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{{Short description|Mexican streaming service from Televisa}}
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| owner = [[TelevisaUnivision|Televisa S. de R.L. de C.V]]
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| CEO = Luis Arvizu
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| location_city = [[Mexico City]]
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'''Blim TV''' (stylized as '''blim tv''') was an [[Video on demand|on-demand video]] subscription service, offered online via [[TelevisaUnivision]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> through an Internet connection, which offers access to programs strictly for personal use, in exchange for payment of a monthly subscription fee.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
To compete with other on demand video services, it initially offered a monthly subscription for 109 [[Mexican peso|pesos]] (approximately $5.65 US).<ref>{{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}}</ref> Like [[Netflix]], blim tv offered the first month of its service free of charge.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 3 September 2019, Blim was relaunched as "Blim TV", adding 30 live television channels like [[Las Estrellas]], [[Canal 5 (Mexico)|Canal 5]], [[Tlnovelas]], [[Telemundo Internacional]] and [[Antena 3 (Spain)|Antena 3]].<ref>{{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 (Mexico City)|El Universal]] |access-date=4 September 2019 |language=es |date=3 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
As of July 2021, Luis Arvizu was the CEO of the company.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
In 2022, Blim TV merged all assets to [[Vix (streaming service)|Vix]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== 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 meme]]s for producing lesser-quality original content compared to Netflix's more critically acclaimed original content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yucatan.com.mx/espectaculos/breves-del-espectaculo/memes-se-lanzan-contra-blim|title="Memes" se lanzan contra Blim - El Diario de Yucatán|website=yucatan.com.mx|access-date=25 July 2017|language=es|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330023000/http://yucatan.com.mx/espectaculos/breves-del-espectaculo/memes-se-lanzan-contra-blim|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/netflix-se-burla-de-televisa-y-rebelde/#gs.EtJ8xNM|title=Netflix se burla de Televisa y Rebelde - Forbes Mexico|date=4 October 2016|access-date=25 July 2017|language=es}}</ref> Televisa retaliated by releasing an ad where a look-a-like man was happy having subscribed to Blim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://regeneracion.mx/blim-intenta-burlarse-de-netflix-y-nada-sale-bien/|title=Blim intenta burlarse de Netflix y todo sale mal (VIDEO)|date=25 October 2016|access-date=25 July 2017|language=es}}</ref> 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,{{quotation needed|date=October 2018}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dos semanas probando Blim|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/blogs/alejandro-aleman/2016/03/11/dos-semanas-probando-blim|website=eluniversal.com.mx|access-date=26 July 2017|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdpnoticias.com/enelshow/television/2016/02/22/blim-copia-de-netflix-fracasara-porque-televisa-no-entiende-a-los-mileniales|title=Blim, copia de Netflix, fracasará porque Televisa no entiende a los mileniales|date=22 February 2016|access-date=25 July 2017|language=es|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=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|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Original programming ==
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! Title
! Genre
! Premiere
! Seasons
! Status
|-
| ''[[40 y 20 (TV series)|40 y 20]]''
| [[Comedy]]
| {{dts|1 April 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rangel|first1=Alma|title=Estreno de la serie 40 y 20 por Blim 1 de abril|url=http://www.tvyespectaculos.mx/2016/03/31/estreno-la-serie-40-20-blim-1-abril/|website=tvyespectaculos.mx|date=31 March 2016 |access-date=8 May 2017|language=es}}</ref>
| {{sort|026|4 seasons, 52 episodes}}
| Renewed for a fourth season<ref>{{cite web|title=40 y 20 estrena segunda temporada y prepara dos más|url=http://www.todotvnews.com/news/40-y-20-estrena-segunda-temporada-y-prepara-dos-ms.html|website=todotvnews.com|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es|archive-date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508010353/http://www.todotvnews.com/news/40-y-20-estrena-segunda-temporada-y-prepara-dos-ms.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Nosotros los guapos]]''
| [[Comedy]]
