-consumer streaming strategy in Latin America. The content currently offered by its OTT Star+, including Espn sports and general entertainment...
Latin America:
Disney creates Espn 5, Espn 6 and Espn 7 in order to discontinue Fox Sports brand in the region
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 15, 2023 | Content
The Walt Disney Company has confirmed to TAVI Latam that as from February 15, 2024 it will rebrand all its Fox Sports channels in Spanish-speaking Latin America and Brazil in order to discontinue the brand in the region. The new Pay TV sports channels will be Espn 5,...
Global:
Disney takes action to implement crackdown on streaming account sharing beginning in Canada
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 27, 2023 | OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company is to implement concrete actions against account sharing for its streaming platforms on November 1. The first territory to be affected by the new measures is Canada. In an e-mail sent to Disney+ subscribers in Canada, the company informed them...
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Disney finally agrees to Charter offering Pay TV packages including Disney+ at no additional cost
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 11, 2023 | Audiovisual Market in General
A conflict between Disney and Charter that arose in early September in the United States has been settled as a result of an agreement that may mark a turning point in the world’s audiovisual industry. The Walt Disney Company has given in to the stance adopted by one...