Tubi, which is the free ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox, has recently expanded to five Latin American countries — including Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama. With this deal, Tubi has effectively doubled its global footprint, signaling its intention to capture more Latin American viewers.
Users in said Latin American countries are now able to access Tubi’s library with either subtitle or dubbed in Spanish on a variety of devices such as desktops, iPhones, iPads, PCs, Macs, Apple TVs, and smart TVs.
The content that is already available includes titles like “The Green Hornet,” “Hellboy,” “American Psycho” and more, along with regionally produced TV series such as “Bienvenida Realidad,” “Atrapada” and “El Sexo Debil” — plus local versions of “The Nanny,” “Bewitched” and “Married with Children.” Tubi will also offer TV series “L.A.’s Finest” and “Masters of Sex.”
Compared to its rivals, Tubi was slow to expand; up until this point, it was only available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia — prompting many folks to use a VPN to access the free streaming service.
In sharp contrast, Disney+ has launched in more than 80 countries with the goal to reach 160 countries by 2023, whereas Netflix is already streaming in 190 countries.
“We’re delighted to launch our platform in these five Latin American countries, bringing viewers a mix of locally-produced content, Spanish-language favorites, and Hollywood titles,” Adam Lewinson, Tubi’s chief content officer, said in a statement. “We’re eager to expand deeper into Latin America after the stellar success of Tubi in Mexico, which has seen tremendous growth in such a short amount of time.”
LABS (Latin America Business Stories) predicts that Latin America’s streaming subscriptions will more than double in the next three years, reaching 110 million viewers in 2025.
Tubi started its Latin American “adventure” in 2021 when it launched in Mexico, bringing viewers a localized Spanish-language app in partnership with TV Azteca — a media company in Mexico with four television networks. While announcing new Latin American markets, Tubi said that it saw total viewing time in Mexico rise 60% year-over-year and total viewers increase 40% year-over-year.
In its fourth-quarter earnings report, Fox noted that Tubi had a total of 51 million active users, up from 33 million last year.
“We will continue to invest judiciously in Tubi with our sights set on achieving $1 billion in revenue run rate in the next couple of years,” CEO Lachlan Murdoch remarked in a recent earnings call.
Fox acquired Tubi in 2020 for $440 million, with a promise to continue investing in the platform. In the past year, the service saw a 45% growth in revenue.
And if you want to watch Tubi from your country — presuming it’s still not officially supported by Tubi — you can do that with a good VPN. Just connect to a server in the country where Tubi is available and you’re good to go. To find the right service for the job, visit our list of Best VPNs for Tubi, and take it from there. It’s that easy.