by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 5, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
For the first time in Brazil, audiovisual behemoth Globo is testing 8K quality broadcasting (Ultra HD) via streaming. The tests are being carried out during the Olympic Games, which are being held now. It is possible to view the tests free by accessing the streaming...
Argentina:
Paramount+ adds Cablevisión as a partner and offers one-year free period
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 2, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Streaming platform Paramount+, owned by ViacomCBS, and telecommunications company Cablevisión (Telecom) have announced an agreement whereby the latter becomes a commercialization, marketing and media partner of the former. As a result of this alliance, subscribers of...
Argentina:
Cablevisión now offers Flow Now to noncustomers
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 29, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Pay TV operator Cablevisión (Telecom) has made its Flow Now service available to noncustomers. In this way, the company reinforces its bet on Pay TV via streaming, which has been available to the users of its Internet service, Fibertel, since late 2020. According to...
Brazil:
Starzplay gets injunction prohibiting Disney from using Star and Star+ brands
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 26, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
U.S. premium network Starz (Lionsgate), the owner of streaming platform Starzplay, operating in most Latin American countries, requested an injunction prohibiting Disney from using Star and Star+ brands on the allegation that such brands are similar to Starzplay. An...
Latin America:
AT&T sells DirecTV Latin American operations to Grupo Werthein
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 21, 2021 | Pay TV
On July 21 telecommunications multinational AT&T issued a press release in which it announced the sale of DirecTV assets in Latin America. The purchaser is Grupo Wethein, an Argentine company doing business in various markets such as insurance, health care,...