Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
Latin America:
Warner Bros. Discovery to launch TNT Novelas to replace TBS channel
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is about to launch a new Pay TV channel in Latin America on June 26: TNT Novelas. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, the new channel is to replace TBS, which will be removed from the list of channels...
Latin America:
DirecTV considering supplementing fiber optic Internet service with satellite technology
Pay TV and Internet service provider DirecTV (Grupo Wethein) is considering the launch of a new Satellite Internet service throughout Latin America. The new service is intended to supplement the company’s fiber optic Internet strategy (FTTH)...
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TelevisaUnivision drops Vix+ brand to unify paid and free OTT tiers under Vix name
During the presentation of its financial results, audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision announced that the paid tier of its streaming platform would no longer be called Vix+. From now on, both the paid tier (Premium), launched in July 2022, and the free tier will be...

Argentina:
DirecTV launches new streaming player packaged with DGo and FTTH Internet
DirecTV, a Pay TV operator owned by Grupo Werthein, has begun to offer a new streaming player in the Argentine market. Called DGo Smart, the device is delivered on loan and is packaged with streaming Pay TV service DGo and fiber optic (FTTH) Internet service DFibra....
Latin America:
Netflix loses subscribers in first quarter for second year in a row
In its latest financial results, Netflix reported a decrease in the number of subscribers in the first quarter of 2023 in Latin America. Having lost 450,000, the OTT closed the period with 41.25 million customers. It is the second time in Netflix’s history that the...
Global:
Warner Bros. Discovery unveils Max streaming service
At an event held in the United States and streamed worldwide, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) unveiled its new streaming platform, called Max. The service will debut first in the United States, on May 23, and then it will expand to Latin America in the northern...
Chile:
Warner Bros. Discovery sells CNN Chile
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has agreed to sell out news channel CNN Chile. The news was officially announced on April 5 through a joint press release issued by the audiovisual giant and the purchaser, a Chilean media businessman called Jorge Carey Carvallo who is...
Colombia:
Movistar launches OTT Pay TV service for FTTH Internet customers
On March 21, Colombian telecommunications operator Movistar (owned by Telefónica) launched two new packs including OTT Pay TV and FTTH (Fiber to the Home) Internet services. The move marks a step forward in Telefónica’s streaming Pay TV strategy in the region, since...
Latin America:
Paramount+ launches plan exclusive to mobile devices in Mexico and Brazil
In Mexico and Brazil, Paramount+ (Paramount) will begin to offer a new plan, which will be cheaper than the traditional tier, to be exclusively used on mobile devices. Called Básico, the plan will be ad-free and will be made available on April 18. The OTT is to launch...
Peru:
Movistar trying new IPTV service
Telefónica is close to launching IPTV in the Peruvian market. The telecommunications company’s local subsidiary, Movistar, is conducting trials for the new Pay TV service, which will operate on its new fixed fiber to the home (FTTH) network, already having 2 million...
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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...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV launches HBO premium pack on May 3
According to information published by Venezuelan specialist reporter Edgar Rincón Molina, Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) will be offering HBO (WarnerMedia) premium pack as from May 3. Some time ago, company officials said that SimpleTV was about to add...

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