Millicom to roll out new Tigo One OTT throughout Latin America

News Video Latin America and the Caribbean 19 SEP 2017
Millicom to roll out new Tigo One OTT throughout Latin America

Millicom has revealed that it plans to deploy its recently announced Tigo One TV platform throughout Latin America. The next generation TV service combining linear pay-TV and over-the-top (OTT) services has already been launched by the company’s TigoUne unit in Colombia after it teamed up with TiVo to develop a tailor-made hybrid TV everywhere platform. The service allows viewers to access online streaming services such as YouTube and VoD platforms such as Sony’s Crackle, HBO and Fox, as well as traditional linear television content.

Features include content from multiple sources, with a common remote and search functionality, personalisation tools, including recommendations based on viewer habits, as well as the ability to record up to 100 movies. Millicom added that customers can access Tigo One TV content anytime and anywhere, including on their Tigo mobile.


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Video,  Internet

Companies:

Millicom,  Sony,  Tigo,  TiVo,  Crackle,  HBO

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Latin America and the Caribbean

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Launch, Consumer devices, Broadcast, Consumer

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