As reported by several specialized websites in Peru this last Wednesday, the country’s Transport and Communications Ministry (MTC) led the Peruvian Radio and Television National Institute (IRTP), the entity in charge of the TV channel ‘TV Peru’, to provide the satellite broadcasting service, for educational purposes. The MTC explained that the service will allow several [...]
In a new commitment to new TV consumption ways, Chilean TV presenter Martin Carcamo launched the OTT Yooy TV. It is a free platform already available in Chile, and with expansion plans in Latin America, with Argentina as the starting point, thanks to a partnership with the businessman and also Argentine TV presenter, Marcelo Tinelli. [...]
Peruvian Club Universitario Deportes Football Club has officially launched Universitario Play, its new OTT with exclusive content, with technical development in charge of Poipes. Contents can be accessed via the web, as well as from the app, available for download on iOS and Android devices from Google Play and the App Store. As reported on [...]
According to the latest figures reported days ago by the Peruvian Organismo Supervisor de Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (Osiptel), the country’s pay TV market continues losing subscribers, and ended the second quarter of the year with 1,956 million customers, and a household penetration by 21.3%. The maximum number of pay TV subscribers that the Peruvian [...]
Peruvian mobile operator Bitel, of Vietnamese capitals, launched ‘Bitel Video’, its new multiplatform SVOD OTT, exclusive for its clients, where its subscribers will be able to access a series, films and documentaries selected catalog to watch on demand. Those company customers who choose to subscribe to the platform until August 31st as a launch promotion, [...]
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 now be available through Chromecast. Previously, the OTT was released on Roku and LG smart TVs, where it is available nationwide. As reported from the channel, to [...]
Roku officially announced it is adding the Brazilian OTT PlayKids, focused on offering children and educational content and digital books, in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. PlayKids can be accessed through the Roku channel store for a monthly subscription valued at [...]
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 Spanish is available in high definition for the operator’s subscribers, as part of a series of changes that Movistar Peru has been developing since the beginning of July. [...]
The Colombian multinational company Rappi, based in Bogota and specialized in home delivery of products, announced it is expanding its business model with the launch of Rappi Entertainment, an entertainment alternatives portfolio, covering video games, music, live events and online shopping within its app. The company is currently operating in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Costa [...]
Spanish distributor Onza Distribution announced an agreement with Movistar to distribute the series it has produced in Latin America, internationally. Up to now, Movistar has launched four original series in the region, made in Peru, Colombia and Argentina. Movistar announced in 2019 a production plan for original series in several Latin American countries and, until [...]