by Hernán Amaya | Dec 7, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Chilean mobile operator WOM keeps working on its project to launch a TV service, known as WOM TV for the time being. Specialized website Pisapapeles has provided details on the beta version of the service and revealed that it will use an Android TV-based STB. It is...
Brazil:
Brazil’s Olympic Committee to launch streaming service with live events
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 19, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Brazil’s Olympic Committee (COB) has announced it will create a streaming platform that will be called Canal Olímpico do Brasil. The service, which will be free, will broadcast contests included in the local calendar for every Olympic discipline (a minimum of one...
Latin America:
Disney+ launches in Latin America and promises more than 70 local productions
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 17, 2020 | OTT / VOD
After a huge advertising campaign, The Walt Disney Company launched its new streaming platform Disney+ in Latin America on November 17. The OTT, which includes all Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic shows, has highlighted that its catalog...
Global:
Netflix launches its first linear channel
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix, the streaming service managed by Reed Hastings, keeps searching for new options to improve the user’s experience. It has just launched its first linear channel, whose name is Direct. For the time being, it is available only in France. This new initiative is...
Latin America:
Disney launches Disney+ annual subscription pre-sale
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 3, 2020 | OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company has launched a pre-sale offer for annual subscription to its new streaming platform at a discount. Disney+ will debut in Latin America on November 17. In the early morning of November 3, the OTT’s website (www.disneyplus.com) was updated and...