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Muy bien: Netflix more than doubles traffic share in LatAm
Netflix had a hard time when it launched in Latin America three years ago, but now, it's seeing some solid growth, according to new Sandvine data.…
Read MoreThe four best cities to launch a startup in Latin America
The growing startup scene in Latin America doesn’t yet compare to top-tier cities in the U.S. and Europe. But new southern hubs like Mexico City, Medellín and Santiago can compete. In between Tierra del Fuego and Monterrey lies a market worth watching.…
Read MoreSpanish IaaS provider Gigas picks up an extra $2.7M to fund Latin American push
The Madrid-based firm says fitting into the Spanish business culture counts for a lot in its quest to take on Amazon Web Services.…
Read MoreRdio brings its Spotify competitor to 20 more countries
Rdio launched its music subscription service in 20 additional countries late Monday, bringing the total number of countries Rdio is available in…
Read MoreNew traffic data shows: Netflix and YouTube rule online video, Hulu and Amazon barely register
Netflix continues to be by far the biggest source for residential internet traffic in North America, and the company is starting to have an impact on Europe's ISPs as well.…
Read MoreNetflix takes first steps towards original content in Brazil
http://variety.com/2013/film/international/netflix-to-distribute-apenas-o-fim-worldwide-1200708888/ Brazil hasn’t been an easy market for Netflix (s NFLX), but the company is now taking some first steps towards the…
Read MoreWhat Apple is up against in two growing mobile markets: China and Brazil
Xiaomi, a high-end smartphone maker in China, and Movile, Brazil's biggest and most important wireless carrier, showcase the challenges Apple faces in those two markets.…
Read MoreGoogle News wars are here again: Schmidt vs France on ‘news tax’
What happens in Belgium doesn't necessarily stay in Belgium. Now Google News is facing a Brazilian boycott and France is threatening to copy a German-style tax on excerpting its newspapers. What's an aggregator to do?…
Read MoreGoogle News faces mass newspaper boycott in Brazil
A skirmish between Google and newspapers over crawling of news headlines suggests Latin America's digital publishing sector is maturing. But can Google keep publishers sweet enough to exploit opportunities in the fast-growing Brazilian market?…
Read MoreNewspapers go to Rio for growth and discovery
As domestic newspaper circulation shrinks, The New York Times and Financial Times are launching editions for Latin America in Brazil. But why is one in print and the other digital-only?…
Read MoreMapping the global trade routes of mobile apps
Mobile apps may not be shipped on galleons or via airfreight, but they are definitely crossing oceans. According to data from VisionMobile’s recent developer survey, a big market around the import and export of apps has emerged globally.…
Read MoreViva Hispania: HuffPo, Deezer, Yahoo court Latin dollars
Economic growth has created a new middle-class 'digital Latino', observers say. Now three big internet brands are embracing Spanish and Latin American audiences with local launches this week.…
Read MoreAnalyst: Latin America makes DirecTV especial
Sure, the satellite TV service faces rising programming costs, flattening subscriber growth and an obsolete one-way broadcast platform here in the U.S. But Sanford Bernstein senior analyst Craig Moffett told investors this week they're not seeing the company's huge growth potential in Latin America.…
Read MoreHow Latin America’s e-commerce behemoth finally embraced social
Not aggressively creating a social strategy years ago with a site like Facebook was one of the biggest mistakes of my career, says Daniel Rabinovich, CTO of Latin American e-commerce pioneer MercadoLibre, in a talk with the Geeks on a Plane group, in Buenos Aires last week.…
Read MoreNetflix continues Latin American content push with Fox deal
Expansion into the Southern Hemisphere is proving more costly and time-consuming than Netflix anticipated. But the company has made another significant content investment in the region, bringing 24, Glee, How I Met Your Mother and other Fox TV shows and movies to Latin America.…
Read MoreDirecTV adds another 600,000 Latin American users in Q1
DirecTV continued to reap the benefits of Latin American expansion in Q1, increasing revenue in the region by 33 percent while providing a role model for other subscription-based media companies like Netflix who are also endeavoring the expense of southern infiltration. Still, investors remain unimpressed.…
Read MoreNetflix rolls out on Windows Phone in Latin America, the U.K. and Ireland
Netflix put the finishing touches on mobile-device rollouts in the regions it's aggressively expanding into. The company announced Wednesday that its streaming video service is now available on Windows Phone in Latin America, the U.K. and Ireland.…
Read MoreDirecTV Aims To Double Latin American Revenue To $10B In 5 Years
Faced with a maturing market for satellite TV services in the U.S., DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) is pinning its future growth needs on the Latin Amer……
Read MoreMike Lang Leaving As Miramax CEO
Mike Lang has resigned as CEO of Miramax effective immediately, according to the film company. Lang, a former News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) exec i……
Read MoreLatin America Drives DirecTV’s Growth; 590K New Subs In 3 Months
DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) continues to provide a useful blueprint for other U.S. media companies looking to expand into Latin America. On Thursday……
Read MorePopulis Blog Network Buying In To Latin America
Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) rival Populis is continuing to build up its non-English blog network and publishing business through acquisition, t……
Read MoreAs CDMA dies in Latin America, 3G drives a data boom
Mobile data is picking up momentum in Latin America as the number of 3G connections in the region doubled in 2011. Operators in Latin and South America are shutting down their CDMA networks, replacing them with UMTS systems, resulting in a huge surge in data adoption.…
Read MoreNetflix Stock Jumps More Than 20%, Equity Analysts ‘Bullish’ Again
Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) stock jumped over 20 percent, with a number of equity analysts bumping up the movie rental company's price target follo……
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