by Virginia Anziano | Jan 13, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
The South Korean technology company is to launch its streaming app for smart TVs in the Brazilian market. The news was released by Samsung Brasil Associate Product Director for TV and Audio Erico Traldi during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas,...
Mexico:
Roku adds seven new brand partners to manufacture smart TVs
by Virginia Anziano | Jan 10, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
The US company Roku has announced it has entered into agreements with seven companies to manufacture smart TVs with its Roku TV platform in Mexico. The only existing Roku partners in Mexico are TCL and Hisense. The new list will include InFocus, JVC, Polaroid,...
Global:
ViacomCBS purchases 49% stake in Miramax
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 6, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
ViacomCBS (merger between Viacom and CBS, effective in early December 2019) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with beIN Media Group to acquire a 49% stake in Miramax, a global film and television studio up to now solely owned by beIN, which will keep...
Global:
The Pirate Bay is testing a new streaming option
by Virginia Anziano | Dec 12, 2019 | Audiovisual Market in General
The Pirate Bay is testing a new system through which users can stream the content instead of downloading them. This torrent website is one of the most important pirate audiovisual content sites worldwide. Over the past few days, The Pirate Bay has been adding a...
Mexico:
Izzi accused of interfering with TV Azteca’s signal during Andy Ruiz Jr.’s fight
by Virginia Anziano | Dec 10, 2019 | Audiovisual Market in General
Journalists at TV Azteca and many Izzi users reported on social networks that the Mexican Pay TV company owned by Televisa had interfered intentionally with Azteca Siete during the live broadcast of the fight between Andy Ruiz Jr., a U.S. born boxer of Mexican...
Global:
CBS and Viacom completed the merger and launched the new ViacomCBS
by Gustavo Hernández | Dec 5, 2019 | Audiovisual Market in General
As it had been announced, CBS Corporation and Viacom Inc. completed the merger on December 4. The combined company, which is renamed ViacomCBS, creates a media group with global scale, including leadership positions in markets across the United States, Europe, Latin...