Blim TV explained

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Ceo:Luis Arvizu
Location City:Mexico City
Location Country:Mexico

Blim TV (stylized as blim tv) was an on-demand video subscription service, offered online via TelevisaUnivision,[1] through an Internet connection, which offers access to programs strictly for personal use, in exchange for payment of a monthly subscription fee.[2]

Its center of operations was in Mexico City. It was made available in 18 countries: Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guatemala, Bolivia, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Dominican Republic and Belize.[3]

It owned 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]

To compete with other on demand video services, it initially offered a monthly subscription for 109 pesos (approximately $5.65 US).[5] Like Netflix, blim tv offered the first month of its service free of charge.[6]

On 3 September 2019, Blim was relaunched as "Blim TV", adding 30 live television channels like Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Tlnovelas, Telemundo Internacional and Antena 3.[7] [8]

As of July 2021, Luis Arvizu was the CEO of the company.[9] [10]

In 2022, Blim TV merged all assets to Vix.[11]

Controversy

In 2016, Televisa realized people watched Netflix more than cable television. In an attempt to re-gain their lost viewers, they decided to remove all of their original content from Netflix. They then created their own Netflix-like streaming service, called Blim. Soon after Televisa announced Blim, Mexicans began mocking them through Internet memes for producing lesser-quality original content compared to Netflix's more critically acclaimed original content.[12] Netflix itself released an ad which made fun of Televisa's original content. It criticized Blim and Televisa for the perceived lesser quality of their content, as well as for removing it from Netflix. The ad featured a man acting sad because Televisa's original content was removed, with his mom looking at him strangely.[13] Televisa retaliated by releasing an ad where a look-a-like man was happy having subscribed to Blim.[14] However Televisa's ad did not get the response they expected. It only caused more unfavorable criticism compared to Netflix. Blim and Televisa were even more heavily criticized for not understanding Millennials, some of whom went as far as thanking Televisa for removing their content from Netflix. The main argument against Televisa was that there was no need to pay for a streaming service to see series that are available to watch on YouTube without needing to buy cable in the first place.[15] [16]

Original programming

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsStatus
40 y 20Comedy[17] Renewed for a fourth season[18]
Nosotros los guaposComedy[19] Ended
Sin rastro de tiTelenovela[20] Ended
Blue DemonDrama[21] Ended
Súper XComedy[22] Ended
SincroníaDrama Suspense[23] Ended
Las 13 esposas de Wilson FernándezBlack comedy12 May 2017[24] Renewed for a second season[25]
Érase una vezFairy tale2 October 2017[26] [27] Ended
DogmaSuspense1 November 2017[28] [29] Ended
¡Ay Güey!Comedy24 December 2017[30] Ended

