Telefónica has launched Movistar Play in Ecuador, finalising expansion plans that have brought the over-the-top (OTT) service to eight Latin American countries in the past year.

movistar play ecuadorThe move has been brought forward, as it was initially scheduled for December, and Ecuador follows Uruguay, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Nicaragua, Argentina, Chile and Brazil in getting access to the streaming platform.

Targeting a mobile and multi-screen audience, Movistar Play will work on computers, iOS, Android and Windows tablets and smartphones and, initially, also for some Samsung and LG smart TV models. It also supports Google Chromecast and Apple TV.

Each account, which will be bundled with a Movistar phone subscription, will allow up to five registered devices and two simultaneous streams.

The regular video-on-demand (VOD) catalogue will be available for a monthly subscription of $6.50 in Ecuador, and premium pay-per-view titles will cost $1.99 or $3.99 each, depending on their original premiere date.

At this stage, the telco has not unveiled any further plans to take the platform to more territories.

Source: www.rapidtvnews.com