by Hernán Amaya | Jun 8, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Relatives of late Julio Humberto Grondona, who held office as President of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino -AFA- (Argentine Soccer Association) between 1979 and 2014, will sue Amazon for millions in damages in connection with its original series El Presidente,...
Latin America:
New U.S. Latino-focused OTT Canela.TV to expand into Latin America in 2021
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 4, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Canela TV will start its expansion into Latin American countries next year, according to information revealed to TAVI Latam by Isabel Rafferty Zavala, Canela Media CEO and founder. The new streaming service, which targets U.S. latins, was launched in the United States...
Mexico:
Televisa launchs mobile phone service as a MVNO thus becoming a quad play provider
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 1, 2020 | Telecommunications
Mexican telecommunications company Televisa started commercialization of its mobile phone service as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on June 1, as a result of which it has become a quad play provider. In fact, Televisa’s brand Izzi has been supplying Pay TV,...
Global:
AT&T under pressure to sell DirecTV
by Hernán Amaya | May 26, 2020 | Pay TV
U.S. telecommunications company AT&T is facing pressure to sell its satellite TV operator DirecTV. According to Fox Business’ Charlie Gasparino, “AT&T is coming under tremendous shareholder pressure to cut costs.” In order to attain that goal,...
Venezuela:
DirecTV withdraws from Venezuelan market
by Hernán Amaya | May 20, 2020 | Pay TV
U.S. telecommunications company AT&T has resolved that its satellite TV operator DirecTV cease operations in Venezuela. AT&T announced the decision, effective immediately, through a press release issued on May 19. “The U.S. government’s sanctions on...