Blim TV

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{{Short description|Mexican streaming service from Televisa}}

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| language = Spanish

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• Streaming media
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| owner = Televisa S. de R.L. de C.V

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| CEO = Luis Arvizu

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| location_city = Mexico City

| location_country = Mexico

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Blim TV (stylized as blim tv) was an on-demand video subscription service, offered online via TelevisaUnivision,{{cite web|title=Televisa lanza servicio de contenido bajo demanda|url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/industrias/2016/02/22/televisa-lanza-servicio-entretenimiento-bajo-demanda|website=eleconomista.com.mx|access-date=7 May 2017|language=es|date=22 February 2016}} through an Internet connection, which offers access to programs strictly for personal use, in exchange for payment of a monthly subscription fee.{{cite web|title=Términos de uso|url=http://www.blim.com/site/terms-conditions|website=blim.com|access-date=7 May 2017|language=es|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013547/http://www.blim.com/site/terms-conditions|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|title=Televisa le entra a la competencia en "streaming"|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/espectaculos/television/2016/02/22/televisa-le-entra-la-competencia-en-streaming|website=eluniversal.com.mx|publisher=El Universal México|access-date=7 May 2017|language=es}}

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.{{cite web|last1=Elias|first1=Irán|title=El imperio del streaming|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1225311.el-imperio-del-streaming.html|website=elsiglodetorreon.com.mx|publisher=El Siglo del Torreón México|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es|date=22 May 2016}}

To compete with other on demand video services, it initially offered a monthly subscription for 109 pesos (approximately $5.65 US).{{cite web|title=Conoce Blim, la nueva plataforma de contenidos en español|url=http://espectaculos.televisa.com/series/noticias/924137/blim-lanzamiento-plataforma-digital-series-streaming/|website=espectaculos.televisa.com|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es}} Like Netflix, blim tv offered the first month of its service free of charge.{{cite web|last1=Gutiérrez|first1=Óscar|title=Todo lo que necesitas saber de Blim, el competidor mexicano de Netflix|url=https://www.cnet.com/es/noticias/blim-que-es-blim-netflix-precio-como-funciona-catalogo-memes/|website=cnet.com|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es|date=15 March 2016}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Martínez |first1=Carla |title=Televisa relanza servicio de streaming "Blim" |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/telecom/televisa-relanza-servicio-de-streaming-blim |website=eluniversal.com.mx |publisher=El Universal |access-date=4 September 2019 |language=es |date=3 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=blim evoluciona a blim tv |url=https://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/telecomunicaciones/1037807/blim-evoluciona-blim-tv/ |website=televisa.com |access-date=4 September 2019 |language=es |date=3 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904044821/https://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/telecomunicaciones/1037807/blim-evoluciona-blim-tv/ |url-status=dead }}

As of July 2021, Luis Arvizu was the CEO of the company.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-14|title=Blim TV encontró su modelo con el AVOD|url=https://todotvnews.com/blim-tv-encontro-su-modelo-con-el-avod/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=TTV News|language=es-ES}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-03|title="Queremos ser la plataforma donde más gente consuma video on demand"|url=https://expansion.mx/empresas/2021/06/03/luis-arvizu-blim-tv-video|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Expansión|language=es}}

In 2022, Blim TV merged all assets to Vix.{{cite news |title=TelevisaUnivision unveils Vix and Vix+ streaming brands |url=https://csimagazine.com/csi/TelevisaUnivision-unveils-Vix-streaming-brands.php |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=CSI Magazine |publisher=Perspective Publishing |date=17 February 2022}}