by Hernán Amaya | May 5, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
WarnerMedia has announced that it has acquired Ole Communications’ minority stake in HBO Brasil Partners. Thus, WarnerMedia has become the sole owner. Last October the production company owned by AT&T agreed to acquire Ole Communications’ minority stake in HBO Ole...
Costa Rica:
Millicom terminates agreement with Telefónica
by Hernán Amaya | May 4, 2020 | Telecommunications
On May 2, Millicom announced it had terminated the share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Costa Rican Telefónica subsidiary, operating under Movistar brand. The telecommunications company, based in Luxembourg, noted that it was exercising its right to...
Brazil:
UOL joins the streaming market with UOL Play
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 30, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Brazilian website UOL (Grupo Folha) has launched its own OTT platform, called UOL Play. UOL is one of the most visited Internet sites in Brazil; it is among the top 10 sites in the rankings published by Alexa and Similar Web, the most important services ranking web...
Global:
Facebook opens up a new alternative for artists by allowing them to charge for livestream shows
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 29, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Facebook has announced that in the next few weeks it will include the option to charge for livestream shows. “To support creators and small businesses, we plan to add the ability for pages to charge for access to events with live videos on Facebook,” according to...
Latin America:
DirecTV loses subscribers and ends Q1 2020 with 13.2 million
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 23, 2020 | Pay TV
Satellite TV operator DirecTV ended the first quarter of the current year with 13.2 million users in Latin America, according to financial reports recently published by AT&T. This figure shows a 0.86% decline (114,000 users) in comparison with Q4 2019. Once again...