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Televisa lanza servicio de contenido bajo demanda. eleconomista.com.mx. 7 May 2017. es. 22 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Términos de uso. blim.com. 7 May 2017. es. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013547/http://www.blim.com/site/terms-conditions. dead.
  3. Web site: Televisa le entra a la competencia en "streaming". eluniversal.com.mx. El Universal México. 7 May 2017. es.
  4. Web site: Elias. Irán. El imperio del streaming. elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. El Siglo del Torreón México. 8 May 2017. es. 22 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Conoce Blim, la nueva plataforma de contenidos en español. espectaculos.televisa.com. 8 May 2017. es.
  6. Web site: Gutiérrez. Óscar. Todo lo que necesitas saber de Blim, el competidor mexicano de Netflix. cnet.com. 8 May 2017. es. 15 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Martínez . Carla . Televisa relanza servicio de streaming "Blim" . eluniversal.com.mx . . 4 September 2019 . es . 3 September 2019.
  8. Web site: blim evoluciona a blim tv . televisa.com . 4 September 2019 . es . 3 September 2019 . 4 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904044821/https://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/telecomunicaciones/1037807/blim-evoluciona-blim-tv/ . dead .
  9. Web site: 2021-07-14. Blim TV encontró su modelo con el AVOD. 2021-07-21. TTV News. es-ES.
  10. Web site: 2021-06-03. "Queremos ser la plataforma donde más gente consuma video on demand". 2021-07-21. Expansión. es.
  11. News: [csimagazine.com/csi/TelevisaUnivision-unveils-Vix-streaming-brands.php TelevisaUnivision unveils Vix and Vix+ streaming brands ]. 28 May 2023 . CSI Magazine . Perspective Publishing . 17 February 2022.
  12. Web site: "Memes" se lanzan contra Blim - El Diario de Yucatán. yucatan.com.mx. 25 July 2017. es. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330023000/http://yucatan.com.mx/espectaculos/breves-del-espectaculo/memes-se-lanzan-contra-blim. dead.
  13. Web site: Netflix se burla de Televisa y Rebelde - Forbes Mexico. 4 October 2016. 25 July 2017. es.
  14. Web site: Blim intenta burlarse de Netflix y todo sale mal (VIDEO). 25 October 2016. 25 July 2017. es.
  15. Web site: Dos semanas probando Blim. eluniversal.com.mx. 26 July 2017. es.
  16. Web site: Blim, copia de Netflix, fracasará porque Televisa no entiende a los mileniales. 22 February 2016. 25 July 2017. es. 14 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814042128/http://www.sdpnoticias.com/enelshow/television/2016/02/22/blim-copia-de-netflix-fracasara-porque-televisa-no-entiende-a-los-mileniales. dead.
  17. Web site: Rangel. Alma. Estreno de la serie 40 y 20 por Blim 1 de abril. tvyespectaculos.mx. 31 March 2016 . 8 May 2017. es.
  18. Web site: 40 y 20 estrena segunda temporada y prepara dos más. todotvnews.com. 8 May 2017. es. 8 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508010353/http://www.todotvnews.com/news/40-y-20-estrena-segunda-temporada-y-prepara-dos-ms.html. dead.
  19. Web site: "Nosotros los guapos", serie de comedia que se transmite por Blim. terra.com.mx. 8 May 2017. es.
  20. Web site: Adriana Louvier desaparecerá misteriosamente en 'Sin Rastro de Ti'. Televisa.com. 8 May 2017. es.
  21. News: Ya hay fecha para inicio de serie de Blue Demon. MedioTiempo. 2017-05-08. es-MX.
  22. Web site: Blim estrena 1a temporada de la serie original Super X. mnientretenimiento.com. 8 May 2017. es.
  23. Web site: "Sincronía" estrena 1 de marzo, en exclusiva por blim: Gustavo Loza. Con Flor Rubio. radioformula.com.mx. 8 May 2017. es. 24 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224132222/http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=662389&idFC=2017. dead.
  24. Web site: Mendez. Nancy. 'Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández', un historia cómica de amor. excelsior.com.mx. 19 January 2013 . 8 May 2017. es.
  25. Web site: Segunda temporada de "Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández", confirmada. 20minutos.com.mx. 3 October 2017. es.
  26. Web site: Lo que no te contaron del cuento, muy pronto lo sabrás... #ÉraseUnaVez llega en exclusiva a blim a partir del 2 de octubre. Twitter.com. Blim. 3 October 2017. es.
  27. Web site: "Había una vez" la descarada copia de "Once Upon A Time" que Televisa trajo a Blim. sandiegored.com. 12 May 2017. es.
  28. Web site: ¡Ten cuidado con lo que crees! Todos los episodios de #Dogma en exclusiva. Twitter.com. Blim. 2 November 2017. es.
  29. Web site: Woodside. Maxine. "Dogma" de 13 capítulos y por Blim, adelanta Moisés Arizmendi. radioformula.com.mx. 8 May 2017. es.
  30. Web site: ¡Ay Güey! estrena por blim el 24 de diciembre. televisa.com. 4 January 2018. es. 5 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105123114/http://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/series/1028156/ay-gey-estrena-blim-24-diciembre/. dead.

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