Azteca Now
Azteca Now (stylized: azteca Now) is a free-over-the-top streaming service owned by Icaro Media Group and operated by TV Azteca. It was released on August 10, 2021, exclusively in several Latin American countries, the United States, Canada, as well as several European countries. The platform was only released for Android and iOS. It includes a catalog of Original series, Telenovelas (from TV Azteca), Movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, Original movies, Lifestyle programs and adn40 news programming. On November 16, 2022, Azteca Now was launched in the Mexican market to compete mainly against TelevisaUnivision's Vix, and in the US market on January 17, 2023.
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Type of site | OTT video streaming platform |
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| Available in | Spanish |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
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| URL | aztecanow.com |
| Launched | August 10, 2021[2] |
| Current status | Operating |
Azteca Now (stylized: azteca Now) is a free-over-the-top streaming service owned by Icaro Media Group and operated by TV Azteca.[1] It was released on August 10, 2021, exclusively in several Latin American countries, the United States, Canada,[2] as well as several European countries.[3]
The platform was only released for Android and iOS.[4] It includes a catalog of Original series, Telenovelas (from TV Azteca), Movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, Original movies,[1] Lifestyle programs and adn40 news programming.[5] On November 16, 2022, Azteca Now was launched in the Mexican market to compete mainly against TelevisaUnivision's Vix,[6] and in the US market on January 17, 2023.[7]
History
[edit]At the beginning of 2021, TV Azteca announced the launch of its streaming-platform in collaboration with the New York-based company Icaro Media Group,[8] aiming to compete with Televisa's Blim TV.[1][9][10] It was officially launched on August 10, 2021[11] for both Latin America and Canada reaching a total coverage of approximately 100 million people.[12][13] In September 2021, Azteca Now expanded into the European market, specifically in Germany, Spain and Portugal.[3][14] On November 15, 2022, the launch of Azteca Now in Mexico was announced through the TV Azteca's pay television channels, and on November 16, it was officially released for Android and iOS. It was launched mainly because of the launch of Vix by TelevisaUnivision.[15][16] On January 17, 2023 Azteca Now was launched in the US market targeting the Hispanic market.[7]
Programming
[edit]Telenovelas
[edit]| Title | Genre | Episodes |
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| Destino[17] | Drama | 105 |
| Hombre tenías que ser[17] | Drama Romance |
105 |
| Los Rey[17] | Drama Romance |
125 |
| La otra cara del alma[17] | Drama | 130 |
| Tanto amor[17] | Drama Romance |
120 |
Series
[edit]| Title | Genre | Episodes |
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| Lucho en familia[17] | Drama Romance Wrestling |
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| Drenaje profundo[17] | Thriller Crime Science fiction |
20 |
| Demencia[17] | Thriller Horror |
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| Lo que la gente cuenta[17] | Thriller | 158 |
Movies
[edit]| Title | Genre | Actors |
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| El gavilán pollero | Romance | Pedro Infante Ana María Villaseñor Antonio Badú |
| La amargura de mi raza | Drama Romance |
Andrés García Yolanda Liévana Alicia Encinas |
| La hija del ministro | Romance | Luis Aguilar Rosita Arenas Víctor Parra |
| Águila o Sol[17] | Cantinflas Manuel Medel Margarita Mora |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Tapia Luna, Tamara (16 August 2021). "Azteca Now, la plataforma en streaming de TV Azteca ¡gratis!" [Azteca Now, the free streaming platform of TV Azteca!]. Donde ir (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Nace Azteca Now una app para Latinoamérica y Canadá" [Azteca Now is born an app for Latin America and Canada]. PRODU (in Spanish). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.[dead link]
- ^ a b Frango, Jason (15 September 2021). "ICARO™ and TV Azteca International Announce the Launch of "AZTECA NOW" in Europe". ICARO. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "TV Azteca lanza app por streaming" [TV Azteca launches streaming app]. Vanguardia de Veracruz. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Sandoval Acosta, Jesús Guadalupe (16 August 2021). "TV Azteca lanza su plataforma de streaming "Azteca Now" en Canadá y Latinoamérica" [TV Azteca launches its streaming platform Azteca Now in Canada and Latin America]. tvlaint. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "TV Azteca inaugura Azteca Now para el mercado mexicano" (in Spanish). Hollogram Televisión. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b "ICARO™ and TV Azteca International Launch "AZTECA NOW" Streaming Platform for US Market in Spanish". www.einnews.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "TV Azteca Launches Free OTT Platform Azteca Now". Todo TV News. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ González, Fernanda (10 August 2021). "TV Azteca lanza la app Azteca Now y esto es lo que ofrece" [TV Azteca launches the Azteca Now app and this is what it offers]. Merca2.0. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Azteca Now Amplía el Alcance de TV Azteca" [Azteca Now Expands the Reach of TV Azteca]. plataformas.news (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Acevedo, Sandra (12 August 2021). "¡Cuidado Netflix y Amazon Prime! TV Azteca lanzará su plataforma streaming" [Beware Netflix and Amazon Prime! TV Azteca will launch its streaming platform] (in Spanish). RegeneracionMX. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "ICARO Media, TV Azteca launch Azteca Now app". Advanced Television. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Esquivel Pacheco, Andrea (19 August 2021). "Azteca Now: la nueva plataforma de streaming de TV Azteca" [Azteca Now: the new TV Azteca streaming platform] (in Spanish). Vía mx. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Easton, Jonathan (13 August 2021). "TV Azteca launches streaming services". Digital TV Europe. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Azteca Now: TV Azteca lanza servicio de streaming en México, ¿Qué programas tiene?". gluc.mx (in Spanish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Azteca Now: ¿Cuánto cuesta el streaming de TV Azteca?". lado.mx (in Spanish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Azteca Now". aztecanow.com. Retrieved 13 September 2022.