Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Mexico:
TelevisaUnivision is granted rights to broadcast FIFA Club World Cup
During an Upfront hosted by TelevisaUnivision on October 23, the audiovisual company annoounced that it would broadcast FIFA Club World Cup in the Mexican territory. The new international soccer tournament organized by FIFA (International...
Brazil:
Amazon Prime Video to expand ad-supported tier into Brazilian market in 2025
At UnBoxed 2024, an event organized by Amazon’s advertising division Amazon Ads, the e-commerce giant announced on October 15 that it would expand the geographic reach of the ad-supported version of its streaming service Amazon Prime Video. The...
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Argentina:
DirecTV gets license to offer mobile services
On October 4, Argentina’s National Communications Agency (Enacom), currently under government intervention, approved the application for a license to provide mobile services filed by DirecTV, a telecommunications company owned by Grupo Werthein. The company has been...
Global:
DirecTV enters into agreement to acquire Dish in USA and Puerto Rico, with both Satellite TV giants to operate jointly
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
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:
Messi to start his own audiovisual production company in association with Smuggler Entertainment
Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi presented its own audiovisual production company on September 19. The company was created in association with Smuggler Entertainment, which produced the two series about Messi’s career that have been recently launched (Messi’s World...
Brazil:
CNBC Brasil confirms November launch date
New Pay TV channel CNBC Brasil announced on September 16 that it would go on the air in November. The news had been revealed by some Brazilian media outlets a few weeks before but it had not been officially confirmed by the company. According to information obtained...
Global:
Following agreement with TelevisaUnivision, Chespirito’s shows back on the screen
After an absence of more than four years, Mexican comedian Chespirito’s (Roberto Gómez Bolaños) shows, such as El Chavo del Ocho and El Chapulín Colorado, are to be aired on TV channels and streaming platforms in Latin America and throughout the world. Florinda Meza,...
Global:
Acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance confirmed, there being no other bids on the table
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...
Peru:
Linzor Capital Partners acquires Win
Investment management company Linzor Capital Partners has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Win (Wi-Net Telecom), a Peruvian telecommunications operator owned by ON Group. The operator currently offers Internet, fixed phone and Pay TV services,...
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Latin America:
Mercado Libre to launch Mercado Play, its own streaming platform
According to information resulting from investigative work conducted by TAVI Latam, Argentine e-commerce leader Mercado Libre is running tests prior to the launch of its own streaming service, which will be called Mercado Play. It is already possible for some users to...
Latin America:
Fox channels to be renamed as Star as from February 2021
The Walt Disney Company has officially announced that as from February 2021 Fox channels’ names will be changed so that they include the Star brand in Latin America. TAVI Latam reported the news some weeks ago in an exclusive, but company sources said that the date...
Latin America:
Disney confirms launch of Espn 4 to replace Fox Sports
The Walt Disney Company press team has confirmed to TAVI Latam that as from December 1 a new Pay TV sports channel called Espn 4 will replace Fox Sports throughout the Spanish-speaking Latin American region, with the only exceptions of Mexico and Argentina. TAVI Latam...
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