by Gustavo Hernández | Feb 11, 2020 | OTT / VOD
WarnerMedia (AT&T) has set up a new label called Warner Max, which will be “the film production arm” for the new HBO Max streaming service that will be released in the United States in May this year (the release date in Latin America has not been...
Latin America:
Netflix subscribers can now choose whether to turn autoplay on or off
by Virginia Anziano | Feb 10, 2020 | OTT / VOD
A few days ago, Netflix decided to allow its users to enable or disable autoplay both for previews while browsing and for the next episode in a series. This feature is already available in Latin America and the rest of the world. “Some people find this feature...
Brazil:
Netflix expected to surpass 15 million subscribers in 1Q 2020
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 30, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix will surpass 15 million users in Brazil during the first quarter of 2020, according to Brazilian website Na Telinha, which noted that the information had been exclusively revealed by “a Netflix Brasil executive”. The figure is approaching the total number of...
Global:
Globoplay starts international expansion and is launched in U.S.A.
by Virginia Anziano | Jan 20, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Globoplay, the OTT platform owned by Brazilian multimedia group Globo, was launched for the first time in a foreign country on January 19. The country chosen is the United States, which is home to the largest community of Brazilian migrants. Globo’s International...
Brazil:
Judiciary orders Netflix to remove Porta dos Fundos’ Christmas special
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 9, 2020 | OTT / VOD
A Río de Janeiro State court held that the Christmas special produced by Porta dos Fundos should be removed from Netflix catalog. The show has aroused controvery by portraying a homosexual JesusChrist. In this way, the Judiciary granted a petition submitted by...