by Matteo Comberti | May 27, 2026 | Content, Mas noticias 3 inglés
On May 26, Argentine Pay TV operator Personal Flow (Telecom Argentina) announced an agreement with its competitor DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) for the purpose of adding DSports channels, owned by the latter, to the lineup of sports channels offered by the former. The...
Argentina:
Government temporarily suspends Telecom’s acquisition of Telefónica
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 24, 2025 | Telecommunications
Argentina’s government, headed by President Javier Milei, issued a communication on March 21 informing that it had “decided to enact a precautionary order suspending the effects of the acquisition of Telefónica by Telecom.” The agreement for the...
Argentina:
Telecom announces agreement to acquire Telefónica Argentina
by Hernán Amaya | Feb 24, 2025 | Telecommunications
Telecom Argentina, the owner of Flow and Personal brands, made an official announcement on February 24 according to which an agreement had been reached to acquire Movistar Argentina, a subsidiary of another important telecommunications company: Telefónica. The...
Uruguay:
DirecTV alleges discrimination upon denial of license to offer Internet services
by Camila Sirolli | Mar 12, 2024 | Telecommunications
Carlos Magariños, Director of Global Strategy and External Affairs at Vrio Corp. (Grupo Werthein), division that controls Satellite TV operator DirecTV, stated that “today’s Uruguay discriminates against companies wishing to compete”. The statement, which...
Argentina:
The Judiciary strikes down executive order classifying Pay TV, Internet, and mobile phone services as public utilities
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 28, 2023 | Telecommunications
A judgment rendered by an Argentine federal trial court has struck down Executive order No.690, an urgency order (in Spanish DNU) issued by the Executive Branch in August 2020 setting forth that Pay TV, Internet and mobile phone services were to be considered...