by Hernán Amaya | Apr 1, 2022 | Content
Fox Sports Premium, the Pay TV channel airing local soccer matches run by The Walt Disney Company in Argentina, will change its name to become Espn Premium on May 1. The news was confirmed on April 1 by Pay TV operator Telecentro by means of a notice sent to its...
Latin America:
Conmebol opens tender process for Copa Libertadores TV Rights
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 21, 2022 | Content
The South American Soccer Confederation (Conmebol) has invited channels and media companies to submit their bids for the acquisition of 2023-2026 broadcast rights for its main club tournaments: Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana. The sale...
Latin America:
In view of the imminent close of Nat Geo Wild, Disney integrates content into National Geographic
by Hernán Amaya | Feb 21, 2022 | Content
The Walt Disney Company has decided to integrate several Nat Geo Wild programs into the line-up of National Geographic, its emblematic documentary channel. The decision is due to the fact that Nat Geo Wild is among the Pay TV channels that Disney will close at the end...
Argentina:
Disney sells Fox Sports Argentina to Mediapro
by Hernán Amaya | Feb 8, 2022 | Audiovisual Market in General
As reported by Argentine newspaper Clarín, The Walt Disney Company has submitted its disinvestment plan to Argentina’s Domestic Trade Department in order to have the acquisition of 21st Century Fox approved, which will make it possible for the company to close the...
Latin America:
Disney confirms shutdown of Disney XD, Nat Geo Kids, Nat Geo Wild, FXM and Star Life in the region
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 11, 2022 | Content
The Walt Disney Company press office has officially confirmed to TAVI Latam that it is to close several Pay TV linear channels across Spanish-speaking Latin America and Brazil at the end of March 2022. “With a view to adapting ourselves to the new context...