by Hernán Amaya | May 21, 2021 | Content
Grupo Lauman announced on late May 21 that it had acquired Fox Sports México from The Walt Disney Company. On May 6, Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) had refused to extend the term for Disney to sell Fox Sports, a condition imposed by the telecom...
Chile:
Free-To-Air TV channels request further postponement of analog switch-off
by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 16, 2021 | DTT
Chile’s National Television Association (Anatel), which represents national Free-To-Air TV stations, has recently requested that the country’s Telecommunications Bureau (Subtel) put off the analog switch-off once again, according to information reported by local...
Latin America:
Fox channels to be rebranded as Star as from February 22
by Virginia Anziano | Feb 2, 2021 | Content
As officially announced in mid-December 2020 and pre-announced by TAVI Latam on November 30, Fox channels’ names will be changed so that they include the Star brand in Latin America. This week The Walt Disney Company, owned by Fox network, has revealed the date on...
Argentina:
Still engaged in litigation and having had a judgment entered against him, Lorefice Lynch sells Canal 9 to Grupo Octubre
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 23, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
By means of a press release sent to local media, the acquisition of Argentine Free to Air TV channel Canal 9 by Grupo Octubre has been announced. Grupo Octubre is a corporate group managed by trade union leader Victor Santa María through Sindicato Único de...
Global:
Netflix launches its first linear channel
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 6, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix, the streaming service managed by Reed Hastings, keeps searching for new options to improve the user’s experience. It has just launched its first linear channel, whose name is Direct. For the time being, it is available only in France. This new initiative is...