by Hernán Amaya | Apr 28, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
Claro Box TV, a streaming player with a built-in Pay TV service, will reach all those Latin American markets where América Móvil operates. The announcement was made by CEO Daniel Hajj at the presentation of the telecommunications company’s Q1 2021 financial results....
Latin America:
WarnerMedia plans to bid for Copa Libertadores TV rights
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 23, 2021 | Content
According to Brazilian web portal UOL, Warner Media (AT&T), which owns sports network TNT Sports, is considering starting negotiations to acquire television rights to broadcast Copa Libertadores, the most important interclub soccer tournament in South America. The...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV launches its own sports channel
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 19, 2021 | Content
On April 19, SimpleTV (Scale Capital) launched a new sports channel (channel 620) to broadcast the Superliga, Venezuela’s paramount basketball tournament. Channel 620 is the Satellite TV company’s own channel, which was included in the three top packs, namely Mega HD,...
Colombia:
Netflix to open office in Colombia and to produce over 30 local titles
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 15, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has announced that in 2021 it will open a new office in Latin America. It will be located in Bogotá, Colombia. At the moment, the streaming company has offices in Mexico City (Mexico), Los Angeles (USA) and Alphaville (Brazil) working for Latin America. In...
Venezuela:
State-run channel TVes airs Disney’s Soul without broadcasting rights
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 22, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
On March 19, Free-To-Air state-run channel TVes (Televisora Venezolana Social) aired Walt Disney Company’s movie Soul without having been granted the rights to broadcast it, which soon spread in social networks and was then reported by the Venezuelan media. In...