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,...
Latin America:
Watch Brasil to stream Rock in Rio across Spanish-speaking Latin America as a stepping stone to regional expansion
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 2, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Streaming services provider Watch Brasil has announced that it will broadcast Brazilian music festival Rock in Rio through the event website (www.rockinrio.com). According to information obtained from Watch Brasil CEO Mauricio Almeida by TAVI Latam, this is the first...
Global:
Disney+ ad-supported tier to launch on December 8 in USA
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 10, 2022 | OTT / VOD
As announced by The Walt Disney Company on August 10, streaming platform Disney+ will launch its much-anticipated ad-supported plan, which will be called Disney+ Basic, on December 8 in the US market. The company had anticipated that the new offering would expand...