by Hernán Amaya | Dec 19, 2019 | Pay TV
Discovery has acquired Latin American Golf company, which operates Golf Channel Latin America, a Pay TV channel. Its former owners were Simple Networks LLC and Fornaluz Productions S.A., an affiliate of Inversiones Bahia. Discovery’s bet on golf is not new. Earlier...
Global:
Nagra and Kaon introduce a new Android TV base solution for Pay TV operators
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 13, 2019 | Pay TV
The technology companies Nagra and Kaon agreed to work together to launch a new Android TV streaming solution for Pay TV operators. “It is designed to accelerate time to market of Android TV-based services,” told the Senior Vice President and Head of...
Chile:
Chilean Pay TV ends June 2019 with 3.31 million subs, down for fourth consecutive quarter
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 21, 2019 | Pay TV
The Chilean Telecommunications Agency (Subtel) has reported that as at the end of June 2019 the Chilean Pay TV market has 3.31 million customers. Sub count has been on the decline for four straight quarters. It peaked at 3.36 million in June 2018. In addition, Subtel...
Mexico:
Regulatory authority again points out Televisa’s dominant Pay TV market position
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 8, 2019 | Telecommunications
The Research Unit of Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) has again identified Televisa as the dominant company within the Pay TV market (it operates under the brand Izzi), according to data published by Mexican newspaper El Economista. In fact, recent...
Chile:
Linzor Capital Partners bought the operator Mundo Pacífico
by Gustavo Hernández | Oct 3, 2019 | Telecommunications
The investment fund Linzor Capital Partners acquired 100% of Chilean telecommunications service provider Mundo Pacífico. Linzor partnered in this operation with Teras Capital, a Spanish investment group specializing in the industry. Mundo Pacífico has a fiber optic...