by Hernán Amaya | Nov 27, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Streaming Pay TV service DGo is to become Sky+ in Brazil on December 6. Vrio (Grupo Werthein), which manages Sky in Brazil and DirecTV in Spanish-speaking South America and Mexico, aims to concentrate marketing and advertising efforts into a single brand. It was...
Latin America:
Disney creates Espn 5, Espn 6 and Espn 7 in order to discontinue Fox Sports brand in the region
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 15, 2023 | Content
The Walt Disney Company has confirmed to TAVI Latam that as from February 15, 2024 it will rebrand all its Fox Sports channels in Spanish-speaking Latin America and Brazil in order to discontinue the brand in the region. The new Pay TV sports channels will be Espn 5,...
Global:
Paramount+ to expand ad-supported tier internationally and to launch new premium tier
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 23, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On November 23, audiovisual giant Paramount announced the introduction of some innovations in its streaming platform Paramount+. On an international scale, the company will expand its ad-supported tier and will launch a new premium package. The premium plan is set to...
Brazil:
Sky backs out of deal to acquire Oi’s Satellite TV postpaid customer base
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 9, 2023 | Pay TV
In a document submitted to the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) last week, it was informed that Satellite TV (DTH) operator Sky (Vrio, Grupo Werthein) had decided to cancel the agreement to acquire the postpaid customer base of Oi’s DTH service. The...
Latin America:
Warner Bros. Discovery puts off Max launch until Q1 2024 in the region
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 21, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Audiovisual giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced its decision to delay the arrival of its new platform Max in Latin America. Originally scheduled for autumn 2023 (Northern Hemisphere), the launch has been postponed until the first quarter of 2024. During...