by Hernán Amaya | Jun 22, 2020 | Pay TV
According to information published by Mexican website Mediotiempo, there is already a solid buyer for Fox Sports México. The Walt Disney Company is required to divest itself of Fox Sports México in order that the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), the Mexican...
Latin America:
HBO strategy: to release new series first on HBO Go
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 17, 2020 | Content
Premium network HBO is using a peculiar strategy for the launch of some of its new series in Latin America, which consists in prioritizing its streaming platform HBO Go. Productions are first released on HBO Go and it is only a few days later that the episodes begin...
Brazil:
Number of Netflix subs exceeds 15 million thus equaling aggregate of Pay TV customers
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 9, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix subscriber count has already exceeded 15 million in Brazil, according to information provided by UOL, a Brazilian website. This figure equals the aggregate of Pay TV customers in Brazil, which was 15.32 million as of the end of April, as reported by the Brazil...
Latin America:
Unión Continental Latinoamericana launches UCL channel
by Gustavo Hernández | Jun 3, 2020 | Content
On June 1, Unión Continental Latinoamericana, also known as Canal U in Uruguay, launched a new channel called UCL, Un Canal Latinoamericano (A Latin American Channel). According to information provided by the company, the channel “reflects the identity of Hispanic...
Brazil:
Globoplay expands smart TV distribution through partnership with Foxxum
by Gustavo Hernández | Jun 2, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Brazilian streaming service Globoplay (Globo) has partnered with Foxxum, a smart TV solution developer based in Germany. Thanks to this contract, the Globoplay application will be available to users who have Foxxum-enabled devices. “It is a great opportunity for...