by Gustavo Hernández | Oct 15, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Blim TV, Mexican media company Televisa’s streaming service, will launch a free version in 2021. The news was released by the platform’s CEO, Luis Arvizu, at Televisa 2021 Upfront event, which was held on October 14. In this way, Blim TV will combine an SVOD service...
Brazil:
BluTV: A new Satellite TV operator
by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 10, 2020 | Pay TV
There is a new Satellite TV service in Brazil. Its name is BluTV (www.blutv.com.br) and it has been operating since August 9. Based in Uberlandia (Minas Gerais State), it is owned by 1Sat Telecomunicações. The service currently reaches 53 municipalities, but the plan...
Chile:
ViacomCBS engaged in negotiations to acquire Chilevisión from Turner
by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 3, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
According to information provided by Chilean digital newspaper El Mostrador, U.S. company ViacomCBS is about to close the acquisition of Chilean Free To Air channel Chilevisión. Negotiations with the channel’s owner, Turner (a company belonging to WarnerMedia, which...
Latin America:
Roku adds OTT PlayKids to its platform
by Gustavo Hernández | Jul 21, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Roku has announced that it has added Brazilian streaming service PlayKids to its platform. Now the kids-focused OTT is available through Roku in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Users may...
Global:
Black Dragon Capital closes acquisition of Grass Valley
by Gustavo Hernández | Jul 9, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Investment firm Black Dragon Capital has completed the acquisition of Grass Valley, one of the world’s leading companies in the development solutions for audiovisual broadcasting and content distribution, according to a press release. Belden Inc. is the former...