by Matteo Comberti | Jul 18, 2025 | OTT / VOD
For the first time in its history, Disney+ (The Walt Disney Company) will live stream an avant premiere. The platform will stream the blue carpet event for the new movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps for The Entire World. All the OTT’s subscribers will have access...
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Max rebranding to HBO Max implemented worldwide on July 9
by Matteo Comberti | Jul 9, 2025 | OTT / VOD
Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform Max changed its name back to HBO Max on July 9. Although the news had been announced on May 14, 2025, the simultaneous implementation of the rebranding worldwide was unexpected, given that previous changes of this kind had...
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DirecTV discontinues Satellite TV subscriptions for new customers in some US cities
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 30, 2025 | Pay TV
In a noteworthy move that may set a precedent for Satellite TV services worldwide, US operator DirecTV has decided to stop selling its DTH service in certain US cities. In the areas impacted by the change, the company offers new customers only its streaming Pay TV...
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Following agreement with France’s TF1, Netflix to offer Free to Air TV channels for the first time ever
by Matteo Comberti | Jun 18, 2025 | OTT / VOD
Netflix keeps on boosting its content offer in order to enhance its users’ experience. On June 17, the streaming giant announced a historic agreement with TF1, a French Free-To-Air TV channel. Beginning in the summer of 2026 (in the northern hemisphere), the channels...
Ecuador:
Telefónica sells Movistar Ecuador to Millicom
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 13, 2025 | Telecommunications
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica keeps on selling off its operations in Latin America. On June 13 it reached an agreement to sell 100% of its Ecuadorian unit to Millicom, a provider of telecommunications services operating under the Tigo brand in Latin...