Caracol TV to Debut Digital OTT Platform at NATPE

BOGOTÁ: Next week in Miami Caracol Television is slated to unveil Caracol Play, a digital OTT platform launching with 4,000 hours of video for streaming.

The platform will feature such titles as Pablo Escobar the Drug Lord, The Cartel, The Mafia Dolls, Pedro the Great, Escalona, La Mala Hierba and Gallito Ramírez, to name a few. It will also offer a variety of Colombian films and exclusive broadcasts of the Colombian National team’s games leading up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The content on Caracol Play will be available for tablets, PCs, smartphones and smart TVs.

"This initiative addresses the continually changing consumer habits of our audience and reaffirms our digital innovation strategy," said Gonzalo Córdoba, the president of Caracol Television. "Caracol Play will be available from the first quarter of 2013 and its subscribers will be able to see their favorite content, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."