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OTT to reach 30% of Mexican homes by 2025 29 December 2016
According to an analysis by Citibanamex published in the newspaper El Universal, almost a third of Mexican households (30%) will pay for OTT services in 2025, led by Televisa’s Blim and Netflix. The mexican OTT video market is set to generate … Continue reading
LATAM millennials turning towards VOD 29 December 2016
According to a comprehensive study carried out by Telefónica Foundation – Millennials en Latinoamérica, una perspectiva desde Ecuador, some 70% of LATAM millennials own a smartphone and prefer to use social media video channels frequently. The study also points out … Continue reading
HBO all Set to Expand to Chile Next 20 December 2016
HBO takes one more step ahead in its expansion in Latin America and prepares its new OTT launch for HBO Go in Chile. HBO has recently expanded to Central America and many other counties in Latin America with a final … Continue reading
Odeón OTT platform to expand throughout LATAM 29 November 2016
Free OTT VOD platform Odeón is all set to expand throughout Latin America, following the rapid growth in Argentina. The platform was launched an year ago with an App for Android mobiles and is now looking to expand to Smart TVs … Continue reading
Fifth of LatAm homes to pay for SVoD by 2021 28 October 2016
According to a recent study by Digital TV Research, every one in five Latin American TV household is set to sign up for a SVOD service in the coming five years. The forecast report covering over 18 LatAm countries, states … Continue reading
Vivendi to launch a Music VOD Service 13 October 2016
The French Multimedia company Vivendi is all set to launch its new music VOD service in Brazil. The service will be named WatchMusic, and is set to take over the Watchover music SVOD service, which is soon to be closed in … Continue reading
Lack of Broadband Access threatens Growth of OTT in LATAM 07 October 2016
According to a recent study, barely four in every ten LATAM household has access to proper broadband connection. Uruguay leads the penetration with a rate of 79% homes having broadband, followed by Chile at 54%, Argentina at 49%, Mexico and Colombia at … Continue reading
Claro launches Free Video Streaming Service across LATAM 22 September 2016
América Móvil’s Claro launches a basic version of its free service on its video streaming platform ‘Claro video’ throughout the Latin America where it is available. The OTT service has kicked off with a library of 500 titles including some of … Continue reading
Demand for Local OTT Drives Competition Among SVoD platforms in LATAM 12 September 2016
OTT video market is Latin America is highly diversified. Countries that have high adoption in Pay TV, fixed and mobile broadband, have the most robust OTT ecosystem. With Netflix’s arrivals in the region in 2011, many SVOD services have emerged, … Continue reading
75% of LATAM Pay TV providers offer IP based OTT services 07 September 2016
According to a recent report, one in every six Pay TV providers have launched their own OTT service offerings in last five years and over 75% of them already providing IP based services. The report states that 70% of these Pay … Continue reading
