by Gustavo Hernández | Jan 31, 2023 | Free To Air Tv
In Argentina, Alpha Media announced on January 31 that it had bought Channel 7 of Neuquén (Telefé Neuquén) from Paramount, the audiovisual multinational company that owns nationwide Free-To-Air channel Telefé. It is the second time Paramount has sold an Argentine...
Venezuela:
Government launches new free Satellite TV service
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 17, 2021 | Free To Air Tv
This week the Venezuelan government launched its new free Satellite TV service through the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel). FTA Venezuela is advertised as “the new way to watch television”. The DTH’s line-up includes almost 30 channels and...
Chile:
ViacomCBS acquires Chilevisión from WarnerMedia
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 5, 2021 | Free To Air Tv
On April 5, audiovisual company ViacomCBS announced that it had acquired Chilean Free-To-Air channel Chilevisión from WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T. The local press had been reporting the preliminary negotiations since last year. “The acquisition comprises...
Argentina:
Still engaged in litigation and having had a judgment entered against him, Lorefice Lynch sells Canal 9 to Grupo Octubre
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 23, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
By means of a press release sent to local media, the acquisition of Argentine Free to Air TV channel Canal 9 by Grupo Octubre has been announced. Grupo Octubre is a corporate group managed by trade union leader Victor Santa María through Sindicato Único de...
Chile:
ViacomCBS engaged in negotiations to acquire Chilevisión from Turner
by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 3, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
According to information provided by Chilean digital newspaper El Mostrador, U.S. company ViacomCBS is about to close the acquisition of Chilean Free To Air channel Chilevisión. Negotiations with the channel’s owner, Turner (a company belonging to WarnerMedia, which...
Brazil:
CNN Brasil intends to enter FTA TV market
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 29, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
CNN Brasil, which launched on March 15 as a Pay TV channel, has engaged in negotiations to enter the Free-To-Air TV market, with the aim of gaining viewers and increasing its revenue, according to Brazil’s website Notícias da TV. It has reported that the most likely...