by Virginia Anziano | Jun 27, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Following its first two live-streaming experiences from the United States to the whole world (March and April 2023), Netflix has announced it will live-stream Brazilian original content for the first time on July 2. In this way, the streaming platform takes a further...
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Netflix phasing out basic ad-free tier
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 26, 2023 | OTT / VOD
As part of its tier strategy, Netflix is phasing out its basic ad-free plan. The streaming platform is already implementing the idea in Canada and the United States. In fact, the aim is to reduce the number of options to just three: the cheapest plan, which is...
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils Max streaming service
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 12, 2023 | OTT / VOD
At an event held in the United States and streamed worldwide, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) unveiled its new streaming platform, called Max. The service will debut first in the United States, on May 23, and then it will expand to Latin America in the northern...
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Netflix falls short of ad-supported tier initial viewership targets and lets advertisers take money back
by Virginia Anziano | Dec 16, 2022 | OTT / VOD
The new low-priced ad-supported tier launched by Netflix last November has failed to come up to the viewership targets expected for the first stage, as a consequence of which the company has decided to allow advertisers to apply for reimbursement of the money paid for...
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Internet Day 2022: DirecTV Go already available for commercialization by Argentine ISPs
by Hernán Amaya | May 18, 2022 | OTT / VOD
DirecTV, a Pay TV company owned by Grupo Werthein, has adopted in Argentina a strategy it has been implementing in Brazil and Colombia. It has decided to outsource the commercialization of DirecTV Go, its streaming Pay TV service, through local ISPs (Internet Service...