by Hernán Amaya | Jun 6, 2024 | Content
The entity in charge of the organization of Ecuador’s soccer tournament, LigaPro, terminated its TV broadcasting rights contractual relationship with GolTV, a sports channel that is part of Tenfield (owned by Uruguayan businessman Paco Casal), on June 6. According to...
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Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to create a package including Disney+ and Max in USA
by Hernán Amaya | May 8, 2024 | OTT / VOD
On May 8, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced they had reached an innovative agreement, by virtue of which both companies were to launch a bundle offering memberships of three streaming services: Disney+ and Hulu, owned by Disney, and...
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Disney to integrate Star+ into Disney+ to offer one single streaming platform
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 12, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On December 12, The Walt Disney Company issued a press release to announce the introduction of a change in its direct-to-consumer streaming strategy in Latin America. The content currently offered by its OTT Star+, including Espn sports and general entertainment...
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Disney creates Espn 5, Espn 6 and Espn 7 in order to discontinue Fox Sports brand in the region
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 15, 2023 | Content
The Walt Disney Company has confirmed to TAVI Latam that as from February 15, 2024 it will rebrand all its Fox Sports channels in Spanish-speaking Latin America and Brazil in order to discontinue the brand in the region. The new Pay TV sports channels will be Espn 5,...
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Disney finally agrees to Charter offering Pay TV packages including Disney+ at no additional cost
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 11, 2023 | Audiovisual Market in General
A conflict between Disney and Charter that arose in early September in the United States has been settled as a result of an agreement that may mark a turning point in the world’s audiovisual industry. The Walt Disney Company has given in to the stance adopted by one...