{{Short description|Mexican-American streaming video service owned by TV Azteca}} {{Infobox website | name = azteca Now | logo = AztecaNow Logo2.jpg | screenshot = | screenshot_size = | caption = | screenshot_alt = | collapsible = | type = OTT video streaming platform | language = Spanish | foundation = | predecessor = | area_served = {{ubl|Canada|United States|Latin America|Europe}} | owner = {{ubl|ICARO Media Group|TV Azteca<ref name="dondeir"/>}} | products = {{ubl|Streaming media|Video on demand}} | services = {{ubl|Film distribution|Video distribution}} | revenue = | operating_income = | parent = | website = {{URL|https://aztecanow.com/}} | advertising = | registration = | users = | current_status = Operating | location = New York City | country = U.S. | international = | launched = {{start date|2021|08|10}}<ref name="produ"/> | alexa = }} '''Azteca Now''' (stylized: '''azteca Now''') is a free-over-the-top streaming service owned by Icaro Media Group and operated by TV Azteca.<ref name="dondeir">{{cite web |last=Tapia Luna |first=Tamara |date=16 August 2021 |title=Azteca Now, la plataforma en streaming de TV Azteca ¡gratis!|trans-title=Azteca Now, the free streaming platform of TV Azteca!|url=https://www.dondeir.com/cine-y-tv/azteca-now-plataforma-streaming-gratis/2021/08/amp/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Donde ir |language=Spanish}}</ref> It was released on August 10, 2021, exclusively in several Latin American countries, the United States, Canada,<ref name="produ">{{cite web |date=10 August 2021 |title=Nace Azteca Now una app para Latinoamérica y Canadá |trans-title=Azteca Now is born an app for Latin America and Canada |url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/nace-azteca-now-una-app-para-latinoamerica-y-canada |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=PRODU |language=Spanish }}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> as well as several European countries.<ref name="ICARO" />
The platform was only released for Android and iOS.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2021 |title=TV Azteca lanza app por streaming|trans-title=TV Azteca launches streaming app|url=https://vanguardiaveracruz.com/tv-azteca-lanza-app-por-streaming/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Vanguardia de Veracruz}}</ref> It includes a catalog of Original series, Telenovelas (from TV Azteca), Movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, Original movies,<ref name="dondeir" /> Lifestyle programs and adn40 news programming.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sandoval Acosta |first=Jesús Guadalupe |date=16 August 2021 |title=TV Azteca lanza su plataforma de streaming "Azteca Now" en Canadá y Latinoamérica|trans-title=TV Azteca launches its streaming platform ''Azteca Now'' in Canada and Latin America|url=https://www.tvlaint.com/2021/08/tv-azteca-lanza-su-plataforma-de.html?m=1 |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=tvlaint}}</ref> On November 16, 2022, Azteca Now was launched in the Mexican market to compete mainly against TelevisaUnivision's Vix,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollogramtv.com/2022/11/tv-azteca-inaugura-azteca-now-para-el.html?m=1|title=TV Azteca inaugura Azteca Now para el mercado mexicano|date=17 November 2022|access-date=25 November 2022|language=Spanish|publisher=Hollogram Televisión}}</ref> and in the US market on January 17, 2023.<ref name="Newswires"/>
== History == At the beginning of 2021, TV Azteca announced the launch of its streaming-platform in collaboration with the New York-based company Icaro Media Group,<ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 2022 |title=TV Azteca Launches Free OTT Platform Azteca Now |url=https://www.todotvnews.com/en/tv-azteca-launches-free-ott-platform-azteca-now/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Todo TV News |language=En-US}}</ref> aiming to compete with Televisa's Blim TV.<ref name="dondeir" /><ref>{{cite web |last=González |first=Fernanda |date=10 August 2021 |title=TV Azteca lanza la app Azteca Now y esto es lo que ofrece|trans-title=TV Azteca launches the Azteca Now app and this is what it offers|url=https://www.merca20.com/tv-azteca-lanza-azteca-now-la-agresiva-respuesta-a-televisa-univision/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Merca2.0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Azteca Now Amplía el Alcance de TV Azteca |trans-title=Azteca Now Expands the Reach of TV Azteca |url=https://plataformas.news/new-media/nota/azteca-now-amplia-el-alcance-de-tv-azteca |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=plataformas.news |language=Spanish |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913155059/https://plataformas.news/new-media/nota/azteca-now-amplia-el-alcance-de-tv-azteca |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was officially launched on August 10, 2021<ref>{{cite web |last=Acevedo |first=Sandra |date=12 August 2021 |title=¡Cuidado Netflix y Amazon Prime! TV Azteca lanzará su plataforma streaming |trans-title=Beware Netflix and Amazon Prime! TV Azteca will launch its streaming platform|url=https://regeneracion.mx/tv-azteca-lanzara-azteca-now-su-plataforma-streaming/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=RegeneracionMX |language=Spanish}}</ref> for both Latin America and Canada reaching a total coverage of approximately 100 million people.