LHN was launched in US, Shadowz was expanded in Spain, Netflix was updated in Canada and Europe, and more! | July 2024
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Europe’s highlights
The French platform Shadowz, specialized in horror films, arrives in Spain with a catalog of 150 titles.
Fox Corporation is expanding Tubi, its free, ad-supported video streaming service, into the UK’s competitive market, where it will compete with Netflix, Disney+, and others.
Channel 4 rebranded as “Channel 4th” to encourage voting in the final days of the General Election campaign.
Carlisle United launched CUTV, offering live matches, press conferences, and fans’ forums for international and UK fans.
Netflix is ending its cheapest ad-free tier for existing subscribers, starting with the UK.
North America’s highlights
Hallmark Movies Now will rebrand as Hallmark+ in mid-September, offering ad-free viewing and retail benefits.
The Dallas Stars announced they will stream all regional games for free starting next season through the new VICTORY+ Sports Network, created in a seven-year deal with A Parent Media Co. Inc.
LIV Golf’s streaming partner, Caffeine TV, shutdown on June 26th due to profitability issues, impacting the league with six events left.
The University of Texas has launched its revamped Longhorn Network (LHN) as a live and on-demand streaming service on July 1.
Marshall Athletics has launched HerdZone+, a streaming service for Herd fans.
Netflix is ending its cheapest ad-free tier for existing subscribers, starting with Canada.
Latin America & The Caribbean’s highlights
The Mexican IFT approved Fox Corporation’s acquisition of Fox Sports Mexico.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced on July 9th that it will shut down its Estadio TNT Sports streaming platform in Chile.
The Argentine government rebranded the state-owned TV channel as Argentina TV with the motto “La ves en todo el país”.
The Argentine government has permanently shut down the state-owned streaming platform Cont.ar, cutting access to over 5,000 hours of national content.
Africa’s highlights
Sentech launched Freevision Play, a free streaming platform for local TV and South African channels
Global highlights
CNN will launch a new paid streaming service by the end of 2024.