Azteca Now

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azteca Now
Type of site
OTT video streaming platform
Available inSpanish
HeadquartersNew York City,
U.S.
Area served
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Latin America
  • Europe
Owner
Products
Services
URLaztecanow.com
LaunchedAugust 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)[2]
Current statusOperating

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

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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

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Telenovelas

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Title Genre Episodes
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

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Title Genre Episodes
Lucho en familia[17] Drama
Romance
Wrestling
Drenaje profundo[17] Thriller
Crime
Science fiction
20
Demencia[17] Thriller
Horror
Lo que la gente cuenta[17] Thriller 158

Movies

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Title Genre Actors
El gavilán pollero Romance Pedro Infante
Ana María Villaseñor
Antonio Badú
La amargura de mi raza Drama
Romance
Andrés García
Yolanda Liévana (es)
Alicia Encinas
La hija del ministro Romance Luis Aguilar
Rosita Arenas
Víctor Parra
Águila o Sol[17] Cantinflas
Manuel Medel
Margarita Mora

See also

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References

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