by Virginia Anziano | Nov 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix, the streaming service managed by Reed Hastings, keeps searching for new options to improve the user’s experience. It has just launched its first linear channel, whose name is Direct. For the time being, it is available only in France. This new initiative is...
Mexico:
Televisa discloses agreement with Disney to add Disney+ to Izzi service
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Mexican media and telecommunications company Televisa has announced that its operator Izzi will offer Disney+ as an “additional service”. The new streaming platform will be launched in Latin America on November 17. The news was disclosed on October 23,...
Global:
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...
Latin America:
Netflix increases its subscriber base by 5% in Q2 and reaches 36 million
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 17, 2020 | OTT / VOD
According to the latest financial reports published by the company, Netflix totaled 36.07 million users in Latin America as of the end of the second quarter of 2020, which means that quarterly growth was 5.1%. In Latin America, the company’s revenue during Q2 2020 was...
Argentina:
Cablevisión to integrate Amazon Prime Video into Flow platform
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 25, 2020 | Pay TV
Argentine Pay TV company Cablevisión (owned by Telecom) is working to add Amazon Prime Video to its Flow platform. The news was disclosed by Telecom CEO Norberto Nobile at IBM Change, a virtual event held on June 25. The launch date has not been set yet. When TAVI...