by Hernán Amaya | Jul 10, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Venezuelan Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) is to launch its own streaming service, whose name is SimplePlus. Although the new product has not been officially announced by the company so far, the application for Android is already available and a press...
Brazil:
Netflix to perform first-ever live-streaming of Brazilian content
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 27, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Following its first two live-streaming experiences from the United States to the whole world (March and April 2023), Netflix has announced it will live-stream Brazilian original content for the first time on July 2. In this way, the streaming platform takes a further...
Global:
Netflix phasing out basic ad-free tier
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 26, 2023 | OTT / VOD
As part of its tier strategy, Netflix is phasing out its basic ad-free plan. The streaming platform is already implementing the idea in Canada and the United States. In fact, the aim is to reduce the number of options to just three: the cheapest plan, which is...
Chile:
Mundo Telecomunicaciones discontinues commercialization of traditional Pay TV service to focus on Mundo Go!
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 20, 2023 | Audiovisual Market in General
A few days ago, Mundo Telecomunicaciones, a Chilean telecommunications company controlled by DigitalBridge, ceased the commercialization of its traditional Pay TV service, which is provided through a STB connected to the network. The aim is to give priority to the...
Global:
Netflix planning its first-ever live-streamed sporting event
by Andrés Taurian | Jun 13, 2023 | OTT / VOD
The first-ever sporting event to be live-streamed by Netflix will come next fall (Northern hemisphere). According to the Wall Street Journal, the streaming platform is in talks to create a celebrity-driven golf tournament to take place in Las Vegas (USA), which will...