by Hernán Amaya | Jun 9, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
The owners of streaming platform Starzplay have filed legal proceedings against The Walt Disney Company in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Starzplay alleges that the names of Disney’s new OTT service Star+ (Star Plus), which has not premiered yet, and Pay TV Star...
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Apple TV and Apple TV+ made available on Android TV devices
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 1, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On June 1, Apple TV and Apple TV+ were made available on Android TV devices worldwide, as has been confirmed to website 9to5Google by Google, the owner of Android TV operating system. Up to now, the only devices running Android TV that enabled access to Apple apps...
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Telemundo creates new studio to produce Spanish-language content for streaming platforms
by Virginia Anziano | May 5, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
NBCUniversal (Comcast Corporation), together with its U.S. Spanish-language TV network, has announced the creation of a new audiovisual studio called Telemundo Streaming Studios, which will provide streaming platforms worldwide with Spanish-language content. It will...
Colombia:
Netflix to open office in Colombia and to produce over 30 local titles
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 15, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has announced that in 2021 it will open a new office in Latin America. It will be located in Bogotá, Colombia. At the moment, the streaming company has offices in Mexico City (Mexico), Los Angeles (USA) and Alphaville (Brazil) working for Latin America. In...
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MGM’s SVOD expands its reach through Apple TV channels
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 12, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s SVOD service has announced that it has been added to Apple TV channels in Latin America, thus broadening its access options. The service was already available in the region through Amazon Prime Video Channels, but only in Mexico and Brazil for...