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Infographic: A Peek into the Future of OTT Market in LATAM regions. 15 February 2021

OTT is said to lead the Latin America growth. Many Video Producers and Content Owners are expanding into the region looking at it’s high potential and growing market. In fact, Brazil and Mexico are Number 4 and Number 5 on the … Continue reading

Google Chromecast adds support for WhereverTV Latino 26 December 2017

WhereverTV Latino, the Over-the-Top (OTT) subscription service run by WhereverTV Broadcasting Corp. has announced its alliance with Google with streaming support on Google’s Chromecast Division. The company announced that with this alliance, Google becomes WhereverTV latino’s first live-linear streaming partner … Continue reading

LATAM undergoes OTT boost as state funds VOD service 05 December 2017

According to analysts from Business Bureau, a majority of over 250 OTT platforms available in Latin America are privately-funded, however, public platforms have significantly grown. Privately-funded platforms are either independent or run by pay-TV operators, and public platforms are on … Continue reading

4 out of 5 connected homes in LATAM access OTT video 13 November 2017

A recent report from Business Bureau has revealed that 77% of connected households in Latin America regularly use (Over the Top) OTT platforms. The report titled New Media Essentials in its fourth edition revealed that around 50% view on a … Continue reading

Roku plans expansion in LatAm 25 October 2017

Following the release of the Roku Applicaster in Argentina, Roku has now announced major expansion plans in Latin America. The company plans to release the Roku Express+ and the Roku Streaming Stick+, which are capable of streaming HD, 4K, and … Continue reading

Sony expands Crackle’s presence in Brazil, LATAM 21 September 2017

Sony is extending Crackle’s footprint in Brazil and Latin America to integrate the platform with the NOW Video on Demand (VOD) service from Net and Claro HDTV. With this move it’s strengthening its foothold in LATAM’s largest market where Crackle … Continue reading

Ultra-broadband on the rise in LATAM 06 September 2017

ULtra-broadband subscribers including fiber, high-speed cable and VDSL will occupy a major chunk in the total connections in Latin America in the coming years. 25.6 million next gen broadband connections are expected by the end of the year representing 36% … Continue reading

OTT and SVOD continue to grow in Latin America despite Free services 23 August 2017

Free services and the threat of piracy in Latin America (LATAM) could not be as big of a threat to over-the-top (OTT) and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) markets as it may be thought to be as per a research from Digital … Continue reading

OTT TV and video thrives in Latin America 22 August 2017

In Latin American (LATAM) countries, revenues from OTT TV and movies are expected to hit $4.60 billion in 2022. This is a rise from $1.87 billion in 2016. SVOD will continue to be the region’s largest OTT revenue source amounting … Continue reading

SVOD Service based on Horror launches in Latin America 18 August 2017

The new niche SVOD service called Purga focused on horror movies and series is going to debut in Latin America (except in Brazil) during the Macaboro Film Festival to be held from August 16-27 in Mexico. The first Purga subscribers … Continue reading