Monthly Archives: November 2020

Movistar integra catálogo de Starzplay a su oferta OTT e IPTV en Argentina

La compañía argentina de telecomunicaciones Movistar (Telefónica) anunció oficialmente este lunes 30 de noviembre la integración de la plataforma Starzplay (Lionsgate) –recientemente lanzada en Argentina y Chile directamente al consumidor-, en su OTT Movistar Play y en los STBs de Movistar TV. Los clientes de la compañía que deseen acceder al catálogo podrán disfrutar de [...]

Movistar adds Starzplay’s catalog as part of its OTT and IPTV offer in Argentina

The Argentine telecommunications company Movistar (Telefpnica) officially announced on Monday, November 30th, the integration of the Starzplay platform (Lionsgate) -recently launched in Argentina and Chile as a D2C product – as part of the content offering available on its OTT Movistar Play and in the Movistar TV STBs. Those Movistar customers who wish to access [...]

Jacquet: “No tengo dudas de que todos vamos a terminar migrando hacia un formato de pure OTT, pero no creo que sea en el corto plazo”

El panel que cerró la última edición virtual de Nextv Series South America el 5 de noviembre pasado llevó por título Operadores de TV paga: el camino a OTT. Durante su desarrollo, los temas que se debatieron giraron en torno a la competencia entre OTTs de TV paga y operadores de cable; TV apps y [...]

Jacquet: ‘I have no doubts that we are all going to migrate to a pure OTT format, but I do not think it will be in the short term’

The last panel that was developed during the past Nextv Series South Americas virtual edition on November 5th was called Pay TV operators: the road to OTT. During its development, the topics discussed focused on OTT Pay TV and competition with cable operators; TV apps and  full hybrid STBs deployment; and whether this path should [...]

Tech Choices for Connected TV App Development?

  By Espen Erikstad, Norigin Media –  Connected TV is on the rise; according to Norwegian public broadcaster (NRK), the usage has grown from 11% to 67% within the last 5 years. In order to have the widest possible reach or have the best quality apps on the large screen, OTT streaming services must make [...]

MTN collaborates with Gameloft to introduce Gameworld in Nigeria

MTN Nigeria has collaborated with Gameloft to roll out MTN Gameworld a new gaming platform for its subscribers. The platform will offer the Nigerian gaming community access to a wide variety of fun and exciting games online through a premium catalogue from Gameloft and other renowned publishers. The Chief Digital Officer of MTN Nigeria, [...]

OSN picks SAWA Rights Management as its exclusive commercial distribution partner in the UAE

UAE-based content licensing management company, SAWA Rights Management (SRM), has been chosen as the exclusive partner of OSN for Business in the UAE. As part of the deal, SRM will handle all the commercial licensing for OSN for Business across the Emirates. Hotels, hospitals, cafes, restaurants, compounds, camps, Businesses, and other commercial properties who are [...]

Abu Dhabi Sports introduces an exclusive channel for Mixed Martial Arts in MENA

Abu Dhabi Sports has launched Abu Dhabi (AD) Fight, the first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting channel in the region. The channel will be aired on eLife by Etisalat and will enable sports fans in the UAE access to celebrity athletes, regional and global events, in addition to an array of exclusive content in both [...]

DirecTV estaría trabajando en el lanzamiento de nuevo STB con Android TV para DirecTV GO

Según reporta el website Android TV Guide, el operador DTH DirecTV (AT&T) estaría trabajando en el lanzamiento de un nuevo STB con Android TV, en su versión 10. De acuerdo al website ya mencionado, el dispositivo será utilizado en Latinoamérica para el SVOD OTT DirecTV GO.  Android TV Guide reportó que la compañía que fabricó [...]

DirecTV would be working on a new Android TV STB for DirecTV GO

According to the ‘Android TV Guide’ website, the DTH operator DirecTV (AT&T) would be working on the launch of a new STB with Android TV, in version 10. According to the already mentioned website, the device will be used in Latin America for the SVOD OTT DirecTV GO. Android TV Guide reported that the company [...]