August 10, 2020
Vivo Brazil IPTV subscribers
As reported by Telefonica on its January-June 2020 balance sheet, officially published at the end of July, the Spanish company ended the first half of the year with increases in its IPTV client base in Latin America, including Brazil, despite the fall in pay TV subscribers it experienced in the region.In Latin America, including Brazil, at the end of Q2 2020, Telefonica recorded a total of 4.16 million pay TV subscribers, of which almost 1.23 million were IPTV clients. Likewise, its IPTV subscriber base is increasing, since, throughout the region, at the end of Q1 2020 there were 1.1 million subscribers, while at the end of Q2 2019, the entire region concentrated 853,100 clients. In addition, in pay TV, the trend shows a decrease in the region, since, in Latin America, the number of pay TV clients decreased from 3,178.6 million to 2,88...
Netflix now allows to change content speeds on Android mobile devices
August 11, 2020
Netflix Argentina SVOD and streaming service subscribers
Netflix has already enabled worldwide, also in Latin America, the possibility of changing the playback speed of its content on Android mobile devices. This way, subscribers of the platform that has recorded more than 36 million subscribers in Latin America at the end of Q2 2020, can choose betwee...
Brazil launches new DTH operator in Minas Gerais
August 11, 2020
DTH pay TV subscribers Brazil
This last August 9th, the new DTH ‘BluTV’ was launched in Brazil. The operator's headquarters are located in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, and it belongs to the company 1Sat Telecomunicações. As reported by the Minas Gerai’s Diario do Comércio, although BluTV's operations began in Uberlandia, the com...
Globo and DAZN decide to finish TV broadcasting rights agreements with Conmebol in Brazil for Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
August 11, 2020
Dazn Brazil SVOD and streaming service subscribers
The Brazilian group Globo and the OTT DAZN, which began its operations in Brazil in May last year and is currently working on its expansion plans to more countries in Latin America and the rest of the world, decided to finish the TV broadcasting rights agreements they had available with the South...
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Dataxis to debate on how FTA TV faces the main challenges in front of OTTs monetization models
August 7, 2020
SVOD subscribers Argentina
Tomorrow, at 1:00 PM (ART), Dataxis will held a new virtual panel, entitled ‘OTT combined monetization models: subscription and advertising’. The virtual event will be sponsored by Brightcove, and ...
ViacomCBS to launch new premium SVOD OTT in Latin America in 2021
August 7, 2020
Viacom Networks Mexico Total TV network revenues
During its Q2 2020 quarterly results presentation, ViacomCBS announced the launch of a new premium SVOD OTT, scheduled for early 2021. As confirmed by ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), its i...
Disney+ to be launched in November in Latin America
August 5, 2020
SVOD subscribers USA
During its Q2 2020 financial results presentation, The Walt Disney Company announced that its new SVOD OTT Disney+, officially launched in the US last year, will arrive at Latin America in November...
Flow records 126 million viewed content and 5 million connected devices during the pandemic period
August 4, 2020
OTT pay TV subscribers Argentina
Cablevision Flow, Telecom Argentina’s OTT, reported its content consumption performance during the quarantine period, between March 20th and July 1st. During the period, the amount of content viewe...
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League of Legends arrives at FTA TV in Latin America for the first time
Esports | Free to Air | August 9th, 2020
Esports | Free to Air
August 9th, 2020
RCTV, Colombian Public Media System, announced a partnership agreement with Riot Games, the developer and owner of League of Legends (LoL), through which, fo...
Sharp and Roku launch new smart TV line in Mexico
TV channels / Content | August 9th, 2020
TV channels / Content
August 9th, 2020
After announcing a partnership with JVC in July, Sharp Electronics Corporation and Roku announced last week the launch of the Sharp Roku TV smart TVs line in...
eOne series arrive at Latin America through FreeTV, Olympusat’s new AVOD OTT
OTT / VOD | August 9th, 2020
OTT / VOD
August 9th, 2020
Ocean New Media, LLC, owned by the US media company Olympusat, announced this Friday the signing of a multi-year license agreement with Entertainment One (eO...
Tigo adds FUTV to is programming grid and starts offering Tigo Sports to pay TV operators in Costa Rica
Pay TV | August 7th, 2020
Pay TV
August 7th, 2020
Telecommunications company Millicom, which operates in Latin America under the 'Tigo' brand, announced this Thursday that it is already offering the FUTV cha...
