by Hernán Amaya | May 20, 2020 | Pay TV
U.S. telecommunications company AT&T has resolved that its satellite TV operator DirecTV cease operations in Venezuela. AT&T announced the decision, effective immediately, through a press release issued on May 19. “The U.S. government’s sanctions on...
Global:
Former WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey to become AT&T CEO
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 27, 2020 | Telecommunications
AT&T Board of Directors has elected John Stankey as CEO, effective July 1, 2020, as it was announced by the company. Although Stankey, 57, has always worked in the telecommunications industry, in the last few years he has focused on the media and entertainment...
Latin America:
DirecTV loses subscribers and ends Q1 2020 with 13.2 million
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 23, 2020 | Pay TV
Satellite TV operator DirecTV ended the first quarter of the current year with 13.2 million users in Latin America, according to financial reports recently published by AT&T. This figure shows a 0.86% decline (114,000 users) in comparison with Q4 2019. Once again...
Latin America:
Michael Bowling replaces Manuel De Abelleyra as President of DirecTV Latin America
by Gustavo Hernández | Dec 13, 2019 | Pay TV
Michael Bowling has been appointed President of DirecTV Latin America and will report to Melissa Arnoldi, Vrio CEO (Vrio is owned by AT&T and Direct TV Latin America is under its control), as announced by the company through a press release. Bowling will replace...
Argentina:
Telecom and DirecTV CEOs in Argentina to discuss the future of the industry at Jornadas Internacionales 2019
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 18, 2019 | Pay TV
The Argentine Cable TV Association (ATVC in Spanish) and the Producers and Programmers of Audiovisual Channels Chamber (Cappsa in Spanish) have confirmed that Telecom Argentina and DirecTV Argentina top executives Carlos Moltini and Manuel Abelleyra will be members of...