| {{dts|16 August 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|title="Nosotros los guapos", serie de comedia que se transmite por Blim|url=https://www.terra.com.mx/entretenimiento/nosotros-los-guapos-serie-de-comedia-que-se-transmite-por-blim,f3689bc487ae75e2c0205628f2164415jqkmbhmn.html|website=terra.com.mx|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| {{sort|030|4 seasons, 57 episodes}}
| Ended
|-
| ''[[Sin rastro de ti]]''
| [[Telenovela]]
| {{dts|9 September 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Adriana Louvier desaparecerá misteriosamente en 'Sin Rastro de Ti'|url=http://espectaculos.televisa.com/series/noticias/972467/sin-rastro-ti-serie-blim-adriana-louvier-televisa-espectaculos/|website=Televisa.com|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es}}</ref>
| {{sort|016|1 season, 16 episodes}}
| Ended
|-
| ''[[Blue Demon (TV series)|Blue Demon]]''
| [[Drama]]
| {{dts|11 November 2016}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/lucha-libre/2016/10/30/ya-hay-fecha-para-inicio-de-serie-de-blue-demon|title=Ya hay fecha para inicio de serie de Blue Demon|newspaper=MedioTiempo|access-date=2017-05-08|language=es-MX}}</ref>
| {{sort|065|3 seasons, 65 episodes}}
| Ended
|-
| ''[[Súper X (TV series)|Súper X]]''
| [[Comedy]]
| {{dts|20 January 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Blim estrena 1a temporada de la serie original Super X|url=https://www.mnientretenimiento.com/2017/01/22/blim-estrena-super-x/|website=mnientretenimiento.com|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es}}</ref>
| {{sort|013|2 seasons, 16 episodes}}
| Ended
|-
| ''[[Sincronía]]''
| [[Drama]] [[Suspense]]
| {{dts|1 March 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|title="Sincronía" estrena 1 de marzo, en exclusiva por blim: Gustavo Loza. Con Flor Rubio|url=http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=662389&idFC=2017|website=radioformula.com.mx|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224132222/http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=662389&idFC=2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{sort|012|1 season, 12 episodes}}
| Ended
|-
| ''[[Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández]]''
| [[Black comedy]]
| 12 May 2017<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mendez|first1=Nancy|title='Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández', un historia cómica de amor|url=http://www.excelsior.com.mx/funcion/2017/05/03/1161157|website=excelsior.com.mx|date=19 January 2013 |access-date=8 May 2017|language=es}}</ref>
| {{sort|013|1 season, 13 episodes}}
| Renewed for a second season<ref>{{cite web|title=Segunda temporada de "Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández", confirmada|url=http://www.20minutos.com.mx/noticia/237351/0/segunda-temporada-de-las-13-esposas-de-wilson-fernandez-confirmada/|website=20minutos.com.mx|access-date=3 October 2017|language=es}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Érase una vez]]''
| [[Fairy tale]]
| 2 October 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Lo que no te contaron del cuento, muy pronto lo sabrás... #ÉraseUnaVez llega en exclusiva a blim a partir del 2 de octubre|url=https://twitter.com/blim/status/914142902946844672|website=Twitter.com|publisher=Blim|access-date=3 October 2017|language=es}}</ref>
| {{sort|015|1 season, 12 episodes}}<ref>{{cite web|title="Había una vez" la descarada copia de "Once Upon A Time" que Televisa trajo a Blim|url=http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/80206/Habia-una-vez-la-descarada-copia-de-Once-Upon-A-Time-que-Televisa-trajo-a-Blim/|website=sandiegored.com|access-date=12 May 2017|language=es}}</ref>
| Ended
|-
| ''[[Dogma (TV series)|Dogma]]''
| [[Suspense film|Suspense]]
| 1 November 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=¡Ten cuidado con lo que crees! Todos los episodios de #Dogma en exclusiva|url=https://twitter.com/blim/status/925754330124230656|website=Twitter.com|publisher=Blim|access-date=2 November 2017|language=es}}</ref>
| {{sort|014|1 season, 13 episodes}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Woodside|first1=Maxine|title="Dogma" de 13 capítulos y por Blim, adelanta Moisés Arizmendi|url=http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=617373&idFC=2016|website=radioformula.com.mx|access-date=8 May 2017|language=es}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| Ended
|-
| ''[[¡Ay Güey!]]''
| [[Comedy]]
| 24 December 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=¡Ay Güey! estrena por blim el 24 de diciembre|url=http://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/series/1028156/ay-gey-estrena-blim-24-diciembre/|website=televisa.com|access-date=4 January 2018|language=es|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105123114/http://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/series/1028156/ay-gey-estrena-blim-24-diciembre/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{sort|014|1 season, 13 episodes}}
| Ended
|-
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|name=Blim}}
{{TelevisaUnivision}}
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