Netflix releases its second original Argentine film on August 20th
OTT / VOD | August 7th, 2020
OTT / VOD
August 7th, 2020
Netflix officially launched this Thursday the official trailer for ‘Crimenes de Familia’, its new original Argentine film, which will be released globally ri...
Flow now available on Noblex smart TVs in Argentina
OTT / VOD | August 6th, 2020
OTT / VOD
August 6th, 2020
After announcing its content consumption results during the quarantine period, Flow, Telecom Argentina’s OTT, and the Argentine company Noblex announced they...
American Airlines offers free Apple TV+ OTT as in-flight entertainment option
OTT / VOD | August 6th, 2020
OTT / VOD
August 6th, 2020
The US airline American Airlines started offering from August content from the Apple TV+ OTT on its flights. Passengers can access its catalog for free, and ...
IFT grants new deadline for Disney to sell Fox Sports in Mexico
Telecom | August 6th, 2020
Telecom
August 6th, 2020
Mexican Telecommunications Federal Institute (IFT) officially reported this Wednesday, August 4th, that it has granted a new deadline for Disney to sell Fox ...
TV Azteca launches new documentary on former Mexican football player Jorge Campos
TV channels / Content | August 5th, 2020
TV channels / Content
August 5th, 2020
TV Azteca announced it is premiering ‘Inmortal’, a new docu series that focuses on the life and history of former Mexican football player Jorge Campos. The c...
Warner Bros launches films directly on OTTs in Latin America
OTT / VOD | August 4th, 2020
OTT / VOD
August 4th, 2020
The film company Warner Bros is starting to develop its strategy of premiering movies directly on OTT platforms in Latin America, without releasing them in ...
Monte Carlo TV launches internationally
Free to Air | OTT / VOD | August 4th, 2020
Free to Air | OTT / VOD
August 4th, 2020
According to the specialized website Todo TV News, the Uruguayan FTA TV channel Monte Carlo TV (Canal 4) launched this last Monday, August 3rd, the Canal 4 I...
Mexico takes schools to TV with Televisa, TV Azteca, Grupo Imagen and Grupo Multimedios
TV channels / Content | August 4th, 2020
TV channels / Content
August 4th, 2020
With the aim of offering distance education to Mexican students during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican Government announced an agreement with Televisa,...
Pay TV loses 67 thousand subscribers in June and continues to drop during the pandemic in Brazil
Pay TV | August 4th, 2020
Pay TV
August 4th, 2020
The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) reported the figures for pay TV in the country during June. According to the entity's report, Brazi...
Starzplay to produce series in Spanish for the first time in Mexico and Spain
OTT / VOD | August 4th, 2020
OTT / VOD
August 4th, 2020
After launching Starzplay, its D2C app in Brazil, Mexico, France, Germany, UK, Italy and Spain, Starz announced the first four original international product...
Chespirito’s programs stop being broadcast worldwide
TV channels / Content | August 4th, 2020
TV channels / Content
August 4th, 2020
After more than 50 years being aired, TV programs from Mexican writer, actor and screenwriter Roberto Gomez Bolaños, known as ‘Chespirito’, will not been bro...
Pluto TV strengthens its catalog in Latin America and adds Caracol TV titles
Free to Air | OTT / VOD | August 2nd, 2020
Free to Air | OTT / VOD
August 2nd, 2020
Colombian FTA TV channel Caracol TV announced that Pluto TV, ViacomCBS’s AVOD OTT recently launched in Latin America, has included productions from the Colo...
TV Azteca deeps its partnership with Deezer and launches a new TV program
Free to Air | Music Streaming | OTT / VOD | August 2nd, 2020
Free to Air | Music Streaming | OTT / VOD
August 2nd, 2020
After announcing an agreement with Deezer to promote its expansion throughout Mexico, TV Azteca launched ‘Deezer Live’, the first FTA TV program produced by ...
HBO to produce six new titles in Brazil for Latin America
TV channels / Content | August 2nd, 2020
TV channels / Content
August 2nd, 2020
HBO has announced six new Brazilian titles, with distribution for Latin America and the Caribbean including three new original productions that are already i...
