by Hernán Amaya | Oct 18, 2022 | OTT / VOD
On October 18, Netflix announced its decision to temporarily stop charging the additional fee that had been imposed on subscribers who shared their account with other households in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic. The extra charge...
Latin America:
Lower-priced ad-supported Netflix plan to launch in Mexico and Brazil in addition to USA
by Gustavo Hernández | Oct 13, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has announced that its new lower-cost ad-supported plan is to roll out in November. In addition to the United States, there are other eleven countries where the new tier will be initially launched, including only two Latin American territories: Mexico...
Argentina:
Competition protection agency objects to WanerMedia-Discovery merger
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 15, 2022 | Audiovisual Market in General
Argentina’s Competition Protection Commission (CNDC) has issued a report in which the government agency objects to the merger between audiovisual giants WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc., a transaction that closed in April 2022. The opinion expressed in the report was...
México:
Totalplay and Anime Onegai por Animeka join to offer Japanese live action movies in TVOD
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 12, 2022 | Pay TV
Through an innovative partnership, Mexican telecommunications operator Totalplay, owned by Grupo Salinas, and streaming platform Anime Onegai por Animeka, specialized in Japanese content, are now offering live action movies. The titles are available only to Totalplay...
Global:
Disney plans to add online store to Disney+
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 6, 2022 | OTT / VOD
According to an article recently published by The Wall Street Journal, The Walt Disney Company is working on the addition of an online store to streaming platform Disney+ for the sale of licensed products protected by Disney brands and franchises, such as clothing,...