by Virginia Anziano | Nov 15, 2021 | Pay TV
On November 15, Argentina’s Grupo Werthein issued a press release to announce the close of the transaction for the acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of Vrio division from AT&T. Vrio manages DirecTV Latin America, Sky Brasil and DirecTV Go. In this way, the...
Latin America:
WarnerMedia to launch new kid-focused channel Cartoonito
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 3, 2021 | Content
WarnerMedia is putting the finishing touches before launching a new Pay TV kid-focused channel called Cartoonito throughout the Latin American region. Content will be targeted at preschoolers. The launch has not been officially announced by WarnerMedia so far....
Latin America:
On the eve of takeover by Werthein, DirecTV posts subscriber loss for three quarters in a row
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 1, 2021 | Pay TV
DirecTV Latin American unit, managed by Vrio division, posted a decrease in its subscriber count for three quarters in a row, according to telecommunications company AT&T Q3 2021 financial results. Grupo Werthein is to become the owner of Vrio on the close of the...
Latin America:
ViacomCBS acquires majority interest in Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMéxico
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 28, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
On October 28, audiovisual behemoth ViacomCBS announced that it had entered into an agreement to become the majority stockholder of Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMéxico. The Walt Disney Company, which has owned 51% stake since the acquisition of Fox, will cease...
Latin America:
NBCUniversal launches new premium channel pack
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 25, 2021 | Content
NBCUniversal has announced that a new premium channel pack will be launched in the Latin American Pay TV market on December 2. At the beginning, the pack will be available only to DirecTV, DirecTV Go and Sky México subscribers. The new pack will be called Universal+...