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....
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...
Global:
Starz to rebrand Starzplay as Lionsgate+
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 28, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Starz, the U.S. premium TV network owned by Lionsgate studio, has announced the rebranding of its international streaming platform Starzplay. As from September 29, the subscription service will be called Lionsgate+. It is worth mentioning that Lionsgate has filed a...
Latin America:
DirecTV to launch its own news channel
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 1, 2022 | Content
Pay TV company DirecTV, run by Grupo Wethein’s Vrio division, announced on July 1 that its own news channel is to start operations “very soon”. Called DNews, it will be accessible in all Spanish-speaking markets where DirecTV does business. “It is a...
Brazil:
Telefónica cancels Vivo’s Satellite TV service
by Hernán Amaya | May 31, 2022 | Pay TV
Brazilian telecommunications operator Vivo, owned by Telefónica, has notified its Satellite TV customers that it will cease to provide the service in December 2022. The last day of the current year is the expiration date of the agreement between Vivo and Media...