by Hernán Amaya | May 25, 2021 | Telecommunications
Telefónica has announced that it has acquired DirecTV wireless home Internet business in Colombia, a service that AT&T satellite TV operator has been providing in that country since 2014. According to the company’s press release, “nowadays DirecTV has about...
by Hernán Amaya | May 21, 2021 | Content
Grupo Lauman announced on late May 21 that it had acquired Fox Sports México from The Walt Disney Company. On May 6, Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) had refused to extend the term for Disney to sell Fox Sports, a condition imposed by the telecom...
by Hernán Amaya | May 13, 2021 | OTT / VOD
The Walt Disney Company has decided to postpone the launch of its new streaming platform Star+ (Star Plus) until August 31, 2021 in Latin America. The originally scheduled date was June 2021. The news was disclosed on May 13 by Senior Executive Vice President and...
by Hernán Amaya | May 6, 2021 | Pay TV
VTR, a Chilean telecommunications company owned by Liberty Latin America, has begun to offer its new advanced television service HubTV. At the moment, it is only being provided over IPTV, through the new fiber optic network being deployed by the operator, and requires...
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 30, 2021 | Content
According to information published by Venezuelan specialist reporter Edgar Rincón Molina, Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) will be offering HBO (WarnerMedia) premium pack as from May 3. Some time ago, company officials said that SimpleTV was about to add...
