by Hernán Amaya | May 7, 2020 | Content
UFC (Ultimate Fighting Champioship), a mixed-martial arts league, is to resume activity on May 9 after several cancellations; the first date scheduled after the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was April 18. In the United States, the fight will be aired by...
Brazil:
Disney not required to sell Fox Sports in order to purchase Fox assets
by Hernán Amaya | May 6, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has decided to exempt Disney from complying with the requirement of selling sports network Fox Sports as a condition to take over Fox. The requirement had been imposed by the regulatory authority in February...
Mexico:
IFT considers imposing penalties on Pay TV channels for exceeding advertising time limit
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 12, 2020 | Pay TV
The Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) has confirmed that Mexican Pay TV channels are exceeding the advertising time limit, which is six minutes per hour. Therefore, the regulatory authority might impose a penalty, which may range from a mere...
Chile:
Disney offers Fox premium channels to Pay TV basic plans users without additional cost, thus giving them access to Copa Libertadores, UFC and Formula 1
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 11, 2020 | Content
Disney Company has announced that it will make all Fox premium channels available for Pay TV basic plans users. The promotion will run from March 12 thru March 15. In this way, it will be possible to access content such as Copa Libertadores, UFC and Formula 1 at no...
Latin America:
Disney’s simultaneous broadcast of upcoming Star Wars movie trailer on 11 channels
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 16, 2019 | Content
The Walt Disney Company used most of its Pay TV network in Latin America, including channels under Disney, Espn and Fox brands, to advertise the release of the Star Wars movie entitled: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX of the saga), whose debut in Latin American...