by Carla Martínez Guillén | Jan 13, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Paramount+, the streaming platform owned by ViacomCBS, is about to enter the live sports streaming segment in Latin America following the acquisition of exclusive rights for coverage of Premier League matches in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,...
Latin America:
Televisa launches its own sports streaming service Blue To Go Sports
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 7, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Televisa has launched a sports-focused streaming platform on the basis of broadcasting rights acquired by Sky, its Satellite TV operator. The Mexican audiovisual company has named its new service Blue To Go Sports, after Sky’s TV Everywhere service, known as Blue To...
Global:
Netflix acquires visual effects studio Scanline VFX
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 22, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Netflix moves forward with its plan to acquire companies that may contribute to enhancing its in-house production capabilities worldwide. Following the acquisition of Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) and Night School Studio earlier this year, on November 22 the...
Latin America:
Grupo Werthein closes transaction and takes over DirecTV
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 15, 2021 | Pay TV
On November 15, Argentina’s Grupo Werthein issued a press release to announce the close of the transaction for the acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of Vrio division from AT&T. Vrio manages DirecTV Latin America, Sky Brasil and DirecTV Go. In this way, the...
Latin America:
Netflix makes new short-form videos available in the region
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 12, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Netflix is gradually releasing a new short-form video feature, similar to TikTok and Instagram Reels, in Latin American countries, according to information confirmed to TAVI Latam by the streaming company’s press department. It is a new kid-targeted version of Netflix...