by Virginia Anziano | Dec 15, 2020 | Telecommunications
According to U.S. financial advisory services company Bloomberg, telecommunications operator Liberty Latin America (LLA) is considering the acquisition of Telefónica’s businesses in Colombia and Ecuador, where Telefónica operates under the brand name Movistar. The...
Chile:
University of Chile to launch new DTT channel
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 24, 2020 | DTT
The University of Chile has announced that it is about to launch a new channel. It will use the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system through channel 11.2, after entering into an agreement with Chilevisión (currently owned by Turner, though it has been locally...
Venezuela:
Recently acquired DirecTV operation extends free period one month
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 16, 2020 | Pay TV
SimpleTV, the Venezuelan Satellite TV operation formerly owned by DirecTV, has announced that its free period will extend one further month, until December 14. Scale Capital, the company that has acquired DirecTV Venezuela, had initially reached an agreement with...
Global:
Netflix launches its first linear channel
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix, the streaming service managed by Reed Hastings, keeps searching for new options to improve the user’s experience. It has just launched its first linear channel, whose name is Direct. For the time being, it is available only in France. This new initiative is...
Global:
Google showcases new Chromecast with a remote control and its own operating system
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 1, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Technology behemoth Google has officially announced its new Chromecast device. The new version of Google’s streaming device, so far known as Sabrina, is called Chromecast with Google TV, its most outstanding features being the inclusion of a remote control and the...