Discovery to launch new OTT globally soon

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Discovery Networks Argentina Total TV network revenues
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David Zaslav, CEO at Discovery, has confirmed days ago that the company will join the OTT universe with a new platform, which will soon be launched globally, including Latin America. The executive made the announcement last week at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia shareholders conference. The company had already reported to be working on a new similar project last year.As reported by Zaslav, Discovery is about to launch a new platform that will combine all its brands and content, including sports. Although the launch date and the monthly subscription price value have not been reported yet, the executive announced that the OTT will be introduced to the market ‘very soon, and globally’.‘I think this launch will be the most important thing we have done at the company since I have been at Discovery. And we have been preparing ourselves for t...
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Entel Chile launches new OTT and Android TV STB
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TV Red Digital chooses Anevia and Viaccess-Orca to launch new OTT platform in Bogota
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