by Hernán Amaya | Aug 25, 2025 | Noticia principal inglés, Telecommunications
Pay TV and Internet provider DirecTV has formally entered a new segment: mobile services. On August 25 it officially launched its own offering in Colombia as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) using the network developed by Tigo (an operator owned by Millicom...
Colombia:
DirecTV activates its own mobile phone service in beta phase
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 15, 2025 | Mas noticias 3 inglés, Telecommunications
Telecommunications giant DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) has just launched its own mobile phone service in Colombia. As TAVI Latam could find out from company sources, the new service is operating in a beta phase for the time being and is using the network developed by Tigo...
Global:
DirecTV discontinues Satellite TV subscriptions for new customers in some US cities
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 30, 2025 | Inferior 2 inglés, Pay TV
In a noteworthy move that may set a precedent for Satellite TV services worldwide, US operator DirecTV has decided to stop selling its DTH service in certain US cities. In the areas impacted by the change, the company offers new customers only its streaming Pay TV...
Latin America:
DirecTV is granted sublicense to air FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in Spanish-speaking South America
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 5, 2025 | Content
On March 5, Pay TV operator DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) closed an agreement with sports streaming platform DAZN for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 broadcasting rights. The tournament will bring together the best soccer clubs on the planet. The agreement will make it possible...
Global:
Disney, Fox Corp and Warner Bros Discovery cancel launch of announced streaming platform Venu Sports
by Matteo Comberti | Jan 10, 2025 | OTT / VOD
Venu Sports, the streaming service jointly planned by The Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), will not see the light of day. According to a press release issued on January 10, the companies have decided to cancel the launch of the...