by Hernán Amaya | Aug 11, 2023 | OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company has officially announced its decision to combat account sharing in its streaming platforms. The announcement was made during the presentation of its latest financial reports this week. The entertainment giant has two OTTs in Latin America:...
Latin America:
Lionsgate to close its OTT Lionsgate+ in Latin America
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 10, 2023 | OTT / VOD
During the presentation of its latest financial reports, Lionsgate announced the withdrawal of Lionsgate+, the international studio’s streaming platform formerly known as Starzplay, from the Latin American market. The OTT will be in operation in the region until...
Latin America:
Mercado Libre to launch Mercado Play, its own streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 25, 2023 | Mas leidas 1 inglés, OTT / VOD
According to information resulting from investigative work conducted by TAVI Latam, Argentine e-commerce leader Mercado Libre is running tests prior to the launch of its own streaming service, which will be called Mercado Play. It is already possible for some users to...
Brazil:
Netflix to perform first-ever live-streaming of Brazilian content
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...
Global:
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...