by Virginia Anziano | Jun 8, 2022 | OTT / VOD
According to US website Business Insider, Netflix has engaged in talks with streaming player manufacturer Roku with a view to acquiring the company. Specialists assert that in addition to the manufacture of STBs and the development of operating systems optimized for...
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Google plans to enter AVOD market
by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 20, 2021 | OTT / VOD
According to information published by U.S. website Protocol, Google is planning to launch linear streaming TV channels under the AVOD model, that is to say free ad-supported television. The idea is to include these channels in Google TV, the Android TV-based operating...
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Roku offers free DirecTV Go and Globoplay subscriptions to people buying its devices
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 11, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Roku has launched two new promotions in Latin America, available to people who buy one of its devices In Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru, the benefit includes streaming Pay TV service DirecTV Go (AT&T) and HBO premium package for one month free of charge. In...
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Google showcases new Chromecast with a remote control and its own operating system
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 1, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Technology behemoth Google has officially announced its new Chromecast device. The new version of Google’s streaming device, so far known as Sabrina, is called Chromecast with Google TV, its most outstanding features being the inclusion of a remote control and the...
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Roku adds OTT PlayKids to its platform
by Gustavo Hernández | Jul 21, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Roku has announced that it has added Brazilian streaming service PlayKids to its platform. Now the kids-focused OTT is available through Roku in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Users may...