by Virginia Anziano | Jun 19, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Telecommunications company Telefónica and media group Atresmedia, both based in Spain, have announced that they are setting up a company for the production of audiovisual content, after the approval of the operation by the European antitrust authorities. The new...
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Pirate OTT Popcorn Time launches kids version
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 28, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Popcorn Time, a pirate OTT platform, has introduced a new app called Popcorn Time Kids. It is a filtered version allowing access to content for children only. Created by Argentine geeks in 2014, the OTT has become very popular in Latin America. “Popcorn Time Kids...
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Owing to Coronavirus restrictions, Universal will simultaneously release films online and in theaters
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 19, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Given the preventive measures against Coronavirus (COVID-19) that are being taken worldwide, Comcast Corporation has decided that Universal Pictures films will simultaneously debut online and in theaters. The company has reported that the titles will be available on...
Brazil:
Netflix expected to surpass 15 million subscribers in 1Q 2020
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 30, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix will surpass 15 million users in Brazil during the first quarter of 2020, according to Brazilian website Na Telinha, which noted that the information had been exclusively revealed by “a Netflix Brasil executive”. The figure is approaching the total number of...
Chile:
Screen Capital launches USD 20 million investment fund to produce TV series and movies in Spanish
by Gustavo Hernández | Jan 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
A new Chilean company called Screen Capital is launching a USD 20 million investment fund aimed at the production of Spanish-language television series and movies. The new firm is to begin operating in March 2020. It will become the first Chilean private investment...