by Hernán Amaya | Aug 10, 2022 | OTT / VOD
As announced by The Walt Disney Company on August 10, streaming platform Disney+ will launch its much-anticipated ad-supported plan, which will be called Disney+ Basic, on December 8 in the US market. The company had anticipated that the new offering would expand...
Latin America:
Disney and Starz team up to launch a bundle including Disney+, Star+ and Starzplay
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 23, 2022 | OTT / VOD
As a result of an alliance that is quite unprecedented in Latin America, The Walt Disney Company and US premium TV network Starz, owned by movie studio Lionsgate, have begun to offer a pack comprising three streaming platforms at a single price. Two of them, Disney+...
Costa Rica:
Cabletica removes eight Disney channels and adds HBO premium channels to basic plan
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 1, 2022 | Pay TV
Costa Rican telecommunications operator Cabletica, owned by Liberty Latin America, has informed its pay TV customers that on July 1 it will remove eight channels owned by The Walt Disney Company from its line-up and will replace them with inclusion of HBO premium...
Latin America:
Star+ launches new live music segment
by Gustavo Hernández | May 19, 2022 | OTT / VOD
On May 28 Star+, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming service, will be launching a new section called Star+ Live Music. The debut will be a concert by Argentine singer Tini Stoessel. Tini concert will be the first performance to be offered within the new segment; it is...
Argentina:
Government approves Disney’s disinvestment plan and Mediapro becomes Fox Sports Argentina’s owner
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 27, 2022 | Audiovisual Market in General
By means of a resolution issued on April 27 by the Domestic Trade Department, the Argentine government approved the disinvestment plan submitted by The Walt Disney Company, which makes it possible for the company to acquire 21st Century Fox and to close the Disney-Fox...