by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 11, 2021 | OTT / VOD
At The Walt Disney Company’s shareholders’ meeting, CEO Bob Chapek revealed that Disney+ had just surpassed a significant barrier: 100 million paid subscribers worldwide. The company has so far not provided details about the number of subscribers in each country or...
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Netflix to release new movies every week in 2021
by Gustavo Hernández | Jan 12, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has launched a worldwide campaign in which it promises to release new movies every week throughout the year. The streaming behemoth has already announced 71 titles, including originals and acquisitions, that have never been seen before on any screen. The...
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Netflix launches its first linear channel
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...
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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,...
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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...