by Virginia Anziano | Sep 30, 2024 | Inferior 2 inglés, Pay TV
On September 30, two companies that had been flirting with the idea of merger for over ten years announced they had finally entered into an agreement. In the United States and Puerto Rico, Satellite TV giant DirecTV is to acquire Dish, also an important Satellite TV...
Global:
Disney+ implements Extra Member add-on option as part of crackdown on account sharing
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 25, 2024 | Inferior 3 inglés, OTT / VOD
Streaming plataform Disney+ (The Walt Disney Company) moves forward in its battle to crackdown on account sharing. It has just implemented the Extra Member add-on option in order to allow the inclusion of someone outside the account holder’s household for an...
Global:
Acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance confirmed, there being no other bids on the table
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 28, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
After long months of negotiations, the transaction arranged between audiovisual giant Paramount Global and movie and TV studio Skydance Media for the acquisition of the former has been confirmed. Announced on July 7, the agreement provided for a “go-shop” period...
Uruguay:
TCC, Nuevo Siglo and Montecable are granted approval to form a consortium
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 17, 2024 | Telecommunications
The three Uruguayan Cable TV companies based in Montevideo −TCC, Nuevo Siglo and Montecable- have already been granted regulatory approval to form a consortium. As a result, they will start joint operation of both Pay TV and fixed Internet services. The application...
Mexico:
Fox Corp. to acquire Fox Sports México from Grupo Lauman
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 21, 2024 | Pay TV
On June 21, Mexico’s Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) unexpectedly issued a resolution authorizing Fox Corporation (Fox Corp.) to acquire all the assets belonging to Fox Sports México, a sports channels network run by Grupo Lauman, which is owned by...