by Hernán Amaya | Feb 1, 2022 | Content
On February 1, Venezuelan telecommunications company Inter added DirecTV Sports channels to its Pay TV service (*). Before the above mentioned date, these channels could be accessed only through Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) in Venezuela. According to...
Argentina:
DirecTV launches DirecTV Go Box in Argentine market
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 10, 2022 | Pay TV
DirecTV has already begun to introduce its streaming set top box DirecTV Go Box into new markets, a decision announced to TAVI Latam by the company’s OTT Vice President Gustavo Fonseca some time ago. After having introduced it in Chile in late 2020, the satellite TV...
Argentina:
DirecTV enters into agreement with Metrotel to offer fiber optic home Internet
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 25, 2021 | Telecommunications
DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) has announced that after closing a deal with Argentine telecommunications company Metrotel, it will begin to offer fiber optic (FTTH) home Internet as a supplement to its satellite (DTH) and streaming Pay TV services in Argentina. The first...
Latin America:
Grupo Werthein closes transaction and takes over DirecTV
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 15, 2021 | Pay TV
On November 15, Argentina’s Grupo Werthein issued a press release to announce the close of the transaction for the acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of Vrio division from AT&T. Vrio manages DirecTV Latin America, Sky Brasil and DirecTV Go. In this way, the...
Latin America:
On the eve of takeover by Werthein, DirecTV posts subscriber loss for three quarters in a row
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 1, 2021 | Pay TV
DirecTV Latin American unit, managed by Vrio division, posted a decrease in its subscriber count for three quarters in a row, according to telecommunications company AT&T Q3 2021 financial results. Grupo Werthein is to become the owner of Vrio on the close of the...