Smart TVs must include DTV Play technology from 2021 in Brazil
Technology | July 30th, 2020
Technology
July 30th, 2020
Starting in 2021, smart TVs made in Brazil must feature the DTV-Play technology (Profile D of the Ginga middleware). As reported by the Asociacion Brasileña ...
Amazon adds Chilean Canal 13 titles on Prime Video
Free to Air | OTT / VOD | July 30th, 2020
Free to Air | OTT / VOD
July 30th, 2020
Canal 13 (Chile) officially announced an agreement with Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday through Comarex, its international sales agent. The agreement confirm...
Sky Brazil adds three new Globo affiliate channels in Parana
Pay TV | July 30th, 2020
Pay TV
July 30th, 2020
Brazilian pay TV operator Sky (AT&T) announced that it has added three new channels from the Parana State affiliated of the FTA TV channel Globo, and has...
Claro to launch streaming box with access to TV channels and OTTs in Brazil
OTT / VOD | July 30th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 30th, 2020
The Brazilian company Claro (America Móvil) announced that it is about to launching a new STB, which will be called ‘Claro Streaming Box’. The information wa...
Tigo Sports could be available in more Costa Rican TV operators if it comes to terms with FUTV
Pay TV | July 29th, 2020
Pay TV
July 29th, 2020
As reported by several specialized websites, days ago Tigo Costa Rica (Millicom) reported that it would be willing to make its sports channel Tigo Sports, ow...
Caracol TV titles now available on Allrites
Free to Air | OTT / VOD | July 29th, 2020
Free to Air | OTT / VOD
July 29th, 2020
Colombian FTA TV channel Caracol Television announced it is joining Asian global audiovisual content platform Allrites, which allows to buy and sell film, TV...
Chinese OTT IQIYI launches Spanish version
OTT / VOD | July 28th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 28th, 2020
Several specialized websites confirmed the launch of the new version for IQIYI, Chinese OTT that offers a catalog of series, movies, programs and animes subt...
Teatrix continues its international expansion process and confirms launch in Mexico later this year
OTT / VOD | July 28th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 28th, 2020
The Argentine SVOD OTT Teatrix, which offers an HD catalog of theater plays on demand, officially confirmed that it will be officially launched in Mexico in ...
APF and Tigo extend Paraguayan Football League’s TV broadcasting rights agreement until 2023
TV channels / Content | July 28th, 2020
TV channels / Content
July 28th, 2020
The Paraguayan Football Association (APF) and Tigo (Millicom) announced last week the extension of the Paraguayan Football League’s TV broadcasting rights ag...
Birtbox prepares its launch in South America
OTT / VOD | July 28th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 28th, 2020
Birtbox, BBC Studios and ITV (UK) OTT, is planning its global launch in 25 new countries, including Europe, Asia, Middle East. Africa and South America. ‘Thi...
tvGO, Peruvian America TV OTT, now available through Chromecast
OTT / VOD | July 27th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 27th, 2020
Peruvian FTA TV channel América TV announced that the programs, series and films that are part of its tvGO OTT platform, are adding a new platform and will n...
Las Chivas to be available in Latin America and Europe through Claro Sports and Marca Claro
OTT / VOD | July 27th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 27th, 2020
Mexican Club Deportivo Guadalajara, known as ‘Las Chivas’, and Claro Sports, announced an agreement to broadcast the football club’s local matches in the MX ...
Globo warns Turner on Brasileirão’s TV broadcasting rights
TV channels / Content | July 27th, 2020
TV channels / Content
July 27th, 2020
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) published the schedule for the first 10 fixture dates of the ‘Brasileirão’, name under which the Brazilian Profess...
Turner bets on E-Sports on CDF again through Mortal Kombat tournament
Esports | July 27th, 2020
Esports
July 27th, 2020
During July, the Chilean pay TV channel Canal de Futbol (CDF, Turner), is broadcasting a new E-Sports competition, which it called ‘Torneo LG Mortal Kombat...
Chilean series ‘La Jauria’ to have a second season on Amazon Prime Video
OTT / VOD | July 26th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 26th, 2020
Fremantle, Fabula and Amazon Prime Video announced last Thursday that the Chilean psychological thriller ‘La Jauria’, officially released on the platform on ...
