by Hernán Amaya | May 8, 2024 | OTT / VOD
On May 8, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced they had reached an innovative agreement, by virtue of which both companies were to launch a bundle offering memberships of three streaming services: Disney+ and Hulu, owned by Disney, and...				
					 
			
					
											
								
							
					
															Global: 
Disney+ to roll out crackdown on shared accounts in June
					
					 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...