by Virginia Anziano | Sep 30, 2024 | Pay TV
On September 30, two companies that had been flirting with the idea of merger for over ten years announced they had finally entered into an agreement. In the United States and Puerto Rico, Satellite TV giant DirecTV is to acquire Dish, also an important Satellite TV...
Brazil:
CNBC Brasil confirms November launch date
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 16, 2024 | Content
New Pay TV channel CNBC Brasil announced on September 16 that it would go on the air in November. The news had been revealed by some Brazilian media outlets a few weeks before but it had not been officially confirmed by the company. According to information obtained...
Peru:
Linzor Capital Partners acquires Win
by Camila Sirolli | Aug 22, 2024 | Telecommunications
Investment management company Linzor Capital Partners has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Win (Wi-Net Telecom), a Peruvian telecommunications operator owned by ON Group. The operator currently offers Internet, fixed phone and Pay TV services,...
Latin America:
Warner Bros. Discovery acquires Premier League broadcasting rights for Max and TNT in Mexico and Central America
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 5, 2024 | Content
At the end of last week audiovisual giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced it had been granted a license to show English soccer matches live in Mexico and Central America. The company has acquired rights to air half of Premier League (England’s first division...
Ecuador:
Zapping launches in Ecuadorian market with the exclusive broadcast of local soccer matches
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 24, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Chilean OTT Pay TV platform Zapping held a launch event on July 24 with the aim of introducing its service in the Ecuadorian market with heavyweight content. It has been granted exclusive rights to air first and second division local soccer matches. For that purpose,...