by Hernán Amaya | Sep 10, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Some days ago, Sky Brasil subscribers posted messages on forums and social media to report that it was possible to enter DirecTV Go platform without paying any additional fee. Both services are owned by Vrio, which has been recently acquired by Grupo Werthein. This...
Latin America:
AT&T sells DirecTV Latin American operations to Grupo Werthein
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 21, 2021 | Pay TV
On July 21 telecommunications multinational AT&T issued a press release in which it announced the sale of DirecTV assets in Latin America. The purchaser is Grupo Wethein, an Argentine company doing business in various markets such as insurance, health care,...
Global:
Apple shows interest in live sports and starts negotiations for NFL rights
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 9, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Apple, the manufacturer of streaming player Apple TV and the owner of streaming service Apple TV+, is interested in entering the live sports market and its first goal is to get a TV licence from the NFL, the US football league, according to US website The Information....
Colombia:
Telefónica acquires DirecTV home Internet operation
by Hernán Amaya | May 25, 2021 | Telecommunications
Telefónica has announced that it has acquired DirecTV wireless home Internet business in Colombia, a service that AT&T satellite TV operator has been providing in that country since 2014. According to the company’s press release, “nowadays DirecTV has about...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV launches its own sports channel
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 19, 2021 | Content
On April 19, SimpleTV (Scale Capital) launched a new sports channel (channel 620) to broadcast the Superliga, Venezuela’s paramount basketball tournament. Channel 620 is the Satellite TV company’s own channel, which was included in the three top packs, namely Mega HD,...