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...
Chile:
Telefónica penetrates OTT Pay TV market by making Movistar Play available to non-customers
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 9, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Telecommunications company Telefónica de Chile has announced that its streaming platform Movistar Play may be signed up for by non-customers. The only plan available to non-customers is Full, which offers 55 Free To Air and Pay TV linear channels and a wide VOD...
Panama:
Cable & Wireless ceases Satellite TV service
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 2, 2021 | Pay TV
Panamanian operator Cable & Wireless, owned by Liberty Latin America and the Panamanian State, has decided to discontinue its pre-paid Satellite TV service, called +TV Digital Prepago. The company launched the DTH in 2014 through Telefónica division Media...
Global:
AT&T seeks to sell DirecTV in Latin America and closes deal with TPG in USA
by Virginia Anziano | Feb 25, 2021 | Pay TV
AT&T CEO John Stankey has announced that the company is exploring options for the sale of DirecTV operations in Latin America. The announcement was made on February 25 at an investor call held a few hours after the telecommunications giant disclosed the sale of...
Latin America:
First time AT&T’s DirecTV has increased subscriber count for second quarter in a row
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 28, 2021 | Pay TV
According to the latest financial reports published by telecommunications company AT&T this week, DirectTV has got net positive adds for the second quarter in a row in Latin America, which had never happened since AT&T became the owner of the satellite TV...