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 August 2021 |title=ICARO Media, TV Azteca launch Azteca Now app |url=https://advanced-television.com/2021/08/11/icaro-media-tv-azteca-launch-azteca-now-app/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Advanced Television}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Esquivel Pacheco |first=Andrea |date=19 August 2021 |title=Azteca Now: la nueva plataforma de streaming de TV Azteca |trans-title=Azteca Now: the new TV Azteca streaming platform |url=https://www.viamx.net/2021/08/azteca-now-la-nueva-plataforma-de.html?m=1 |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Vía mx |language=Spanish |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913155045/https://www.viamx.net/2021/08/azteca-now-la-nueva-plataforma-de.html?m=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2021, Azteca Now expanded into the European market, specifically in Germany, Spain and Portugal.<ref name="ICARO">{{cite web |last=Frango |first=Jason |date=15 September 2021 |title=ICARO™ and TV Azteca International Announce the Launch of "AZTECA NOW" in Europe |url=https://www.icaromediagroup.com/announcements/icaro-and-tv-azteca-international-announce-the-launch-of-azteca-now-in-europe-5/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=ICARO |language=En-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Easton |first=Jonathan |date=13 August 2021 |title=TV Azteca launches streaming services |url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2021/08/13/tv-azteca-launches-streaming-service/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Digital TV Europe}}</ref> On November 15, 2022, the launch of Azteca Now in Mexico was announced through the TV Azteca's pay television channels, and on November 16, it was officially released for Android and iOS. It was launched mainly because of the launch of Vix by TelevisaUnivision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gluc.mx/entretenimiento/2022/11/16/azteca-now-tv-azteca-lanza-servicio-de-streaming-en-mexico-que-programas-tiene-56775.html|title=Azteca Now: TV Azteca lanza servicio de streaming en México, ¿Qué programas tiene?|date=16 November 2022|access-date=25 November 2022|language=Spanish|website=gluc.mx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lado.mx/noticia.php?id=11446209|title=Azteca Now: ¿Cuánto cuesta el streaming de TV Azteca?|date=16 November 2022|access-date=25 November 2022|language=Spanish|website=lado.mx}}</ref> On January 17, 2023 Azteca Now was launched in the US market targeting the Hispanic market.<ref name="Newswires">{{cite web|url=https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/611770920/icaro-and-tv-azteca-international-launch-azteca-now-streaming-platform-for-us-market-in-spanish|title=ICARO™ and TV Azteca International Launch "AZTECA NOW" Streaming Platform for US Market in Spanish|date=17 January 2023|accessdate=17 January 2023|website=www.einnews.com}}</ref>
== Programming ==
=== Telenovelas === {{See also|List of TV Azteca telenovelas and series}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" !Title !Genre !Episodes |- |''Destino''<ref name="AztecaNow">{{cite web |title=Azteca Now |url=https://aztecanow.com/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=aztecanow.com}}</ref> |Drama |105 |- |''Hombre tenías que ser''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Drama<br />Romance |105 |- |''Los Rey''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Drama<br />Romance |125 |- |''La otra cara del alma''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Drama |130 |- |''Tanto amor''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Drama<br />Romance |120 |}
=== Series === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" !Title !Genre !Episodes |- |''Lucho en familia''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Drama<br />Romance<br />Wrestling | |- |''Drenaje profundo''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Thriller<br />Crime<br />Science fiction |20 |- |''Demencia''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Thriller<br />Horror | |- |''Lo que la gente cuenta''<ref name="AztecaNow" /> |Thriller |158 |}
=== Movies === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" !Title !Genre !Actors |- |''El gavilán pollero'' |Romance |Pedro Infante<br />Ana María Villaseñor<br />Antonio Badú |- |''La amargura de mi raza'' |Drama<br />Romance |Andrés García<br />{{ill|Yolanda Liévana|es}}<br />Alicia Encinas |- |''La hija del ministro'' |Romance |Luis Aguilar<br />Rosita Arenas<br />Víctor Parra |- |''Águila o Sol''<ref name="AztecaNow"/> | |Cantinflas<br />Manuel Medel<br />Margarita Mora |}
== See also ==
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://aztecanow.com/}}
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