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...
Argentina:
DirecTV begins to license DNews to other operators and closes first agreement with Telecentro
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 28, 2022 | Content
As a result of a new policy adopted by DirecTV (Grupo Wethein), the Pay TV company has begun to offer DNews, its own news channel, to other operators. The first company to enter into an agreement with DirecTV for the above-mentioned purpose was Argentina’s Telecentro....
Latin America:
Netflix temporarily suspends additional fee to share account in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 18, 2022 | OTT / VOD
On October 18, Netflix announced its decision to temporarily stop charging the additional fee that had been imposed on subscribers who shared their account with other households in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic. The extra charge...
Argentina:
Government completes plan to recover DTT with a view to FIFA World Cup broadcasting
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 30, 2022 | DTT
The Argentine government has succeeded in completing its plan to recover the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system launched in 2020 by means of Conectar National Connectivity Plan. The news broke almost two months before the kick off of World Cup Qatar 2022, for...
Argentina:
Competition protection agency objects to WanerMedia-Discovery merger
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 15, 2022 | Audiovisual Market in General
Argentina’s Competition Protection Commission (CNDC) has issued a report in which the government agency objects to the merger between audiovisual giants WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc., a transaction that closed in April 2022. The opinion expressed in the report was...