by Camila Sirolli | Jul 8, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General, Superior derecha segunda inglés
Skydance Media and Paramount Global have entered into an agreement by which the US film and TV production company is to become the holder of a controlling stake in the global media conglomerate. The transaction includes two steps. First, Skydance will acquire National...
Latin America:
Disney to relaunch Disney+, to integrate it with Star+ and to introduce an ad-supported plan
by Camila Sirolli | Apr 1, 2024 | OTT / VOD
On June 26, The Walt Disney Company’s streaming platforms operating in Latin America Disney+ and Star+ will join under the already existing name of Disney+. The OTT service wil be relaunched and will include all Star+’s entertainment and sports content (under the Espn...
Uruguay:
DirecTV alleges discrimination upon denial of license to offer Internet services
by Camila Sirolli | Mar 12, 2024 | Telecommunications
Carlos Magariños, Director of Global Strategy and External Affairs at Vrio Corp. (Grupo Werthein), division that controls Satellite TV operator DirecTV, stated that “today’s Uruguay discriminates against companies wishing to compete”. The statement, which...
Chile:
ClaroVTR sells its Satellite TV business to TuVes
by Camila Sirolli | Jan 18, 2024 | Pay TV
Chilean operator ClaroVTR has sold its Satellite TV business to TuVes, a Latin American wholesale and retail Satellite TV provider. The merger between VTR, owned by Liberty Latin America, and Claro Chile, owned by América Móvil, was approved in October 2022 by Chile’s...
Global:
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in negotiations to merge into a single company
by Camila Sirolli | Dec 22, 2023 | Audiovisual Market in General
According to information published by US website Axios, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Paramount have engaged in talks to discuss a potential merger between the two media and entertainment multinational conglomerates. That is the reason why Paramount Global CEO Bob...