by Hernán Amaya | Apr 28, 2022 | Pay TV
Brazilian telecommunications company Oi has entered into an agreement to sell its Satellite TV postpaid customer base to DTH operator Sky Brasil (Grupo Werthein). Oi’s disinvestment plan also included the sale of its mobile phone operation. The news was disclosed to...
Argentina:
Government approves Disney’s disinvestment plan and Mediapro becomes Fox Sports Argentina’s owner
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 27, 2022 | Audiovisual Market in General
By means of a resolution issued on April 27 by the Domestic Trade Department, the Argentine government approved the disinvestment plan submitted by The Walt Disney Company, which makes it possible for the company to acquire 21st Century Fox and to close the Disney-Fox...
Global:
Having lost subscribers worldwide for the first time in ten years, Netflix considers lower cost, ad-supported plan
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 20, 2022 | OTT / VOD
For the first time in the last ten years, Netflix has reported a quarterly drop in its subscriber base on a global scale. The streaming platform lost 200,000 users in the first quarter of 2022, with subscriber count totaling 221.64 million. Shortly afterwards, Co-CEO...
Latin America:
DirecTV Go launches new own sports channel in Brazil and Mexico
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 13, 2022 | Content
On April 16, Grupo Werthein is to launch its new own sports channel in Brazil and Mexico. Called DSports, the new channel will be available on DirecTV Go, the company’s streaming Pay TV service, and will air PFL fights (Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial...
Global:
FIFA launches its own streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 12, 2022 | OTT / VOD
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international soccer governing entity, is entering the streaming market with the launch of FIFA+ (FIFA Plus) on April 12. The Federation seeks to take advantage of widespread interest in Qatar World Cup...