This Week’s Top Stories

Disney+ exceeds all expectations with 130 million subscribers; HBO Max films two new Brazilian series based on novels; TelevisaUnivision’s OTT will launch in the first half of 2022. Watch these and all of the week’s top stories in 60 seconds.

1. Disney+ Exceeds All Expectations with 130 Million Subscribers

The 196.4 million customers accumulated between Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ ratify Disney’s strategy regarding D2C streaming, which has a clear objective: to generate more and more content. Read more.

2. HBO Max Films Two New Brazilian Series Based on Novels

El mundo de Luna and El beso adolescente, both Max Originals productions, are adaptations of the homonymous book by Carina Rissi and the graphic novel by Rafael Coutinho, respectively. Read more.

3. TelevisaUnivision’s OTT Will Launch in the First Half of 2022

Alfonso de Angoitia and Bernardo Gómez, co-presidents of TelevisaUnivision in Mexico, revealed to the newspaper El País the first details of the long-awaited platform. Read more.

4. Kanal D Drama to Premiere Conflictos de Familia in the US

The series will debut in the United States on the Kanal D Drama linear channel and app on February 22. Read more.

5. Natpe Unveils In-Person and Virtual Event Agenda for 2022

The organization announced a new event called Natpe Hollywood to take place in June, but made no mention of the LA Screenings. Read more.

6. Global Agency’s Daydreamer to Premiere in Chile on TVN

The channel is already promoting the upcoming premiere of the Turkish drama, which will hit its screen under the title Sueño Contigo. Read more.

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