by Hernán Amaya | Jan 28, 2021 | Pay TV
According to the latest financial reports published by telecommunications company AT&T this week, DirectTV has got net positive adds for the second quarter in a row in Latin America, which had never happened since AT&T became the owner of the satellite TV...
Latin America:
DirecTV working on a new Android TV STB for DirecTV Go
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
According to Android TV Guide website, DirecTV (Satellite TV company owned by AT&T) has already got Google certification for a new set-top-box decoder that will use Android TV 10 update as its operating system. The device is to be used for OTT service DirecTV Go...
Venezuela:
Recently acquired DirecTV operation extends free period one month
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 16, 2020 | Pay TV
SimpleTV, the Venezuelan Satellite TV operation formerly owned by DirecTV, has announced that its free period will extend one further month, until December 14. Scale Capital, the company that has acquired DirecTV Venezuela, had initially reached an agreement with...
Latin America:
Roku offers free DirecTV Go and Globoplay subscriptions to people buying its devices
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 11, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Roku has launched two new promotions in Latin America, available to people who buy one of its devices In Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru, the benefit includes streaming Pay TV service DirecTV Go (AT&T) and HBO premium package for one month free of charge. In...
Global:
Sony close to acquiring Crunchyroll from AT&T
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 2, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Japanese company Sony has reached the final stage previous to the close of the deal for the acquisition of anime OTT platform Crunchyroll, which is currently under the control of Otter Media, a subsidiary of WarnerMedia which, in turn, is owned by AT&T. The...