Tag Archives: Latin America

Star+ confirms its first distribution partner in Latin America and joins izzi’s offer

Mexican telecommunications company izzi (Televisa) officially announced this last Tuesday, August 31st, that it will add Star+, The Walt Disney Companys new SVOD OTT, launched yesterday in the region, to its entertainment options for its customers. The platform joins Disney+, available to the companys company customers since it was officially launched in the region, in [...]

Star+, Disney’s new SVOD OTT, officially launches in Latin America

During an interview with Argentine newspaper La Nacion, Diego Lerner, President at The Walt Disney Company Latin America, gave details about Star +, Disney’s new SVOD OTT aimed at adult audiences in the region, whose official launch in Latin America is taking place today. Star+ is the new The Walt Disney Company’s sports and general [...]

Telefonica may sell part of its FTTH network in Peru

Telecommunications company Telefonica, whose operations in Latin America are known under the Movistar brand, is negotiating to sell part of its FTTH network in Peru. The information was reported on several specialized websites, including the Spanish economic newspaper Cinco Dias web version The news came after, in November 2020, Movistar Peru announced the creation of [...]

Disney reports 116 million Disney+ subscribers globally and gathers around 174 million OTT clients

As part of its Q2 2021 financial results presentation, The Walt Disney Company reported that Disney+, its new SVOD OTT, available in Latin America since November 2020, continues to grow in terms of subscribers, and featured 116 million globally during the first six months of the year. The reported figure means a growth of around [...]

izzi offers HBO Pack with 50% discount and access to HBO Max

Mexican telecommunications company izzi (Televisa) has officially announced that, since last August 1st, its customers can hire the HBO premium pack with a 50% discount on its subscription, as well as access HBO Max, the new WarnerMedia’s SVOD OTT, launched in Latin America at the end of June, from mobile devices, PCs or smart TVs. [...]

Disney confirms Star+ subscription value in Latin America as a standalone offer and in bundle with Disney+

The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced this Friday, August 13th, the values of the Star+ monthly subscription, its new SVOD OTT, whose launch in the region will take place on August 31st. According to the information reported, the OTT will be offered as a standalone product, as well as through a single annual subscription. [...]

Claro to offer more live and on demand sport content in Latin America with Facebook

Telecommunications company Claro (America Movil) has officially announced days ago that it will continue to strengthen its sports content offer through a new partnership that it has established with the social network Facebook, through which it aims to bring more sporting events to audiences in Latin America. News is being announced after the company has [...]

TV Azteca launches new AVOD platform internationally

Mexican media conglomerate TV Azteca (Grupo Salinas) announced this last Tuesday, August 10th, the launch of Azteca Now. its new AVOD platform, in partnership with Icaro Media Group. According to the information reported, the platform will be available for the international market, including Latin America, on iOS and Android devices. The Azteca Now app can [...]

Discovery hits 18 million OTT subscribers and gets ready to launch Discovery+ in Latin America

As part of its Q2 2021 financial results presentation, Discovery Inc reported that, gathering  all its streaming platforms, it features 18 million subscribers. The figure includes the entire portfolio of the company, including the international D2C products, and also Discovery+, which is about to arrive in Latin America. The platform was officially launched last January [...]

Millicom adds 100 thousand new HFC customers in Latin America

As part of its Q2 2021 results report presentation, telecommunications company Millicom -whose operations in Latin America are known under the Tigo brand, reported having added 100 thousand new HFC clients in the region. According to the report, all the countries in the region in which Millicom operates showed positive net additions in terms of [...]