by Hernán Amaya | Jul 18, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Mercado Play, a free streaming platform operated by e-commerce giant Mercado Libre, has added a special version of NBCUniversal’s premium package, Universal+. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, both companies are conducting tests prior to the execution...
Mexico:
Fox Corp. to acquire Fox Sports México from Grupo Lauman
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 21, 2024 | Pay TV
On June 21, Mexico’s Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) unexpectedly issued a resolution authorizing Fox Corporation (Fox Corp.) to acquire all the assets belonging to Fox Sports México, a sports channels network run by Grupo Lauman, which is owned by...
Latin America:
DirecTV and Sky Brasil reach agreement to commercialize Amazon’s Satellite Internet service
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 14, 2024 | Telecommunications
Vrio, a división of Argentina’s Grupo Werthein, has announced it has closed an agreement for the commercialization of Amazon’s satellite Internet service, Project Kuiper, in South America. As a result, Vrio’s operations DirecTV in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru,...
Ecuador:
Ecuadorian soccer league terminates TV rights agreement with GolTV
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 6, 2024 | Content
The entity in charge of the organization of Ecuador’s soccer tournament, LigaPro, terminated its TV broadcasting rights contractual relationship with GolTV, a sports channel that is part of Tenfield (owned by Uruguayan businessman Paco Casal), on June 6. According to...
Venezuela:
Cantv to have its own streaming TV service
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 3, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (Cantv), a state-run telecom, is working towards the launch of a new service described by the company as a “TV streaming service”. The news was disclosed a few days ago by Cantv President Jesús Aldana at...