by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 30, 2020 | Telecommunications
Digicel, a telecommunications company operating Pay TV and Internet, as well as mobile and fixed telephone services in many Caribbean and Central American countries, is in talks with some bondholders and is offering to exchange current bonds for new securities, as...
Argentina:
Cablevisión and Grupo MDP launch Manijomio, a new channel for teenagers
by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 23, 2020 | Content
Cablevisión, a Pay TV company owned by Telecom, and Grupo MDP, a production company, have joined to create a new teen-focused linear TV channel. Its name is Manijomio and its content is mainly related to social networks and gaming. The new channel, which launched on...
Latin America:
In response to the spread of Coronavirus, Arianespace suspends launch campaigns, including Embratel’s Star One D2
by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 20, 2020 | Telecommunications
French satellite transportation company Arianespace has paused launch campaigns underway at its space center in French Guiana because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Satellite Star One D2, belonging to Embratel (a Brazilian telecommuniations company owned by...
Global:
WarnerMedia creates new unit to make movies for HBO Max
by Gustavo Hernández | Feb 11, 2020 | OTT / VOD
WarnerMedia (AT&T) has set up a new label called Warner Max, which will be “the film production arm” for the new HBO Max streaming service that will be released in the United States in May this year (the release date in Latin America has not been...
Chile:
Screen Capital launches USD 20 million investment fund to produce TV series and movies in Spanish
by Gustavo Hernández | Jan 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
A new Chilean company called Screen Capital is launching a USD 20 million investment fund aimed at the production of Spanish-language television series and movies. The new firm is to begin operating in March 2020. It will become the first Chilean private investment...