Azteca Now will offer free access throughout Latin America to TV Azteca’s historical and premium content.
TV Azteca announced on Tuesday the launch, in partnership with Icaro Media Group, of the premium mobile app Azteca Now for smartphones, media players and tablets, available in iOS and Android stores around the world.
As detailed, the OTT service will be available throughout Latin America and Canada, reaching an audience of more than 100 million viewers.
The new app will provide access to the original content by TV Azteca, including well-known telenovelas, Mexican cinema, the main drama series and ADN40 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Some titles included in its release are Destino, Los rey, Hombre had to be, Demencia, Drenaje profundo, Lucho en familia, El gavilán pollero, La amargura de mi raza and La hija del ministro, , among others.
“With Azteca Now we renew our commitment to our audience in Latin America and we open another channel to reach the millions of followers of our content. We are excited about all the projects we are putting together for this new business,” declared Patricia Jasin, VP of TV Azteca Internacional / Azteca Estudios.
“I am very proud to announce the launch of the Azteca Now application in association with TV Azteca; His team has been amazing working with,” said Paul Feller, president and CEO of Icaro Media Group.
“We are not only launching the Azteca Now application with the second largest mass media company in LatAm, but we believe that the premium mobile application Azteca Now is one of the best media technology platforms on the market. With a penetration of more than 93% in LatAm, TV Azteca will further expand its reach in 13 countries in Europe, North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. The launch of this product is an important milestone in Icaro’s mission to build the best AI-powered dynamic digital media products for the world’s leading telecommunications and media companies, bringing our total potential audience in LatAm to more than 190 million subscribers”.
“At the TV Azteca Internacional business unit we are very excited about the agreement we have signed with Icaro Media Group,” said Jorge I. Gutiérrez Razo, director of Pay TV / Azteca Internacional.
“I know that we are going to create a wonderful synergy with the app that we are developing together and that we are launching to the Latin American and Canadian markets. This represents a natural evolution for our business unit and I am sure it will set a precedent for both TV Azteca International, Icaro Media Group and the entire media industry in Latin America,” he added.
