Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Latin America:
DirecTV is granted sublicense to air FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in Spanish-speaking South America
On March 5, Pay TV operator DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) closed an agreement with sports streaming platform DAZN for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 broadcasting rights. The tournament will bring together the best soccer clubs on the planet. The agreement...
Argentina:
Telecom announces agreement to acquire Telefónica Argentina
Telecom Argentina, the owner of Flow and Personal brands, made an official announcement on February 24 according to which an agreement had been reached to acquire Movistar Argentina, a subsidiary of another important telecommunications company:...
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Bolivia:
Fútbol Canal debuts with local league match live broadcast and agreement with eight Pay TV operators
On February 12, Fútbol Canal, a new channel owned by the Bolivian Soccer Federation (FBF), made its debut with a live broadcast of the match between Real Oruro and ABB, which marked the beginning of the Summer Tournament. At that moment, the channel became available...

Mexico:
Agreement between Televisa and América to offer the latter’s home matches live on digital platforms for free
Mexican former soccer player Miguel Layún has announced an agreement that will make it possible to stream soccer club América’s home games on several digital platforms for free. The agreement involves the soccer club and Televisa, the Mexican audiovisual company...
Global:
Disney, Fox Corp and Warner Bros Discovery cancel launch of announced streaming platform Venu Sports
Venu Sports, the streaming service jointly planned by The Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), will not see the light of day. According to a press release issued on January 10, the companies have decided to cancel the launch of the...
Global:
The path is clear for Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner to launch their sports OTT upon Fubo’s agreement to drop lawsuit
The path is now clear for the launch of the sports streaming service whose creation was jointly planned by audiovisual giants The Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The project to create the new OTT, called Venu Sports and...
Argentina:
Mercado Play’s first live stream: the Buenos Aires Trap Festival
The streaming platform owned by e-commerce company Mercado Libre, whose name is Mercado Play, is to livestream the Buenos Aires Trap Festival, a music event to be held at Parque de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires City, Argentina, on December 7 and 8. This is the first time...
Global:
DAZN and FIFA+ to broadcast FIFA Club World Cup 2025 globally for free
FIFA Club World Cup, which will have a new format next year, has become one of the most important attractions within the live broadcast segment. On December 4, the international football governing body announced an agreement with sports streaming platform DAZN in...
Brazil:
Disney to shut down all Pay TV channels except sports-related ones in Brazilian market
The Walt Disney Company has decided to shut down all its Pay TV channels in the Brazilian territory, with the exception of sports-related channels, which operate under the umbrela brand Espn. The news was reported by some Brazilian specialized media outlets on...
Latin America:
Disney+ implements extra member add-on option in Latin America to crack down on account sharing
As confirmed to TAVI Latam by The Walt Disney Company, on November 12 Disney+ extra member add-on option was implemented in all those Latin American countries and territories where the streaming platform is available. In this way, Disney steps up its crackdown on...
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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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