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Type of site | Public |
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| Available in | Spanish |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Televisa S.A. de C.V |
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| Services | |
| Website | www |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | 22 February 2016 |
Blim is an on-demand video subscription service, offered online via Televisa S.A. de C.V, [1] through an Internet connection, which offers access to programs strictly for personal use, in exchange for payment of a monthly subscription fee. [2]
Video on-demand (VOD) is a form of video media distribution that allows users to consume TV and movie content whenever they choose, instead of having to watch shows at a scheduled broadcast time. During the 20th century, the major form of media distribution was broadcast in the form of over-the-air programming. The development of the Internet and IPTV technology in the late 20th century resulted in a significant switch in content consumption habits with VOD coming to televisions and personal computers. Unlike broadcast TV, video on demand previously required each user to have an internet connection with considerable bandwidth to access the content effectively. However since the Digital Cinema Initiative was launched in 2002 by Disney, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal and Warner Bros. Studios, the JPEG2000 codec was developed alongside the Fraunhofer Institute for the distribution of movies via Digital Cinema Packages. Subsequently, this technology has filtered down from feature film production into broadcast television which has necessitated substantially less bandwidth for VOD applications.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. is a Mexican multimedia mass media company and the largest in Hispanic America and the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract.
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Its center of operations is in Mexico City. It is currently available in 17 countries: Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guatemala, Bolivia, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Belize. [3]
Mexico City, or the City of Mexico, is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centres in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico, a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs.
It owns the productions of Televisa, as well the broadcast rights for titles from creators and distributors like Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and BBC. [4]
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio and a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, which is ultimately owned by The Walt Disney Company. The subsidiary is the main producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit, and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It took on its current name in 1983. Today, in conjunction with the other units of Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Pictures is regarded as one of Hollywood's "Big Five" film studios. Films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under this brand.
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film studio based in Hollywood, California, that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994. Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world, the second oldest in the United States, and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios still located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of feature films and television programs. One of the world's oldest film studios, MGM's headquarters are located at 245 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
To compete with other on demand vido services, it initially offered a monthly subscription for 109 pesos (approximately $5.65 US). [5] Like Netflix, Blim offers the first month of its service free of charge. [6]
The Mexican peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 10th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded currency from America, and the most traded currency from Latin America.
Netflix, Inc. is an American media-services provider and production company headquartered in Los Gatos, California, founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California. The company's primary business is its subscription-based streaming service which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs, including those produced in-house. As of April 2019, Netflix had over 148 million paid subscriptions worldwide, including 60 million in the United States, and over 154 million subscriptions total including free trials. It is available almost worldwide except in mainland China as well as Syria, North Korea, Iran, and Crimea. The company also has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea. Netflix is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
On 3 September 2019, Blim was relaunched as BlimTV, adding 30 live television channels like Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Tlnovelas, Telemundo Internacional and Antena 3. [7] [8]
Las Estrellas is one of the cornerstone networks of Televisa, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TV in Mexico City. Many of the programs of Las Estrellas are seen in the United States on Univision, UniMás, and Galavisión.
Canal 5 is a Mexican free-to-air television network owned by Televisa. It traces its origins to the foundation of Channel 5 in Mexico City in 1952. Canal 5's program lineup is generally targeted at a younger audience and includes cartoons, foreign series and movies, along with a limited number of sporting events such as NFL games, boxing, the FIFA World Cup and, historically, the Olympic Games.
Tlnovelas is a Spanish-language pay television network that broadcasts Mexican telenovelas produced by Televisa, the owner of the channel. Four different telenovelas are broadcast each day, repeated two times each, Monday through Friday; episodes repeat on Saturday and Sunday.
