by Hernán Amaya | Oct 29, 2021 | OTT / VOD
The mobile edition of streaming platform Amazon Prime Video took its second step in Latin America. After making its debut with Tigo (Millicom) in Guatemala in 2020, it was launched for Claro (América Móvil) mobile phone service pre-paid customers in Argentina on...
Latin America:
NBCUniversal launches new premium channel pack
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 25, 2021 | Content
NBCUniversal has announced that a new premium channel pack will be launched in the Latin American Pay TV market on December 2. At the beginning, the pack will be available only to DirecTV, DirecTV Go and Sky México subscribers. The new pack will be called Universal+...
Latin America:
Star+ launches three-day one-time offer in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 19, 2021 | OTT / VOD
As part of its promotion strategy, sports and entertainment streaming platform Star+ (Disney) has launched a proposal called Pase Libre (Free Pass), which consists in offering free access during three days next weekend (October 22, 23 and 24). The offer will be...
Brazil:
Netflix subscriber count in Brazilian market accidentally leaked out (Correction)
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 11, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Brazil’s Economic Defense Administrative Council (Cade) revealed the number of Netflix subscribers in the Brazilian territory by mistake. According to the information leaked out, the streaming platform had 19 million users as at January 2021. The news was revealed by...
Global:
Netflix does not rule out acquiring rights to live sports
by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 27, 2021 | OTT / VOD
During an interview conducted by German magazine Der Spiegel, Netflix founder and Co-CEO Reed Hastings said that even though entering the live sports market is not easy, it is an option to be pondered should the opportunity arise. The head of the streaming platform...