by Matteo Comberti | Sep 22, 2025 | Audiovisual Market in General
Streaming platform Netflix intends to bid for the acquisition of audiovisual giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The news was reported by journalist Dylan Byres on Puck News, a US digital media outlet, a few days after it came to light that Paramount (Skydance) was...
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Vix creates music section with live events, interviews with artists and documentaries
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 16, 2025 | OTT / VOD
On September 15, Spanish language streaming service Vix, owned by TelevisaUnivision, announced the launch of Vix Música, a music section focused on Latin music that will offer live concerts, festivals and award shows, as well as exclusive interviews with artists,...
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Disney+ to stream its first-ever avant premiere with The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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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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...