Colombia aims to sell its stake in Telefonica
Telecom | July 24th, 2020
Telecom
July 24th, 2020
The Colombian Government is trying to sell the state's 32.5% stake in Telefónica's subsidiary in the country, according to several specialized websites. Acco...
Pluto TV continues strengthening its catalog in Latin America with four new comedy and entertainment channels
OTT / VOD | July 24th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 24th, 2020
Pluto TV Latin America, ViacomCBS AVOD OTT, launched this year in Latin America, announced it has added four new channels, available starting today. These ar...
BBC Studios to continue showing British content in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay with Flow
OTT / VOD | July 24th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 24th, 2020
BBC Studios and the Argentine pay TV operator Cablevision agreed to extend the multi-year agreement they ran in December 2017, through which Cablevision Flow...
Roku adds OTT Playkids in several Latin American countries
OTT / VOD | July 23rd, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 23rd, 2020
Roku officially announced it is adding the Brazilian OTT PlayKids, focused on offering children and educational content and digital books, in several Latin A...
iPlan launches new internet through FTTH network offer in Rosario, Argentina
Broadband | Telecom | July 23rd, 2020
Broadband | Telecom
July 23rd, 2020
After focusing its business on providing services for companies, iPlan, a telecommunications & IT services supplier, announced the launch of ‘iPlan Liv’,...
Kanal D Drama also joins Movistar TV programming grid in Peru
Pay TV | July 22nd, 2020
Pay TV
July 22nd, 2020
Thema América, a Canal + group company, announced that Kanal D Drama has joined Movistar HD cable offering in Peru this month. The Turkish drama channel in S...
Vivo launches FTTH plans with Netflix subscription included
OTT / VOD | July 22nd, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 22nd, 2020
Telefónica launched in Brazil (where it operates under the ‘Vivo’ brand) from last July 20th new plans for its FTTH internet customers, with Netflix subscrip...
Noggin launches on Apple TV Channels in Latin America
OTT / VOD | July 22nd, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 22nd, 2020
ViacomCBS announced that Noggin, Noggin, Nick Jr. Latin America’s interactive learning SVOD OTT for preschoolers, is now available through Apple TV channels ...
Amazon Prime Video and La Corriente del Golfo launches official trailer for ‘Pan y Circo’
OTT / VOD | July 22nd, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 22nd, 2020
Amazon Prime Video and ‘La Corriente del Golfo’, production company based in Mexico and founded in 2018 by actor and director Diego Luna and Mexican actor, p...
Conmebol confirms schedule to resume the Copa Libertadores
Free to Air | OTT / VOD | Pay TV | July 21st, 2020
Free to Air | OTT / VOD | Pay TV
July 21st, 2020
After Conmebol confirmed its decision to resume the Copa Libertadores right next September 15th, the entity reported yesterday the fixture dates and times of...
Mercado Libre to market HBO GO in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
OTT / VOD | July 20th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 20th, 2020
Mercado Libre and HBO Latin America announced an alliance that, for the first time, will provide premium content benefits to Mercado Libre users in Argentina...
Ondamedia’s views grow by 1,000% after releasing titles for free during the Coronavirus pandemic
OTT / VOD | July 20th, 2020
OTT / VOD
July 20th, 2020
As the web version of the Chilean newspaper ‘La Tercera’ officially reported, Chilean Culture Minister, Consuelo Valdes, reported that Chilean content availa...
Claro and Oi would launch linear pay TV offers if the Brazilian Telecommunications Law were modified
OTT / VOD | Pay TV | July 19th, 2020
OTT / VOD | Pay TV
July 19th, 2020
Executives from Claro (America Movil) and Oi reported that they would consider launching linear pay TV offers via OTT in case the Seac Law, which regulates l...
Telemundo to broadcast Chivas local football matches in the US
TV channels / Content | July 19th, 2020
TV channels / Content
July 19th, 2020
Telemundo Deportes officially announced a multi-year agreement that includes the exclusive rights for the US of the matches that the Club Deportivo Guadalaja...
Caracol TV to represent Sabbatical Entertainment titles in Latin America, Africa and Europe
Free to Air | July 19th, 2020
Free to Air
July 19th, 2020
The Colombian FTA TV channel Caracol TV announced it has ran an agreement with the US producer Sabbatical Entertainment, by which the Colombian channel will ...
