by Hernán Amaya | Jul 1, 2022 | Pay TV
According to information released by telecommunications giant Telefónica on July 1, Movistar is to discontinue its satellite TV service (DTH) in Venezuela by the end of 2022. As a result, the withdrawal of the company from the Venezuelan DTH market will coincide with...
Mexico:
IFT to grant Pay TV license to Telmex-Claro in December
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 1, 2021 | Pay TV
As reported by local newspapers El Financiero and El Economista, Mexico’s National Telecommunications Institute (IFT) is about to grant América Móvil, the parent company controlling Telmex and Claro, a license to provide Pay TV services. According to the...
Brazil:
Netflix subscriber count in Brazilian market accidentally leaked out (Correction)
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 11, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Brazil’s Economic Defense Administrative Council (Cade) revealed the number of Netflix subscribers in the Brazilian territory by mistake. According to the information leaked out, the streaming platform had 19 million users as at January 2021. The news was revealed by...
Mexico:
Megacable starts providing services in Mexico City
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 5, 2021 | Telecommunications
Megacable is already offering its Pay TV, Internet and phone services in Mexico City (CDMX). The Mexican telecommunications company began to sell the above mentioned services on July 5, as verified with company sources by TAVI Latam. The first medium to publish...
Chile:
Claro starts offering IPTV in the Chilean market
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 10, 2021 | Pay TV
Telecommunications operator Claro, owned by América Móvil, has started offering an IPTV service, for which purpose it avails itself of its already existing fiber optic network in Chile. “In December we launched our IPTV product, which enhances the value of our wide...