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...
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Netflix plans to launch live streaming
by Virginia Anziano | May 16, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Netflix executives are exploring a new field. According to US website Deadline, the streaming platform plans to add live shows to its content. The information published on the specialized website is that live content in development includes unscripted programs, such...
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Netflix intends to introduce an ad-supported, lower-priced tier by the end of 2022
by Virginia Anziano | May 10, 2022 | OTT / VOD
According to The New York Times, Netflix executives told the staff that they had set the goal of implementing the plan to launch an ad-supported, lower-priced tier by the end of the current year, more specifically in the last quarter. Just two weeks before, the...
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TelevisaUnivision acquires US Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya
by Gustavo Hernández | May 9, 2022 | OTT / VOD
On May 9, new audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision announced the acquisition of Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya, currently available in the United States and Puerto Rico, wholly owned by Hemisphere Media Group. According to TelevisaUnivision’s release, the...
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Government approves Disney’s disinvestment plan and Mediapro becomes Fox Sports Argentina’s owner
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 27, 2022 | Audiovisual Market in General
By means of a resolution issued on April 27 by the Domestic Trade Department, the Argentine government approved the disinvestment plan submitted by The Walt Disney Company, which makes it possible for the company to acquire 21st Century Fox and to close the Disney-Fox...