by Hernán Amaya | Aug 7, 2023 | Telecommunications
DirecTV, a company controlled by Vrio, which is in turn owned by Grupo Werthein, has announced that it will begin to offer DFibra, its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Internet service, also in Chile. In this way, the company keeps expanding this new service to more South...
Latin America:
Netflix engages in battle against shared accounts in the region
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 16, 2022 | OTT / VOD
In the context of its strategy to combat shared and lent accounts, on March 16 Netflix announced the launch of two new options to tackle the problem. The first step consists in a trial run to be conducted only in Latin America, specifically in Chile, Costa Rica and...
Chile:
Entel discontinues sale of Satellite TV service
by Virginia Anziano | Dec 3, 2021 | Pay TV
As reported by Chilean telecommunications operator Entel, the company ceased to sell its Satellite TV service (DTH) to new subscribers in the third quarter of 2021. Existing users will continue receiving the service for the time being. Entel spokespeople have...
Chile:
VTR and Claro to combine operations
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 29, 2021 | Telecommunications
On September 29 telecommunications companies Liberty Latin America (LLA) and América Móvil announced an agreement to combine their operations in Chile. VTR, owned by LLA, and Claro Chile, owned by América Móvil, will form a joint venture, with each party holding a 50%...
Latin America:
Claro starts testing new OTT Pay TV service in several Latin American countries
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 28, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Claro (América Móvil) has started offering a new TV product in several Latin American countries. According to information obtained from the telecommunications company by TAVI Latam, the operator has made a Pay TV service via streaming available to its customers on a...